1962 Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season December 2022 1962 Motocross World Championship 300px Action from the 500cc Swiss Grand Prix on 3 June 1962 in Bremgarten, Switzerland. FIM 26 February/9 September 25 16 Champions 500cc SWE Rolf Tibblin 250ccfn1 Upgraded to World Championship. SWE Torsten Hallman Motocross World Championship 1961 1963 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. https://pigtailpals.com/blog/the-history-of-motocross/#motocross_goes_international_1947_through_1965 Motocross goes International 1947 through 1965 17 September 2019 pigtailpals.com 19 October 2019 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.http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fa30fa8201 1962 500cc motocross world championship race winners memotocross.fr 29 December 2022 http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929fa20fdff01 1962 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 29 December 2022 225px|thumb|left|Rolf Tibblin (41) leads Gunnar Johansson (43) at the 500cc Dutch Grand Prix on 29 July 1962. 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.http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929fa30b65b01 1962 250cc motocross world championship race winners memotocross.fr 29 December 2022 http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/visite/index.php#0440929ca80bf3f2b 1962 250cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 29 December 2022 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. Future six-time World Champion Joël Robert made his first World Championship appearance with a fourth-place at the 250cc Swiss Grand Prix. The ČZ factory took its first victory when factory-sponsored Vlastimil Válek won the Czechoslovak Grand Prix, heralding a decade of dominance by the Czechoslovak manufacturer. Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 April 15 AUT Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Ove Lundell SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 2 May 20 FRA French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 3 June 3 SWI Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten SWE Gunnar Johansson SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Gunnar Johansson Report 4 June 10 ITA Italian Grand Prix Imola SWE Gunnar Johansson SWE Bill Nilsson SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 5 June 24 CZE Czechoslovak Grand Prix Přerov SWE Gunnar Johansson SWE Ove Lundell SWE Gunnar Johansson Report 6 July 1 UK British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 7 July 29 NED Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde SWE Gunnar Johansson SWE Rolf Tibblin SWE Rolf Tibblin Report 8 August 5 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur SWE Gunnar Johansson UK John Burton UK John Burton Report 9 August 12 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck SWE Bill Nilsson SWE Gunnar Johansson SWE Bill Nilsson Report 10 August 19 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp UK Jeff Smith SWE Bill Nilsson UK Jeff Smith ReportSources:https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/1962---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1962 500cc motocross world championship race classifications memotocross.fr 10 June 2023 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerReport 1 February 26 ESP Spanish Grand Prix Ruta UK Don Rickman UK Jeff Smith UK Arthur Lampkin Report 2 April 8 CH Swiss Grand Prix Lausanne UK Arthur Lampkin UK Jeff Smith UK Jeff Smith Report 3 April 29 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Loppem SWE Torsten Hallman UK Arthur Lampkin UK Arthur Lampkin Report 4 May 6 FRA French Grand Prix Saint Quentin SWE Torsten Hallman UK Jeff Smith SWE Torsten Hallman Report 5 May 20 CZE Czechoslovak Grand Prix Divoká Šárka CZE Vlastimil Válek CZE Vlastimil Válek CZE Vlastimil Válek Report 6 May 27 POL Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze UK Jeff Smith UK Jeff Smith UK Jeff Smith Report 7 June 3 NED Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen UK Jeff Smith UK Jeff Smith UK Jeff Smith Report 8 June 10 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 9 June 17 FIN Finnish Grand Prix Ruskeasanta FIN Aarno Erola UK Jeff Smith FIN Aarno Erola Report 10 June 24 USSR Russian Grand Prix Leningrad SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 11 July 1 GER West German Grand Prix Bielstein SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 12 July 8 ITA Italian Grand Prix Gallarate SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 13 July 15 UK British Grand Prix Glastonbury UK Dave Bickers UK Dave Bickers UK Dave Bickers Report 14 September 2 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Enköping SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman Report 15 September 9 DDR East German Grand Prix Apolda SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman SWE Torsten Hallman ReportSources:https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1962---gp-250-et-classement-final.pdf 1962 250cc motocross world championship race classifications memotocross.fr 10 June 2023 Final standings Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the final championship standings, half of the competitors' results + 1 are retained. Thus with 10 500cc Grand Prix, the 6 best results are retained, and with 15 250cc Grand Prix, the 7 best 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 AUTAUT FRAFRA CHSUI ITAITA TCHTCH UKGBR NEDNED BELBEL LUXLUX SWESWE Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 SWE Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 - - 1 1 2 1* 2 2 6 - 3 - 45 2 SWE Gunnar Johansson Lito 6 6 6 9 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2* 1 6 3 1 - 8 41 3 SWE Sten Lundin Lito 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 7 2 4 - - 7 6 6 4 2 3 6 1 27 4 SWE Ove Lundell Monark 4 1 22 27 4 4 27 6 3 1 - - 5 3 - - 5 4 4 5 25 5 SWE Bill Nilsson Lito 2 3 3 3 - - 7 1 - - 4 - 4 9 5 9 1 2 8 2 23 6 UK John Burton BSA 7 7 4 4 - - - - - - 7 - 11 - 3 1 4 5 - - 14 7 UK Jeff Smith BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 7 7 1 3 9 8 NED Broer Dirk BSA 5 5 26 - - - 5 4 - - - - 3 5 - - - - - - 8 9 SWE Per Olaf Persson Monark - - 5 7 - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - 10 8 - - 5 SWE Lars Gustavsson Lito - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 6 4 - - - - 5 4 5 11 UK Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - - - - - - - 4 12 CZE Miloslav Soucek ESO - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3 UK Arthur Lampkin BSA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 17 - - - 3 14 BEL Walter Baeten ESO - - - - 6 5 - 8 - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 2 BEL Hubert Scaillet Triumph-Métisse - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - 8 7 8 15 14 6 7 7 2 CZE Ervín Krajčovič ESO - - - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - 2 UK Dave Bickers Greeves - - - - - - - - - - 9 5 - - - - - - - - 2 18 DEN Mogens Rasmussen BSA - - - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - 2 9 2 19 CH Albert Courajod Norton - - - - 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 UK Gordon Blakeway Triumph - - - - - - - - - - 11 7 - - - - - - - - 1 - FRA André Chuchart Triumph 6 0 CH Pierre André Rapin BSA 6 0 UK Les Archer Jr. Norton 3 0 CZE Josef Hrebecek ESO 5 0 UK Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 5 0 BEL Roger Vanderbeken Triumph 4 0 BEL Herman De Soete Matchless 5 0 SWE 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: 250cc (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine ESPESP CHCH BELBEL FRAFRA TCHTCH POLPOL NEDNED LUXLUX FINFIN USSRUSSR GERGER ITAITA UKUK SWESWE GDRGDR 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 5 1 3 1 2 2 - - - - - 1 1 7 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 56 2 UK 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 UK 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 CZE Vlastimil Válek ČZ - - 4 28 - - 3 3 1 1 5 - - - 2 2 3 - 5 5 3 4 4 - 4 5 3 4 - 2 31 5 CZE Karel Pilar ČZ - - - - - - - - 6 4 - 3 - - 5 3 2 3 4 4 6 5 5 5 - 9 - - - - 20 6 FIN Aarno Erola Husqvarna 4 - 27 19 5 5 4 - - - - - 10 12 - - 1 2 - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - 11 7 GER Fritz Betzelbacher Maico - - 5 21 4 4 5 - - - - - 3 2 6 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 11 8 SWE Olle Pettersson Husqvarna - - 9 3 7 6 8 6 - - - - 12 8 13 - - - - - - - - - 12 10 4 2 - - 10 9 ITA Lanfranco Angelini Aermacchi 6 4 16 9 8 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 6 - - - - - - 9 10 UK Dave Bickers Greeves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 8 11 CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa - - - - - - - - 4 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7 7 12 NED Fritz Selling Greeves 2 - 19 7 - - 16 7 - - - - 2 3 10 - - - - - - - 9 4 15 - - - - - 5 13 RFA Christoph Specht Maico 8 - - - 15 11 24 - - - - - - - 8 5 - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - - 5 14 USSR Andrei Dezhinov ESO - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 13 9 - - 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - 4 USSR Igor Grigoriev Kovrovec - - 11 23 - - - - - 8 6 - 5 5 - - 9 7 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 4 BEL Joël Robert Greeves - - 6 4 6 10 23 - 11 5 - - 8 - 9 - - - - - - - - - 13 14 12 7 - - 4 17 DDR Ernst Wolff MZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 3 SWE Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - 3 UK Alan Clough Dot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 - - - - 3 SWE Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 6 4 - - 5 - 12 7 - - - - - - 3 USSR Rainis Resetniks ESO - - - - - - - - - - - 6 14 15 - - 18 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 ESP Oriol Puig Bulto Bultaco 11 3 15 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 20 - - - - 3 BEL Nic Jansen Greeves - - 26 8 - 7 9 5 - - - - 6 7 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - 13 9 - - 3 24 CZE Vladimír Dubšík ČZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 2 UK Don Rickman Bultaco-Métisse 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 7 - - - - 2 BEL André Piron Greeves - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - 7 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 NED Simon Schram Maico - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 CZE Frantisek Ron Jawa - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 2 NOR Tore Lundby Husqvarna - - - - 3 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 FRA Franck Lucas Greeves 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 31 SWE Jan Johansson Husqvarna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 - - 1 USSR Sergei Kaduskin ESO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1 SWE Jan Blomqvist Husqvarna 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 14 - - 1 RFA Gerhard Stauch Maico - - 8 6 - - - - 14 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - GDR Paul Friedrichs MZ - - - - - - - - 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - 4 - 0Sources: Notes References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross World Championship