1964 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1964 Motocross World Championship was the 8th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

1964 FIM Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration5 April/13 September
Number of races28
Number of manufacturers13
Champions
500ccUnited Kingdom Jeff Smith
250ccBelgium Joël Robert

Summary

Jeff Smith riding for the BSA factory racing team won the 500cc motocross world championship to become the first British rider to claim the premier division, beating out former two-time world champions and Husqvarna teammates Rolf Tibblin and Sten Lundin.[1] Tibblin won the first four races of the year before Smith won seven of the final ten events to capture the title.[2]

In the 250cc division, 20-year-old privateer, Joël Robert rode a ČZ to win 9 of the 14 Grand Prix races to claim the world championship ahead of the defending champion, Torsten Hallman.[3][4] Robert became the youngest motocross world champion at the time.[5]

Grands Prix

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner[2] Team Report
1 April 12 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
2 April 26 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
3 May 10 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Volk Mølle Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
4 May 17 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Vimmerby Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
5 May 24 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Norg United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
6 May 31 France French Grand Prix Sucé-sur-Erdre Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
7 June 7 Italy Italian Grand Prix Avigliana United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
8 June 21 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Lviv United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
9 June 28 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
10 August 2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
11 August 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
12 August 16 West Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
13 August 30 East Germany East German Grand Prix Schwerin United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
14 September 13 Spain Spanish Grand Prix San Sebastián United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner[3] Team Report
1 April 5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Ruta Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
2 April 26 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
3 May 3 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
4 May 10 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
5 May 17 West Germany West German Grand Prix Erlangen Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
6 May 24 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
7 May 31 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
8 June 28 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Cadwell Park Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
9 July 5 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Hedemora Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
10 July 12 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Tikkurila Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
11 July 19 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Leningrad Belgium Joël Robert ČZ Report
12 July 26 Poland Polish Grand Prix Kielce Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
13 August 2 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda Soviet Union Victor Arbekov ČZ Report
14 August 15 France French Grand Prix Laguépie Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 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 CH
Switzerland
AUT
Austria
DEN
Denmark
SWE
Sweden
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
USR
Soviet Union
CZE
Czech Republic
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
GER
West Germany
DDR
East Germany
ESP
Spain
Points
1 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 96
2 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 64
3 Sweden Sten Lundin Lito 3 3 3 3 5 2 4 3 1 3 46
4 Sweden Ove Lundell Husqvarna 6 6 3 5 2 4 6 4 4 24
5 Sweden Bill Nilsson ESO-Métisse 5 4 3 3 2 6 20
6 Sweden Per Olaf Persson Husqvarna 5 6 6 4 2 5 15
7 Belgium Herman De Soete Matchless-Métisse 4 3 5 9
8 United Kingdom Jerry Scott BSA 4 4 6
United Kingdom Vic Eastwood BSA 4 6 5 6
Belgium Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse 2 6
United Kingdom John Burton Triumph-Métisse 2 6
12 Switzerland Pierre-André Rapin Monark 4 5 5
13 Czech Republic Josef Chara Jawa 3 4
East Germany Dieter Kley ESO 3 4
Sweden Gunnar Johansson Lito 4 6 4
16 Soviet Union Nikolaj Sokolov ESO 4 3
Belgium Jos Ribbens BSA 4 3
18 Soviet Union Antonin Klavinsh ESO 5 2
Soviet Union Aleksandr Lebedev ESO 5 2
France André Chuchard Triumph-Métisse 5 2
Netherlands Broer Dirkx Lito 5 2
United Kingdom Dave Nicoll Matchless 5 2
Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič ESO 5 2
24 Czech Republic Josef Hrebecek ČZ 6 1
Czech Republic Lubomir Eichler ČZ 6 1
United Kingdom Andy Lee Matchless-Métisse 6 1
Soviet Union Sigur Kalkis ESO 6 1
Belgium Roger Vanderbecken Triumph 6 1
Denmark Jacob Lynegaard BSA 6 1

Source:[6]

250cc

Pos Rider Machine ESP
Spain
BEL
Belgium
CH
Switzerland
CZE
Czech Republic
GER
West Germany
LUX
Luxembourg
ITA
Italy
UK
United Kingdom
SWE
Sweden
FIN
Finland
USR
Soviet Union
POL
Poland
GDR
East Germany
FRA
France
Pts
1 Belgium Joël Robert ČZ 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 56
2 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 1 2 5 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 50
3 Soviet Union Victor Arbekov ČZ 4 2 4 6 6 3 2 1 31
4 Soviet Union Igor Grigoriev ČZ 4 2 3 2 6 3 4 3 4 30
5 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves 4 1 2 4 4 23
6 Sweden Åke Jonsson Husqvarna 3 2 4 2 19
7 Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Jawa 5 5 4 5 5 6 3 16
8 Czech Republic Karel Pilar ČZ 6 3 6 5 6 4 6 13
9 Soviet Union Gunnar Draougs ČZ 2 2 12
10 Sweden Cenneth Loof Husqvarna 6 3 5 7
11 United Kingdom Don Rickman Bultaco 2 6
12 Sweden Jan Johansson Lindstrom 3 5 6
13 Sweden Olle Pettersson Husqvarna 5 5 5 6
14 United Kingdom John Griffith Greeves 3 4
United Kingdom Malcom Davis Greeves 3 4
Czech Republic Antonin Hrach ČZ 3 4
17 Czech Republic Zdenek Polanka ČZ 4 3
United Kingdom Bryan Goss Greeves 4 3
19 United Kingdom Derek Rickman Bultaco 6 5 3
20 Poland Eungenius Frelich MZ 5 2
Switzerland Max Morf ČZ 5 2
Finland Jaakko Lehmuskoski Husqvarna 6 6 2
23 West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Montesa 6 1
Netherlands Fritz Selling Greeves 6 1

Source:[7]

Notes

    References

    1. "1964 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    2. "1964 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    3. "1964 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    4. "1964 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    5. "Joël Robert at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    6. "1964 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
    7. "1964 250cc motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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