1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
{{Short description|Sports season}}
{{Motorsport season
|series = Grand Prix motorcycle racing
|title = F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
|link = Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
|year = 1963
}}
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
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| Round
! Date ! Grand Prix ! Circuit ! 50cc winner ! 125cc winner ! 250cc winner ! 350cc winner ! 500cc winner ! Sidecars 500cc winner ! Report |
|---|
| 1
| 6 May | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Spanish Grand Prix | {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Georg Anscheidt | {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini | | | {{flagicon|DEU}} Deubel / Hörner | Report |
| 2
| 26 May | {{flagicon|FRG}} West German Grand Prix | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Degner | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | | {{flagicon|CHE}} Camathias / Herzig | Report |
| 3
| 2 June | {{flagicon|FRA}} French Grand Prix | {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Georg Anscheidt | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | | | | | Report |
| 4
| 12 June | {{flagicon|IOM}} Isle of Man TT | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsuo Itoh | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | {{flagicon|CHE}} Camathias / Herzig | Report |
| 5
| 29 June | {{flagicon|NLD}} Dutch TT | {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Degner | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Hartle | {{flagicon|DEU}} Deubel / Hörner | Report |
| 6
| 7 July | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian Grand Prix | {{flagicon|JPN}} Isao Morishita | {{flagicon|AUT}} Bert Schneider | {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumio Ito | | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | {{flagicon|CHE}} {{flagicon|GBR}} Scheidegger / Robinson | Report |
| 7
| 10 August | {{flagicon|NIR}} Ulster Grand Prix | | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 8
| 18 August | {{flagicon|DDR}} East German Grand Prix | | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 9
| 1 September | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnish Grand Prix | {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Georg Anscheidt | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 10
| 15 September | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nations Grand Prix | Monza | | {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 11
| 6 October | {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentine Grand Prix | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini | | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 12
| 10 November | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese Grand Prix | {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | {{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Perris | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman † | | | Report |
† 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.
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| Position
! 1st ! 2nd ! 3rd ! 4th ! 5th ! 6th |
|---|
| Points
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1 |
==500cc final standings==
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Rider !valign="middle"| Machine ! MAN ! HOL ! BEL ! ULS ! DDR ! FIN ! NAC ! ARG !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | 40 (56) |
|---|
| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Shepherd |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | 21 |
| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Hartle | Gilera |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | 20 |
| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Read | Gilera |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 16 |
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Fred Stevens | Norton |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | 13 |
| 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} Mike Duff |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | 11 |
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Minter | Gilera | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 10 |
| 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Findlay |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | 8 |
| 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Kissling | Norton | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | 6 |
| 10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Ahearn | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 5 |
| 11
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Benedicto Caldarella | | | | | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | 4 |
| 12
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill Smith |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | 3 |
| 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Victorio Minguzzi | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | 3 |
| 14
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Syd Mizen |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | 2 |
| 15
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ladislaus Richter | Norton | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | 2 |
| 16
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Joe Dunphy | Norton |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | | | | 2 |
| 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Ralph Bryans | Norton | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | | 2 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Fabián Villaverlran | Norton | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | 2 |
| 19
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUN}} Nikolai Sevostianov | CKB | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | 1 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven-Olof Gunnarsson | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | 1 |
| 21
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Gyula Marsovszky |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 1 |
| 22
|align="left"| {{flagicon|URY}} Horacio Costas | Norton | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | 1 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vernon Cottle | Norton | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | 1 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vasco Loro | Norton | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | 1 |
| 25
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Raymond Shaw |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 32 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | 0 |
| 26
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Morry Low |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 27
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Ian Burne | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | | | 0 |
| 28
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Anssi Resko | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Paddy Driver |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| 30
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Shorey | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| 31
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Roy Ingram | Norton | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | 0 |
| 32
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Othmar Drixl | Norton | | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hannu Kuparinen | Norton | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | | 0 |
| 34
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Billy McCosh |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | | | | 0 |
| 35
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Walter Scheimann | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 36
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bo Granath |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | | 0 |
| 37
|align="left"| {{flagicon|HUN}} György Kurucz | Norton | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Picca | Gilera | | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | 0 |
| 39
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ellis Boyce | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 | | | | | 0 |
| 40
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Roy Robinson | Norton | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Woodman |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | | | 0 |
| 42
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ginger Molloy | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tauno Nurmi | Norton | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Renzo Rossi | Norton | | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | 0 |
| 45
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Dick Creith | Norton | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Karl Recktenwald | Norton | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Setchell | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Antero Ventoniemi | Norton | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | 0 |
| 49
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Lothar John | Norton | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 | | | | | | 0 |
| 50
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Graham | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 | | | | | 0 |
| 51
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ron Robinson | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 33 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 | | | | | | 0 |
| 52
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} John Somers | Norton | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 53
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alf Shaw | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 26 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 | | | | | 0 |
| 54
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Joop Vogelzang | Norton | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| 55
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael McStay | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Tommy Holmes | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 | | | | | 0 |
| 57
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Ronald Föll |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| 58
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Patsy McGarrity | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Estonian SSR}} Jüri Randla | CKB | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| 60
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Jimmy Jones | Norton | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 | | | | | 0 |
| 61
