1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season

1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

Organizer| FIM
Duration| 22 March/8 September
Number of races| 26
Number of manufacturers| 16
Champions
500cc|  Rolf Tibblin
250cc|  Torsten Hallman
Motocross World Championship seasons

← 1962

1964 →

The 1963 Motocross World Championship was the 7th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

## Summary

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Rolf Tibblin overtook early championship points leader, Jeff Smith, to claim his second consecutive 500cc motocross world championship with his countryman, Sten Lundin taking second place. Tibblin took five Grand Prix victories riding for the Husqvarna factory racing team.[1][2]

A significant moment in motocross history occurred when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a 263cc two-stroke motorcycle to win the first moto of the 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix.[3] The victory marked a turning point in motocross history as, it was the first win by a two-stroke powered motorcycle in the premier division of the Motocross World Championships.[3]

Tibblin's Husqvarna teammate Torsten Hallman also claimed his second consecutive 250cc motocross world championship in dominating fashion by winning 8 of the 14 Grand Prix races. Vlastimil Valek took second place riding for the ČZ factory.[4][5][6]

## Grands Prix

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### 500cc

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Round  | Date  | Grand Prix  | Location  | Race 1 Winner  | Race 2 Winner  | Overall Winner  | Report

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1  | April 21  |  Austrian Grand Prix  | Sittendorf |  Rolf Tibblin |  Sten Lundin |  Sten Lundin  | Report
2  | May 5  |  Swiss Grand Prix  | Wohlen |  Bill Nilsson |  Sten Lundin  |  Sten Lundin  | Report
3  | May 12  |  Danish Grand Prix  | Volk Mølle |  Jeff Smith |  Jeff Smith  |  Jeff Smith  | Report
4  | May 19  |  Dutch Grand Prix  | Markelo |  Jeff Smith  |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  | Report
5  | May 20  |  French Grand Prix  | Saint-Quentin |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  | Report
6  | June 9  |  Italian Grand Prix  | Imola |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  | Report
7  | June 23  |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix  | Divoká Šárka |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  | Report
8  | June 30  |  Russian Grand Prix  | Lviv |  Ove Lundell |  Ove Lundell  |  Ove Lundell  | Report
9  | July 7  |  British Grand Prix  | Hawkstone Park |  Jeff Smith  |  Don Rickman |  Jeff Smith  | Report
10  | August 3  |  Belgian Grand Prix  | Namur |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  |  Rolf Tibblin  | Report
11  | August 11  |  Luxembourg Grand Prix  | Ettelbruck |  Ove Lundell  |  Per Olaf Persson  |  Sten Lundin  | Report
12  | September 8  |  East German Grand Prix  | Gumpelstadt |  Jeff Smith  |  Jeff Smith  |  Jeff Smith  | Report
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### 250cc

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Round  | Date  | Grand Prix  | Location  | Race 1 Winner  | Race 2 Winner  | Overall Winner  | Report

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1  | March 22  |  Spanish Grand Prix  | Ruta  |  Dave Bickers |  Torsten Hallman |  Dave Bickers | Report
2  | March 31  |  Italian Grand Prix  | Gallarate |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
3  | April 14  |  French Grand Prix  | Pernes-les-Fontaines |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
4  | April 21  |  Swiss Grand Prix  | Payerne |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
5  | May 12  |  West German Grand Prix  | Bielstein |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
6  | May 26  |  Luxembourg Grand Prix  | Schifflange |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
7  | June 9  |  Dutch Grand Prix  | Bergharen |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Vlastimil Valek  | Report
8  | June 16  |  British Grand Prix  | Shrubland Park |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
9  | June 30  |  Swedish Grand Prix  | Vännäs |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
10  | July 7  |  Finnish Grand Prix  | Vantaa |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Torsten Hallman  | Report
11  | July 14  |  Russian Grand Prix  | Moscow |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Torsten Hallman  |  Vlastimil Valek  | Report
12  | July 21  |  Polish Grand Prix  | Kielce |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Karel Pilar  |  Vlastimil Valek  | Report
13  | July 27  |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix  | Holice |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Vlastimil Valek  | Report
14  | August 4  |  East German Grand Prix  | Apolda |  Paul Friedrichs |  Vlastimil Valek  |  Karel Pilar  | Report
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## Final standings

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Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th

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Points  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### 500cc

