1967 FIM Motocross World Championship

1967 FIM Motocross World Championship
The start of the 1967 Motocross des Nations race in Markelo, Holland
Organizer	FIM
Duration	2 April/20 August
Number of races	26
Number of manufacturers	9
Champions
500cc	Paul Friedrichs
250cc	Torsten Hallman
FIM Motocross World Championship seasons
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The 1967 Motocross World Championship was the 11th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

Summary

In the 500cc displacement class, ČZ factory supported rider Paul Friedrichs repeated his dominant performance of the previous season, easily defending his crown by winning seven out of eleven Grand Prix events. ^{[1] [2] [3]} BSA factory team rider and two-time World Champion, Jeff Smith finished the season as vice-champion. ^[2]

Two-time World Champion Bill Nilsson (1957, 1960) makes his final World Championship appearance at the 1967 500cc British Grand Prix. Another two-time World Champion, Rolf Tibblin (1962, 1963), also ends his World Championship career with a final appearance at the 1967 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix.

As with the previous year, Torsten Hallman and Joël Robert traded victories throughout the season. ^{[4] [5]} After eight of twelve rounds, Robert had won four Grand Prix races to Hallman's three however, Robert failed to finish in the three of the final four rounds, allowing Hallman to overtake him with a victory at the penultimate round in Russia and claim his fourth world championship by a slim two point margin. ^{[4] [6]} The two rivals dominated the championship with five Grand Prix victories apiece. ^{[7] [6]}

Grands Prix

500cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 16	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Gunnar Draugs	Gunnar Draugs	Gunnar Draugs	Report
2	May 7	Italian Grand Prix	Esanatoglia	Gunnar Draugs	Vic Eastwood	Paul Friedrichs	Report
3	May 15	Swedish Grand Prix	Hedemora	Christer Hammargren	Jeff Smith	Dave Bickers	Report
4	June 18	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Sedlčany	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Report
5	June 25	Russian Grand Prix	Chișinău	Vladimir Pogrebnyak	Jeff Smith	Jeff Smith	Report
6	July 9	French Grand Prix	Niort	Paul Friedrichs	Vlastimil Valek	Paul Friedrichs	Report
7	July 16	West German Grand Prix	Beuren	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Report
8	July 30	British Grand Prix	Farleigh Castle	Paul Friedrichs	Dave Bickers	Paul Friedrichs	Report
9	August 6	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Jeff Teeuwissen	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Report
10	August 13	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Vic Eastwood	Paul Friedrichs	Dave Bickers	Report
11	August 20	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Paul Friedrichs	Report
Sources: [3] [8]

250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner	Report
1	April 2	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Victor Arbekov	Victor Arbekov	Victor Arbekov	Report
2	April 9	Swiss Grand Prix	Payerne	Torsten Hallman	Joël Robert	Torsten Hallman	Report
3	April 16	French Grand Prix	Vannes	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Report
4	April 23	Belgian Grand Prix	Hechtel	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Report
5	May 14	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Victor Arbekov	Torsten Hallman	Torsten Hallman	Report
6	May 21	Dutch Grand Prix	Norg	Torsten Hallman	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Report
7	June 11	Italian Grand Prix	Bra	Joël Robert	Torsten Hallman	Torsten Hallman	Report
8	July 9	British Grand Prix	Halstead	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Report
9	July 23	Swedish Grand Prix	Motala	Torsten Hallman	Torsten Hallman	Torsten Hallman	Report
10	July 30	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Torsten Hallman	Olle Pettersson	Olle Pettersson	Report
11	August 6	Russian Grand Prix	Belgorod	Torsten Hallman	Torsten Hallman	Torsten Hallman	Report
12	August 13	Polish Grand Prix	Szczecin	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Joël Robert	Report
Sources: [7] [9]

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the 500cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 11 results are retained. For the 250cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 12 results are retained.

