1960 Motocross World Championship

1960 Motocross World Championship
1960 Motocross World Championship
Organizer	FIM
Duration	23 April/14 August
Number of races	9
Number of manufacturers	15
Champions
500cc	Bill Nilsson
250cc	Dave Bickers
Motocross World Championship seasons
	← 1959 1961 →

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[edit]

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[edit]

500cc[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

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

500cc[edit]

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[edit]

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
11	Lanfranco Angelini	Aermacchi						3							4
13	Arnošt Zemen	ČZ					4								3
14	Willy Oesterle	Maico			4										3
14	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[edit]

^ Now called the European Championship.

References[edit]

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

[fn1-1] Now called the European Championship.

[1960_500cc_motocross_world_championship_race_winners-2] "1960 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[1960_500cc_motocross_world_championship_results-3] "1960 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[1960_250cc_motocross_world_championship_race_winners-4] "1960 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[1960_250cc_motocross_world_championship_results-5] "1960 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[1961_500cc_motocross_world_championship_race_classifications-6] "1960 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[1961_250cc_motocross_world_championship_race_classifications-7] "1960 250cc European motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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