1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini			Deubel /
2	26 May	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Hugh Anderson	Ernst Degner	Tarquinio Provini	Jim Redman		Camathias /
3	2 June	French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Hugh Anderson
4	12 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Mitsuo Itoh	Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Camathias /	Report
5	29 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Ernst Degner	Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	John Hartle	Deubel /
6	7 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Isao Morishita	Bert Schneider	Fumio Ito		Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
7	10 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
8	18 August	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring		Hugh Anderson	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood
9	1 September	Finnish Grand Prix	Tampere Circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Hugh Anderson		Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood
10	15 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza		Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
11	6 October	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Tarquinio Provini		Mike Hailwood
12	10 November	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	Luigi Taveri	Frank Perris	Jim Redman	Jim Redman †

† 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.

500cc final standings[]

Pos Rider Machine MAN Pts 1 Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 (56) 2 Alan Shepherd Matchless Ret 3 3 4 3 2 Ret 21 3 John Hartle Gilera 2 1 2 Ret Ret 20 4 Phil Read Gilera 3 2 2 Ret Ret 16 5 Fred Stevens Norton 6 5 4 7 4 3 13 6 Mike Duff Matchless 4 6 4 3 11 7 Derek Minter Gilera 3 2 Ret 10 8 Jack Findlay Matchless Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 2 8 9 Jorge Kissling Norton 2 6 10 Jack Ahearn Norton 9 4 5 Ret Ret 5 11 Benedicto Caldarella Matchless 3 4 12 Bill Smith Matchless / Norton 8 4 3 13 Matchless 4 3 14 Norton / Matchless 13 8 7 Ret 5 2 15 Norton Ret Ret 5 2 16 Norton 5 8 2 17 Ralph Bryans Norton 5 2 = Norton 5 2 19 12 Ret 6 1 20 Norton 14 6 Ret Ret 1 21 Gyula Marsovszky Matchless Ret 6 Ret 1 22 Norton 6 1 = Norton 6 1 = Norton 6 1 25 Matchless 32 10 7 0 26 Matchless 12 7 Ret 0 27 Norton 21 Ret 7 0 28 Matchless Ret 7 0 = Paddy Driver Matchless 7 Ret 0 30 Dan Shorey Matchless Ret 11 8 Ret 0 31 Norton 8 Ret Ret 0 32 Norton 8 0 = Norton 8 0 34 Matchless 19 9 0 35 Norton Ret 9 Ret 0 36 Bo Granath Matchless Ret 9 0 37 Norton 9 0 = Gilera 9 0 39 Norton 10 13 0 40 Norton 17 10 0 = Derek Woodman Matchless 17 10 0 42 Ginger Molloy Matchless 10 0 = Tauno Nurmi Norton 10 0 = Norton 10 0 45 Dick Creith Norton 11 0 = Norton 11 0 = Norton 11 0 = Norton 11 0 49 Lothar John Norton Ret 12 0 50 Stuart Graham Matchless 12 0 51 Norton 33 13 0 52 Norton 13 0 53 Norton 26 14 0 54 Norton Ret 14 0 55 Norton 15 0 = Matchless 15 0 57 Matchless 16 Ret Ret Ret 0 58 Matchless 16 0 = 16 0 60 Norton 17 0 61 Norton 18 0 = Louis Carr Matchless 18 0 = Norton 18 0 64 Norton 19 0 65 Matchless 20 0 = Norton 20 0 67 Norton 22 0 68 Billie Nelson Norton 23 0 69 Norton 24 0 70 Matchless 25 0 71 Norton 27 0 72 Norton 28 0 73 Matchless 29 0 74 Norton 30 0 75 Matchless 31 0 76 Jimmy Morton Matchless 34 0 77 Norton 35 0 78 Tony Heaton Norton 36 0 79 Matchless 37 0 80 Norton 38 0 81 Norton 39 0 82 Matchless 40 0 83 Norton 41 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Frantisek Stastny Jawa Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Chris Conn Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Rudge Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Triton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Velocette Ret 0 - Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Gilera Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Tarquinio Provini Moto Morini Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Rudi Thalhammer Norton Ret 0 - Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Remo Venturi Bianchi Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike MAN Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	32	5
2	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MV Agusta	28	2
3	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	16	0
4	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	7	0
5	Gustav Havel		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	7	0
6	Remo Venturi		Italy	Bianchi	6	0
=	John Hartle		United Kingdom	Gilera	6	0
=	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	6	0
9			USSR	CKEB C360	5	0
10	Mike Duff		Canada	AJS	5	0
11	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Gilera	4	0
=			Sweden	Norton	4	0
=	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Honda	4	0
14	Jack Ahearn		Australia	Norton	4	0
15	Fred Stevens		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
16			United Kingdom	AJS	3	0
=			Czechoslovakia	Jawa	3	0
18	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	2	0
=	Dan Shorey		United Kingdom	AJS	2	0
20			United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=			Finland	Norton	1	0

250cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	44	4
2	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Morini	42	4
3	Fumio Ito		Japan	Yamaha	26	1
4	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Honda	20	0
5	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	13	0
6	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	11	0
7	Yoshikazu Sunako		Japan	Yamaha	9	0
8	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MZ	8	1
9	Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda	7	0
10	Bill Smith		United Kingdom	Honda	4	0
=	Umberto Masetti		Italy	Moto Morini	4	0
=	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	4	0
13			Czechoslovakia	CZ	4	0
14	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Benelli	3	0
=	Hiroshi Hasegawa		Japan	Yamaha	3	0
=	László Szabó		Hungary	MZ	3	0
=			Argentina	NSU	3	0
18	Jack Findlay		Australia	FB-Mondial	2	0
=			Argentina	NSU	2	0
20	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	1	0
=			United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	1	0
=			Netherlands	Honda	1	0
=			United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=			Uruguay	Parilla	1	0
=	Isamu Kasuya		Japan	Honda	1	0

125cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	54	6
2	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	38	2
3	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	35	1
4	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	24	1
5	Bert Schneider		Austria	Suzuki	23	1
6	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	17	1
7	Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda	14	0
8	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	11	0
9	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Honda	11	0
10	László Szabó		Hungary	MZ	7	0
11			Argentina	Bultaco	6	0
12	Giuseppe Visenzi		Italy	Honda	6	0
13			Argentina	Bultaco	4	0
14			United Kingdom	EMC	3	0
=			Argentina	Zanella	3	0
16	Mike Duff		Canada	Bultaco / MZ	3	0
17			Spain	Bultaco	2	0
=			Gibraltar	Bultaco	2	0
=			Argentina	Zanella	2	0
20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		France	Bultaco	1	0
=			East Germany	MZ	1	0
=			United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=			Czechoslovakia	ČZ	1	0
=			Argentina	Ducati	1	0
=	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	1	0

50cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	34	2
2	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	Kreidler	32	3
3	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	30	1
4	Isao Morishita		Japan	Suzuki	23	1
5	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	20	1
6			Japan	Suzuki	14	0
7	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Kreidler	9	0
8	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	8	1
9			Spain	Derbi	7	0
10			Japan	Suzuki	4	0
11			Argentina	Kreidler	3	0
12	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		France	Kreidler	3	0
13			Argentina	Suzuki	2	0
=			Japan	Honda	2	0
15			Spain		1	0
=			United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=			Finland		1	0
=			Uruguay	Suzuki	1	0

References[]

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
• "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.