1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 1969 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1968 1970 The 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 21st FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 4 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Yugoslavian Grand Prix on 14 September. Season summary Giacomo Agostini and the MV Agusta team faced little opposition in the larger displacement classes from any major manufacturers, competing largely against privateer racers using ageing machinery.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 He was briefly challenged by former 125 World Champion Bill Ivy riding a 350cc Jawa two-stroke, V-four engined motorcycle. Ivy led Agostini at the 1969 350cc Dutch TT before finishing in second place. Two weeks later, Ivy was killed in an accident during practice at the Sachsenring.https://classictwowheels.com.au/racings-greats-giacomo-agostini/ Racing Greats: Giacomo Agostini classictwowheels.com.au 20 August 2026 The 250 class saw a tight three-way battle go down to the last race with Benelli's Kel Carruthers coming out on top against Kent Andersson and Santiago Herrero. Carruther's win would mark the last time a four-stroke machine would win the 250 championship. Kawasaki claimed their first world title with Dave Simmonds winning the 125 class. Spain's Angel Nieto won his first world championship for Derbi. It would be the first of many for the Spaniard. Former 125 world champion Bill Ivy was killed in a crash when his Jawa seized during practice for the East German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring. When Godfrey Nash rode a Norton Manx to victory at the Yugoslavian Grand Prix at the Opatija Circuit, it would mark the last time that a 500cc Grand Prix race was won on a single-cylinder machine.http://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/72234/1/motogp_milestones_1949-2003.html MotoGP Milestones 22 May 2003 crash.net 16 December 2011 1969 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report 1 4 May ESP 1945 Spanish Grand Prix Jarama NLD Aalt Toersen NLD Cees van Dongen ESP 1945 Santiago Herrero ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini Report 2 11 May FRG West German Grand Prix Hockenheimring NLD Aalt Toersen GBR Dave Simmonds SWE Kent Andersson ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 3 18 May FRA French Grand Prix Le Mans Bugatti NLD Aalt Toersen FRA Jean Auréal ESP 1945 Santiago Herrero ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Fath / Kalauch Report 4 13 June IOM Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain GBR Dave Simmonds AUS Kel Carruthers ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 5 28 June NLD Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen AUS Barry Smith GBR Dave Simmonds ITA Renzo Pasolini ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Fath / Kalauch Report 6 6 July BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps AUS Barry Smith GBR Dave Simmonds ESP 1945 Santiago Herrero ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Fath / Kalauch Report 7 13 July DDR East German Grand Prix Sachsenring ESP 1945 Angel Nieto GBR Dave Simmonds ITA Renzo Pasolini ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini Report 8 20 July TCH Czechoslovak Grand Prix Masaryk Circuit NLD Paul Lodewijkx GBR Dave Simmonds ITA Renzo Pasolini ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini Report 9 3 August FIN Finnish Grand Prix Imatra Circuit GBR Dave Simmonds SWE Kent Andersson ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 