1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 1967 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1966 1968 The 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 19th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of thirteen Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 30 April, with the Spanish Grand Prix, and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on 15 October. Season summary thumb|right|Agostini (1) and Mike Hailwood (2) dueling during the 1967 500cc Dutch TT. 1967 marked a seminal year in motorcycle Grand Prix history as well as the end of an era, with Honda making the decision to withdraw its racing program from competition.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 Nevertheless, Honda would go out with a bang, with Mike Hailwood taking the 250 cc and 350 cc crowns and coming within a whisker of dethroning Giacomo Agostini for the 500 cc title. Honda decided to concentrate on the larger classes leaving Suzuki to dominate the 50 cc class with Anscheidt again the champion. The improved Yamahas took the 125 cc class, with Bill Ivy finishing ahead of teammate Phil Read. In the 250 cc class, Read would battle Hailwood mightily for the title. They both finished the season with 50 points, but Hailwood took the title because he had five wins to Read's four. In the 350 cc class, Hailwood had an easier time, taking six wins and claiming the crown by mid-season. The 500 title fight would be one for the ages, with Agostini and Hailwood swapping wins back and forth including a legendary duel at the Isle of Man TT.https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1967/9/1/isle-of-man-diamond-jubilee-tt Isle of Man Diamond Jubilee TT Cycle World 28 August 2026 Nicholls B.R. September 1, 1967https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT67%20%20&era=3 1967 Isle of Man TT iomtt.com 29 August 2026 The chase went down to the last race in Canada. Hailwood won there to tie Agostini on points. Each rider had five wins so it came down to second places — Agostini taking the title with three seconds to Hailwood's two. With Honda's pullout, Hailwood left motorcycle racing to take up a car racing career. He left in a blaze of glory, winning three classes in one day at the Dutch TT as well as three classes in one week at the Isle of Man TT. 1967 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report 1 30 April ESP 1945 Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Circuit FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt GBR Bill Ivy GBR Phil Read DEU Auerbacher / Dein Report 2 7 May FRG West German Grand Prix Hockenheimring FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt JPN Yoshimi Katayama NIR Ralph Bryans GBR Mike Hailwood ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 3 21 May FRA French Grand Prix Charade Circuit JPN Yoshimi Katayama GBR Bill Ivy GBR Bill Ivy DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 4 16 June IOM Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain GBR Stuart Graham GBR Phil Read GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood DEU Schauzu / Horst Schneider Report 5 24 June NLD Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen JPN Yoshimi Katayama GBR Phil Read GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 6 2 July BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt GBR Bill Ivy ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 7 16 July DDR East German Grand Prix Sachsenring GBR Bill Ivy GBR Phil Read GBR Mike Hailwood ITA Giacomo Agostini Report 8 23 July CSK Czechoslovak Grand Prix Masaryk Circuit GBR Bill Ivy GBR Phil Read GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood Report 9 6 August FIN Finnish Grand Prix Imatra Circuit GBR Stuart Graham GBR Mike Hailwood ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 10 19 August NIR Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit GBR Bill Ivy GBR Mike Hailwood ITA Giacomo Agostini GBR Mike Hailwood Report 11 3 September ITA Nations Grand Prix Monza GBR Bill Ivy GBR Phil Read NIR Ralph Bryans ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU GBR Auerbacher / Nelson Report 12 30 September CAN Canadian Grand Prix Mosport GBR Bill Ivy GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood Report 13 15 October JPN Japanese Grand Prix Fuji Speedway JPN Mitsuo Itoh GBR Bill Ivy NIR Ralph Bryans GBR Mike Hailwood ReportSources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1967/500cc/championship-standings 1967 500cc World Championship race results motogp.com 28 August 2026https://riderstats.com/results/championships/1967 1967 500cc World Championship race results riderstats.com 28 August 2026https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/fim-motogp-world-championship/results/1967 1967 500cc World Championship race results motorsportstats.com 28 August 2026 Standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of four were counted on 50cc championships, best of six in 350cc and 500cc championships, best of seven in 125cc and 250cc championships, and best of five in the Sidecars races. