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List of 350cc World Riders' Champions

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since 1990: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 50cc/80cc and sidecar.[1] The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport World Championship.[2] The 350cc class existed from 1949 until 1982.[3] The 350cc referred to the size of the engines of the motorcycles that participated in the class. The engines had four cylinders, similar to the types of engines used in MotoGP today.[3]

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Giacomo Agostini, who won seven 350cc championships

Each season consisted of 5 to 12 Grands Prix contested on closed circuits, as opposed to public roads. Points earned in these events counted toward the drivers' and constructors' world championships. The driver's and constructor's championship were separate championships, but were based on the same point system. The points systems used in the championship varied over the years. The first championship in 1949 awarded 10 points to the race winner with 8, 7, 6 and 5 points from second place to fifth place, a point was also awarded for the rider who completed the fastest lap. The last championship in 1982 awarded 15 points for a win, with 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point from second place to tenth place.[4] Results from all Grands Prix counted towards the championships; however, in some seasons only a certain number of results were counted.[5]

Giacomo Agostini won the most championships with seven during his career. Jim Redman won the second most championships with four and John Surtees the third most with three championships.[6] Johnny Cecotto is the youngest rider to have won the championship: he was 19 years old when he won in 1975.[7] British riders won the most championships; eight riders won a total of 14 championships. Italian riders were second with eight championships between two riders and Rhodesians were third with five championships. MV Agusta was the constructor that riders won the most championships with; they won ten championships. Honda was second with six and Moto Guzzi third with five.[6] Freddie Frith won the inaugural championship in 1949. Anton Mang was the last champion before the class was discontinued in 1982.[8]

Winners

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Key
‡ Champion also won the 500cc championship in that season
† Champion also won the 250cc championship in that season
— Indicates information is not available
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The "Margin" column refers to the margin of points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.

By season

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350cc Motorcycle World Champions
Season Country Rider Constructor Grands Prix Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Margin
1949   United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette 5 — 5 5 5 33 15
1950   United Kingdom Bob Foster Velocette 6 — 3 4 4 30 6
1951   United Kingdom Geoff Duke‡ Norton 8 — 5 5 4 40 21
1952   United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton 7 — 4 4 4 32 8
1953   United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 8 — 3 5 2 34 8
1954   United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 9 — 4 5 5 38 16
1955   United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 — 4 6 5 32 14
1956   United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 6 — 3 3 4 24 7
1957   United Kingdom Keith Campbell Moto Guzzi 6 — 3 4 1 30 8
1958   United Kingdom John Surtees‡ MV Agusta 7 — 6 6 5 32 8
1959   United Kingdom John Surtees‡ MV Agusta 6 — 6 6 5 48 32
1960   United Kingdom John Surtees‡[A] MV Agusta 5 — 2 4 3 22 0
1961   Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking‡ MV Agusta 7 — 4 5 5 32 6
1962   Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman† Honda 6 — 4 5 2 32 10
1963   Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman† Honda 7 — 5 7 5 32 4
1964   Rhodesia Jim Redman Honda 8 — 8 8 7 40 16
1965   Rhodesia Jim Redman Honda 9 — 4 5 3 38 6
1966   United Kingdom Mike Hailwood† Honda 10 — 6 6 6 48 6
1967   United Kingdom Mike Hailwood† Honda 8 — 6 6 5 40 8
1968   Italy Giacomo Agostini‡ MV Agusta 7 — 7 7 7 32 14
1969   Italy Giacomo Agostini‡ MV Agusta 10 — 8 8 7 90 43
1970   Italy Giacomo Agostini‡ MV Agusta 10 — 9 9 9 90 32
1971   Italy Giacomo Agostini‡ MV Agusta 11 — 6 6 8 90 27
1972   Italy Giacomo Agostini‡ MV Agusta 12 — 6 7 7 102 23
1973   Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 11 — 4 6 3 84 7
1974   Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 10 1 5 5 5 75 13
1975   Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 10 3 4 5 6 78 19
1976   Italy Walter Villa† Harley-Davidson 10 4 4 5 7 76 9
1977   Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 11 0 5 7 7 95 39
1978   South Africa Kork Ballington† Kawasaki 11 4 6 9 10 134 57
1979   South Africa Kork Ballington† Kawasaki 11 5 5 5 9 99 9
1980   South Africa Jon Ekerold Bimota-Yamaha 6 0 4 5 6 63 3
1981   West Germany Anton Mang† Kawasaki 8 6 5 7 8 103 51
1982   West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 9 1 1 6 7 81 17

Multiple champions

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Multiple champions of the 350cc Motorcycle World Championship
Rider Total Seasons
  Giacomo Agostini 7 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  Jim Redman 4 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
  John Surtees 3 1958, 1959, 1960
  Geoff Duke 2 1951, 1952
  Fergus Anderson 2 1953, 1954
  Bill Lomas 2 1955, 1956
  Mike Hailwood 2 1966, 1967
  Kork Ballington 2 1978, 1979
  Anton Mang 2 1981, 1982

By constructor

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350cc championships won by constructors
Constructor Total
  MV Agusta 10
  Honda 6
  Moto Guzzi 5
  Kawasaki 4
  Yamaha 4
  Norton 2
  Velocette 2
  Harley-Davidson 1

By nationality

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Nations whose riders have won the 350cc championship
Country Riders Total
  United Kingdom 8 14
  Italy 2 8
  Rhodesia 3 5
  South Africa 2 3
  West Germany 1 2
  Japan 1 1
  Venezuela 1 1

Footnotes

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A. ^ John Surtees and Gary Hocking finished the 1960 championship tied on 22 points. Surtees was declared the winner by virtue of having more third-place finishes than Hocking, as they were tied on first and second places finishes.[9]

References

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General

  • "Winners". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  • "Stat search". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

Bibliography

  • Marshall, Anne (1997). Guinness Book of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.
  • Morrison, Ian (1991). Guinness Motorcycle Fact Book. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-953-6.

Specific

  1. ^ Marshall 1997, p. 289
  2. ^ "Basics". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "History". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. ^ Morrison 1991, p. 14
  5. ^ "Points". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Winners". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Johnny Cecotto". Yamaha. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Anton Mang". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  9. ^ "FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). 1 January 2011. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.

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