1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 1963 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1962 1964 thumb|1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 15th F.I.M. 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 5 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on 10 November. 1963 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report 1 6 May ESP 1945 Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Circuit FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt CHE Luigi Taveri ITA 1946 Tarquinio Provini FRG Deubel / Hörner Report 2 26 May FRG West German Grand Prix Hockenheimring NZL Hugh Anderson FRG Ernst Degner ITA 1946 Tarquinio Provini Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman CHE Camathias / Herzig Report 3 2 June FRA 1830 French Grand Prix Circuit de Charade FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt NZL Hugh Anderson Report 4 12 June IOM Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Course JPN 1947 Mitsuo Itoh NZL Hugh Anderson Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman GBR Mike Hailwood CHE Camathias / Herzig Report 5 29 June NLD Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen FRG Ernst Degner NZL Hugh Anderson Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman GBR John Hartle FRG Deubel / Hörner Report 6 7 July BEL Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps JPN 1947 Isao Morishita AUT Bert Schneider JPN 1947 Fumio Ito GBR Mike Hailwood CHE GBR Scheidegger / Robinson Report 7 10 August NIR Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit NZL Hugh Anderson Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman GBR Mike Hailwood Report 8 18 August DDR East German Grand Prix Sachsenring NZL Hugh Anderson GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood Report 9 1 September FIN Finnish Grand Prix Pyynikki Circuit FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt NZL Hugh Anderson GBR Mike Hailwood GBR Mike Hailwood Report 10 15 September ITA 1946 Nations Grand Prix Monza Circuit CHE Luigi Taveri ITA 1946 Tarquinio Provini Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman GBR Mike Hailwood Report 11 6 October ARG 1861 Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo de Buenos Aires NZL Hugh Anderson Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman ITA 1946 Tarquinio Provini GBR Mike Hailwood Report 12 10 November JPN 1947 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit CHE Luigi Taveri GBR Frank Perris Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman † Report † Non-championship race. Standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of five races were counted in 50cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, best of seven in 125cc and best of six in 250cc championships, while in the Sidecars, only the best of four races were counted. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Pos Rider Machine MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL ULSUlster DDRDDR FINFIN NACITA ARGARG Pts 1 GBR Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 (56) 2 GBR Alan Shepherd Matchless Ret 3 3 4 3 2 Ret 21 3 GBR John Hartle Gilera 2 1 2 Ret Ret 20 4 GBR Phil Read Gilera 3 2 2 Ret Ret 16 5 GBR Fred Stevens Norton 6 5 4 7 4 3 13 6 CAN 1957 Mike Duff Matchless 4 6 4 3 11 7 GBR Derek Minter Gilera 3 2 Ret 10 8 AUS Jack Findlay Matchless Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 2 8 9 ARG Jorge Kissling Norton 2 6 10 AUS Jack Ahearn Norton 9 4 5 Ret Ret 5 11 ARG Benedicto Caldarella Matchless 3 4 12 GBR Bill Smith Matchless / Norton 8 4 3 13 ARG Victorio Minguzzi Matchless 4 3 14 GBR Syd Mizen Norton / Matchless 13 8 7 Ret 5 2 15 AUT Ladislaus Richter Norton Ret Ret 5 2 16 GBR Joe Dunphy Norton 5 8 2 17 NIR Ralph Bryans Norton 5 2 = ARG Fabián Villaverlran Norton 5 2 19 SUN Nikolai Sevostianov CKB 12 Ret 6 1 20 SWE Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Norton 14 6 Ret Ret 1 21 CHE Gyula Marsovszky Matchless Ret 6 Ret 1 22 URY Horacio Costas Norton 6 1 = GBR Vernon Cottle Norton 6 1 = ITA Vasco Loro Norton 6 1 25 AUS Raymond Shaw Matchless 32 10 7 0 26 NZL Morry Low Matchless 12 7 Ret 0 27 ZAF 1928 Ian Burne Norton 21 Ret 7 0 28 FIN Anssi Resko Matchless Ret 7 0 = ZAF 1928 Paddy Driver Matchless 7 Ret 0 30 GBR Dan Shorey Matchless Ret 11 8 Ret 0 31 GBR Roy Ingram Norton 8 Ret Ret 0 32 CHE Othmar Drixl Norton 8 0 = FIN Hannu Kuparinen Norton 8 0 34 NIR Billy McCosh