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
Motocross World Championship seasons

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] 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

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500cc

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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

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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

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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
 
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
  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

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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
  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
  Fritz Selling Greeves 6 1

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "1964 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "1964 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "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.