1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1963 Motocross World Championship was the 7th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

1963 FIM Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration22 March/8 September
Number of races26
Number of manufacturers16
Champions
500ccSweden Rolf Tibblin
250ccSweden Torsten Hallman
Motocross World Championship seasons

Summary

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Rolf Tibblin overtook early championship points leader, Jeff Smith, to claim his second consecutive 500cc motocross world championship with his countryman, Sten Lundin taking second place. Tibblin took five Grand Prix victories riding for the Husqvarna factory racing team.[1][2]

A significant moment in motocross history occurred when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a 263cc two-stroke motorcycle to win the first moto of the 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix.[3] The victory marked a turning point in motocross history as, it was the first win by a two-stroke powered motorcycle in the premier division of the Motocross World Championships.[3]

Tibblin's Husqvarna teammate Torsten Hallman also claimed his second consecutive 250cc motocross world championship in dominating fashion by winning 8 of the 14 Grand Prix races. Vlastimil Valek took second place riding for the ČZ factory.[4][5][6]

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 21   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Rolf Tibblin   Sten Lundin   Sten Lundin Report
2 May 5   Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen   Bill Nilsson   Sten Lundin   Sten Lundin Report
3 May 12   Danish Grand Prix Volk Mølle   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith Report
4 May 19   Dutch Grand Prix Markelo   Jeff Smith   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
5 May 20   French Grand Prix Saint-Quentin   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
6 June 9   Italian Grand Prix Imola   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
7 June 23   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka   Vlastimil Valek   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
8 June 30   Russian Grand Prix Lviv   Ove Lundell   Ove Lundell   Ove Lundell Report
9 July 7   British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park   Jeff Smith   Don Rickman   Jeff Smith Report
10 August 3   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
11 August 11   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Ove Lundell   Per Olaf Persson   Sten Lundin Report
12 September 8   East German Grand Prix Gumpelstadt   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith Report
Sources:[1]

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 March 22   Spanish Grand Prix Ruta   Dave Bickers   Torsten Hallman   Dave Bickers Report
2 March 31   Italian Grand Prix Gallarate   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
3 April 14   French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
4 April 21   Swiss Grand Prix Payerne   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
5 May 12   West German Grand Prix Bielstein   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
6 May 26   Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
7 June 9   Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen   Vlastimil Valek   Torsten Hallman   Vlastimil Valek Report
8 June 16   British Grand Prix Shrubland Park   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
9 June 30   Swedish Grand Prix Vännäs   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
10 July 7   Finnish Grand Prix Vantaa   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
11 July 14   Russian Grand Prix Moscow   Vlastimil Valek   Torsten Hallman   Vlastimil Valek Report
12 July 21   Polish Grand Prix Kielce   Vlastimil Valek   Karel Pilar   Vlastimil Valek Report
13 July 27   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice   Vlastimil Valek   Vlastimil Valek   Vlastimil Valek Report
14 August 4   East German Grand Prix Apolda   Paul Friedrichs   Vlastimil Valek   Karel Pilar Report
Sources:[4]

Final standings

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Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

500cc

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Pos Rider Machine AUT
 
CH
 
DEN
 
NED
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CZE
 
USR
 
UK
 
BEL
 
LUX
 
GDR
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 4 2 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 - 1 1 4 - - - 52
2   Sten Lundin Lito 3 1 3 1 3 4 4 3 5 6 2 2 3 3 - - - - 2 2 3 2 2 3 48
3   Jeff Smith BSA 8 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 NC NC 9 4 5 4 1 2 3 3 6 4 1 1 44
4   Per Olaf Persson Husqvarna 6 5 6 4 8 6 7 4 10 10 4 4 - - 2 - - - 8 6 9 1 3 2 20
5   Arthur Lampkin BSA 12 9 - - 4 5 8 10 12 34 5 3 5 9 4 5 3 3 7 - 8 5 - - 18
6   Bill Nilsson BSA 2 2 1 3 10 3 3 - 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
7   Ove Lundell Monark 7 - - - - - 6 5 - - 3 14 6 - 1 1 - - 4 4 1 - - - 13
8   John Burton BSA 11 3 - - - - - - 14 21 7 5 13 6 - - 17 - 11 15 5 3 - - 9
9   Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - 6
10   Ervín Krajčovič ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 6 3 - - - - - - 6 6 5
11   Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 4
12   André Chuchard Triumph - - - - - - - - 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
13   Mogens Rasmussen Matchless - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - 7 5 - - - - - - 3
14   Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - 3
15   Josef Hrebecek ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3
16   Nic Jansen Matchless-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 7 7 - - 3
17   Heinz Krech ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 2
18   Chris Horsfield Matchless - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - 2
19   Antonin Klavinsh ESO 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 2
20   Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - 5 5 - - - - 8 3 NC NC - - - - - - 6 - 2 - - - 2
21   Broer Dirkx Lito 10 23 - - - - 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - 1
22   Igor Kazakov ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - 17 17 5
23   Emilio Ostorero Husqvarna - - 8 6 - - - - 11 29 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
24   Walter Baeten Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - 1
-   Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
-   Vic Eastwood Matchless - - - - - - 9 - 13 33 NC 6 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - -
Source:[7]

