1962 Motocross World Championship

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

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

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

500cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Overall Winner Report
1 April 15 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Ove Lundell Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
2 May 20 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
3 June 3 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Sweden Gunnar Johansson Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Gunnar Johansson Report
4 June 10 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Gunnar Johansson Sweden Bill Nilsson Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
5 June 24 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov Sweden Gunnar Johansson Sweden Ove Lundell Sweden Gunnar Johansson Report
6 July 1 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
7 July 29 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Sweden Gunnar Johansson Sweden Rolf Tibblin Sweden Rolf Tibblin Report
8 August 5 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Sweden Gunnar Johansson United Kingdom John Burton United Kingdom John Burton Report
9 August 12 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Bill Nilsson Sweden Gunnar Johansson Sweden Bill Nilsson Report
10 August 19 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp United Kingdom Jeff Smith Sweden Bill Nilsson United Kingdom Jeff Smith Report
Sources:[3][7]

250cc

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

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
Austria
FRA
France
CH
Switzerland
ITA
Italy
CZE
Czech Republic
UK
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 - - 1 1 2 1* 2 2 6 - 3 - 45
2 Sweden Gunnar Johansson Lito 6 6 6 9 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2* 1 6 3 1 - 8 41
3 Sweden Sten Lundin Lito 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 7 2 4 - - 7 6 6 4 2 3 6 1 27
4 Sweden Ove Lundell Monark 4 1 22 27 4 4 27 6 3 1 - - 5 3 - - 5 4 4 5 25
5 Sweden Bill Nilsson Lito 2 3 3 3 - - 7 1 - - 4 - 4 9 5 9 1 2 8 2 23
6 United Kingdom John Burton BSA 7 7 4 4 - - - - - - 7 - 11 - 3 1 4 5 - - 14
7 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 7 7 1 3 9
8 Netherlands Broer Dirk BSA 5 5 26 - - - 5 4 - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - 8
9 Sweden Per Olaf Persson Monark - - 5 7 - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - 10 8 - - 5
Sweden Lars Gustavsson Lito - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 6 4 - - - - 5 4 5
11 United Kingdom Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - - - - - - - 4
12 Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3
United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 17 - - - 3
14 Belgium Walter Baeten ESO - - - - 6 5 - 8 - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 2
Belgium Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - 8 7 8 15 14 6 7 7 2
Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič ESO - - - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - 2
United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves - - - - - - - - - - 9 5 - - - - - - - - 2
18 Denmark Mogens Rasmussen BSA - - - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - 2 9 2
19 Switzerland Albert Courajod Norton - - - - 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
United Kingdom Gordon Blakeway Triumph - - - - - - - - - - 11 7 - - - - - - - - 1
- France André Chuchart Triumph 6 0
- Switzerland Pierre André Rapin BSA 6 0
- United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton 3 0
- Czech Republic Josef Hrebecek ESO 5 0
- United Kingdom Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 5 0
- Belgium Roger Vanderbeken Triumph 4 0
- Belgium Herman De Soete Matchless 5 0
- Sweden 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

Pos Rider Machine ESP
Spain
CH
Switzerland
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
CZE
Czech Republic
POL
Poland
NED
Netherlands
LUX
Luxembourg
FIN
Finland
USR
Soviet Union
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
UK
United Kingdom
SWE
Sweden
GDR
East Germany
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 Sweden 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - - - - - 6 4 - 3 - - 5 3 2 3 4 4 6 5 5 5 - 9 - - - - 20
6 Finland Aarno Erola Husqvarna 4 - 27 19 5 5 4 - - - - - 10 12 - - 1 2 - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - 11
7 Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - 5 21 4 4 5 - - - - - 3 2 6 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 11
8 Sweden Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - - 9 3 7 6 8 6 - - - - 12 8 13 - - - - - - - - - 12 10 4 2 - - 10
9 Italy Lanfranco Angelini Aermacchi 6 4 16 9 8 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 6 - - - - - - 9
10 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 8
11 Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa - - - - - - - - 4 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7 7
12 Netherlands Fritz Selling Greeves 2 - 19 7 - - 16 7 - - - - 2 3 10 - - - - - - - 9 4 15 - - - - - 5
13 West Germany Christoph Specht Maico 8 - - - 15 11 24 - - - - - - - 8 5 - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - 5
14 Soviet Union Andrei Dezhinov ESO - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 13 9 - - 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - 4
Soviet Union Igor Grigoriev Kovrovec - - 11 23 - - - - - 8 6 - 5 5 - - 9 7 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 4
Belgium Joël Robert Greeves - - 6 4 6 10 23 - 11 5 - - 8 - 9 - - - - - - - - - 13 14 12 7 - - 4
17 East Germany Ernst Wolff MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 3
Sweden Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - 3
United Kingdom Alan Clough Dot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 - - - - 3
Sweden Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 6 4 - - 5 - 12 7 - - - - - - 3
Soviet Union Rainis Resetniks ESO - - - - - - - - - - - 6 14 15 - - 18 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Spain Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 11 3 15 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 20 - - - - 3
Belgium Nic Jansen Greeves - - 26 8 - 7 9 5 - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - 13 9 - - 3
24 Czech Republic Vladimír Dubšík ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 2
United Kingdom Don Rickman Bultaco-Métisse 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 7 - - - - 2
Belgium André Piron Greeves - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - 7 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Netherlands Simon Schram Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Czech Republic Frantisek Ron Jawa - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 2
Norway Tore Lundby Husqvarna - - - - 3 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
France Franck Lucas Greeves 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
31 Sweden Jan Johansson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - 1
Soviet Union Sergei Kaduskin ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Sweden Jan Blomqvist Husqvarna 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 14 - - 1
West Germany Gerhard Stauch Maico - - 8 6 - - - - 14 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
- East Germany Paul Friedrichs MZ - - - - - - - - 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - 4 - 0
Sources:[6][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Upgraded to World Championship.

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