1966 FIM Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season December 2022 1966 FIM Motocross World Championship FIM 27 March/2 October 29 9 Champions 500cc GDR Paul Friedrichs 250cc SWE Torsten Hallman FIM Motocross World Championship 1965 1967 The 1966 Motocross World Championship was the 10th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary ČZ factory-supported rider Paul Friedrichs dominated the 500cc displacement class by winning seven out of fourteen Grand Prix events, defeating former World Champion Rolf Tibblin and the defending World Champion Jeff Smith.https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1966/11/1/world-championship-motocross World Championship Motocross Cycle World 27 June 2023 Trippe Gavin November 1, 1966 https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929f4f107ee01 1966 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 4 January 2025 https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929f511036508 1966 500cc motocross world championship race winners memotocross.fr 31 December 2024 Friedrichs' victory marked the first time a motorcycle powered by a two-stroke engine had won the premier 500cc division since the inception of the Motocross World Championships in 1957. Former two-time World Champion Sten Lundin made his final World Championship appearance with a third place at the 1966 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix. In an effort to keep pace with the rapid developments in two-stroke engine technology, the BSA factory racing team constructed a new BSA Victor motorcycle for Smith, which utilized a four-stroke engine cradled in an ultra-lightweight, titanium motorcycle frame.David Dewhurst 2022 Motocross The Golden Years Walsworth, Marceline, Missouri 978-0-578-29016-4 BSA management realized that the small, lightweight BSA engine had been a large reason for its success, and a committee figured that if a lightweight BSA was good, a super-light 491cc BSA would be even better. Unfortunately, the titanium was too brittle, and the frame broke regularly. Unfortunately, the titanium frame was too brittle and broke regularly during competitions. Smith won the Finnish Grand Prix, but the 1966 season marked the end of the first four-stroke era in motocross competition. Two-stroke engines would dominate off-road motorcycle racing until 2003, when mounting government environmental regulations caused the FIM to implement new rules favoring environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines. In the 250cc division, defending champion Victor Arbekov started the season with three consecutive victories, but was injured at the second round in France and didn't recover until later in the season.https://tmxnews.co.uk/news/motocross/looking-back-how-torsten-hallman-claimed-his-third-world-mx-title Looking back: How Torsten Hallman claimed his third world MX title tmxnews.co.uk 2025-01-04 Torsten Hallman and Joël Robert traded wins back and forth in a season-long battle for the championship that wasn't decided until the final race, when Hallman finally prevailed over Robert to clinch his third 250cc World Championship.https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929f510f96301 1966 250cc motocross world championship race winners memotocross.fr 4 January 2025 https://www.memotocross.fr/maison/visite/index.php#0440929ca80bf3526 1966 250cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross.fr 4 January 2025 Åke Jonsson won the 250cc Luxembourg Grand Prix for the first overall victory of his career. Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 17 SWI Swiss Grand Prix Payerne DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 2 April 24 AUT Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf SWE Rolf Tibblin DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 3 May 1 ITA Italian Grand Prix Maggiora DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 4 May 8 DEN Danish Grand Prix Randers SWE Rolf Tibblin UK Jeff Smith SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 5 May 15 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Hedemora SWE Bengt Aberg UK Jeff Smith SWE Jan Johansson Report 6 May 22 FIN Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta SWE Gunnar Johansson UK Jeff Smith UK Jeff Smith Report 7 June 12 DDR East German Grand Prix Gumpelstadt DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 8 June 19 TCH Czechoslovak Grand Prix Přerov DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 9 June 26 USSR Russian Grand Prix Chișinău DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 10 July 3 UK British Grand Prix Farleigh Castle UK Don Rickman UK Jeff Smith UK Don