250cc

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Pos Rider Machine ESP
 
ITA
 
FRA
 
CH
 
GER
 
LUX
 
NED
 
UK
 
SWE
 
FIN
 
USR
 
POL
 
CZE
 
GDR
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - 2 2 - - 56
2   Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - - - 3 2 2 - 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 - - 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 - 1 50
3   Igor Grigoriev ČZ - - - - - - 3 2 - - 9 6 5 3 - - - - 4 5 2 4 2 3 7 5 2 3 32
4   Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - 8 7 - - 4 5 3 7 3 7 8 4 - - 5 - 5 2 11 1 4 6 3 2 24
5   Jan Johansson Lindstrom 6 5 3 4 31 32 - - - - 6 - 2 4 5 7 5 3 - - 7 5 - - 3 4 - - 21
6   Cenneth Loof Greeves - - 5 - 4 10 - - - - 4 4 8 - 4 5 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - 13
7   Dave Bickers Greeves 1 2 - - - - - - 3 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
8   Alan Clough Greeves 21 4 2 2 2 4 4 - 10 - - - - - - - 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - 10
9   Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - - - - 6 6 - - 6 4 - - - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - 6
10   Arne Kring Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - 6
11   Pentti Kalteva Husqvarna - - - - 16 26 13 5 - - - - 9 - - - - - 3 - - - 3 4 9 - - - 5
12   Fritz Selling Greeves - - 7 6 10 5 10 4 12 13 13 - 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 15 5
13   John Banks Dot 10 13 - - 9 28 8 3 - - - 13 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
14   Christoph Specht Maico 3 6 - - 32 8 - - 13 - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 4
  Paul Friedrichs ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 - - - 3 - - - - - 1 5 4
  Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - 4 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
  Don Rickman Bultaco-Métisse 19 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
  Zdenek Polanka ČZ - - - - - - - - 5 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 9 4 4 4
  Fred Willamowski MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 14 - - 6 6 - - - - 5 7 4
20   Victor Arbekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 7 - - - - - - 3
  John Griffith Dot 4 - - 5 5 3 5 - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  Vladimir Gorulko ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 - - - - 3
  Raimo Rein Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 8 6 4 - - - - - - - - 3
  Petr Dobry Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 - - 3
25   Chris Horsfield James - - - - - - 6 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Emilio Ostorero Husqvarna - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Ulrich Gerster Greeves - - - - - - - - - - 20 9 - - - - - - - - - - 5 7 - - - - 2
  Joël Robert Greeves 9 8 9 10 - - - - 17 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Sivert Eriksson Greeves - - - - - - 14 6 9 12 8 5 - - - 6 9 15 - - - - - - - - - - 2
30   Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 8 9 - - 17 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Jussi Norrena Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Lars Olsson Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Ernst Wolff MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 7 6 1
-   Aarno Erola Montesa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Sources:[5][8]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1963 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dewhurst, David (2022), Motocross The Golden Years, Walsworth, Marceline, Missouri, ISBN 978-0-578-29016-4, Battles between Hallman and Robert quickly became legend, but the most significant moment in the decade of the 1960s came when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a bike with a bored-out 250cc two stroke single and beat a full field of top-class, 500cc four stroke bikes to win the 1963 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix.
  4. ^ a b "1963 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "1963 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Double Champion Hallman". husqvarna-motorcycles.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ "1963 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.