1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 16th competitive motorcycle season, with twelve Grands Prix and 5 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and 50cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 50 winner 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 United States United States Grand Prix Daytona New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Hugh Anderson United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
2 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Switzerland Luigi Taveri Italy Tarquinio Provini Report
3 France French Grand Prix Clermont-Ferrand New Zealand Hugh Anderson Switzerland Luigi Taveri United Kingdom Phil Read Report
4 Isle of Man Isle of Man TT Isle of Man New Zealand Hugh Anderson Switzerland Luigi Taveri Rhodesia Jim Redman Rhodesia Jim Redman United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
5 Netherlands Dutch TT Assen United Kingdom Ralph Bryans Rhodesia Jim Redman Rhodesia Jim Redman Rhodesia Jim Redman United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
6 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa United Kingdom Ralph Bryans Canada Mike Duff United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
7 Germany West German Grand Prix Solitude United Kingdom Ralph Bryans Rhodesia Jim Redman United Kingdom Phil Read Rhodesia Jim Redman United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
8 East Germany East German Grand Prix Sachsenring New Zealand Hugh Anderson United Kingdom Phil Read Rhodesia Jim Redman United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
9 Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod New Zealand Hugh Anderson United Kingdom Phil Read Rhodesia Jim Redman United Kingdom Phil Read Report
10 Finland Finnish Grand Prix Imatra New Zealand Hugh Anderson Switzerland Luigi Taveri Rhodesia Jim Redman Australia Jack Ahearn Report
11 Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Switzerland Luigi Taveri United Kingdom Phil Read Jim Redman United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
12 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka United Kingdom Ralph Bryans Germany Ernst Degner Jim Redman Jim Redman Report

† Non-championship race.

