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
500cc Jeff Smith
250cc 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 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
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
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

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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