1965 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1965 Motocross World Championship was the 9th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

1965 FIM Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration28 March/3 October
Number of races28
Number of manufacturers12
Champions
500cc Jeff Smith
250cc Victor Arbekov

Summary

Jeff Smith won his second consecutive 500cc motocross world championship for the BSA factory racing team with six Grand Prix victories. Paul Friedrichs took three victories to claim second place for the ČZ factory ahead of former world champion Rolf Tibblin.[1][2]

Smith's win riding a BSA Victor would mark the last time that a four-stroke engine powered motorcycle would win the 500cc motocross world championship for the next several decades as, two-stroke engine technology began to dominate off-road motorcycle racing until 2003 when, mounting government environmental regulations caused the FIM implemented new rules favoring environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines.

In the 250cc division, Russian ČZ rider Victor Arbekov won five Grand Prix races to claim the world championship ahead of the defending champion, Joël Robert.[3][4]

Grands Prix

500cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner[2] Team Report
1 April 4 Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sten Lundin Matchless-Métisse Report
2 April 11 Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen Jeff Smith BSA Report
3 April 25 French Grand Prix Tarare Jeff Smith BSA Report
4 May 9 Finnish Grand Prix Tikkurila Jeff Smith BSA Report
5 May 30 Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp Jeff Smith BSA Report
6 June 6 East German Grand Prix Gumpelstadt Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
7 June 20 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Sedlčany Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
8 June 27 Russian Grand Prix Kyiv Igor Grigoriev ČZ Report
9 July 4 British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Jeff Smith BSA Report
10 July 11 Italian Grand Prix Imola Rolf Tibblin ČZ Report
11 July 18 West German Grand Prix Bielstein Rolf Tibblin ČZ Report
12 July 25 Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Jeff Smith BSA Report
13 August 8 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report

250cc
Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner[3] Team Report
1 March 28 Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell Dave Bickers Greeves Report
2 April 4 Italian Grand Prix Masserano Victor Arbekov ČZ Report
3 April 11 French Grand Prix Saint-Quentin Victor Arbekov ČZ Report
4 April 25 Belgian Grand Prix Hechtel-Eksel Dave Bickers Greeves Report
5 May 9 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Holice Vlastimil Valek Jawa Report
6 May 16 West German Grand Prix Beuren Victor Arbekov ČZ Report
7 May 23 Dutch Grand Prix Makkinga Victor Arbekov ČZ Report
8 May 30 Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange Joël Robert ČZ Report
9 June 27 Polish Grand Prix Kielce Victor Arbekov ČZ Report
10 July 4 Russian Grand Prix Moscow Joël Robert ČZ Report
11 July 11 East German Grand Prix Apolda Paul Friedrichs ČZ Report
12 July 18 British Grand Prix Glastonbury Dave Bickers Greeves Report
13 July 25 Swedish Grand Prix Hedemora Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
14 August 1 Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
15 October 3 Austrian Grand Prix Launsdorf Joël Robert ČZ 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 AUT
 CH
 FRA
 FIN
 SWE
 DDR
 CZE
 USR
 UK
 ITA
 GER
 NED
 LUX
 Points
1 Jeff Smith BSA 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 54
2 Paul Friedrichs ČZ 2 5 1 1 3 1 36
3 Rolf Tibblin ČZ 3 2 1 1 2 32
Vic Eastwood BSA 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 5 2 32
5 Sten Lundin Matchless-Métisse 1 2 4 3 2 27
6 Per Olaf Persson Hedlund 3 3 3 6 13
7 Arthur Lampkin BSA 4 5 4 4 11
8 Jerry Scott BSA 4 2 6 10
Gunnar Johansson AMC-Métisse 2 6 4 10
10 Chris Horsfield Matchless 4 6 3 8
Josef Hrebecek ČZ 5 6 3 6 8
Igor Grigoriev ČZ/ESO 1 8
Ove Lundell Hedlund/Husqvarna 2 5 8
14 Antonin Klavinsh ESO 6 5 4 6
Herman De Soete Matchless 6 3 6 6
Jan Johansson Lindstrom 4 4 6
Karel Pilar ČZ 2 6
18 Broer Dirkx Lito 3 4
Ervín Krajčovič ESO 5 5 4
Josef Teuwissen Triumph-Métisse 6 4 4
21 Pierre-André Rapin Monark 4 3
22 Vladimír Dubšík ČZ 5 2
Joachim Helmhold ČZ 6 6 2
John Giles Triumph 5 2
Erwin Schmider Maico 5 2
26 Jan Němeček ESO 6 1

Source:[5]

250cc
Pos Rider Machine ESP
 ITA
 FRA
 BEL
 CZE
 GER
 NED
 LUX
 POL
 USR
 GDR
 UK
 SWE
 FIN
 AUT
 Pts
1 Victor Arbekov ČZ 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 52
2 Joël Robert ČZ 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 48
3 Dave Bickers Greeves 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 3 3 2 42
4 Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 3 4 2 2 1 1 35
5 Åke Jonsson Husqvarna 2 3 4 3 6 4 2 3 4 4 30
6 Vlastimil Valek Jawa 4 4 1 4 4 5 3 5 28
7 Gunnar Draougs ČZ 3 4 3 5 2 4 4 25
8 Karel Pilar ČZ 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 15
9 Don Rickman Bultaco 5 2 8
Igor Grigoriev ČZ 3 3 8
Paul Friedrichs ČZ 1 8
12 Fritz Selling Greeves 2 6 7
13 Jorma Jarvinen Husqvarna 2 6
14 Fred Willamowski ČZ 3 6 5
15 Juri Ageyev ČZ 6 5 6 4
16 Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna 4 3
17 Jan Blomqvist Husqvarna 6 6 2
Olle Pettersson Bultaco-Métisse 5 2
Alex Yakolev ČZ 5 2
Bryan Goss Husqvarna 5 2
John Griffith Greeves 5 2
Antonin Hrach Jawa/ČZ 6 6 2
23 Ton van Heugten Husqvarna 6 1
Ivan Polas Jawa/ČZ 6 1
Cenneth Loof Husqvarna 6 1
Andrei Dezhinov ČZ 6 1

Source:[6]

Notes

    References
    1. "1965 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
    2. "1965 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
    3. "1965 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
    4. "1965 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
    5. "1965 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
    6. "1965 250cc motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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