Rickman Report 11 July 24 NED Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 12 August 7 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur UK Vic Eastwood BEL Roger De Coster UK Arthur Lampkin Report 13 August 14 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck DDR Paul Friedrichs SWE Jan Johansson DDR Paul Friedrichs Report 14 August 21 RFA West German Grand Prix Beuren TCH Vlastimil Válek UK Dave Bickers USSR Victor Arbekov ReportSources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1966---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1966 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 4 January 2025 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 March 27 ESP Spanish Grand Prix Sabadell USSR Victor Arbekov USSR Victor Arbekov USSR Victor Arbekov Report 2 April 10 FRA French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines USSR Victor Arbekov SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 3 April 24 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Mont Kemmel SWE Torsten Hallman BEL Joël Robert SWE Torsten Hallman Report 4 May 1 CH Swiss Grand Prix Broc TCH Petr Dobrý BEL Joël Robert BEL Joël Robert Report 5 May 8 TCH Czechoslovak Grand Prix Holice TCH Petr Dobrý BEL Joël Robert SWE Torsten Hallman Report 6 May 15 RFA West German Grand Prix Bielstein BEL Joël Robert SWE Torsten Hallman BEL Joël Robert Report 7 May 22 NED Dutch Grand Prix Markelo SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Ake Tornblom BEL Joël Robert Report 8 June 5 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange USSR Victor Arbekov SWE Åke Jonsson SWE Åke Jonsson Report 9 June 12 ITA Italian Grand Prix Cingoli SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 10 June 19 POL Polish Grand Prix Szczecin BEL Joël Robert BEL Joël Robert BEL Joël Robert Report 11 July 3 DDR East German Grand Prix Apolda BEL Joël Robert TCH Petr Dobrý TCH Petr Dobrý Report 12 July 24 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Motala SWE Jan Blomqvist SWE Åke Jonsson SWE Torsten Hallman Report 13 July 31 FIN Finnish Grand Prix Hyvinkää SWE Olle Pettersson SWE Olle Pettersson SWE Olle Pettersson Report 14 August 7 USSR Russian Grand Prix Leningrad USSR Victor Arbekov USSR Victor Arbekov USSR Victor Arbekov Report 15 October 2 AUT Austrian Grand Prix Murau TCH Petr Dobrý USSR Victor Arbekov TCH Petr Dobrý ReportSources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1966---gp-250-et-classement-final.pdf 1966 250cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 4 January 2025 Final standings Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the 500cc final championship standings, the 8 best of 14 results are retained. For the 250cc final championship standings, the 8 best of 15 results are retained. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine CHCH AUTAUT ITAITA DENDEN SWESWE FINFIN DDRDDR TCHTCH USSRUSSR UKUK NEDNED BELBEL LUXLUX GERRFA Points 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 GDR Paul Friedrichs ČZ 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 - 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - 11 3 1 2 - - 62 2 SWE Rolf Tibblin ČZ 2 3 1 2 5 4 1 2 4 - 5 5 3 4 5 2 6 8 8 8 1 1 3 4 8 7 - - 40 3 UK Jeff Smith BSA - 8 5 7 2 2 - 1 18 1 2 1 2 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 5 - - - - - - - 37 4 TCH Vlastimil Válek ČZ 3 2 4 4 4 3 - - 6 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 2 3 3 - 4 4 6 6 5 5 1 3 34 5 UK Dave Bickers ČZ 32 4 3 3 3 NC 4 5 3 - 4 4 10 9 3 3 5 4 5 5 2 2 - - 4 8 3 1 32 6 SWE Jan Johansson Lindstrom - - - 6 - - - - 2 2 10 7 6 11 - - - - 6 6 10 3 - - 6 1 - - 18 7 USSR Igor Grigoriev ČZ 9 9 11 5 8 7 7 - 7 9 7 9 8 3 - - - - - - 15 8 12 13 - - - - 9 8 UK Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - 8 UK Arthur Lampkin BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 11 - - 2 2 - - - - 8 USSR Victor Arbekov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 8 UK Chris Horsfield ČZ 11 5 10 - 11 12 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 6 6 - - - - - - 8 12 SWE Bengt Åberg Triumph-Métisse - 11 - - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - 6 SWE Gunnar Johansson ČZ - - - - - - - - 12 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - 3 - 13 - 9 - - - 6 BEL Roger De Coster ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 1 - - - - 6 UK Vic Eastwood BSA 4 - - - NC 8 - - - 7 17 - - 2 - - 4 - 7 3 9 - 1 5 10 - - 5 6 16 SWE Bill Nilsson Husqvarna - - 18 12 - - - - - 5 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 4 7 5 17 BEL Sylvain Geboers Lindstrom 10 15 13 11 NC - 3 3 - 6 - - - - - - - - 16 - 7 - 8 - - - - - 4 SWE Sten