1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 18th competitive motorcycle season, with 12 Grands Prix and five classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and 50cc.

Contents 1 Grands Prix 2 Championship Standings 2.1 500cc Standings 2.2 350cc Standings 2.3 250cc Standings 2.4 125cc Standings 2.5 50cc Standings

[edit] Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	50 winner	125 winner	250 winner	350 winner	500 winner	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc Park	Luigi Taveri	Bill Ivy	Mike Hailwood			Report
2	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Luigi Taveri	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Jim Redman	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Clermont-Ferrand			Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood		Report
4	Dutch TT	Assen	Luigi Taveri	Bill Ivy	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Jim Redman	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa			Mike Hailwood		Giacomo Agostini	Report
6	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring		Luigi Taveri	Mike Hailwood	Giacomo Agostini	Frantisek Stastny	Report
7	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno		Luigi Taveri	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Report
8	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra		Phil Read	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Giacomo Agostini	Report
9	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod		Luigi Taveri	Ginger Molloy	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Report
10	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Ralph Bryans	Bill Ivy	Mike Hailwood	Giacomo Agostini	Mike Hailwood	Report
11	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Luigi Taveri	Mike Hailwood	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini	Report
12	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji	Yoshimi Katayama	Bill Ivy	Hiroshi Hasegawa	Phil Read		Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	36	3
2	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	30	3
3	Jack Findlay		Australia	Matchless	20	0
4	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	17	1
5	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	16	2
6	Gyula Marsovsky		Switzerland	Matchless	13	0
=	Jack Ahearn		Australia	Norton	13	0
8	Stuart Graham		United Kingdom	Matchless	11	0
9	Peter Williams		United Kingdom	Matchless	7	0
10	Chris Conn		United Kingdom	Norton	6	0
=	Ron Chandler		United Kingdom	Matchless	6	0
12	Lewis Young		United Kingdom	Matchless	3	0
=	John Cooper		United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
=	John Blanchard		United Kingdom	Matchless	3	0
=	Fred Stevens		United Kingdom	Paton	3	0
16	Eduard Lenz		Austria	Matchless	2	0
=	John Mawby		United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=	Malcolm Stanton		Australia	Norton	2	0
=	Walter Scheimann		West Germany	Norton	2	0
20	Johnny Dodds		Australia	Norton	1	0
=	Eric Hinton		Australia	Norton	1	0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	48	6
2	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	42	3
3	Renzo Pasolini		Italy	Aermacchi	17	0
4	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	13	0
5	Gustav Havel		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	12	0
6	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Aermacchi	11	0
7	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	10	0
8	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	8	1
9	Jack Ahearn		Australia	Norton	8	0
10	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	7	0
11	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Benelli	6	0
=	Peter Williams		United Kingdom	AJS	6	0
=	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Yamaha	6	0
14	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Bianchi	6	0
15	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	4	0
=	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Bultaco	4	0
=	Chris Conn		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
18	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	3	0
=	Stuart Graham		United Kingdom	AJS	3	0
=	Kelvin Carruthers		Australia	Norton	3	0
=	Byron Black		United Kingdom	Honda	3	0
22	Frantisek Bocek		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	3	0
23	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Honda-Norton	2	0
=	Kenzo Muromachi		Japan	Honda	2	0
25	John Blanchard		United Kingdom	AJS	1	0
=	Joe Dunphy		United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=	Kent Andersson		Sweden	Husqvarna	1	0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	56	10
2	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	34	0
3	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	20	0
4	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	MZ	18	0
5	Stuart Graham		United Kingdom	Honda	15	0
6	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	15	0
7	Jack Findlay		Australia	Bultaco	14	0
8	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	11	0
9	Mike Duff		Canada	Yamaha	9	0
10	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Bultaco	8	1
=	Hiroshi Hasegawa		Japan	Yamaha	8	1
12	Gyula Marsovsky		Switzerland	Bultaco	8	0
13	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Yamaha	5	0
14	Renzo Pasolini		Italy	Aermacchi	4	0
=	Kevin Cass		Australia	Bultaco	4	0
=	Peter Inchley		United Kingdom	Villiers	4	0
=	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Aermacchi	4	0
=	Akiyasu Motohashi		Japan	Yamaha	4	0
19	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	4	0
20	Kent Andersson		Sweden	Husqvarna	4	0
21	Selwyn Griffiths		United Kingdom	Royal Enfield	3	0
22	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Bultaco	3	0
23	Chris Anderson		United Kingdom	Yamaha	2	0
=	Jim Curry		United Kingdom	Honda	2	0
25	Günter Beer		West Germany	Honda	1	0
=	Daniel Lhéraud		France	Yamaha	1	0
=	Len Atlee		Australia	Cotton	1	0
=	Bill Smith		United Kingdom	Bultaco	1	0
=	Giuseppe Visenzi		Italy	Aermacchi	1	0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	46	5
2	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Yamaha	40	4
3	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	32	0
4	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	29	1
5	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	15	0
6	Yoshimi Katayama		Japan	Suzuki	14	0
7	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	10	0
8	Akiyasu Motohashi		Japan	Yamaha	5	0
9	Mike Duff		Canada	Yamaha	4	0
=	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	4	0
11	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Yamaha	3	0
12	Francesco Villa		Italy	Montesa	2	0
=	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	Suzuki	2	0
=	Peter Williams		United Kingdom	EMC	2	0
15	José Medrano		Spain	Bultaco	1	0
=	Herbert Mann		West Germany	MZ	1	0
=	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=	Friedhelm Kohlar		East Germany	MZ	1	0
=	Hartmut Bischoff		East Germany	MZ	1	0
=	Walter Scheimann		West Germany	Honda	1	0
=	Yasuharu Yuzawa		Japan	Yamaha	1	0

[edit] 50cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	Suzuki	28	2
2	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	26	1
3	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	26	2
4	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	16	0
5	Yoshimi Katayama		Japan	Suzuki	10	1
6	Barry Smith		Australia	Derbi	3	0
=	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	3	0
=	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	3	0
9	Angel Nieto		Spain	Derbi	2	0
=	Oswald Dittrich		West Germany	Kreidler	2	0
=	Brian Gleed		United Kingdom	Honda	2	0
=	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Bridgestone	2	0
13	Cees van Dongen		Netherlands	Kreidler	1	0
=	Isao Morishita		Japan	Bridgestone	1	0
=	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=	André Roth		Switzerland	Derbi	1	0
=	Jack Findlay		Australia	Bridgestone	1	0