1965 FIM Motocross World Championship

1965 FIM Motocross World Championship
1965 FIM Motocross World Championship
Organizer	FIM
Duration	28 March/3 October
Number of races	28
Number of manufacturers	12
Champions
500cc	Jeff Smith
250cc	Victor Arbekov
FIM Motocross World Championship seasons
	← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Motocross World Championship was the 9th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

Summary[edit]

Jeff Smith won his second consecutive 500cc motocross world championship for the BSA factory racing team with six Grand Prix victories. Paul Friedrichs took three victories to claim second place for the ČZ factory ahead of former world champion Rolf Tibblin.^[1]^[2]

Smith's win riding a BSA Victor would mark the last time that a four-stroke engine powered motorcycle would win the 500cc motocross world championship for the next several decades as, two-stroke engine technology began to dominate off-road motorcycle racing until 2003 when, mounting government environmental regulations caused the FIM implemented new rules favoring environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines.

In the 250cc division, Russian ČZ rider Victor Arbekov won five Grand Prix races to claim the world championship ahead of the defending champion, Joël Robert.^[3]^[4]

Grands Prix[edit]

500cc[edit]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner^[2]	Team	Report
1	April 4	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Sten Lundin	Matchless-Métisse	Report
2	April 11	Swiss Grand Prix	Wohlen	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
3	April 25	French Grand Prix	Tarare	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
4	May 9	Finnish Grand Prix	Tikkurila	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
5	May 30	Swedish Grand Prix	Knutstorp	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
6	June 6	East German Grand Prix	Gumpelstadt	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
7	June 20	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Sedlčany	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
8	June 27	Russian Grand Prix	Kyiv	Igor Grigoriev	ČZ	Report
9	July 4	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
10	July 11	Italian Grand Prix	Imola	Rolf Tibblin	ČZ	Report
11	July 18	West German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Rolf Tibblin	ČZ	Report
12	July 25	Dutch Grand Prix	Bergharen	Jeff Smith	BSA	Report
13	August 8	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report

250cc[edit]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner^[3]	Team	Report
1	March 28	Spanish Grand Prix	Sabadell	Dave Bickers	Greeves	Report
2	April 4	Italian Grand Prix	Masserano	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	Report
3	April 11	French Grand Prix	Saint-Quentin	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	Report
4	April 25	Belgian Grand Prix	Hechtel-Eksel	Dave Bickers	Greeves	Report
5	May 9	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Holice	Vlastimil Valek	Jawa	Report
6	May 16	West German Grand Prix	Beuren	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	Report
7	May 23	Dutch Grand Prix	Makkinga	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	Report
8	May 30	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Schifflange	Joël Robert	ČZ	Report
9	June 27	Polish Grand Prix	Kielce	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	Report
10	July 4	Russian Grand Prix	Moscow	Joël Robert	ČZ	Report
11	July 11	East German Grand Prix	Apolda	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ	Report
12	July 18	British Grand Prix	Glastonbury	Dave Bickers	Greeves	Report
13	July 25	Swedish Grand Prix	Hedemora	Torsten Hallman	Husqvarna	Report
14	August 1	Finnish Grand Prix	Hyvinkää	Torsten Hallman	Husqvarna	Report
15	October 3	Austrian Grand Prix	Launsdorf	Joël Robert	ČZ	Report

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	CH	FRA	FIN	SWE	DDR	CZE	USR	UK	ITA	GER	NED	LUX	Points
1	Jeff Smith	BSA		1	1	1	1	4		2	1			1		54
2	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ				2	5	1	1					3	1	36
3	Rolf Tibblin	ČZ								3	2	1	1	2		32
3	Vic Eastwood	BSA		5	5	3	2	2			3	3		5	2	32
5	Sten Lundin	Matchless-Métisse	1	2			4	3				2				27
6	Per Olaf Persson	Hedlund		3	3		3	6								13
7	Arthur Lampkin	BSA			4					5	4				4	11
8	Jerry Scott	BSA		4	2						6					10
8	Gunnar Johansson	AMC-Métisse	2			6							4			10
10	Chris Horsfield	Matchless	4				6								3	8
	Josef Hrebecek	ČZ	5	6					3	6						8
	Igor Grigoriev	ČZ/ESO								1						8
	Ove Lundell	Hedlund/Husqvarna											2		5	8
14	Antonin Klavinsh	ESO	6			5				4						6
	Herman De Soete	Matchless			6								3		6	6
	Jan Johansson	Lindstrom				4			4							6
	Karel Pilar	ČZ							2							6
18	Broer Dirkx	Lito	3													4
	Ervín Krajčovič	ESO							5			5				4
	Josef Teuwissen	Triumph-Métisse										6		4		4
21	Pierre-André Rapin	Monark										4				3
22	Vladimír Dubšík	ČZ						5								2
	Joachim Helmhold	ČZ							6					6		2
	John Giles	Triumph									5					2
	Erwin Schmider	Maico											5			2
26	Jan Němeček	ESO											6			1

Source:^[5]

250cc[edit]

Pos	Rider	Machine	ESP	ITA	FRA	BEL	CZE	GER	NED	LUX	POL	USR	GDR	UK	SWE	FIN	AUT	Pts
1	Victor Arbekov	ČZ	4	1	1			1	1	2	1				2			52
2	Joël Robert	ČZ		2	2			2		1		1	2				1	48
3	Dave Bickers	Greeves	1	3		1	3	5		3				1	3	3	2	42
4	Torsten Hallman	Husqvarna	3		4	2	2								1	1		35
5	Åke Jonsson	Husqvarna	2			3	4	3		6	4	2	3	4	4			30
6	Vlastimil Valek	Jawa		4		4	1		4	4	5			3		5		28
7	Gunnar Draougs	ČZ			3			4	3	5	2	4	4					25
8	Karel Pilar	ČZ		6	5	5						6	5	5	5		4	15
9	Don Rickman	Bultaco	5											2				8
	Igor Grigoriev	ČZ										3					3	8
	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ											1					8
12	Fritz Selling	Greeves							2					6				7
13	Jorma Jarvinen	Husqvarna														2		6
14	Fred Willamowski	ČZ									3				6			5
15	Juri Ageyev	ČZ						6	5		6							4
16	Kalevi Vehkonen	Husqvarna														4		3
17	Jan Blomqvist	Husqvarna			6	6												2
	Olle Pettersson	Bultaco-Métisse					5											2
	Alex Yakolev	ČZ										5						2
	Bryan Goss	Husqvarna															5	2
	John Griffith	Greeves		5														2
	Antonin Hrach	Jawa/ČZ					6										6	2
23	Ton van Heugten	Husqvarna							6									1
	Ivan Polas	Jawa/ČZ											6					1
	Cenneth Loof	Husqvarna														6		1
	Andrei Dezhinov	ČZ	6															1

Source:^[6]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1965 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1965 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1965 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ "1965 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ "1965 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ "1965 250cc motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[1965_500cc_motocross_world_championship_results-1] "1965 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[1965_500cc_motocross_world_championship_race_winners-2] "1965 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[1965_250cc_motocross_world_championship_race_winners-3] "1965 250cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[1965_250cc_motocross_world_championship_results-4] "1965 250cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[5] "1965 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[6] "1965 250cc motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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