1964 FIM Motocross World Championship

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

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

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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] The Husqvarna factory stopped producing their four-stroke motorcycles in 1963, leaving Tibblin without a motorcycle for the 1964 season.[2] He teamed up with engine tuner, Nisse Hedlund, to build their own complete motocross machine in time for the 1964 season.[2] Tibblin began the season strongly, winning five of the first six races of the season however, Smith consistently scored points throughout the season and the championship wasn't decided until the final race of the season in Spain, where Smith took the victory to claim the World Championship by only two points over Tibblin.[3][4]

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.[5][6] Robert became the youngest motocross world champion at the time.[7]

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

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Ruta Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
2 April 26 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
3 May 3 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
4 May 10 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
5 May 17 West Germany West German Grand Prix Erlangen Belgium Joël Robert United Kingdom Dave Bickers Belgium Joël Robert Report
6 May 24 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange United Kingdom Dave Bickers United Kingdom Dave Bickers United Kingdom Dave Bickers Report
7 May 31 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola United Kingdom Dave Bickers Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
8 June 28 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Cadwell Park United Kingdom Dave Bickers Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
9 July 5 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Hedemora Belgium Joël Robert United Kingdom Dave Bickers Belgium Joël Robert Report
10 July 12 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Tikkurila Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Belgium Joël Robert Report
11 July 19 Soviet Union Russian Grand Prix Leningrad Belgium Joël Robert Soviet Union Victor Arbekov Belgium Joël Robert Report
12 July 26 Poland Polish Grand Prix Kielce Soviet Union Victor Arbekov Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
13 August 2 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda Belgium Joël Robert Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek Soviet Union Victor Arbekov Report
14 August 15 France French Grand Prix Laguépie Sweden Åke Jonsson Sweden Torsten Hallman Sweden Torsten Hallman Report
Sources:[5][9]

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 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
GDR
East Germany
ESP
Spain
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 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 5 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 56
2 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Hedlund 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 - 2 1 1 9 - - - 5 2 1 2 - 1 54
3 Sweden Sten Lundin Lito 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 2 3 7 3 4 - - - 5 1 - - 1 1 - - 2 6 34
4 Sweden Ove Lundell Husqvarna 6 7 6 - - - - 5 2 4 7 4 - 10 7 1 3 4 - - 10 3 4 4 3 - 5 4 22
5 Sweden Bill Nilsson Métisse-ESO - - - - - - 7 6 5 3 - 4 6 - - 4 2 6 - 2 4 6 5 - - - - 20
6 Sweden Per Olaf Persson Husqvarna - 10 5 5 - - 6 7 7 6 4 5 2 5 - - - - 10 - 3 - 3 6 - - - - 16
7 Belgium Herman De Soete Métisse-Matchless - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - 8 6 7 2 - - - - 3 - 9
8 United Kingdom Jerry Scott BSA - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 7 - - 4 7 - - 6
United Kingdom Vic Eastwood Matchless 10 - 4 4 4 - 4 - - 7 - - 8 4 - - 5 5 3 - - 6 - - - - - - 6
Belgium Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - 3 21 - - - - - - 19 4 - - - - - - 4 3 6
United Kingdom John Burton Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - 2 3 5 18 - - - - 9 - 6
12 Switzerland Pierre-André Rapin Monark 4 4 - - - - - - - - 9 10 - - - - 7 8 27 - 8 5 - - - - - - 5
13 Czech Republic Josef Chara Jawa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
East Germany Dieter Kley ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 - - 4
Sweden Gunnar Johansson Lito - - - - - - 5 4 - - 8 6 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
16 Soviet Union Nikolaj Sokolov ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Belgium Jos Ribbens BSA - - - - 6 5 - - 10 - - - - - - - - - 20 16 13 20 - - - - - - 3
18 Soviet Union Antonin Klavinsh ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Soviet Union Aleksandr Lebedev ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 - - 2
France André Chuchard Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - 7 9 - - - - - - - - 2
Netherlands Broer Dirkx Lito - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - 3 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
United Kingdom Dave Nicoll Matchless - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - 2
Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič ESO 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - 14 - - - 8 7 - - 22 9 - - 6 - - - 2
24 Czech Republic Josef Hrebecek ČZ 8 - - - - - - - - - 12 14 15 11 - - 6 6 - - - - - - 9 5 - - 1
Czech Republic Lubomir Eichler ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - - - - - - - 10 10 - - 1
United Kingdom Andy Lee Matchless-Métisse - - - - - - - - 14 - 11 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - 1
Soviet Union Sigur Kalkis ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 6 - - 1
Belgium Roger Vanderbecken Triumph - - - - - - - - - - 13 9 - - - - - - 12 7 9 21 - - - - - - 1
Denmark Jacob Lynegaard BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
- Belgium Sylvain Geboers Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Source:[1][8]