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Bogaerdt | Norton | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18 | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Louis Carr |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Rollie Stallard | Norton | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18 | | | | | 0 |
| 64
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} John Brown | Norton | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19 | | | | | 0 |
| 65
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Llee |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| =
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} John Meneely | Norton | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 20 | | | | | 0 |
| 67
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Pete Bettison | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 22 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 68
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Billie Nelson | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 23 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 69
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Evans | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 24 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 70
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martyn Hayward |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 25 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 71
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Walmsley | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 27 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 72
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bernie Marrier | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 28 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 73
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Simmonds |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 29 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 74
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Ritchie | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 30 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 75
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Don Ellis |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 31 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 76
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jimmy Morton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 34 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 77
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Cross | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 35 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 78
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Heaton | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 36 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 79
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Graham Dickson |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 37 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 80
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Brassley | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 38 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 81
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Knott | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 39 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 82
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bill Wetzel |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 40 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 83
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Albert Moule | Norton |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 41 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Canoui | Norton | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dennis Fry | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Edy Lenz | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Frantisek Stastny | Jawa |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Veikko Sulasaari | Norton | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Ernst Weiss | Norton | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dennis Ainsworth | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Billy Andersson | Norton | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Monty Buxton | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Roly Capner | BSA |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Carr | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Conn | Norton | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} John Courtney | Norton | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Dardanello | Norton | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio de Simone | Rudge | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Dennis | BSA |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Dugdale |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anthony Fisher | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Gow | Triton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} Don Haddow |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Alan Harris |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Estonian SSR}} Endel Kiisa | CKB | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Pentti Lehtelä | Norton | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Colin Lyster | Norton | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Maugliani | Gilera | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pietro Mencaglia | Norton | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raphaël Orinel | Norton | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Preston | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini | | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} George Purvis | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Johnnie Rae | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Reynolds | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} William Sharp | BSA | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Simpson |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Vagn Stevnhoved | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Rudi Thalhammer | Norton | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Tenconi | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} Ray Turkington | Norton | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Remo Venturi | Bianchi | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walker | Norton |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Benedetto Zambotti | Norton | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | 0 |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Rider !valign="middle"| Bike ! MAN ! HOL ! BEL ! ULS ! DDR ! FIN ! NAC ! ARG !valign="middle"| Pts |
|valign="top"|
{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
|}
=350cc Standings=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Place
! Rider ! Number ! Country ! Machine ! Points ! Wins |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | | Rhodesia | Honda | 32 | 5 |
| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | 28 | 2 |
| 3
| {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | | Honda | 16 | 0 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|CSK}} Frantisek Stastny | | Jawa | 7 | 0 |
| 5
| {{flagicon|CSK}} Gustav Havel | | Jawa | 7 | 0 |
| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Remo Venturi | | Italy | Bianchi | 6 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Hartle | | Gilera | 6 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Shepherd | | MZ | 6 | 0 |
| 9
| {{flagicon|SUN}} Nicolaï Sevostianov | | USSR | CKEB C360 | 5 | 0 |
| 10
| {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} Mike Duff | | Canada | AJS | 5 | 0 |
| 11
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Read | | Gilera | 4 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven-Olof Gunnarsson | | Sweden | Norton | 4 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tommy Robb | | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| 14
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Ahearn | | Norton | 4 | 0 |
| 15
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Fred Stevens | | Norton | 4 | 0 |
| 16
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sid Mizen | | AJS | 3 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|CSK}} Pavel Slavícek | | Jawa | 3 | 0 |
| 18
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gilberto Milani | | Italy | 2 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Shorey | | AJS | 2 | 0 |
| 20
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Len Ireland | | Norton | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Veikko Sulasaari | | Finland | Norton | 1 | 0 |
=250cc Standings=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Place
! Rider ! Number ! Country ! Machine ! Points ! Wins |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | | Rhodesia | Honda | 44 | 4 |
| 2
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tarquinio Provini | | Italy | Morini | 42 | 4 |
| 3
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumio Ito | | Japan | Yamaha | 26 | 1 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tommy Robb | | Honda | 20 | 0 |
| 5
| {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | | Honda | 13 | 0 |
| 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Shepherd | | MZ | 11 | 0 |
| 7
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshikazu Sunako | | Japan | Yamaha | 9 | 0 |
| 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood | | MZ | 8 | 1 |
| 9
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kunimitsu Takahashi | | Japan | Honda | 7 | 0 |
| 10
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill Smith | | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Umberto Masetti | | Italy | 4 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Read | | Yamaha | 4 | 0 |
| 13
| {{flagicon|CSK}} Stanislav Malina | | CZ | 4 | 0 |
| 14
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvio Grassetti | | Italy | Benelli | 3 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Hasegawa | | Japan | Yamaha | 3 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|HUN}} László Szabó | | Hungary | MZ | 3 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Raúl Kissling | | NSU | 3 | 0 |
| 18
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Findlay | | FB-Mondial | 2 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ivan Schumann | | NSU | 2 | 0 |
| 20
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gilberto Milani | | Italy | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Kidson | | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|NLD}} Cas Swart | | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Anderson | | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|URY}} Carlos Marfetan | | Uruguay | Parilla | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Isamu Kasuya | | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
=125cc=
==Riders' standings==
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| Pos.