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Pos Rider Machine GERDEU MANIOM HOLNLD BELBEL DDRDDR TCHTCH FINFIN ULSNIR NACITA CANCAN Pts 1 ITA Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 1 Ret 2 1 1 2 1 20 1 2 46 (58) 2 GBR Mike Hailwood Honda Ret 1 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 46 (52) 3 GBR John Hartle Matchless / Kirby-Metisse 6 2 5 2 2 6 22 4 GBR Peter Williams Matchless 2 2 3 Ret 16 5 AUS Jack Findlay Matchless / Norton 3DNS 4 3DNS 3 9 15 6 GBR Fred Stevens Hannah-Paton Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 7 GBR John Cooper Norton 16 4 Ret 12 Ret 3 6 8 8 CHE Gyula Marsovszky Matchless Ret 14 5 5 10 4 Ret 7 7 7 9 GBR Billie Nelson Norton 5 9 11 7 8 3 Ret 6 10 GBR Steve Spencer Norton 3 9 13 5 Ret 6 11 CAN Mike Duff Matchless 8 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 12 ITA Angelo Bergamonti Hannah-Paton Ret 11 3 4 13 AUS John Dodds Norton Ret 10 8 4 6 9 Ret 4 = GBR Dan Shorey Norton Ret 4 9 6 10 Ret 8 4 15 GBR Robin Fitton Norton 4 7 Ret 3 16 SWE Bo Granath Matchless 15 17 14 12 Ret 4 15 3 17 GBR John Blanchard Seeley-Matchless / Seeley-URS Ret 33 Ret 4 3 18 CAN Ivor Lloyd Matchless 4 3 19 GBR Rodney Gould Norton Ret 5 11 Ret 8 2 20 ITA Giuseppe Mandolini Moto Guzzi 5 2 = ZAF 1928 Andreas Georgeades Velocette 5 2 22 GBR Chris Conn Norton 7 Ret 6 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 1 23 GBR Derek Minter Norton Ret 7 6 1 24 GBR Griff Jenkins Norton 6 13 1 25 GBR Maurice Hawthorne Norton Ret 6 1 26 USA Johnny Rockett Norton 6 1 27 GBR Lewis Young Metisse / Matchless Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 7 0 28 GBR Tom Dickie Matchless 7 0 = CAN Dave Lloyd Triton 7 0 = CZE Frantisek Srna Jawa 7 0 31 AUS Kel Carruthers Metisse / Norton / Matchless Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret 0 32 NIR Billy McCosch Matchless 8 10 0 33 NZL Keith Turner Matchless 24 13 8 0 34 CAN Manuel Radbord Honda 8 0 35 GBR Ron Chandler Matchless Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 0 34 DEU Hartmut Allner BMW 9 0 = CAN Thomas de Mange Matchless 9 0 = GBR Dave Degens Matchless 9 0 38 GBR Derek Lee Matchless 10 12 Ret 12 12 0 39 DEU Walter Scheimann Norton 10 Ret 13 12 Ret 0 40 AUS Jack Saunders Matchless 14 10 0 41 DEU Karl Hoppe Matchless Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 0 42 AUS Malcolm Stanton Norton Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 0 43 CAN Jean Lysight Triumph 10 0 44 GBR Rex Butcher Norton 11 11 0 45 FIN Hannu Kuparinen Matchless 15 11 0 46 GBR Godfrey Nash Norton Ret 11 Ret 0 47 GBR Denis Gallagher Matchless Ret 11 0 48 USA Bob MacLean Norton 11 0 = DEU Armand Nerger Honda 11 0 50 CAN Henry Hanje Triumph 12 0 51 CAN Oliver Howe Norton Ret 12 16 0 52 GBR Barry Randle Norton 12 0 = DEU Dietmar Völmle Norton 12 0 54 CHE Ernst Weiss Matchless 18 13 0 55 DEU Fritjof Eccarius Matchless 13 Ret 0 = GBR Bill Smith Matchless 13 Ret 0 57 NIR Cecil Crawford Norton 13 0 = CAN David Shepard Norton 13 0 59 HUN György Kurucz Matchless / Norton 14 14 0 60 BEL Guy Cooremans Norton 15 0 = ZAF 1928 Errol Cowan Matchless 15 0 = ZAF 1928 Pat Hewartson Norton 15 0 = GBR Charlie Sanby Norton 15 0 64 RHO 1964 Gordon Keith Norton 21 16 Ret 0 65 GBR Bob Steele Matchless Ret 16 0 66 GBR Tony McGurk Matchless 16 0 67 ITA Gianfranco Domeniconi Norton 17 0 = GBR Steve Jolly Matchless 17 0 = AUS Ron Wilson Norton 17 0 70 NLD Bert Oosterhuis Norton 18 0 = GBR Brian Walmsley Norton 18 0 = ITA Benedetto Zambotti Norton 18 0 73 GBR Ken Kay Matchless-Metisse Ret 19 0 74 GBR Bernie Lund Matchless 19 0 = ITA Emanuele Maugliani Norton 19 0 76 GBR Norman Price Norton 20 0 77 NIR Roy Reid Norton 28 21 0 78 ZAF 1928 Ian Burne Norton 22 Ret 0 79 NIR Harry Turner Norton 22 0 80 SWE Billy Andersson Matchless 23 