1960 Motocross World Championship

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.

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

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   Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf   Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
2 May 15   French Grand Prix Vesoul   Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
3 May 22   Swedish Grand Prix Knutstorp   Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
4 June 12   Italian Grand Prix Imola   Sten Lundin Monark Report
5 June 26   West German Grand Prix Bielstein   Sten Lundin Monark Report
6 July 3   British Grand Prix Shrewsbury   Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
7 July 24   Dutch Grand Prix Bergharen   Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
8 August 7   Belgian Grand Prix Namur   Bill Nilsson Husqvarna Report
9 August 14   Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck   Sten Lundin Monark Report
Sources:[1][5]

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 3   Swiss Grand Prix Payerne   Dave Bickers Greeves Report
2 April 24   Belgian Grand Prix Dison   Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
3 May 1   French Grand Prix Pernes-les-Fontaines   Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna Report
4 May 22   Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka   Miloslav Soucek ESO Report
5 May 29   Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze   Dave Bickers Greeves Report
6 June 5   Italian Grand Prix Avigliana   Emilio Ostorero Bianchi Report
7 June 12   East German Grand Prix Eisenach   Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna Report
8 June 19   Finnish Grand Prix Helsinki   Arthur Lampkin BSA Report
9 June 26   Luxembourg Grand Prix Schifflange   Jeff Smith BSA Report
10 July 17   British Grand Prix Shrubland Park   Jeff Smith BSA Report
11 August 7   Swedish Grand Prix Vannas   Dave Bickers Greeves Report
12 September 4   West German Grand Prix Leichlingen   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
 
FRA
 
SWE
 
ITA
 
GER
 
UK
 
NED
 
BEL
 
LUX
 
Points
1   Bill Nilsson Husqvarna 2 1 3 1 1 1 38
2   Sten Lundin Monark 2 3 1 1 2 1 36
3   Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 1 6 2 4 26
4   Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse 2 2 2 6 5 2 26
5   Gunnar Johansson Lito 2 5 3 3 4 3 21
6   Ove Lundell Monark 5 4 6 3 10
7   René Baeten Matchless 3 4 6 8
8   Lars Gustavsson Monark 3 4 7
9   Les Archer Jr. Norton 5 4 5 7
10   John Burton BSA 4 5 5
11   Broer Dirkx BSA 3 4
12   Hubert Scaillet Matchless 6 4 4
13   Arthur Lampkin BSA 4 3
14   John Draper BSA 6 5 3
15   Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 5 2
16   Jeff Smith BSA 5 2
17   Nic Jansen Matchless 6 6 2
18   Herman De Soete Matchless 6 1
Source:[5]

250cc

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