1962 Motocross World Championship

The 1962 Motocross World Championship was the 6th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

1962 Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration26 February/9 September
Number of races25
Number of manufacturers16
Champions
500ccSweden Rolf Tibblin
250cc[a]Sweden Torsten Hallman
Motocross World Championship seasons

The FIM upgraded the 250cc European Motocross Championship to World Championship status for the 1962 season. The FIM also implemented new rules dividing the races into two 45 minute heat races that were referred to as motos.[1][2]

Summary

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The Husqvarna team's Rolf Tibblin won five Grand Prix races en route to claiming the first 500cc motocross world championship of his career. Swedish competitors dominated the championship with Swedes taking the top five places in the championship.[3][4]

Husqvarna also triumphed in the new 250cc motocross world championship with Torsten Hallman winning his first world title ahead of BSA teammates Jeff Smith and Arthur Lampkin.[5][6] The Greeves factory chose not to compete in the new championship, keeping two-time European motocross champion, Dave Bickers, at home to compete in the British championship. However, Bickers did compete in the British round of the 250cc motocross World Championship, claiming the victory at the British Grand Prix.

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 15   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Rolf Tibblin   Ove Lundell   Rolf Tibblin Report
2 May 20   French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
3 June 3   Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten   Gunnar Johansson   Rolf Tibblin   Gunnar Johansson Report
4 June 10   Italian Grand Prix Imola   Gunnar Johansson   Bill Nilsson   Rolf Tibblin Report
5 June 24   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov   Gunnar Johansson   Ove Lundell   Gunnar Johansson Report
6 July 1   British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
7 July 29   Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde   Gunnar Johansson   Rolf Tibblin   Rolf Tibblin Report
8 August 5   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Gunnar Johansson   John Burton   John Burton Report
9 August 12   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Bill Nilsson   Gunnar Johansson   Bill Nilsson Report
10 August 19   Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp   Jeff Smith   Bill Nilsson   Jeff Smith Report
Sources:[3][7]

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 February 26   Spanish Grand Prix Ruta   Don Rickman   Jeff Smith   Arthur Lampkin Report
2 April 8   Swiss Grand Prix Lausanne   Arthur Lampkin   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith Report
3 April 29   Belgian Grand Prix Loppem   Torsten Hallman   Arthur Lampkin   Arthur Lampkin Report
4 May 6   French Grand Prix Saint Quentin   Torsten Hallman   Jeff Smith   Torsten Hallman Report
5 May 20   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka   Vlastimil Valek   Vlastimil Valek   Vlastimil Valek Report
6 May 27   Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith Report
7 June 3   Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith   Jeff Smith Report
8 June 10   Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
9 June 17   Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta   Aarno Erola   Jeff Smith   Aarno Erola Report
10 June 24   Russian Grand Prix Leningrad   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
11 July 1   West German Grand Prix Bielstein   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
12 July 8   Italian Grand Prix Gallarate   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
13 July 15   British Grand Prix Glastonbury   Dave Bickers   Dave Bickers   Dave Bickers Report
14 September 2   Swedish Grand Prix Enköping   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
15 September 9   East German Grand Prix Apolda   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman   Torsten Hallman Report
Sources:[5][8]

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 AUT
 
FRA
 
CH
 
ITA
 
CZE
 
UK
 
NED
 
BEL
 
LUX
 
SWE
 
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 - - 1 1 2 1* 2 2 6 - 3 - 45
2   Gunnar Johansson Lito 6 6 6 9 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2* 1 6 3 1 - 8 41
3   Sten Lundin Lito 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 7 2 4 - - 7 6 6 4 2 3 6 1 27
4   Ove Lundell Monark 4 1 22 27 4 4 27 6 3 1 - - 5 3 - - 5 4 4 5 25
5   Bill Nilsson Lito 2 3 3 3 - - 7 1 - - 4 - 4 9 5 9 1 2 8 2 23
6   John Burton BSA 7 7 4 4 - - - - - - 7 - 11 - 3 1 4 5 - - 14
7   Jeff Smith BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 7 7 1 3 9
8   Broer Dirk BSA 5 5 26 - - - 5 4 - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - 8
9   Per Olaf Persson Monark - - 5 7 - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - 10 8 - - 5
  Lars Gustavsson Lito - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 6 4 - - - - 5 4 5
11   Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - - - - - - - 4
12   Miloslav Soucek ESO - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3
  Arthur Lampkin BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 17 - - - 3
14   Walter Baeten ESO - - - - 6 5 - 8 - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 2
  Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - 8 7 8 15 14 6 7 7 2
  Ervín Krajčovič ESO - - - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Dave Bickers Greeves - - - - - - - - - - 9 5 - - - - - - - - 2
18   Mogens Rasmussen BSA - - - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - 2 9 2
19   Albert Courajod Norton - - - - 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Gordon Blakeway Triumph - - - - - - - - - - 11 7 - - - - - - - - 1
-   André Chuchart Triumph 6 0
-   Pierre André Rapin BSA 6 0
-   Les Archer Jr. Norton 3 0
-   Josef Hrebecek ESO 5 0
-   Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 5 0
-   Roger Vanderbeken Triumph 4 0
-   Herman De Soete Matchless 5 0
-   Karl Ingemar Larsson Lito 9 6 0
*An FIM Jury at the Dutch Grand Prix ruled that Tibblin and Johansson should be awarded 7 points each by combining first and second place points then dividing by two. 8+6= 14 ; 14/2 = 7 points.