250cc

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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
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 Belgium Joël Robert ČZ 11 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 - - 1 - 26 - 56
1 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 1 1 3 2 10 5 - 2 2 4 3 5 4 1 3 - 2 2 4 4 - - 2 1 - - 2 1 50
3 Soviet Union Victor Arbekov ČZ - - - - 5 4 5 4 - - 5 4 8 7 - - 6 6 3 2 3 1 1 - 2 3 6 - 31
4 Soviet Union Igor Grigoriev ČZ - - 4 5 3 2 4 7 - - 7 7 3 3 - - 10 13 6 7 4 3 6 3 4 4 3 6 30
5 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves 3 7 2 - 8 - 2 - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 8 1 - - 5 5 - - - - 27 20 23
6 Sweden Åke Jonsson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 4 2 3 2 - - - 3 5 1 2 19
7 Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek ČZ - 3 6 4 2 10 - 3 3 6 8 3 9 11 - 3 5 5 - 5 6 7 - - - 1 4 3 16
8 Czech Republic Karel Pilar ČZ 6 5 10 10 4 3 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 9 5 13
9 Soviet Union Gunnar Draougs ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 3 2 5 2 26 - 12
10 Sweden Cenneth Loof Husqvarna 8 10 16 8 6 6 - - 4 3 4 11 7 5 - - 4 8 - - - - - - - - 20 - 7
11 United Kingdom Don Rickman Bultaco 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - 24 - 6
12 Sweden Jan Johansson Lindstrom 7 - 5 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 - - - - - - 5 4 6
13 Sweden Olle Pettersson Husqvarna 4 6 9 6 9 - - - - - - - - - 9 10 7 9 5 6 7 4 - - - - 7 - 6
14 United Kingdom John Griffith Greeves 5 4 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
United Kingdom Malcolm Davis Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Czech Republic Antonin Hrach ČZ - - 12 13 - - 7 9 - - - 9 21 - - - - - - - - - 4 4 7 12 14 9 3
17 Czech Republic Zdenek Polanka ČZ - - - - - - 3 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
United Kingdom Bryan Goss Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
19 United Kingdom Derek Rickman Bultaco 18 - 7 7 - - - - 7 9 10 - - - 7 8 - - - - - - - - - - 25 18 3
20 Poland Eungenius Frelich MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - - - 2
Switzerland Max Morf ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 6 - - 2
Finland Jaakko Lehmuskoski Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - 5 6 11 - - 2
23 West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Montesa - 15 - - - - - - 9 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 - 1
Netherlands Fritz Selling Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - - - - 16 22 1
- West Germany Adolf Weil Maico - - 13 - - - - - 6 - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- United Kingdom Alan Clough Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Source:[6][9]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1964 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Hedlund Motorcycles". cybermotorcycle.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "1964 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Rolf Tibblin: A Three-Times World Champion". husqvarna-motorcycles.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "1964 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "1964 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Joël Robert at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b "1964 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "1964 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 15 December 2024.