Matchless 19 9 0 35 DEU Walter Scheimann Norton Ret 9 Ret 0 36 SWE Bo Granath Matchless Ret 9 0 37 HUN György Kurucz Norton 9 0 = ITA Alberto Picca Gilera 9 0 39 GBR Ellis Boyce Norton 10 13 0 40 GBR Roy Robinson Norton 17 10 0 = GBR Derek Woodman Matchless 17 10 0 42 NZL Ginger Molloy Matchless 10 0 = FIN Tauno Nurmi Norton 10 0 = ITA Renzo Rossi Norton 10 0 45 NIR Dick Creith Norton 11 0 = DEU Karl Recktenwald Norton 11 0 = GBR Brian Setchell Norton 11 0 = FIN Antero Ventoniemi Norton 11 0 49 DEU Lothar John Norton Ret 12 0 50 GBR Stuart Graham Matchless 12 0 51 AUS Ron Robinson Norton 33 13 0 52 IRL John Somers Norton 13 0 53 GBR Alf Shaw Norton 26 14 0 54 NLD Joop Vogelzang Norton Ret 14 0 55 GBR Michael McStay Norton 15 0 = NIR Tommy Holmes Matchless 15 0 57 DEU Ronald Föll Matchless 16 Ret Ret Ret 0 58 NIR Patsy McGarrity Matchless 16 0 = Estonian SSR Jüri Randla CKB 16 0 60 NIR Jimmy Jones Norton 17 0 61 BEL Raymond Bogaerdt Norton 18 0 = GBR Louis Carr Matchless 18 0 = NIR Rollie Stallard Norton 18 0 64 NIR John Brown Norton 19 0 65 GBR Derek Llee Matchless 20 0 = NIR John Meneely Norton 20 0 67 GBR Pete Bettison Norton 22 0 68 GBR Billie Nelson Norton 23 0 69 GBR Peter Evans Norton 24 0 70 GBR Martyn Hayward Matchless 25 0 71 GBR Brian Walmsley Norton 27 0 72 ZAF 1928 Bernie Marrier Norton 28 0 73 GBR John Simmonds Matchless 29 0 74 GBR Bob Ritchie Norton 30 0 75 GBR Don Ellis Matchless 31 0 76 GBR Jimmy Morton Matchless 34 0 77 GBR Colin Cross Norton 35 0 78 GBR Tony Heaton Norton 36 0 79 NZL Graham Dickson Matchless 37 0 80 USA Stan Brassley Norton 38 0 81 USA Robert Knott Norton 39 0 82 NZL Bill Wetzel Matchless 40 0 83 GBR Albert Moule Norton 41 0 - FRA Philippe Canoui Norton Ret Ret 0 - AUS Dennis Fry Norton Ret Ret 0 - AUT Edy Lenz Norton Ret Ret 0 - TCH František Šťastný Jawa Ret Ret 0 - FIN Veikko Sulasaari Norton Ret Ret 0 - CHE Ernst Weiss Norton Ret Ret 0 - GBR Dennis Ainsworth Matchless Ret 0 - SWE Billy Andersson Norton Ret 0 - GBR Monty Buxton Norton Ret 0 - GBR Roly Capner BSA Ret 0 - GBR Brian Carr Norton Ret 0 - GBR Chris Conn Norton Ret 0 - NIR John Courtney Norton Ret 0 - ITA Giuseppe Dardanello Norton Ret 0 - ITA Antonio de Simone Rudge Ret 0 - GBR Brian Dennis BSA Ret 0 - GBR Alan Dugdale Matchless Ret 0 - GBR Anthony Fisher Norton Ret 0 - GBR Jack Gow Triton Ret 0 - CAN 1957 Don Haddow Matchless Ret 0 - Rhodesia and Nyasaland Alan Harris Velocette Ret 0 - Estonian SSR Endel Kiisa CKB Ret 0 - FIN Pentti Lehtelä Norton Ret 0 - Rhodesia and Nyasaland Colin Lyster Norton Ret 0 - ITA Emanuele Maugliani Gilera Ret 0 - ITA Pietro Mencaglia Norton Ret 0 - BEL Raphaël Orinel Norton Ret 0 - GBR Peter Preston Norton Ret 0 - ITA Tarquinio Provini Moto Morini Ret 0 - NIR George Purvis Matchless Ret 0 - GBR Johnnie Rae Norton Ret 0 - GBR Frank Reynolds Norton Ret 0 - USA William Sharp BSA Ret 0 - GBR Jack Simpson Matchless Ret 0 - DNK Vagn Stevnhoved Matchless Ret 0 - AUT Rudi Thalhammer Norton Ret 0 - ITA Angelo Tenconi Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - NIR Ray Turkington Norton Ret 0 - ITA Remo Venturi Bianchi Ret 0 - GBR Tom Walker Norton Ret 0 - ITA Benedetto Zambotti Norton Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL ULSUlster DDRDDR FINFIN NACITA ARGARG PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 350cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 32 5 2 GBR Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 28 2 3 CHE Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 16 0 4 TCH František Šťastný Czechoslovakia Jawa 7 0 5 TCH Gustav Havel Czechoslovakia Jawa 7 0 6 ITA Remo Venturi Italy Bianchi 6 0 = GBR John Hartle United Kingdom Gilera 6 0 = GBR Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 6 0 9 SUN Nicolaï Sevostianov Soviet Union CKEB C360 5 0 10 CAN 1957 Mike Duff Canada AJS 5 0 11 GBR Phil Read United Kingdom Gilera 4 0 = SWE Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Sweden Norton 4 0 = GBR Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 4 0 14 AUS Jack Ahearn Australia Norton 4 0 15 GBR Fred Stevens United Kingdom Norton 4 0 16 GBR Sid Mizen United Kingdom AJS 3 0 = TCH Pavel Slavíček Czechoslovakia Jawa 3 0 18 ITA Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 2 0 = GBR Dan Shorey United Kingdom AJS 2 0 20 GBR Len Ireland United Kingdom Norton 1 0 = FIN Veikko Sulasaari Finland Norton 1 0 250cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 44 4 2 ITA Tarquinio Provini Italy