1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 16th 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 2 February, with United States Grand Prix and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on 1 November.

Season summary[]

Mike Hailwood sprinted to another 500 class win for MV Agusta, winning the first six races of the year and seven races overall. Honda's Jim Redman won all eight 350 class races against only token factory opposition.

The 250 class proved to be more difficult as Yamaha's Phil Read battled Redman all season long, with Read finally coming out on top, winning five races to Redman's three. Luigi Taveri won the 125 title for Honda while Suzuki's Hugh Anderson fought a season-long battle with Honda's Ralph Bryans to retain his 50cc crown.

1964 Grand Prix season calendar[]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	50cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	2 February	United States Grand Prix	Daytona Speedway	Hugh Anderson	Hugh Anderson	Alan Shepherd		Mike Hailwood
2	10 May	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini			Camathias /
3	17 May	French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	Hugh Anderson	Luigi Taveri	Phil Read			Scheidegger /
4	12 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Hugh Anderson	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Deubel /	Report
5	27 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Ralph Bryans	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Seeley /
6	5 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Ralph Bryans		Mike Duff		Mike Hailwood	Deubel /
7	19 July	West German Grand Prix	Solitude	Ralph Bryans	Jim Redman	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
8	26 July	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring		Hugh Anderson	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
9	8 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Hugh Anderson	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Phil Read
10	30 August	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra Circuit	Hugh Anderson	Luigi Taveri		Jim Redman	Jack Ahearn
11	13 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza		Luigi Taveri	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
12	1 November	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	Ralph Bryans †	Ernst Degner	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 six in 125cc and 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 (56) 2 Jack Ahearn Norton 14 4 4 2 6 3 1 3 25 (29) 3 Phil Read Matchless / Norton 2 Ret 6 2 3 Ret 1 25 4 Mike Duff Norton / Matchless 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 4 18 5 Paddy Driver Matchless 5 26 3 3 Ret 3 5 Ret 16 6 Fred Stevens Matchless / Norton 3 5 7 6 Ret 6 Ret 7 8 7 Gyula Marsovszky Matchless Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 7 8 Remo Venturi Bianchi 2 DNS 10 6 9 Benedicto Caldarella Gilera Ret Ret Ret 2 6 10 Derek Minter Norton 2 Ret 6 11 Dick Creith Norton 2 6 12 4 4 6 13 Derek Woodman Matchless 4 Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret 7 Ret 6 14 John Hartle Norton 3 4 15 Jack Findlay Matchless Ret 13 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret 9 5 4 16 Robin Fitton Norton 4 3 17 Norton Ret Ret 5 2 18 Chris Conn Norton Ret 5 2 19 Norton 5 2 20 Matchless 14 Ret 9 16 6 1 21 Norton 25 9 Ret Ret 6 1 22 Matchless 6 9 1 23 Buddy Parriott Norton 6 1 24 Gustav Havel Jawa Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 0 25 Alberto Pagani Bianchi 7 DNS Ret 0 26 Norton Ret 7 0 27 Klaus Enders Norton 7 0 = BMW 7 0 = Norton 7 0 30 Dan Shorey Norton 17 8 9 Ret 10 10 0 31 Norton 35 Ret Ret 8 15 0 32 Norton 15 8 Ret Ret 0 33 Dunstall Norton Ret 8 0 34 Norton 8 0 = Ginger Molloy Norton 8 0 = Matchless 8 0 = Norton 8 0 38 Norton Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 0 39 John Cooper Norton 9 Ret 0 40 AJS 9 0 = Norton 9 0 42 Matchless 27 10 0 43 Norton 10 Ret Ret 0 44 Matchless Ret 10 0 = Norton 10 Ret 0 46 Triumph 10 0 = Matchless 10 0 48 Norton 12 Ret 11 0 49 Norton 30 11 14 0 50 Norton 11 Ret 0 = Matchless 11 Ret 0 52 Frantisek Stastny Jawa 11 DNQ 0 53 Norton 11 0 = Matchless 11 0 = Norton 11 0 56 Norton 13 12 DNS Ret 0 57 Norton 20 12 0 58 Ernst Hiller Norton 12 Ret 0 = 12 Ret 0 60 Norton 12 0 = Matchless 12 0 = BSA 12 0 = Norton 12 0 64 Bo Granath Matchless 15 13 14 Ret 0 65 Norton 22 13 Ret Ret 0 66 BMW 34 13 0 67 Norton 13 0 = Gilera 13 0 69 BMW 14 0 = Norton 14 0 71 Gilera 15 0 = Norton 15 0 = Norton 15 0 74 Norton 16 0 = Norton 16 0 = Norton 16 0 77 Norton Ret 17 0 78 Matchless 18 0 79 Stuart Graham Matchless 19 0 80 Billie Nelson Norton 21 0 81 Matchless 23 0 82 Norton 24 0 83 Matchless 28 0 84 Matchless 29 0 85 Norton 31 0 86 Jimmy Morton Matchless 32 0 87 Matchless 33 0 88 36 0 89 Matchless 37 0 - Matchless Ret Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - Norton DNQ Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Matchless Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Matchless Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - BSA Ret Ret 0 - Silvio Grassetti Bianchi DNS Ret 0 - Norton DNQ Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Honda Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Louis Carr Matchless Ret 0 - Wester Cooley Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Dave Degens Matchless Ret 0 - Velocette Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Honda Ret 0 - Lothar John Norton Ret 0 - Jorge Kissling Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - BMW Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Honda Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Gilera Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Bianchi Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Alan Shepherd Matchless Ret 0 - BMW Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Bill Smith Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BMW Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton DNS 0 - Norton DNQ 0 - Matchless DNQ 0 - Norton DNQ 0 - Norton DNQ 0 - BMW DNQ 0 - Norton DNQ 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	40	8
2	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	24	0
3	Mike Duff		Canada	AJS	20	0
4	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MV Agusta / MZ	12	0
5	Gustav Havel		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	10	0
6	Phil Read		United Kingdom	AJS	6	0
7	Paddy Driver		South Africa	AJS	5	0
8	Remo Venturi		Italy	Bianchi	4	0
=			USSR	CKEB C364 Vost.	4	0
=			Czechoslovakia	CZ	4	0
=	Isamu Kasuya		Japan	Honda	4	0
12	Derek Minter		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
13	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	3	0
=	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	3	0
=	Renzo Pasolini		Italy	Aermacchi	3	0
=			Japan	Honda	3	0
17	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	AJS	3	0
=			United Kingdom	AJS	3	0
19	Chris Conn		United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=			Japan	Honda	2	0
=	Fred Stevens		United Kingdom	AJS	2	0
22			United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=	Jack Ahearn		Australia	Norton	1	0

250cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	46	5
2	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	42	3
3	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	23	1
4	Mike Duff		Canada	Yamaha	20	1
5	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Benelli	15	1
6	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	11	0
7	Isamu Kasuya		Japan	Honda	10	0
8	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	9	0
9	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Yamaha	7	0
10	Ron Grant		United States	Parilla	6	0
11	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Paton	6	0
12	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	Moto Morini	6	0
13	Bert Schneider		Austria	Suzuki	5	0
14			United States	Bultaco	4	0
=	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	4	0
=	Hiroshi Hasegawa		Japan	Yamaha	4	0
17	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	4	0
18			United States	Ducati	3	0
=			Czechoslovakia	CZ	3	0
20			United Kingdom	Greeves	2	0
=	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	2	0
=			Switzerland	Honda	2	0
=			United Kingdom	Yamaha	2	0
=	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MZ	2	0
25			United States	Ducati	1	0
=			Spain	Montesa	1	0
=			France	Morini	1	0
=			United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=			East Germany	MZ	1	0

125cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	46	5
2	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	36	2
3	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	34	3
4	Bert Schneider		Austria	Suzuki	22	0
5	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	21	0
6	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	12	1
7	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	10	0
8	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	6	0
=	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	6	0
10			West Germany	Honda	6	0
11			United Kingdom	EMC	4	0
=	Yoshimi Katayama		Japan	Suzuki	4	0
13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		France	Bultaco	4	0
14	Isao Morishita		Japan	Suzuki	3	0
=	Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda	3	0
=			Czechoslovakia	ČZ	3	0
=	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	3	0
=	Teisuke Tanaka		Japan	Suzuki	3	0
19			West Germany	Honda	2	0
=			East Germany	MZ	2	0
=			East Germany	MZ	2	0
=			Japan	Yamaha	2	0
23	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	2	0
24			United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=	Chris Vincent		United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=			West Germany	Honda	1	0
=			West Germany	Honda	1	0
=	Ramón Torras		Spain	Bultaco	1	0
=			East Germany	MZ	1	0
=	Akiyasu Motohashi		Japan	Yamaha	1	0

50cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	38	4
2	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	30	3
3	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	Kreidler	29	1
4	Isao Morishita		Japan	Suzuki	25	0
5	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	19	0
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		France	Kreidler	6	0
7	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	5	0
8			Spain	Derbi	3	0
9	Rudolf Kunz		West Germany	Kreidler	3	0
10	Angel Nieto		Spain	Derbi	2	0
=	Cees van Dongen		Netherlands	Kreidler	2	0
=			West Germany	Honda	2	0
13			United States	Ducati	1	0
=	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Kreidler	1	0
=	Naomi Taniguchi		Japan	Honda	1	0
15			West Germany	Kreidler	1	0
=			United Kingdom	Honda	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.