0 81 AUS Lee Atlee Norton 25 Ret 0 82 GBR Doug Cash Norton 26 0 83 GBR Ray Knight Triumph 27 0 84 GBR Colin Thompson Norton 29 0 85 GBR Albert Moule Norton 30 0 86 GBR Chris Neve Matchless 31 0 87 GBR Ian Ablett BSA 32 0 88 AUS David Johnson Norton 34 0 89 GBR Albert Haddock Triton 35 0 90 GBR Hugh Evans MV Agusta 36 0 91 GBR Melvyn Rice Vincent HRD 37 0 - GBR Joe Dunphy Norton Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 - AUT Edy Lenz Matchless Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 - AUS Eric Hinton Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike GERDEU MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL DDRDDR TCHTCH FINFIN ULSUlster NACITA CANCAN PtsSources:https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT67&race_seq=9 1967 Isle of Man Senior TT results iomtt.com 29 August 2026Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap 350cc final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 GBR Mike Hailwood1 United Kingdom Honda4062 ITA Giacomo Agostini2 Italy MV Agusta3213 GBR Ralph Bryans United Kingdom Honda2014 DDR Heinz Rosner7 East Germany MZ1805 GBR Derek Woodman United Kingdom MZ1406 ITA Alberto Pagani6 Italy Aermacchi1107 AUS Kel Carruthers18 Australia Aermacchi908 ITA Renzo Pasolini3 Italy Benelli809 ITA Silvio Grassetti11 Italy Benelli6010 JPN K. Mimuro Japan Yamaha40Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1967/350cc/championship-standings 1967 350cc World Championship race results motogp.com 28 August 2026https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT67&race_seq=7 1967 Isle of Man Junior TT results iomtt.com 29 August 2026 250cc final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 GBR Mike Hailwood1 United Kingdom Honda5052 GBR Phil Read2 United Kingdom Yamaha5043 GBR Bill Ivy13 United Kingdom Yamaha4624 GBR Ralph Bryans United Kingdom Honda4025 GBR Derek Woodman4 United Kingdom MZ1806 DDR Heinz Rosner6 East Germany MZ1307 NZL Ginger Molloy11 New Zealand Bultaco908 CHE Gyula Marsovsky12 Switzerland Bultaco809 JPN Akiyasu Motohashi8 Japan Yamaha6010 GBR Tommy Robb22 United Kingdom Bultaco5010 GBR Dave Simmonds United Kingdom Kawasaki50Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1967/250cc/championship-standings 1967 250cc World Championship race results motogp.com 28 August 2026https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT67&race_seq=5 1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT results iomtt.com 29 August 2026 125cc final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 GBR Bill Ivy2 United Kingdom Yamaha5682 GBR Phil Read4 United Kingdom Yamaha4023 GBR Stuart Graham United Kingdom Suzuki3814 JPN Yoshimi Katayama6 Japan Suzuki1915 HUN László Szabó Hungary MZ1306 FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt12 West Germany Suzuki1207 GBR Dave Simmonds United Kingdom Kawasaki908 AUS Kel Carruthers Australia Honda709 CAN Tim Coopey Canada Yamaha6010 DDR Thomas Heuschkel East Germany MZ5010 FRG Walter Scheimann15 West Germany Honda50Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1967/125cc/championship-standings 1967 125cc World Championship race results motogp.com 28 August 2026https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT67&race_seq=6 1967 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT results iomtt.com 29 August 2026 50cc final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt1 West Germany Suzuki3032 JPN Yoshimi Katayama5 Japan Suzuki2823 GBR Stuart Graham United Kingdom Suzuki2214 ESP 1945 Angel Nieto6 Spain Derbi1205 AUS Barry Smith8 Australia Derbi1206 JPN Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki817 FRG R. Schmalze West Germany Kreidler608 ESP 1945 José Busquet Spain Derbi408 ESP 1945 Benjamin Grau Spain Derbi408 JPN Hiroyuki Kawasaki Japan Suzuki408 GBR Tommy Robb United Kingdom Suzuki40Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1967/50cc/championship-standings 1967 50cc World Championship race results motogp.com 28 August 2026https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT67&race_seq=8 1967 Isle of Man 50cc TT results iomtt.com 29 August 2026 References Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1967/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-06 2012-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120918192621/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1967/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle racing season