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 40 7
2 Australia Jack Ahearn Australia Norton 25 1
3 United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Matchless / Norton 25 1
4 Canada Mike Duff Canada Matchless 18 0
5 South Africa Paddy Driver South Africa Matchless 16 0
6 United Kingdom Fred Stevens United Kingdom Matchless 8 0
7 Switzerland Gyula Marsovsky Switzerland Matchless 7 0
8 United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Norton 6 0
= United Kingdom Derek Woodman United Kingdom Matchless 6 0
= Italy Remo Venturi Italy Bianchi 6 0
= Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Nicolaï Sevostianov USSR CKEB C560 6 0
= United Kingdom Dick Creith United Kingdom Norton 6 0
= Argentina Benedicto Caldarella Argentina Gilera 6 0
14 United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 4 0
= Australia Jack Findlay Australia Matchless 4 0
16 United Kingdom Robin Fitton United Kingdom Norton 3 0
17 United Kingdom Griff Jenkins United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= New Zealand Morrie Low New Zealand Norton 2 0
= United Kingdom Chris Conn United Kingdom Norton 2 0
20 United States Buddy Parriott United States Norton 1 0
= United Kingdom Billy McCosh United Kingdom Matchless 1 0
= United Kingdom Lewis Young United Kingdom Matchless 1 0
= Germany Walter Scheimann West Germany Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 40 8
2 Bruce Beale Rhodesia Honda 24 0
3 Canada Mike Duff Canada AJS 20 0
4 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta / MZ 12 0
5 Czechoslovakia Gustav Havel Czechoslovakia Jawa 10 0
6 United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom AJS 6 0
7 South Africa Paddy Driver South Africa AJS 5 0
8 Italy Remo Venturi Italy Bianchi 4 0
= Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Endel Kiisa USSR CKEB C364 Vost. 4 0
= Czechoslovakia Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia CZ 4 0
= Japan Isamu Kazuya Japan Honda 4 0
12 United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Norton 4 0
13 Italy Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 3 0
= United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 3 0
= Italy Renzo Pasolini Italy Aermacchi 3 0
= Japan Isao Yamashita Japan Honda 3 0
17 United Kingdom Derek Woodman United Kingdom AJS 3 0
= United Kingdom Vernon Cottle United Kingdom AJS 3 0
19 United Kingdom Chris Conn United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Japan Kuniomi Nagamatsu Japan Honda 2 0
= United Kingdom Fred Stevens United Kingdom AJS 2 0
22 United Kingdom Joe Dunphy United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Australia Jack Ahearn Australia Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Yamaha 46 5
2 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 42 3
3 United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 23 1
4 Canada Mike Duff Canada Yamaha 20 1
5 Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Benelli 15 1
6 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 11 0
7 Japan Isamu Kasuya Japan Honda 10 0
8 Bruce Beale Rhodesia Honda 9 0
9 United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Yamaha 7 0
10 United States Ron Grant United States Parilla 6 0
11 Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Paton 6 0
12 Italy Giacomo Agostini Italy Morini 6 0
13 Austria Bert Schneider Austria Suzuki 5 0
14 United States Bob Gehring United States Bultaco 4 0
= United Kingdom Ralph Bryans United Kingdom Honda 4 0
= Japan Hiroshi Hasegawa Japan Yamaha 4 0
17 Italy Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 4 0
18 United States George Rockett United States Ducati 3 0
= Czechoslovakia Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia CZ 3 0
20 United Kingdom Joe Dunphy United Kingdom Greeves 2 0
= New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 2 0
= Switzerland Ernst Weiss Switzerland Honda 2 0
= United Kingdom Roy Boughey United Kingdom Yamaha 2 0
= United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MZ 2 0
25 United States Douglas Brown United States Ducati 1 0
= Spain Jorge Sirera Spain Montesa 1 0
= France Roger Mailles France Morini 1 0
= United Kingdom David Hunt United Kingdom Aermacchi 1 0
= East Germany Wolfgang Gast East Germany MZ 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 46 5
2 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 36 2
3 New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 34 3
4 Austria Bert Schneider Austria Suzuki 22 0
5 United Kingdom Ralph Bryans United Kingdom Honda 21 0
6 Germany Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 12 1
7 United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Suzuki 10 0
8 Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 6 0
= United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Yamaha 6 0
10 Germany Walter Scheimann West Germany Honda 6 0
11 United Kingdom Rex Avery United Kingdom EMC 4 0
= Japan Yoshimi Katayama Japan Suzuki 4 0
13 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Bultaco 4 0
14 Japan Isao Morishita Japan Suzuki 3 0
= Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 3 0
= Czechoslovakia Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia ČZ 3 0
= East Germany Heinz Rosner East Germany MZ 3 0
= Japan Teisuke Tanaka Japan Suzuki 3 0
19 Germany Richard Thomas West Germany Honda 2 0
= East Germany Friedhelm Kohlar East Germany MZ 2 0
= East Germany Klaus Einderlein East Germany MZ 2 0
= Japan Irokori Matsushima Japan Yamaha 2 0
23 Bruce Beale Rhodesia Honda 2 0
24 United Kingdom Gary Dickinson United Kingdom Honda 1 0
= United Kingdom Chris Vincent United Kingdom Honda 1 0
= Germany Roland Föll West Germany Honda 1 0
= Germany Peter Eser West Germany Honda 1 0
= Spain Ramón Torras Spain Bultaco 1 0
= East Germany Dieter Krumpholz East Germany MZ 1 0
= Japan Akiyasu Motohashi Japan Yamaha 1 0

[edit] 50cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 38 4
2 United Kingdom Ralph Bryans United Kingdom Honda 30 3
3 Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt West Germany Kreidler 29 1
4 Japan Isao Morishita Japan Suzuki 25 0
5 Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 19 0
6 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Kreidler 6 0
7 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 5 0
8 Spain José Busquets Spain Derbi 3 0
9 Germany Rudolf Kunz West Germany Kreidler 3 0
10 Spain Angel Nieto Spain Derbi 2 0
= Netherlands Cees van Dongen Netherlands Kreidler 2 0
= Germany Peter Eser West Germany Honda 2 0
13 United States Lee Allen United States Ducati 1 0
= Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Kreidler 1 0
= Japan Naomi Taniguchi Japan Honda 1 0
15 Germany Albert Beirle West Germany Kreidler 1 0
= United Kingdom Charlie Mates United Kingdom Honda 1 0