10 16 August NIR Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit ESP 1945 Angel Nieto AUS Kel Carruthers ITA Giacomo Agostini ITA Giacomo Agostini DEU Enders / Engelhardt Report 11 7 September ITA Nations Grand Prix Imola NLD Paul Lodewijkx GBR Dave Simmonds GBR Phil Read GBR Phil Read ITA Alberto Pagani Report 12 14 September Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Opatija Circuit NLD Paul Lodewijkx FRG Dieter Braun AUS Kel Carruthers ITA Silvio Grassetti GBR Godfrey Nash Report Final standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each race. Only the best of five were counted on 125cc championships, best of six in 50cc, 250cc and 350cc championships and best of seven in the 500cc championship, while in the Sidecars, the best of four races were counted. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Pos Rider Machine ESPESP 1945 GERDEU FRAFRA MANIOM HOLNLD BELBEL DDRDDR TCHTCH FINFIN ULSNIR NACITA YUGYUG Pts 1 ITA Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1DNS 105 (150) 2 CHE Gyula Marsovszky Librenti / Linto 4 6 6 6 4 2 Ret 7 Ret 47 3 GBR Godfrey Nash Norton 5 9 5 7 Ret 9 3 Ret 1 45 4 GBR Billie Nelson Paton Ret 2 9 Ret 2 7 2 Ret 42 5 GBR Alan Barnett Kirby-Metisse 2 3 3 Ret 32 6 GBR Steve Ellis Linto Ret 8 Ret 3 8 3 26 7 GBR Ron Chandler Seeley-Matchless 10 6 8 5 6 6 25 8 ITA Gilberto Milani Aermacchi 7 4 2 Ret 24 9 GBR Robin Fitton Norton 5 Ret 16 6 4 19 10 NIR Brian Steenson Seeley-Matchless Ret 2 5 18 11 AUS John Dodds Linto / Seeley-URS 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 18 12 AUS Terry Dennehy Honda Ret 5 7 4 Ret 18 13 AUS Jack Findlay Linto / Aermacchi / Matchless Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret RetDNS Ret Ret Ret 16 14 ITA Alberto Pagani Linto Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 15 15 GBR Lewis Young Matchless 12 5 13 4 14 16 AUT Karl Auer Matchless 3 10 9 Ret Ret Ret 13 17 FIN Pentti Lehtelä Matchless 8 6 14 6 13 18 ITA Angelo Bergamonti Paton 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 = GBR Percy Tait Triumph Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 12 20 DEU Karl Hoppe Metisse-URS / Seeley-URS 2 Ret Ret Ret 12 21 ITA Franco Trabalzini Paton / Norton Ret Ret 2 12 22 GBR Peter Williams Matchless 2 12 23 TCH Bohumil Staša ČZ 12 3 9 12 24 GBR Tom Dickie Seeley-Matchless 3 14 10 Ret 11 25 GBR Dan Shorey Seeley / Matchless 12 9 13 8 5 Ret Ret 11 26 GBR Malcolm Uphill Norton Ret 3 10 27 NZL Ginger Molloy Bultaco 3 10 28 NLD Teo Louwes Norton 4 Ret 13 9 10 29 SCO John-Tom Findlay Norton 5 7 10 30 DEU Walter Scheimann Norton Ret 10 15 7 6 10 31 FIN Hannu Kuparinen Matchless 4 10 Ret 9 32 AUT Werner Bergold Matchless 4 10 9 33 ITA Silvano Bertarelli Paton / Aermacchi Ret 4 Ret 8 34 GBR Derek Woodman Seeley-Matchless 4 8 35 FRA André-Luc Appietto Paton 7 Ret Ret 8 7 36 NZL Keith Turner Linto Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 37 GBR Barry Scully Norton 5 Ret 6 38 AUS Phil O'Brien Matchless 20 6 11 Ret 11 5 39 DEU Günter Fischer Matchless 6 Ret 5 40 GBR Maurice Hawthorne Linto / Matchless Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 5 41 DEU Paul Eickelberg Norton Ret 11 7 4 42 GBR Steve Jolly Seeley-Matchless 7 11 4 43 CHE Gilbert Argo Matchless 7 4 44 AUS Kel Carruthers Aermacchi Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 3 45 ITA Emanuelle Maugliani Norton Ret Ret 8 3 46 GBR John Williams Matchless-Metisse / Metisse Ret 8 3 47 ITA Paolo Campanelli Seeley-Matchless 8 3 = Wales Selwyn Griffiths Matchless 8 3 49 AUS Ross Hannan Norton 31 11 9 2 50 SWE Jack Lindh Seeley-Matchless 