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

500cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	AUT		ITA		SWE		CZE		USSR		FRA		GER		UK		BEL		LUX		CH		Points
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	-	-	2	2	4	6	1	1	-	-	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	-	1	1	1	56
2	Jeff Smith	BSA	3	24	-	-	5	1	3	2	2	1	6	3	3	4	4	3	5	3	8	-	16	6	35
3	Dave Bickers	ČZ	9	6	4	5	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	16	2	2	3	3	-	26
4	Vlastimil Valek	Jawa	8	10	5	4	-	3	4	-	3	3	2	1	4	7	5	4	6	5	3	-	5	2	26
5	Roger De Coster	ČZ	10	11	-	10	-	-	2	5	-	-	9	-	8	8	8	-	3	4	9	2	2	5	19
6	Gunnar Draugs	ČZ	1	1	1	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	15	6	14	9	-	-	16
7	Christer Hammargren	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	-	-	12
8	Vladimir Pogrebniak	ČZ	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	2	14	7	7	15	-	-	-	-	13	10	6	9	10
9	Bill Nilsson	Husqvarna	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	5	7	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	9
10	Vic Eastwood	BSA	-	13	3	1	-	-	6	-	-	-	13	-	12	2	2	-	11	8	1	-	-	4	8
11	Jan Johansson	Lindstrom	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	16	13	-	-	12	8	4	7	7
12	John Banks	BSA	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	4	6	10	3	6
13	Yuri Matveev	ČZ	11	12	-	-	-	-	5	3	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
14	Keith Hickman	BSA	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	6	-	9	-	6
15	Bengt Åberg	Husqvarna	12	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Rolf Tibblin	ČZ	-	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	5	-	-	4
17	Wolfgang Müller	Maico	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
18	Jiri Schmalz	ČZ	21	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	6	-	-	12	-	13	-	16	12	8	-	2
	Åke Jonsson	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	7	9	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-	-	-	-	2
20	Emilio Ostorero	ČZ	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Gunnar Johansson	ČZ	-	-	-	-	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Arthur Lampkin	BSA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Pierre Karsmakers	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	14	-	13	-	-	1
	Heinz Hoppe	ČZ	14	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	10	-	11	7	13	8	1
-	Jeff Teuwissen	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Miroslav Lisy	ČZ	7	9	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	9	5	12	14	7	12	11	-	-	-	-	0
	Adolf Weil	Maico	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Don Rickman	Triumph-Métisse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sources: [2] [8]

250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	ESP		CH		FRA		BEL		GER		NED		ITA		UK		SWE		FIN		USSR		POL		Pts
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Torsten Hallman	Husqvarna	-	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	-	2	1	-	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	52
2	Joël Robert	ČZ	10	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	11	-	2	1	1	6	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	1	50
3	Olle Pettersson	Husqvarna	3	4	12	7	4	6	4	5	4	2	6	5	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	1	5	2	2	2	44
4	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	1	1	4	8	5	4	13	-	1	-	3	2	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	25
5	Jyrki Storm	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	9	5	5	4	6	5	6	9	-	-	4	5	-	-	3	4	20
6	Håkan Andersson	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	3	3	3	3	6	-	-	-	13
7	Leonid Shinkarenko	ČZ	2	6	8	16	3	3	7	6	-	-	7	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	10
8	Zdenek Strnad	ČZ	-	-	-	-	8	9	11	-	7	3	-	-	9	4	15	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
9	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
10	Gennady Moiseyev	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	3	-	-	4
11	Jacky Wiertz	Bultaco	4	5	7	19	-	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
12	Allan Clough	Husqvarna	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Alex Yakovlev	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Frans Sigmans	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Emilio Ostorero	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Arne Kring	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Vlastimil Hlous	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	6	-	3
	Karel Konecny	ČZ	-	-	10	6	-	-	20	11	6	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	3
19	Roger De Coster	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Jacky Porte	Montesa	12	-	-	-	30	5	26	18	10	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Rolf Martensson	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Staffan Eneqvist	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	18	8	-	-	13	-	-	-	6	4	-	-	-	-	2
	Ivan Polas	ČZ	-	-	14	10	-	-	12	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	2
24	Marcel Wiertz	Bultaco	6	8	5	9	-	-	21	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
25	Bryan Goss	Husqvarna	-	-	9	15	6	8	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Jeff Teuwissen	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Andy Roberton	Cotton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	1
	Boris Ivanov	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	1
	Fred Willamowski	ČZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	1
-	Adolf Weil	Maico	5	19	-	5	11	29	10	14	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
	Kalevi Vehkonen	Husqvarna	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sources: [6] [9]

References

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