1964 FIM Motocross World Championship

1964 FIM Motocross World Championship
1964 FIM Motocross World Championship
Organizer	FIM
Duration	5 April/13 September
Number of races	28
Number of manufacturers	13
Champions
500cc	Jeff Smith
250cc	Joël Robert
Motocross World Championship seasons
	← 1963 1965 →

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.

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	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
2	April 26	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
3	May 10	Danish Grand Prix	Volk Mølle	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
4	May 17	Swedish Grand Prix	Vimmerby	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
5	May 24	Dutch Grand Prix	Norg	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
6	May 31	French Grand Prix	Sucé-sur-Erdre	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
7	June 7	Italian Grand Prix	Avigliana	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
8	June 21	Russian Grand Prix	Lviv	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
9	June 28	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Přerov	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
10	August 2	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
11	August 9	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
12	August 16	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Sten Lundin	Lito	Report
13	August 30	East German Grand Prix	Schwerin	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
14	September 13	Spanish Grand Prix	San Sebastián	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report

250cc

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

Source:^[6]

250cc

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

Source:^[7]

Notes

References

^ "1964 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1964 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1964 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "1964 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "Joël Robert at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "1964 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "1964 250cc motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[1964_500cc_motocross_world_championship_results-1] "1964 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[1964_500cc_motocross_world_championship_race_winners-2] "1964 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[1964_250cc_motocross_world_championship_race_winners-3] "1964 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[1964_250cc_motocross_world_championship_results-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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]