! Rider ! Bike ! ESP ! FRG ! FRA ! MAN ! NED ! BEL ! ULS ! GDR ! FIN ! NAT ! ARG ! JPN ! Pts |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 ! 54 (62) |
| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | Honda |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F | | ! 38 (47) |
| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman | Honda |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2F |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2F ! 35 |
| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Perris | Suzuki | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 ! 24 |
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Bert Schneider | Suzuki | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4F |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2F |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | | ! 23 |
| 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Degner | Suzuki | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1F |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NCF | | | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 ! 17 |
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kunimitsu Takahashi | Honda |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | ! 14 |
| 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Shepherd | MZ | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | ! 11 |
| 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tommy Robb | Honda | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 ! 11 |
| 10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|HUN}} László Szabó | MZ | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | ! 7 |
| 11
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Pochettino | Bultaco | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | ! 6 |
| 12
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Visenzi | Honda | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | ! 6 |
| 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Aldo Caldarella | Bultaco | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | ! 4 |
| 14
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Inchley | EMC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 3 |
| 14
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Gómez | Zanella | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | ! 3 |
| rowspan=2|16
|align="left" rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} Mike Duff | Bultaco |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | | | | | | | | ! rowspan=2|3 |
| MZ
| | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | |
| 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Francisco González | Bultaco |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 2 |
| 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GIB}} John Grace | Bultaco | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | ! 2 |
| 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Salatino | Zanella | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | ! 2 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Bultaco | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | | | ! 1 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DDR}} Werner Musiol | MZ | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | ! 1 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gary Dickinson | Honda | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | ! 1 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CSK}} Stanislav Malina | ČZ | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | ! 1 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Maffia | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | ! 1 |
| 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsuo Itoh | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 ! 1 |
| Pos.
! Rider ! Bike ! ESP ! FRG ! FRA ! MAN ! NED ! BEL ! ULS ! GDR ! FIN ! NAT ! ARG ! JPN ! Pts |
|valign="top"|
{{MotoGP rider results legend}}
|}
==Constructors' standings==
Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| Pos.
! Constructor ! ESP ! FRG ! FRA ! MAN ! NED ! BEL ! ULS ! GDR ! FIN ! NAT ! ARG ! JPN ! Pts |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 ! 56 (72) |
| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 ! 46 (63) |
| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GDR}} MZ | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | ! 14 |
| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Bultaco |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | ! 11 |
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} EMC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 3 |
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Zanella | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | ! 3 |
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CSK}} ČZ | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | ! 1 |
| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ducati | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | ! 1 |
| Pos.
! Constructor ! ESP ! FRG ! FRA ! MAN ! NED ! BEL ! ULS ! GDR ! FIN ! NAT ! ARG ! JPN ! Pts |
=50cc Standings=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Place
! Rider ! Number ! Country ! Machine ! Points ! Wins |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Hugh Anderson | | Suzuki | 34 | 2 |
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Georg Anscheidt | | Kreidler | 32 | 3 |
| 3
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Degner | | Suzuki | 30 | 1 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Isao Morishita | | Japan | Suzuki | 23 | 1 |
| 5
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsuo Itoh | | Japan | Suzuki | 20 | 1 |
| 6
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Michio Ichino | | Japan | Suzuki | 14 | 0 |
| 7
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Pagani | | Italy | Kreidler | 9 | 0 |
| 8
| {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri | | Honda | 8 | 1 |
| 9
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Busquets | | Spain | Derbi | 7 | 0 |
| 10
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shunkishi Masuda | | Japan | Suzuki | 4 | 0 |
| 11
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Raúl Kissling | | Kreidler | 3 | 0 |
| 12
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise | | France | Kreidler | 3 | 0 |
| 13
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Karaber Samardjian | | Suzuki | 2 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Sadao Shimazaki | | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| 15
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan García | | Spain | Ducson | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Plumridge | | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matti Salonen | | Finland | Prykija | 1 | 0 |
| =
| {{flagicon|URY}} Gastón Biscia | | Uruguay | Suzuki | 1 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. {{ISBN|2-940125-32-5}}
- {{cite book |last=Haefliger |first=Werner |title=FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide |section=Lightweight class |pages=51–54 |isbn=978-2-9701086-8-9 |edition=2024}}
- {{cite web | title = The Official MotoGP website | url = http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1963/NAT/500cc/World+Standing | access-date = 2010-07-06 | archive-date = 2012-03-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302221305/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1963/NAT/500cc/World+Standing | url-status = dead }}
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