9 Ret 2 51 GBR Peter Darvill Norton 9 2 = FIN Osmo Hansen Matchless 9 2 53 Estonian SSR Endel Kiisa Vostok 10 Ret 1 = GBR Steve Spencer Metisse / Norton 10 Ret 1 = GBR Alan Lawton Norton 10 1 = AUT Wolfgang Stropek MV Agusta 10 1 57 DEU Heinrich Rosenbusch Norton / Linto 14 11 0 58 Wales Brian Adams Norton 11 0 = FRA Jean-Claude Costeux Aermacchi 11 0 = SWE Ake Dahli Kawasaki 11 0 = DEU Ferdinand Kaczor BMW 11 0 62 SWE Bo Granath Husqvarna / Seeley Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 0 63 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Paton 12 0 = GBR Vincent Duckett Matchless 12 0 = NIR Jimmy Johnston Matchless 12 0 = FRA Patrick Lefevre Norton 12 0 = FRA René Guilli Matchless 12 0 68 SCO Charlie Dobson Matchless Ret 13 0 69 GBR Malcom Moffatt Matchless 13 0 = FRA Jean-Pierre Naudon Matchless 13 0 = DEU Armand Nerger Honda 13 0 72 DEU Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW 14 15 0 73 SWE Billy Andersson Crescent / Monark Ret 14 Ret 0 74 NIR Campbell Gorman Matchless 14 0 = SWE Lasse Johansson HM 14 0 = FRA Thierry Tchernine Velocette 14 0 77 GBR Ken Kay Norton / Aermacchi Ret 15 0 78 GBR Jim Curry Aermacchi 15 0 = GBR Keith Heckles Norton 15 0 80 GBR Chris Neve Matchless Ret 16 0 81 GBR Geoff Barry Matchless 16 0 = DEU Rupert Bauer BMW 16 0 = BEL Serge Jamsin Norton 16 0 84 BEL Guy Cooremans Norton 17 0 = NLD Henk Kist Honda 17 0 = GBR Albert Spooner Norton 17 0 = DEU Rolf Thiemig Norton 17 0 = NIR Harry Turner Norton 17 0 89 GBR Brian Moses Norton 18 0 = DEU Willi Bertsch Honda 18 0 91 SCO William Kane Matchless 19 0 92 GBR Dave Foulkes Norton 21 0 93 GBR Dennis Trollope Norton 22 0 94 GBR Brian Edwards Kettle-Norton 23 0 95 GBR Jim Ashton Matchless 24 0 96 NZL Ray Breingan Norton 25 0 97 GBR Adrian Cooper Harrow-Suzuki 26 0 98 NIR Robert Reid Norton 27 0 99 GBR Harry Reynolds Matchless 28 0 100 GBR Derek Filler Norton 29 0 101 GBR Ray Knight Hughes-Triumph 30 0 Pos Rider Bike ESPESP 1945 GERDEU FRAFRA MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL DDRDDR CZECZE FINFIN ULSUlster NACITA YUGYUG PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 350cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 ITA Giacomo Agostini Italy MV Agusta9082 ITA Silvio Grassetti Italy Yamaha / Jawa4713 ITA Giuseppe Visenzi Italy Yamaha4504 DDR Heinz Rosner East Germany MZ3805 GBR Rodney Gould United Kingdom Yamaha3606 AUS Jack Findlay Australia Yamaha3407 AUS Kel Carruthers Australia Aermacchi2908 TCH Bohumil Staša Czechoslovakia ČZ2709 TCH František Šťastný Czechoslovakia Jawa26010 GBR Bill Ivy United Kingdom Jawa24011 FIN Martti Pesonen Finland Yamaha160= FRG Adolf Ohligschläger West Germany Yamaha16013 GBR Phil Read United Kingdom Yamaha15114 GBR Brian Steenson United Kingdom Aermacchi120= ITA Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi120= NZL Ginger Molloy New Zealand Bultaco12017 GBR Lewis Young United Kingdom Aermacchi11018 GBR Cecil Crawford United Kingdom Aermacchi100= FRG Walter Scheimann West Germany Yamaha10020 GBR Tom Dickie United Kingdom Seeley80= FRG Karl Hoppe West Germany Yamaha80= GBR Tony Rutter United Kingdom Yamaha80= ITA Silvano Bertarelli Italy Aermacchi8024 GBR Terry Grotefeld United Kingdom Yamaha6025 CHE Herbert Denzler Switzerland Aermacchi50= GBR Selwyn Griffiths United Kingdom AJS50= USA Marty Lunde United States Yamaha50= GBR Tommy Robb United Kingdom Aermacchi50= ITA Bruno Spaggiari Italy Ducati5030 GBR John Trevor Findlay United Kingdom Norton40= GBR Billy McCosh United Kingdom Aermacchi40= GBR Brian Smith United Kingdom Aermacchi4033 GBR Jerry Lancaster United