Lundin Lito 16 12 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 6 - - 4 19 GDR Joachim Helmhold ČZ 5 6 - - - - - - 9 - 11 10 7 12 6 - - - - - - - 16 11 13 10 - - 3 RFA Adolf Weil Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 3 TCH Josef Hřebeček ČZ 8 7 16 10 10 NC - - - - - - - - 10 - 13 9 - - - - 14 14 2 9 - - 3 USSR Yuri Matveev ČZ 6 - 7 - 6 6 - - - - 9 8 - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - 6 - 3 USSR Sigurd Kalkis ČZ 12 10 12 8 14 5 - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - 3 24 SWE Erik Malmgren Hedlund - - - - - - - - 8 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 USSR Vladimir Pogrebniak ČZ 13 20 6 13 12 NC - - - - 12 15 - - - - - - - - 13 10 4 7 - - - - 2 26 TCH Zdeněk Polanka ČZ 7 14 8 9 7 9 - - - - - - - - 7 9 11 11 - - - - 9 10 - 4 8 - 1 DEN Mogens Rasmussen Métisse-Matchless - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 9 7 11 5 - - - - - - 1 - TCH Jan Brabec ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 15 - - 9 6 - - - - - - - - 9 - 0 RFA Fritz Betzelbacher Montesa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 0Sources: 250cc Pos Rider Machine ESPESP FRAFRA BELBEL CHCH TCHTCH GERRFA NEDNED LUXLUX ITAITA POLPOL GDRGDR SWESWE FINFIN USSRUSSR AUTAUT 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 SWE Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 - - - 1 1 2 2 4 - 2 2 3 3 - - 2 4 58 2 BEL Joël Robert ČZ - - 3 2 10 1 2 1 - 1 1 2 2 2 - 7 3 - 1 1 1 - - - 11 - 3 2 5 2 49 3 TCH Petr Dobrý ČZ - - 4 3 21 - 1 2 1 3 - - - - 4 2 2 - - - 2 1 15 7 5 - 2 - 1 3 40 4 USSR Victor Arbekov ČZ 1 1 1 NC 11 - - - 3 7 2 3 - - 1 - - - 4 - 3 2 9 - 14 10 1 1 3 1 36 5 SWE Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - 3 5 5 3 2 - - 5 6 6 - 10 3 - - 5 3 - 5 6 4 8 3 1 1 4 - 4 7 29 6 SWE Åke Jonsson Husqvarna - - - - - - 4 5 - - 4 4 - - 3 1 - - 3 3 - - 4 1 6 2 - - - - 28 7 BEL Roger De Coster ČZ - - 7 4 2 6 6 7 8 - 5 5 - 13 2 6 6 2 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - 23 8 USSR Gunnar Draougs ČZ 21 - NC NC 11 10 5 10 - 4 7 9 4 4 - - - - - - 5 5 - - 9 7 - - - - 10 9 SWE Åke Tornblom ČZ 11 - 9 12 - - - - - 5 - - 3 1 8 - - - - 6 - - 7 - 12 - - - - - 8 10 TCH Ivan Poláš ČZ - - 8 NC - - 12 4 - - 13 6 - 8 11 8 - 6 - - 7 3 21 8 15 6 6 3 6 5 8 11 RFA Fritz Betzelbacher Montesa 5 6 - - - - 11 6 - - - - 9 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 12 UK Don Rickman Bultaco 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 ITA Lanfranco Angelini ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 SWE Jan Blomqvist Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 - - - - - - 4 FIN Jyrki Storm Husqvarna - - 23 11 16 7 - - 7 10 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BEL Marcel Wiertz Bultaco 26 16 10 NC 6 5 - - - - 8 - 16 - 7 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 GDR Fred Willamowski ČZ - - NC 17 - - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 4 18 SWE Håkan Jerling Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 FIN Kalevi Vehkonen Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 - - - - 3 NED Jo Lammers Husqvarna - - - - 5 4 - - - - - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 FRA Jacky Porte Montesa - - 6 6 - - - - - - - - 13 11 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 TCH Zdeněk Strnad ČZ - - - - 4 - - - 9 8 - - 8 - 5 9 - 5 - - 8 15 - - - - - - 7 6 3 23 ESP Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 6 5 16 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 FIN Jaakko Lehmuskoski Husqvarna - - 14 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 - - - - 2 USSR Andrei Dezhinov ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 12 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 2 26 ESP Pedro Pi Parera Montesa 7 10 12 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 UK Malcolm Davis Bultaco - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 SWE Bengt Arne Bonn Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 10 - - - - - - 1 FIN Jorma Jarvinen Husqvarna 22 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 - - - - 1 NOR Tore Lundby Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 - - 6 - - 1 - UK Alan Clough Greeves - - NC NC - - - - 4 - - - - 24 - 13 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 SWE Håkan Andersson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 0 NED Pierre Karsmakers ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 RFA Adolf Weil Montesa - 15 - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 FIN Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 0Sources: Notes References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross World Championship