1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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1963 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 15th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season, with twelve Grands Prix and 5 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and 50cc.

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Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 50 winner 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Report
2 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Hockenheimring Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Report
3 Flag of France French Grand Prix Clermont-Ferrand Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Report
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of Japan Mitsuo Itoh Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
5 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle Report
6 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of Japan Isao Morishita Flag of Austria Bert Schneider Flag of Japan Fumio Ito Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
7 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
8 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East German Grand Prix Sachsenring Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
9 Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Tampere Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
10 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
11 Flag of Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
12 Flag of Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Perris Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman † Report

† Non-championship race.

Championship Standings

500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 40 7
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom Matchless 21 0
3 Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Gilera 20 1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Gilera 16 0
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Fred Stevens United Kingdom Norton 13 0
6 Flag of Canada Mike Duff Canada Matchless 11 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Gilera 10 0
8 Flag of Australia Jack Findlay Australia Matchless 8 0
9 Flag of Argentina Jorge Kissling Argentina Norton 6 0
10 Flag of Australia Jack Ahearn Australia Norton 5 0
11 Flag of Argentina Benedicto Caldarella Argentina Matchless 4 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Smith United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of Argentina Victorio Minguzzi Argentina Matchless 3 0
14 Flag of the United Kingdom Joe Dunphy United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ralph Bryans United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Sid Mizen United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Austria Ladi Richter United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Argentina Fabián Villavelran Argentina Norton 2 0
19 Flag of Sweden Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Sweden Norton 1 0
= Flag of Switzerland Gyula Marsovsky Switzerland Matchless 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Vernon Cottle United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of the Soviet Union Nicolaï Sevostianov USSR CKEB 1 0
= Flag of Italy Vasco Loro Italy Norton 1 0
= Flag of Uruguay Horacio Costa Uruguay Norton 1 0

350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 32 5
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 28 2
3 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 16 0
4 Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 7 0
5 Flag of Czechoslovakia Gustav Havel Czechoslovakia Jawa 7 0
6 Flag of Italy Remo Venturi Italy Bianchi 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Gilera 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 6 0
9 Flag of the Soviet Union Nicolaï Sevostianov USSR CKEB C360 5 0
10 Flag of Canada Mike Duff Canada AJS 5 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Gilera 4 0
= Flag of Sweden Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Sweden Norton 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 4 0
14 Flag of Australia Jack Ahearn Australia Norton 4 0
15 Flag of the United Kingdom Fred Stevens United Kingdom Norton 4 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Sid Mizen United Kingdom AJS 3 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Pavel Slavícek Czechoslovakia Jawa 3 0
18 Flag of Italy Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Shorey United Kingdom AJS 2 0
20 Flag of the United Kingdom Len Ireland United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of Finland Veikko Sulasaari Finland Norton 1 0

250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 44 4
2 Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Morini 42 4
3 Flag of Japan Fumio Ito Japan Yamaha 26 1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 20 0
5 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 13 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 11 0
7 Flag of Japan Yoshikazu Sunako Japan Yamaha 9 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MZ 8 1
9 Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 7 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Smith United Kingdom Honda 4 0
= Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy Moto Morini 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Yamaha 4 0
13 Flag of Czechoslovakia Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia CZ 4 0
14 Flag of Italy Silvio Grassetti Italy Benelli 3 0
= Flag of Japan Hiroshi Hasegawa Japan Yamaha 3 0
= Flag of Hungary László Szabó Hungary MZ 3 0
= Flag of Argentina Raúl Kissling Argentina NSU 3 0
18 Flag of Australia Jack Findlay Australia FB-Mondial 2 0
= Flag of Argentina Ivan Schumann Argentina NSU 2 0
20 Flag of Italy Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Kidson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 1 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Cas Swart Netherlands Honda 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Chris Anderson United Kingdom Aermacchi 1 0
= Flag of Uruguay Carlos Marfetan Uruguay Parilla 1 0
= Flag of Japan Isamu Kasuya Japan Honda 1 0

125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 54 6
2 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 38 2
3 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 35 1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Suzuki 24 1
5 Flag of Austria Bert Schneider Austria Suzuki 23 1
6 Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 17 1
7 Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 14 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 11 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 11 0
10 Flag of Hungary László Szabó Hungary MZ 7 0
11 Flag of Argentina Héctor Pochettino Argentina Bultaco 6 0
12 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Visenzi Italy Honda 6 0
13 Flag of Argentina Aldo Caldarella Argentina Bultaco 4 0
14 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Inchley United Kingdom EMC 3 0
= Flag of Argentina Alberto Gómez Argentina Zanella 3 0
16 Flag of Canada Mike Duff Canada Bultaco / MZ 3 0
17 Flag of Spain Francisco González Spain Bultaco 2 0
= Flag of Gibraltar John Grace Gibraltar Bultaco 2 0
= Flag of Argentina Juan Carlos Salatino Argentina Zanella 2 0
20 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Bultaco 1 0
= Flag of the German Democratic Republic Werner Musiol East Germany MZ 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Gary Dickinson United Kingdom Honda 1 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0
= Flag of Argentina Horacio Maffia Argentina Ducati 1 0
= Flag of Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 1 0

50cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 34 2
2 Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt West Germany Kreidler 32 3
3 Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 30 1
4 Flag of Japan Isao Morishita Japan Suzuki 23 1
5 Flag of Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 20 1
6 Flag of Japan Michio Ichino Japan Suzuki 14 0
7 Flag of Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Kreidler 9 0
8 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 8 1
9 Flag of Spain José Busquets Spain Derbi 7 0
10 Flag of Japan Shunkishi Masuda Japan Suzuki 4 0
11 Flag of Argentina Raúl Kissling Argentina Kreidler 3 0
12 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Kreidler 3 0
13 Flag of Argentina Karaber Samardjian Argentina Suzuki 2 0
= Flag of Japan Sadao Shimazaki Japan Honda 2 0
15 Flag of Spain Juan García Spain Ducson 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Plumridge United Kingdom Honda 1 0
= Flag of Finland Matti Salonen Finland Prykija 1 0
= Flag of Uruguay Gastón Biscia Uruguay Suzuki 1 0
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