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Pos  | Rider  | Machine  | AUT
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1  |  Rolf Tibblin | Husqvarna | 1  | 4  | 2  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  | \-  | 1  | 1  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 52
2  |  Sten Lundin | Lito  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 48
3  |  Jeff Smith | BSA | 8  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | NC  | NC  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 44
4  |  Per Olaf Persson  | Husqvarna  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 10  | 10  | 4  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 6  | 9  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 20
5  |  Arthur Lampkin | BSA  | 12  | 9  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 34  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 7  | \-  | 8  | 5  | \-  | \-  | 18
6  |  Bill Nilsson | BSA  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 3  | 3  | \-  | 4  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17
7  |  Ove Lundell | Monark | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 5  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 14  | 6  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13
8  |  John Burton  | BSA  | 11  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | 21  | 7  | 5  | 13  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 17  | \-  | 11  | 15  | 5  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 9
9  |  Vlastimil Valek  | ČZ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6
10  |  Ervín Krajčovič  | ESO | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 5  | 6  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 6  | 5
11  |  Derek Rickman | Triumph-Métisse | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
12  |  André Chuchard  | Triumph  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
13  |  Mogens Rasmussen  | Matchless | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
14  |  Karel Pilar  | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
15  |  Josef Hrebecek  | ESO  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4  | 3
16  |  Nic Jansen  | Matchless-Métisse  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 7  | \-  | \-  | 3
17  |  Heinz Krech  | ESO  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 5  | 2
18  |  Chris Horsfield  | Matchless  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
19  |  Antonin Klavinsh  | ESO  | 4  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 8  | 2
20  |  Hubert Scaillet  | Triumph-Métisse  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 3  | NC  | NC  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
21  |  Broer Dirkx  | Lito  | 10  | 23  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
22  |  Igor Kazakov  | ESO  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17  | 17  | 5
23  |  Emilio Ostorero | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 29  | 6  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
24  |  Walter Baeten  | Jawa | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
\-  |  Fritz Betzelbacher | Maico | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
\-  |  Don Rickman | Triumph-Métisse  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
\-  |  Vic Eastwood  | Matchless  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9  | \-  | 13  | 33  | NC  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
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### 250cc

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Pos  | Rider  | Machine  | ESP
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1  |  Torsten Hallman | Husqvarna | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 56
2  |  Vlastimil Valek  | ČZ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 2  | 2  | \-  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 1  | 50
3  |  Igor Grigoriev  | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 5  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 32
4  |  Karel Pilar  | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 7  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 8  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | 5  | 2  | 11  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 24
5  |  Jan Johansson  | Lindstrom  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 31  | 32  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 5  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 21
6  |  Cenneth Loof  | Greeves | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | 4  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4  | 8  | \-  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13
7  |  Dave Bickers | Greeves  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 6  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12
8  |  Alan Clough  | Greeves  | 21  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 4  | \-  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10
9  |  Olle Pettersson  | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6
10  |  Arne Kring | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6
11  |  Pentti Kalteva  | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 16  | 26  | 13  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 4  | 9  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5
12  |  Fritz Selling  | Greeves  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 6  | 10  | 5  | 10  | 4  | 12  | 13  | 13  | \-  | 4  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 16  | 15  | 5
13  |  John Banks | Dot | 10  | 13  | \-  | \-  | 9  | 28  | 8  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
14  |  Christoph Specht  | Maico | 3  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 32  | 8  | \-  | \-  | 13  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | \-  | \-  | 4
Paul Friedrichs | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 18  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 5  | 4
Fritz Betzelbacher | Maico  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
Don Rickman | Bultaco-Métisse | 19  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
Zdenek Polanka  | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 4
Fred Willamowski  | MZ | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12  | 14  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 7  | 4
20  |  Victor Arbekov | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 4  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
John Griffith  | Dot  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
Vladimir Gorulko  | ČZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
Raimo Rein  | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 20  | 8  | 6  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
Petr Dobry  | Jawa | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 3
25  |  Chris Horsfield  | James | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 9  | 11  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
Emilio Ostorero | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
Ulrich Gerster  | Greeves  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 20  | 9  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
Joël Robert | Greeves  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
Sivert Eriksson  | Greeves  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | 6  | 9  | 12  | 8  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 9  | 15  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
30  |  Oriol Puig Bulto  | Bultaco  | 8  | 9  | \-  | \-  | 17  | 13  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
Jussi Norrena  | Husqvarna  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
Lars Olsson  | Greeves  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
Ernst Wolff  | MZ  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 1
\-  |  Aarno Erola  | Montesa | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 0
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## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b "1963 500cc motocross world championship race winners". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
2. ^ "1963 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
3. ^ a b Dewhurst, David (2022), Motocross The Golden Years, Walsworth, Marceline, Missouri, ISBN 978-0-578-29016-4, "Battles between Hallman and Robert quickly became legend, but the most significant moment in the decade of the 1960s came when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a bike with a bored-out 250cc two stroke single and beat a full field of top-class, 500cc four stroke bikes to win the 1963 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix."
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8. ^ "1963 250cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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