1961 Motocross World Championship

The 1961 Motocross World Championship was the 5th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

1961 Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration8 April/3 September
Number of races11
Number of manufacturers15
Champions
500cc Sten Lundin
250cc[lower-alpha 1] Dave Bickers

Summary

Sten Lundin, riding a Monark motorcycle rebadged as a Lito, took an early championship lead by winning the first three Grand Prix races of the year then, held off a challenge from Husqvarna's Bill Nilsson to claim his second 500cc Motocross World Championship.[1][2][3] Dave Bickers riding for the Greeves factory racing team claimed his second consecutive 250cc European Motocross Championship over his countrymen, BSA teammates Arthur Lampkin and Jeff Smith.[4][5] Future four-time 250cc world champion, Torsten Hallman, wins the first world championship race of his career at the 1961 250cc Finnish Grand Prix.

Grands Prix

500cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 9 Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sten Lundin Lito Report
2 April 30 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sten Lundin Lito Report
3 May 28 French Grand Prix Jonzac Sten Lundin Lito Report
4 June 4 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
5 June 11 Italian Grand Prix Imola Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
6 July 2 British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Dave Curtis Matchless Report
7 July 24 Dutch Grand Prix Dreumel Broer Dirkx BSA Report
8 August 5 Belgian Grand Prix Namur Sten Lundin Lito Report
9 August 13 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sten Lundin Lito Report
10 August 20 Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
11 September 3 West German Grand Prix Immenstadt Sten Lundin Lito Report
Sources:[2][6]


250cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 23 Belgian Grand Prix Aywaille Dave Bickers Greeves Report
2 May 7 French Grand Prix Thomer-la-Sôgne Dave Bickers Greeves Report
3 May 11 Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Jeff Smith BSA Report
4 May 21 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka Jeff Smith BSA Report
5 May 28 Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze Dave Bickers Greeves Report
6 June 4 Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange Dave Bickers Greeves Report
7 June 18 Finnish Grand Prix Tikkurila Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
8 June 25 Italian Grand Prix Settimo Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
9 July 2 West German Grand Prix Ühlingen Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
10 July 15 British Grand Prix Shrubland Park Dave Bickers Greeves Report
11 August 13 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
12 September 3 Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp Dave Bickers Greeves Report
13 September 10 East German Grand Prix Apolda Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
Sources:[4][7]

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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
 FRA
 CZE
 ITA
 UK
 NED
 BEL
 LUX
 SWE
 GER
 Points
1 Sten Lundin Lito 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 48
2 Bill Nilsson Husqvarna 2 1 1 3 1 5 36
3 Gunnar Johansson Lito 3 4 3 3 6 2 3 6 25
4 Miloslav Soucek ESO 4 3 2 2 19
5 Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 5 4 4 6 2 15
6 John Burton BSA 2 4 3 13
7 Broer Dirk BSA 1 3 12
8 David Curtis Matchless 1 8
9 Ove Lundell Monark 2 6 7
10 Ervín Krajčovič ESO 5 4 5 7
11 Lars Gustavsson Lito 2 6
12 Jeff Smith BSA 5 3 6
13 Herman De Soete Matchless 5 6 4 6
14 Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 3 4
15 Guy Bertrand BSA 4 3
16 Jan Clijnk BSA 4 3
17 Per Olaf Persson Monark 4 3
18 Gordon Blakeway Triumph 4 3
19 Tim Gibbes AJS 5 2
20 John Harris BSA 5 2
21 Frans Slechten BSA 5 2
22 Hubert Scaillet Triumph 5 2
23 Roine Lööf BSA 5 2
24 Georges Delpeyrat Triumph 6 1
25 Josef Hrebecek ESO 6 1
26 Florian Thevenaz Triumph 6 1
27 Roger Vanderbecken BSA 6 1
28 Jef Theuwissen BSA 6 1
28 Jacques Langel BSA 6 1
Source:[6]

250cc
Pos Rider Machine BEL
 FRA
 NED
 CZE
 POL
 LUX
 FIN
 ITA
 GER
 UK
 CH
 SWE
 GDR
 Pts
1 Dave Bickers Greeves 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 51
2 Arthur Lampkin BSA 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 48
3 Jeff Smith BSA 2 1 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 40
4 Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 4 3 3 5 3 1 2 3 4 33
5 Jaromír Čížek Jawa 3 3 6 5 1 19
6 Aarno Erola Husqvarna 5 5 2 4 3 17
7 Vlastimil Valek ČZ/Greeves 3 5 5 2 14
8 Lennart Dahlén Jawa 2 4 9
9 Fritz Selling Greeves 6 3 3 9
10 Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 6 5 3 7
11 Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna 6 4 6 5 7
12 John Draper BSA 5 4 6 6
13 Nic Jansen Greeves 5 4 5
14 Miloslav Soucek ESO 4 3
Fred Willamowski MZ 4 3
16 Josef Chara Jawa 6 6 6 3
17 Luciano Conti Aermacchi 5 2
Gerhard Stauch Maico 5 2
Otto Walz Maico 5 2
20 Vincenzo Soletti Parilla 6 1
Bryan Sharp Greeves 6 1
Jan Johansson Husqvarna 6 1
Paul Friedrichs ESO 6 1
Source:[7]


Notes
  1. Now called the European Championship.

References
  1. "Classic Motocross Iron: 1961 Lito 500 Motocross". motocrossactionmag.com. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. "1961 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. "1961 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. "1961 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. "1961 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. "1961 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. "1961 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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