1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1967 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 19th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of thirteen Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 30 April, with the Spanish Grand Prix, and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on 15 October.

Season summary

1967 marked a seminal year in motorcycle Grand Prix history as well as the end of an era, with Honda making the decision to withdraw its racing program from competition. Nevertheless, Honda would go out with a bang, with Mike Hailwood taking the 250 cc and 350 cc crowns and coming within a whisker of dethroning Giacomo Agostini for the 500 cc title.

Honda decided to concentrate on the larger classes leaving Suzuki to dominate the 50 cc class with Anscheidt again the champion. The improved Yamahas took the 125 cc class with Bill Ivy finishing ahead of teammate Phil Read.

In the 250 cc class, Read would battle Hailwood mightily for the title. They both finished the season with 50 points but Hailwood took the title because he had five wins to Read's four. In the 350 cc class, Hailwood had an easier time, taking six wins and claiming the crown by mid-season.

The 500 title fight would be one for the ages with Agostini and Hailwood swapping wins back and forth including a legendary duel at the Isle of Man TT. The chase went down to the last race in Canada. Hailwood won there to tie Agostini on points. Each rider had five wins so it came down to second places — Agostini taking the title with three seconds to Hailwood's two.

With Honda's pullout, Hailwood left motorcycle racing to take up a car racing career. He left with a blaze of glory, winning three classes in one day at the Dutch TT as well as three classes in one week at the Isle of Man TT.

1967 Grand Prix season calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	50cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	30 April	Template:Flagicon Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Template:Flagicon Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Phil Read			Template:Flagicon Auerbacher / Dein	Report
2	7 May	Template:Flagicon West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Template:Flagicon Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Template:Flagicon Yoshimi Katayama	Template:Flagicon Ralph Bryans	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini	Template:Flagicon Enders / Engelhardt	Report
3	21 May	Template:Flagicon French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	Template:Flagicon Yoshimi Katayama	Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy			Template:Flagicon Enders / Engelhardt	Report
4	16 June	Template:Flagicon Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Template:Flagicon Stuart Graham	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Schauzu / Horst Schneider	Report
5	24 June	Template:Flagicon Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Template:Flagicon Yoshimi Katayama	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Enders / Engelhardt	Report
6	2 July	Template:Flagicon Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Template:Flagicon Hans-Georg Anscheidt		Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy		Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini	Template:Flagicon Enders / Engelhardt	Report
7	16 July	Template:Flagicon East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring		Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini		Report
8	23 July	Template:Flagicon Czechoslovak Grand Prix	Masaryk Circuit		Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood		Report
9	6 August	Template:Flagicon Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra Circuit		Template:Flagicon Stuart Graham	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood		Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini	Template:Flagicon Enders / Engelhardt	Report
10	19 August	Template:Flagicon Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood		Report
11	3 September	Template:Flagicon Nations Grand Prix	Monza		Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	Template:Flagicon Ralph Bryans	Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Auerbacher / Nelson	Report
12	30 September	Template:Flagicon Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport		Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood		Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood		Report
13	15 October	Template:Flagicon Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	Template:Flagicon Mitsuo Itoh	Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	Template:Flagicon Ralph Bryans	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood			Report

Standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of four were counted on 50cc championships, best of six in 350cc and 500cc championships, best of seven in 125cc and 250cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of five races were counted.

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

500cc final standings

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350cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	1	United Kingdom	Honda	40	6
2	Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini	2	Italy	MV Agusta	32	1
3	Template:Flagicon Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	20	1
4	Template:Flagicon Heinz Rosner	7	East Germany	MZ	18	0
5	Template:Flagicon Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	MZ	14	0
6	Template:Flagicon Alberto Pagani	6	Italy	Aermacchi	11	0
7	Template:Flagicon Kel Carruthers	18	Australia	Aermacchi	9	0
8	Template:Flagicon Renzo Pasolini	3	Italy	Benelli	8	0
9	Template:Flagicon Silvio Grassetti	11	Italy	Benelli	6	0
10	Template:Flagicon K. Mimuro		Japan	Yamaha	4	0

250cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	1	United Kingdom	Honda	50	5
2	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	2	United Kingdom	Yamaha	50	4
3	Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	13	United Kingdom	Yamaha	46	2
4	Template:Flagicon Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	40	2
5	Template:Flagicon Derek Woodman	4	United Kingdom	MZ	18	0
6	Template:Flagicon Heinz Rosner	6	East Germany	MZ	13	0
7	Template:Flagicon Ginger Molloy	11	New Zealand	Bultaco	9	0
8	Template:Flagicon Gyula Marsovsky	12	Switzerland	Bultaco	8	0
9	Template:Flagicon Akiyasu Motohashi	8	Japan	Yamaha	6	0
10	Template:Flagicon Tommy Robb	22	United Kingdom	Bultaco	5	0
10	Template:Flagicon Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Kawasaki	5	0

125cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy	2	United Kingdom	Yamaha	56	8
2	Template:Flagicon Phil Read	4	United Kingdom	Yamaha	40	2
3	Template:Flagicon Stuart Graham		United Kingdom	Suzuki	38	1
4	Template:Flagicon Yoshimi Katayama	6	Japan	Suzuki	19	1
5	Template:Flagicon László Szabó		Hungary	MZ	13	0
6	Template:Flagicon Hans-Georg Anscheidt	12	West Germany	Suzuki	12	0
7	Template:Flagicon Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Kawasaki	9	0
8	Template:Flagicon Kel Carruthers		Australia	Honda	7	0
9	Template:Flagicon Tim Coopey		Canada	Yamaha	6	0
10	Template:Flagicon Thomas Heuschkel		East Germany	MZ	5	0
10	Template:Flagicon Walter Scheimann	15	West Germany	Honda	5	0

50cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Template:Flagicon Hans-Georg Anscheidt	1	West Germany	Suzuki	30	3
2	Template:Flagicon Yoshimi Katayama	5	Japan	Suzuki	28	2
3	Template:Flagicon Stuart Graham		United Kingdom	Suzuki	22	1
4	Template:Flagicon Angel Nieto	6	Spain	Derbi	12	0
5	Template:Flagicon Barry Smith	8	Australia	Derbi	12	0
6	Template:Flagicon Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	8	1
7	Template:Flagicon R. Schmalze		West Germany	Kreidler	6	0
8	Template:Flagicon José Busquet		Spain	Derbi	4	0
8	Template:Flagicon Benjamin Grau		Spain	Derbi	4	0
8	Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Kawasaki		Japan	Suzuki	4	0
8	Template:Flagicon Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Suzuki	4	0

References

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. Template:ISBN