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1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

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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

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

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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 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Sten Lundin Sweden Sten Lundin Report
2 May 5 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Sweden Bill Nilsson Sweden Sten Lundin Sweden Sten Lundin Report
3 May 12 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Volk Mølle United Kingdom Jeff Smith United Kingdom Jeff Smith United Kingdom Jeff Smith Report
4 May 19 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Markelo United Kingdom Jeff Smith Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
5 May 20 France French Grand Prix Saint-Quentin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
6 June 9 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
7 June 23 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
8 June 30 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Lviv Sweden Ove Lundell Sweden Ove Lundell Sweden Ove Lundell Report
9 July 7 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park United Kingdom Jeff Smith United Kingdom Don Rickman United Kingdom Jeff Smith Report
10 August 3 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
11 August 11 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Ove Lundell Sweden Per Olaf Persson Sweden Sten Lundin Report
12 September 8 East Germany East German Grand Prix Gumpelstadt United Kingdom Jeff Smith United Kingdom Jeff Smith United Kingdom 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 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Ruta United Kingdom Dave Bickers Sweden Torsten Hallman United Kingdom Dave Bickers Report
2 March 31 Italy Italian Grand Prix Gallarate Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
3 April 14 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
4 April 21 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
5 May 12 West Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
6 May 26 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
7 June 9 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Sweden Torsten Hallman Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Report
8 June 16 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Shrubland Park Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
9 June 30 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Vännäs Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
10 July 7 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Vantaa Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
11 July 14 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Moscow Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Sweden Torsten Hallman Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Report
12 July 21 Poland Polish Grand Prix Kielce Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Czech Republic Karel Pilar Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Report
13 July 27 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Report
14 August 4 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda East Germany Paul Friedrichs Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Czech Republic 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
Austria 		CH
Switzerland 		DEN
Denmark 		NED
Netherlands 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		CZE
Czech Republic 		USR
Soviet Union 		UK
United Kingdom 		BEL
Belgium 		LUX
Luxembourg 		GDR
East Germany 		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 Sweden 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 Sweden 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 United Kingdom 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 Sweden 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 United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA 12 9 - - 4 5 8 10 12 34 5 3 5 9 4 5 3 3 7 - 8 5 - - 18
6 Sweden Bill Nilsson BSA 2 2 1 3 10 3 3 - 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
7 Sweden Ove Lundell Monark 7 - - - - - 6 5 - - 3 14 6 - 1 1 - - 4 4 1 - - - 13
8 United Kingdom John Burton BSA 11 3 - - - - - - 14 21 7 5 13 6 - - 17 - 11 15 5 3 - - 9
9 Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - 6
10 Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 6 3 - - - - - - 6 6 5
11 United Kingdom Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 4
12 France André Chuchard Triumph - - - - - - - - 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
13 Denmark Mogens Rasmussen Matchless - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - 7 5 - - - - - - 3
14 Czech Republic Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - 3
15 Czech Republic Josef Hrebecek ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3
16 Netherlands Nic Jansen Matchless-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 7 7 - - 3
17 East Germany Heinz Krech ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 2
18 United Kingdom Chris Horsfield Matchless - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - 2
19 Soviet Union Antonin Klavinsh ESO 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 2
20 Belgium Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - 5 5 - - - - 8 3 NC NC - - - - - - 6 - 2 - - - 2
21 Netherlands Broer Dirkx Lito 10 23 - - - - 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - 1
22 Soviet Union Igor Kazakov ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - 17 17 5
23 Italy Emilio Ostorero Husqvarna - - 8 6 - - - - 11 29 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
24 Belgium Walter Baeten Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - 1
- Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- United Kingdom Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
- United Kingdom Vic Eastwood Matchless - - - - - - 9 - 13 33 NC 6 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - -
Source:[7]

250cc

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Pos Rider Machine ESP
Spain 		ITA
Italy 		FRA
France 		CH
Switzerland 		GER
Germany 		LUX
Luxembourg 		NED
Netherlands 		UK
United Kingdom 		SWE
Sweden 		FIN
Finland 		USR
Soviet Union 		POL
Poland 		CZE
Czech Republic 		GDR
East Germany 		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 Sweden 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 Czech Republic 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 Soviet Union Igor Grigoriev ČZ - - - - - - 3 2 - - 9 6 5 3 - - - - 4 5 2 4 2 3 7 5 2 3 32
4 Czech Republic Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - 8 7 - - 4 5 3 7 3 7 8 4 - - 5 - 5 2 11 1 4 6 3 2 24
5 Sweden Jan Johansson Lindstrom 6 5 3 4 31 32 - - - - 6 - 2 4 5 7 5 3 - - 7 5 - - 3 4 - - 21
6 Sweden Cenneth Loof Greeves - - 5 - 4 10 - - - - 4 4 8 - 4 5 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - 13
7 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves 1 2 - - - - - - 3 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
8 United Kingdom Alan Clough Greeves 21 4 2 2 2 4 4 - 10 - - - - - - - 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - 10
9 Sweden Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - - - - 6 6 - - 6 4 - - - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - 6
10 Sweden Arne Kring Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - 6
11 Finland Pentti Kalteva Husqvarna - - - - 16 26 13 5 - - - - 9 - - - - - 3 - - - 3 4 9 - - - 5
12 Netherlands Fritz Selling Greeves - - 7 6 10 5 10 4 12 13 13 - 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 15 5
13 United Kingdom John Banks Dot 10 13 - - 9 28 8 3 - - - 13 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
14 West Germany Christoph Specht Maico 3 6 - - 32 8 - - 13 - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 4
East Germany Paul Friedrichs ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 - - - 3 - - - - - 1 5 4
West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - 4 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
United Kingdom Don Rickman Bultaco-Métisse 19 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Czech Republic Zdenek Polanka ČZ - - - - - - - - 5 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 9 4 4 4
East Germany Fred Willamowski MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 14 - - 6 6 - - - - 5 7 4
20 Soviet Union Victor Arbekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 7 - - - - - - 3
United Kingdom John Griffith Dot 4 - - 5 5 3 5 - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Soviet Union Vladimir Gorulko ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 - - - - 3
Finland Raimo Rein Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 8 6 4 - - - - - - - - 3
Czech Republic Petr Dobry Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 - - 3
25 United Kingdom Chris Horsfield James - - - - - - 6 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Italy Emilio Ostorero Husqvarna - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Switzerland Ulrich Gerster Greeves - - - - - - - - - - 20 9 - - - - - - - - - - 5 7 - - - - 2
Belgium Joël Robert Greeves 9 8 9 10 - - - - 17 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Sweden Sivert Eriksson Greeves - - - - - - 14 6 9 12 8 5 - - - 6 9 15 - - - - - - - - - - 2
30 Spain Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 8 9 - - 17 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Finland Jussi Norrena Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Sweden Lars Olsson Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - 1
East Germany Ernst Wolff MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 7 6 1
- Finland 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.
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