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1960 Motocross World Championship

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1960 Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration23 April/14 August
Number of races9
Number of manufacturers15
Champions
500ccSweden Bill Nilsson
250cc[a]United Kingdom Dave Bickers
Motocross World Championship seasons

The 1960 Motocross World Championship was the 4th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

Summary

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Team Husqvarna's Rolf Tibblin had an early lead in the championship by winning the first two Grand Prix races of the year however, the battle for the title came down to fellow Swedes Bill Nilsson (Husqvarna) and Sten Lundin (Monark). Nilsson prevailed by a narrow 2 point margin to claim the second 500cc world championship of his career.[1][2] Dave Bickers riding for the Greeves factory racing team claimed the 250cc European Motocross Championship over his countryman, Jeff Smith.[3][4]

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 24 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
2 May 15 France French Grand Prix Vesoul Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
3 May 22 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
4 June 12 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
5 June 26 Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
6 July 3 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Shrewsbury Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
7 July 24 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
8 August 7 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
9 August 14 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
Sources:[1][5]

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 3 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
2 April 24 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Dison Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
3 May 1 France French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines Sweden Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna Report
4 May 22 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO Report
5 May 29 Poland Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
6 June 5 Italy Italian Grand Prix Avigliana Italy Emilio Ostorero Bianchi Report
7 June 12 East Germany East German Grand Prix Eisenach Sweden Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna Report
8 June 19 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Helsinki United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
9 June 26 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
10 July 17 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Shrubland Park United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
11 August 7 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Vannas United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
12 September 4 West Germany West German Grand Prix Leichlingen United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
Sources:[3][6]

Final standings

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Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

500cc

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Pos Rider Machine AUT
Austria
FRA
France
SWE
Sweden
ITA
Italy
GER
West Germany
UK
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
Points
1 Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna 2 1 3 1 1 1 38
2 Sweden Sten Lundin Monark 2 3 1 1 2 1 36
3 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 1 6 2 4 26
4 United Kingdom Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse 2 2 2 6 5 2 26
5 Sweden Gunnar Johansson Lito 2 5 3 3 4 3 21
6 Sweden Ove Lundell Monark 5 4 6 3 10
7 Belgium René Baeten Matchless 3 4 6 8
8 Sweden Lars Gustavsson Monark 3 4 7
9 United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton 5 4 5 7
10 United Kingdom John Burton BSA 4 5 5
11 Netherlands Broer Dirkx BSA 3 4
12 Belgium Hubert Scaillet Matchless 6 4 4
13 United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA 4 3
14 United Kingdom John Draper BSA 6 5 3
15 United Kingdom Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 5 2
16 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 5 2
17 Belgium Nic Jansen Matchless 6 6 2
18 Belgium Herman De Soete Matchless 6 1
Source:[5]

250cc

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Pos Rider Machine CH
Switzerland
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
CZE
Czech Republic
POL
Poland
ITA
Italy
GDR
East Germany
FIN
Finland
LUX
Luxembourg
UK
United Kingdom
SWE
Sweden
GER
West Germany
Pts
1 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves 1 3 2 3 1 4 5 2 1 1 48
2 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 4 2 6 4 1 1 2 35
3 Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO 5 1 2 6 4 2 26
4 Sweden Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna 1 5 1 4 3 25
5 United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA 3 2 5 1 6 5 5 25
6 Sweden Lennart Dahlén Husqvarna 6 5 4 3 2 4 4 3 25
7 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 3 2 2 3 3 24
8 Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa 2 1 14
9 Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek ČZ 5 3 3 6 11
10 Italy Emilio Ostorero Bianchi 1 5 10
11 Sweden Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna 2 6
Italy Lanfranco Angelini Aermacchi 3 4
13 Czech Republic Arnošt Zemen ČZ 4 3
14 West Germany Willy Oesterle Maico 4 3
West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 4 3
16 West Germany Christoph Specht Maico 4 3
17 United Kingdom Bryan Sharp Greeves 5 2
Sweden Rolf Stagman Husqvarna 5 2
Australia Tim Gibbes AJS 5 2
20 Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič Jawa 6 1
Finland Raimo Rein Jawa 6 1
Czech Republic Frantisek Ron Jawa 6 1
Finland Aarno Erola Husqvarna 6 1
Czech Republic Josef Chara Jawa 6 1
West Germany Otto Walz Maico 6 1
United Kingdom John Draper BSA 6 1
Source:[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Now called the European Championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1960 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "1960 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "1960 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ "1960 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1960 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1960 250cc European motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 January 2023.