Morini 42 4 3 JPN Fumio Ito Japan Yamaha 26 1 4 GBR Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 20 0 5 CHE Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 13 0 6 GBR Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 11 0 7 JPN Yoshikazu Sunako Japan Yamaha 9 0 8 GBR Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MZ 8 1 9 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 7 0 10 GBR Bill Smith United Kingdom Honda 4 0 = ITA Umberto Masetti Italy Moto Morini 4 0 = GBR Phil Read United Kingdom Yamaha 4 0 13 TCH Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia CZ 4 0 14 ITA Silvio Grassetti Italy Benelli 3 0 = JPN Hiroshi Hasegawa Japan Yamaha 3 0 = HUN László Szabó Hungary MZ 3 0 = ARG Raúl Kissling Argentina NSU 3 0 18 AUS Jack Findlay Australia FB-Mondial 2 0 = ARG Ivan Schumann Argentina NSU 2 0 20 ITA Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 1 0 = GBR John Kidson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 1 0 = NLD Cas Swart Netherlands Honda 1 0 = GBR Chris Anderson United Kingdom Aermacchi 1 0 = URY Carlos Marfetan Uruguay Parilla 1 0 = JPN Isamu Kasuya Japan Honda 1 0 125cc Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP FRGFRG FRAFRA MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSNIR GDRGDR FINFIN NATITA ARGARG JPNJPN Pts 1 NZL Hugh Anderson Suzuki 2 1F 1F 1 2 1 1F 1F 5 54 (62) 2 CHE Luigi Taveri Honda 1F 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 1F 38 (47) 3 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Honda 2 2 6 5 2F 1F 2F 35 4 GBR Frank Perris Suzuki 4 2 2 6 1 24 5 AUT Bert Schneider Suzuki 5 4F 1 2F 3 23 6 FRG Ernst Degner Suzuki 1F 6 3 NCF 3 17 7 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda 3 5 5 5 3 14 8 GBR Alan Shepherd MZ 6 2 3 11 9 GBR Tommy Robb Honda 5 6 5 4 4 11 10 HUN László Szabó MZ 3 4 7 11 ARG Héctor Pochettino Bultaco 2 6 12 ITA Giuseppe Visenzi Honda 4 4 6 13 ARG Aldo Caldarella Bultaco 3 4 14 GBR Peter Inchley EMC 4 3 14 ARG Alberto Gómez Zanella 4 316 CAN 1957 Mike Duff Bultaco 63 MZ 5 17 ESP 1945 Francisco González Bultaco 5 2 17 GIB John Grace Bultaco 5 2 17 ARG Eduardo Salatino Zanella 5 2 20 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Bultaco 6 1 20 DDR Werner Musiol MZ 6 1 20 GBR Gary Dickinson Honda 6 1 20 TCH Stanislav Malina ČZ 6 1 20 ARG Horacio Maffia Ducati 6 1 20 JPN Mitsuo Itoh Suzuki 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP FRGFRG FRAFRA MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSNIR GDRGDR FINFIN NATITA ARGARG JPNJPN Pts Constructors' standings Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Pos. Constructor ESPESP FRGFRG FRAFRA MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSNIR GDRGDR FINFIN NATITA ARGARG JPNJPN Pts 1 JPN Suzuki 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 56 (72) 2 JPN Honda 1 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 2 46 (63) 3 GDR MZ 3 2 3 14 4 ESP 1945 Bultaco 5 6 5 2 11 5 GBR EMC 4 3 5 ARG Zanella 4 3 7 TCH ČZ 6 1 7 ITA Ducati 6 1 Pos. Constructor ESPESP FRGFRG FRAFRA MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSNIR GDRGDR FINFIN NATITA ARGARG JPNJPN Pts 50cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 NZL Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 34 2 2 FRG Hans-Georg Anscheidt West Germany Kreidler 32 3 3 FRG Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 30 1 4 JPN Isao Morishita Japan Suzuki 23 1 5 JPN Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 20 1 6 JPN Michio Ichino Japan Suzuki 14 0 7 ITA Alberto Pagani Italy Kreidler 9 0 8 CHE Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 8 1 9 ESP 1945 José Busquets Spain Derbi 7 0 10 JPN Shunkishi Masuda Japan Suzuki 4 0 11 ARG Raúl Kissling Argentina Kreidler 3 0 12 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Kreidler 3 0 13 ARG Karaber Samardjian Argentina Suzuki 2 0 = JPN Sadao Shimazaki Japan Honda 2 0 15 ESP 1945 Juan García Spain Ducson 1 0 = GBR Ian Plumridge United Kingdom Honda 1 0 = FIN Matti Salonen Finland Prykija 1 0 = URY Gastón Biscia Uruguay Suzuki 1 0 References Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide Lightweight class 51–54 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1963/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-06 2012-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302221305/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1963/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle racing season