1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

1963 FIM Motocross World Championship
1963 FIM Motocross World Championship
Organizer	FIM
Duration	22 March/8 September
Number of races	26
Number of manufacturers	16
Champions
500cc	Rolf Tibblin
250cc	Torsten Hallman

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.

Summary

Rolf Tibblin claimed 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

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner^[1]	Team	Report
1	April 21	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Sten Lundin	Lito	Report
2	May 5	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Sten Lundin	Lito	Report
3	May 12	Danish Grand Prix	Volk Mølle	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
4	May 19	Dutch Grand Prix	Markelo	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
5	May 20	French Grand Prix	Saint-Quentin	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
6	June 9	Italian Grand Prix	Imola	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
7	June 23	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Divoká Šárka	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
8	June 30	Russian Grand Prix	Lviv	Ove Lundell	Monark	Report
9	July 7	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
10	August 3	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
11	August 11	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Sten Lundin	Lito	Report
12	September 8	East German Grand Prix	Gumpelstadt	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report

250cc

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

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

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

500cc

Pos	Rider	Machine	AUT	CH	DEN	NED	FRA	ITA	CZE	USR	UK	BEL	LUX	GDR	Points
1	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	2		1			52
2	Sten Lundin	Lito	1	1	3	3	5	2	3			2	1	2	46
3	Jeff Smith	BSA		3	1	2	2		6	3	1	3	4	1	44
4	Per Olaf Persson	Husqvarna	4	5	6	4		4				6	3	3	20
5	Arthur Lampkin	BSA			4			3		4	2		5		18
6	Bill Nilsson	BSA	2	2	5		4								17
7	Ove Lundell	Monark				5				1		4			13
8	John Burton	BSA	6					5					2		9
9	Vlastimil Valek	ČZ							2						6
10	Ervín Krajčovič	ESO							5	5				6	5
11	Derek Rickman	Triumph-Métisse									3				4
12	André Chuchard	Triumph					3								4
13	Mogens Rasmussen	Matchless									4				3
14	Karel Pilar	ČZ							4						3
15	Josef Hrebecek	ESO												4	3
16	Nic Jansen	Matchless-Métisse										5	6		3
17	Heinz Krech	ESO												5	2
18	Chris Horsfield	Matchless									5				2
19	Antonin Klavinsh	ESO	5												2
20	Hubert Scaillet	Triumph-Métisse		6			6								2
21	Broer Dirkx	Lito				6									1
22	Igor Kazakov	ESO								6					1
23	Emilio Ostorero	Husqvarna						6							1
24	Walter Baeten	Jawa									6				1

Source:^[7]

250cc

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

Source:^[8]

Notes

References

1 2 "1963 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
↑ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
1 2 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.
1 2 "1963 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
↑ "1963 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
↑ "Double Champion Hallman". husqvarna-motorcycles.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
↑ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
↑ "1963 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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[Motocross_The_Golden_Years-3] 1 2 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.

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[7] "1963 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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