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1961 Motocross World Championship

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1961 Motocross World Championship
OrganizerFIM
Duration8 April/3 September
Number of races11
Number of manufacturers15
Champions
500ccSweden Sten Lundin
250cc[a]United Kingdom Dave Bickers
Motocross World Championship seasons

The 1961 Motocross World Championship was the 5th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

Summary

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Sten Lundin, riding a Monark motorcycle rebadged as a Lito, took an early championship lead by winning the first three Grand Prix races of the year then, held off a challenge from Husqvarna's Bill Nilsson to claim his second 500cc Motocross World Championship.[1][2][3] Dave Bickers riding for the Greeves factory racing team claimed his second consecutive 250cc European Motocross Championship over his countrymen, BSA teammates Arthur Lampkin and Jeff Smith.[4][5] Future four-time 250cc world champion, Torsten Hallman, wins the first world championship race of his career at the 1961 250cc Finnish Grand Prix.

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 9 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Payerne Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
2 April 30 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
3 May 28 France French Grand Prix Jonzac Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
4 June 4 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Přerov Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
5 June 11 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
6 July 2 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park United Kingdom Dave Curtis Matchless Report
7 July 24 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Dreumel Netherlands Broer Dirkx BSA Report
8 August 5 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
9 August 13 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
10 August 20 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
11 September 3 Germany West German Grand Prix Immenstadt Sweden Sten Lundin Lito Report
Sources:[2][6]


250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 23 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Aywaille United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
2 May 7 France French Grand Prix Thomer-la-Sôgne United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
3 May 11 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Markelo United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
4 May 21 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
5 May 28 Poland Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
6 June 4 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
7 June 18 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Tikkurila Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna Report
8 June 25 Italy Italian Grand Prix Settimo United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
9 July 2 Germany West German Grand Prix Ühlingen United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
10 July 15 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Shrubland Park United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
11 August 13 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Wohlen United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
12 September 3 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves Report
13 September 10 East Germany East German Grand Prix Apolda Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
Sources:[4][7]

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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 CH
Switzerland
AUT
Austria
FRA
France
CZE
Czech Republic
ITA
Italy
UK
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
GER
West Germany
Points
1 Sweden Sten Lundin Lito 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 48
2 Sweden Bill Nilsson Husqvarna 2 1 1 3 1 5 36
3 Sweden Gunnar Johansson Lito 3 4 3 3 6 2 3 6 25
4 Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO 4 3 2 2 19
5 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 5 4 4 6 2 15
6 United Kingdom John Burton BSA 2 4 3 13
7 Netherlands Broer Dirk BSA 1 3 12
8 United Kingdom David Curtis Matchless 1 8
9 Sweden Ove Lundell Monark 2 6 7
10 Czech Republic Ervín Krajčovič ESO 5 4 5 7
11 Sweden Lars Gustavsson Lito 2 6
12 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 5 3 6
13 Belgium Herman De Soete Matchless 5 6 4 6
14 United Kingdom Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 3 4
15 France Guy Bertrand BSA 4 3
16 Netherlands Jan Clijnk BSA 4 3
17 Sweden Per Olaf Persson Monark 4 3
18 United Kingdom Gordon Blakeway Triumph 4 3
19 Australia Tim Gibbes AJS 5 2
20 United Kingdom John Harris BSA 5 2
21 Belgium Frans Slechten BSA 5 2
22 Belgium Hubert Scaillet Triumph 5 2
23 Sweden Roine Lööf BSA 5 2
24 France Georges Delpeyrat Triumph 6 1
25 Czech Republic Josef Hrebecek ESO 6 1
26 Switzerland Florian Thevenaz Triumph 6 1
27 Belgium Roger Vanderbecken BSA 6 1
28 Belgium Jef Theuwissen BSA 6 1
28 Switzerland Jacques Langel BSA 6 1
Source:[6]

250cc

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Pos Rider Machine BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
NED
Netherlands
CZE
Czech Republic
POL
Poland
LUX
Luxembourg
FIN
Finland
ITA
Italy
GER
West Germany
UK
United Kingdom
CH
Switzerland
SWE
Sweden
GDR
East Germany
Pts
1 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 51
2 United Kingdom Arthur Lampkin BSA 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 48
3 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 2 1 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 40
4 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 4 3 3 5 3 1 2 3 4 33
5 Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa 3 3 6 5 1 19
6 Finland Aarno Erola Husqvarna 5 5 2 4 3 17
7 Czech Republic Vlastimil Valek ČZ/Greeves 3 5 5 2 14
8 Sweden Lennart Dahlén Jawa 2 4 9
9 Netherlands Fritz Selling Greeves 6 3 3 9
10 West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 6 5 3 7
11 Sweden Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna 6 4 6 5 7
12 United Kingdom John Draper BSA 5 4 6 6
13 Belgium Nic Jansen Greeves 5 4 5
14 Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO 4 3
East Germany Fred Willamowski MZ 4 3
16 Czech Republic Josef Chara Jawa 6 6 6 3
17 Italy Luciano Conti Aermacchi 5 2
West Germany Gerhard Stauch Maico 5 2
West Germany Otto Walz Maico 5 2
20 Italy Vincenzo Soletti Parilla 6 1
United Kingdom Bryan Sharp Greeves 6 1
Sweden Jan Johansson Husqvarna 6 1
East Germany Paul Friedrichs ESO 6 1
Source:[7]


Notes

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  1. ^ Now called the European Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Classic Motocross Iron: 1961 Lito 500 Motocross". motocrossactionmag.com. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1961 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "1961 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "1961 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ^ "1961 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1961 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "1961 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2022.