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 | |
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Organizer | FIM |
Duration | 22 March/8 September |
Number of races | 26 |
Number of manufacturers | 16 |
Champions | |
500cc | ![]() |
250cc | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | April 21 | ![]() |
Sittendorf | ![]() |
Lito | Report |
2 | May 5 | ![]() |
Wohlen | ![]() |
Lito | Report |
3 | May 12 | ![]() |
Volk Mølle | ![]() |
BSA | Report |
4 | May 19 | ![]() |
Markelo | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
5 | May 20 | ![]() |
Saint-Quentin | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
6 | June 9 | ![]() |
Imola | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
7 | June 23 | ![]() |
Divoká Šárka | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
8 | June 30 | ![]() |
Lviv | ![]() |
Monark | Report |
9 | July 7 | ![]() |
Hawkstone Park | ![]() |
BSA | Report |
10 | August 3 | ![]() |
Namur | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
11 | August 11 | ![]() |
Ettelbruck | ![]() |
Lito | Report |
12 | September 8 | ![]() |
Gumpelstadt | ![]() |
BSA | Report |
250cc
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner[4] | Team | Report |
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1 | March 22 | ![]() |
Ruta | ![]() |
Greeves | Report |
2 | March 31 | ![]() |
Gallarate | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
3 | April 14 | ![]() |
Pernes-les-Fontaines | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
4 | April 21 | ![]() |
Payerne | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
5 | May 12 | ![]() |
Bielstein | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
6 | May 26 | ![]() |
Schifflange | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
7 | June 9 | ![]() |
Bergharen | ![]() |
ČZ | Report |
8 | June 16 | ![]() |
Shrubland Park | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
9 | June 30 | ![]() |
Vännäs | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
10 | July 7 | ![]() |
Vantaa | ![]() |
Husqvarna | Report |
11 | July 14 | ![]() |
Moscow | ![]() |
ČZ | Report |
12 | July 21 | ![]() |
Kielce | ![]() |
ČZ | Report |
13 | July 27 | ![]() |
Holice | ![]() |
ČZ | Report |
14 | August 4 | ![]() |
Apolda | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 52 | |||
2 | ![]() |
Lito | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | ||
3 | ![]() |
BSA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 44 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
BSA | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
BSA | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||
7 | ![]() |
Monark | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() |
BSA | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
9 | ![]() |
ČZ | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
ESO | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Triumph-Métisse | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Triumph | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Matchless | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
ČZ | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
ESO | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Matchless-Métisse | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() |
ESO | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
18 | ![]() |
Matchless | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
19 | ![]() |
ESO | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
20 | ![]() |
Triumph-Métisse | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
21 | ![]() |
Lito | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
22 | ![]() |
ESO | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
23 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
24 | ![]() |
Jawa | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
Source:[7]
250cc
Pos | Rider | Machine | ESP![]() |
ITA![]() |
FRA![]() |
CH![]() |
GER![]() |
LUX![]() |
NED![]() |
UK![]() |
SWE![]() |
FIN![]() |
USR![]() |
POL![]() |
CZE![]() |
GDR![]() |
Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | |||
2 | ![]() |
ČZ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | |||||
3 | ![]() |
ČZ | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | ||||||
4 | ![]() |
ČZ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
Lindstrom | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
Greeves | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() |
Greeves | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Greeves | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Husqvarna | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
Greeves | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Dot | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
Maico | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
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ČZ | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Maico | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Bultaco-Métisse | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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ČZ | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
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MZ | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
20 | ![]() |
ČZ | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Dot | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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ČZ | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Husqvarna | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Jawa | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
25 | ![]() |
James | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Husqvarna | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Greeves | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Greeves | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Greeves | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
30 | ![]() |
Bultaco | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Husqvarna | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Greeves | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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MZ | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Source:[8]
Notes
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.