Kingdom Aermacchi30= TCH Karel Bojer Czechoslovakia ČZ30= GBR Billy Guthrie United Kingdom Yamaha30= GBR Cliff Carr United Kingdom Yamaha30= GBR Billie Nelson United Kingdom Aermacchi30= GBR Maurice Hawthorne United Kingdom Norton30= GBR Dave Simmonds United Kingdom Kawasaki30= GBR Jim Curry United Kingdom Aermacchi3042 FRG Günter Fischer West Germany Aermacchi20= RHO Gordon Keith Rhodesia Yamaha20= GBR Mike Hatherill United Kingdom Aermacchi20= NLD Jan Kostwinder Netherlands Yamaha20= GBR Robin Fitton United Kingdom Norton20= HUN János Drapál Hungary Aermacchi2048 GBR Godfrey Nash United Kingdom Norton10= GBR Roy Graham United Kingdom Aermacchi10= NLD Leo Commu Netherlands Yamaha10= CHE Ivar Sauter Switzerland Aermacchi10= GBR Dave Degens United Kingdom Aermacchi10= FIN Hannu Kuparinen Finland Yamaha10 250cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 AUS Kel Carruthers Australia Benelli8932 SWE Kent Andersson Sweden Yamaha8423 ESP 1945 Santiago Herrero Spain Ossa8334 ITA Renzo Pasolini Italy Benelli4535 SWE Börje Jansson Sweden Kawasaki4506 GBR Rodney Gould United Kingdom Yamaha4407 DDR Heinz Rosner East Germany MZ2808 GBR Frank Perris United Kingdom Suzuki2509 FRG Lothar John West Germany Yamaha21010 FRG Dieter Braun West Germany MZ20011 DDR Günter Bartusch East Germany MZ180= ITA Silvio Grassetti Italy Yamaha18013 GBR Phil Read United Kingdom Yamaha15114 HUN László Szabó Hungary MZ14015 ITA Gilberto Parlotti Italy Benelli120= GBR Mick Chatterton United Kingdom Yamaha12017 FIN Martti Pesonen Finland Yamaha110= ITA Angelo Bergamonti Italy Aermacchi11019 FRG Klaus Huber West Germany Yamaha100= GBR Ray McCullough United Kingdom Yamaha10021 FRA Jean Auréal France Yamaha9022 GBR Billy Guthrie United Kingdom Yamaha80= GBR Chas Mortimer United Kingdom Yamaha8024 GBR Ian Richards United Kingdom Yamaha7025 ITA Giuseppe Visenzi Italy Yamaha60= FRG Toni Gruber West Germany Yamaha60= GBR Frank Whiteway United Kingdom Suzuki60= ITA Walter Villa Italy Villa6029 GBR Derek Chatterton United Kingdom Yamaha50= AUS Eric Hinton Australia Yamaha50= GBR Dave Simmonds United Kingdom Kawasaki50= TCH František Šťastný Czechoslovakia Jawa5033 FRG Reinhard Scholtis West Germany Kawasaki40= ITA Eugenio Lazzarini Italy Benelli40= GBR Stan Woods United Kingdom Yamaha40= AUS Jack Findlay Australia Yamaha40= FIN Pentti Korhonen Finland Yamaha4038 GBR Jerry Lancaster United Kingdom Yamaha30= FRG Siegfried Lohmann West Germany Suzuki30= ESP 1945 Carlos Giró-Vila Spain Ossa30= FIN Teuvo Lansivuori Finland Yamaha30= GBR Dick Pipes United Kingdom Yamaha30= AUT Heinz Kriwanek Austria Rotax30= FRA Christian Ravel France Yamaha3045 GBR Billie Nelson United Kingdom Yamaha20= GBR John Ringwood United Kingdom Yamaha20= NZL Keith Turner New Zealand Aermacchi20= GBR Tony Rutter United Kingdom Yamaha20= RHO Gordon Keith Rhodesia Yamaha20= CHE Gyula Marsovszky Switzerland Yamaha2051 FIN Matti Salonen Finland Yamaha10= TCH Karel Bojer Czechoslovakia ČZ10 125cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 GBR Dave Simmonds United Kingdom Kawasaki9082 FRG Dieter Braun West Germany Suzuki5913 NLD Cees van Dongen Netherlands Suzuki5114 SWE Kent Andersson Sweden Maico / Yamaha3605 AUT Heinz Kriwanek Austria Rotax3306 NZL Ginger Molloy New Zealand Bultaco2907 POL Ryszard Mankiewicz Poland MZ2708 HUN László Szabó Hungary MZ2609 DDR Friedhelm Kohlar East Germany MZ24010 AUS Kel Carruthers Australia Aermacchi20011 ITA Walter Villa Italy Villa18012 ITA Silvano Bertarelli Italy Aermacchi17013 DDR Thomas Heuschkel East Germany MZ16014 FRA Jean Auréal France Yamaha15115 FRG Lothar John