Sources:[4][7]

250cc

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Pos Rider Machine ESP
 
CH
 
BEL
 
FRA
 
CZE
 
POL
 
NED
 
LUX
 
FIN
 
USR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
UK
 
SWE
 
GDR
 
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 R1 R2
1   Torsten Hallman Husqvarna - - 3 5 1 3 1 2 2 - - - - - 1 1 7 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 56
2   Jeff Smith BSA 10 1 2 1 18 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 - 5 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 3 11 3 3 4 48
3   Arthur Lampkin BSA 3 2 1 2 2 1 7 4 - - 2 2 15 4 4 6 8 5 3 3 - - 6 3 17 - 2 11 2 3 42
4   Vlastimil Valek ČZ - - 4 28 - - 3 3 1 1 5 - - - 2 2 3 - 5 5 3 4 4 - 4 5 3 4 - 2 31
5   Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - - - - - 6 4 - 3 - - 5 3 2 3 4 4 6 5 5 5 - 9 - - - - 20
6   Aarno Erola Husqvarna 4 - 27 19 5 5 4 - - - - - 10 12 - - 1 2 - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - 11
7   Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - 5 21 4 4 5 - - - - - 3 2 6 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 11
8   Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - - 9 3 7 6 8 6 - - - - 12 8 13 - - - - - - - - - 12 10 4 2 - - 10
9   Lanfranco Angelini Aermacchi 6 4 16 9 8 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 6 - - - - - - 9
10   Dave Bickers Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 8
11   Jaromír Čížek Jawa - - - - - - - - 4 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7 7
12   Fritz Selling Greeves 2 - 19 7 - - 16 7 - - - - 2 3 10 - - - - - - - 9 4 15 - - - - - 5
13   Christoph Specht Maico 8 - - - 15 11 24 - - - - - - - 8 5 - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - 5
14   Andrei Dezhinov ESO - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 13 9 - - 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - 4
  Igor Grigoriev Kovrovec - - 11 23 - - - - - 8 6 - 5 5 - - 9 7 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 4
  Joël Robert Greeves - - 6 4 6 10 23 - 11 5 - - 8 - 9 - - - - - - - - - 13 14 12 7 - - 4
17   Ernst Wolff MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 3
  Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - 3
  Alan Clough Dot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 - - - - 3
  Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 6 4 - - 5 - 12 7 - - - - - - 3
  Rainis Resetniks ESO - - - - - - - - - - - 6 14 15 - - 18 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 11 3 15 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 20 - - - - 3
  Nic Jansen Greeves - - 26 8 - 7 9 5 - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - 13 9 - - 3
24   Vladimír Dubšík ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 2
  Don Rickman Bultaco-Métisse 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 7 - - - - 2
  André Piron Greeves - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - 7 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Simon Schram Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Frantisek Ron Jawa - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 2
  Tore Lundby Husqvarna - - - - 3 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Franck Lucas Greeves 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
31   Jan Johansson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - 1
  Sergei Kaduskin ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Jan Blomqvist Husqvarna 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 14 - - 1
  Gerhard Stauch Maico - - 8 6 - - - - 14 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
-   Paul Friedrichs MZ - - - - - - - - 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - 4 - 0
Sources:[6][8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Upgraded to World Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Motocross goes International 1947 through 1965". pigtailpals.com. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Namur MX The Heroic Years". namurmx.be. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1962 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "1962 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1962 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1962 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "1962 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "1962 250cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.