West Germany Yamaha14016 DDR Gunter Bartusch East Germany MZ12017 NLD Jan Huberts Netherlands MZ11018 GBR Barrie Dickinson United Kingdom Honda100= ITA Francesco Villa Italy Villa10020 GBR Tommy Robb United Kingdom Bultaco90= FRG Siegfried Lohmann West Germany MZ9022 ESP 1945 Enrique Escuder Spain Bultaco80= FRA Jacques Roca France Derbi80= GBR Steve Murray United Kingdom Honda8025 AUS John Dodds Australia Aermacchi70= AUS Barry Smith Australia Derbi70= ITA Giuseppe Mandolini Italy Villa7028 CHE Bruno Veigel Switzerland Honda60= DDR Heinz Rosner East Germany MZ60= FRA Jean-François Chaffin France Villa60= GBR John Kiddie United Kingdom Honda6032 FRA Pierre Viura France Maico50= GBR Carl Ward United Kingdom Honda50= GBR Chas Mortimer United Kingdom Villa50= FRG Walter Scheimann West Germany Villa50= GBR Jerry Lancaster United Kingdom Honda5037 FRA Daniel Crivello France Maico40= GBR John Shacklady United Kingdom Bultaco40= SWE Bo Granath Sweden MZ40= SWE Börje Jansson Sweden Maico4041 FIN Pertti Leinonen Finland Honda30= GBR Charles Garner United Kingdom Bultaco30= CHE Herbert Denzler Switzerland Honda3044 ESP 1945 Ramón Galí Spain Bultaco20= CHE Jean Campiche Switzerland Honda20= MCO Jean-Loup Pasquier Monaco Bultaco20= IRL Bob Coulter Ireland Bultaco20= FIN Seppo Kangasniemi Finland MZ2049 GBR Jim Curry United Kingdom Honda10= GBR Tom Loughridge United Kingdom Bultaco10= NLD Lous van Rijswijk, Jr Netherlands Yamaha10= DDR Hartmut Bischoff East Germany MZ10= DDR Eberhard Mahler East Germany MZ10= HUN János Reisz Hungary MZ10 50cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 ESP 1945 Angel Nieto Spain Derbi7622 NLD Aalt Toersen Netherlands Kreidler7533 AUS Barry Smith Australia Derbi6924 NLD Jan de Vries Netherlands Kreidler6405 NLD Paul Lodewijkx Netherlands Jamathi6336 ITA Gilberto Parlotti Italy Tomos3107 ESP 1945 Santiago Herrero Spain Derbi2808 FRG Rudolf Kunz West Germany Kreidler2609 FRG Ludwig Faßbender West Germany Kreidler25010 NLD Martin Mijwaart Netherlands Jamathi18011 NLD Cees van Dongen Netherlands Kreidler14012 NLD Jan Huberts Netherlands Kreidler12013 Yugoslavia Janco Florjan-Stefe Yugoslavia Tomos11014 GBR Frank Whiteway United Kingdom Crooks-Suzuki10015 Yugoslavia Adrijan Bernetic Yugoslavia Tomos9016 FRG Werner Reinhard West Germany Reimo80= GBR Stuart Aspin United Kingdom Garelli8018 CHE Herbert Denzler Switzerland Kreidler7019 ITA Giovanni Lombardi Italy Guazzoni60= GBR Luke Lawlor United Kingdom Derbi6021 AUT Jakob Unterladstätter Austria KTM50= NLD Jos Schurgers Netherlands Kreidler50= GBR Frank Redfern United Kingdom Honda50= ITA Silvano Bertarelli Italy Minarelli50= ITA Franco Ringhini Italy Morbidelli5027 FRA Jacques Roca France Derbi40= GBR Arthur Lawn United Kingdom Honda40= MCO Jean-Loup Pasquier Monaco Derbi40= GBR Chris Walpole United Kingdom Garelli30= ITA Luigi Rinaldo Italy Tomos3031 CHE Bruno Veigel Switzerland Honda20= FRG Rudolf Schmälzle West Germany Kreidler20= FRA André Millard France Kreidler20= GBR John Lawley United Kingdom Honda20= Yugoslavia Anton Kralj Yugoslavia Tomos2036 ESP 1945 Juan Bordons Spain Derbi10= FRG Gerhard Thurow West Germany Kreidler10= FRA Charly Dubois France Kreidler10= GBR Barrie Dickinson United Kingdom Garelli10 References 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Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1969/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-06 2012-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120918192621/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1969/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle