1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
A seminal year in motorcycle Grand Prix history as well as the end of an era with Honda making the decision to pull the plug on its racing efforts. 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 team-mate 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 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.
[edit] 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring |  Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 2 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 3 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 4 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 5 |  East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 7 |  Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 8 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 9 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 10 |  Canadian Grand Prix |
Mosport | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
[edit] 1967 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini |
1 | Italy | MV Agusta | 58 | 5 |
| 2 | Mike Hailwood |
2 | United Kingdom | Honda | 52 | 5 |
| 3 | John Hartle |
United Kingdom | Matchless | 22 | 0 | |
| 4 | Peter Williams |
9 | United Kingdom | Matchless | 16 | 0 |
| 5 |  Jack Findlay |
3 | Australia | Matchless | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Fred Stevens |
12 | United Kingdom | Paton | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | John Cooper |
13 | United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 |
| 8 |  Gyula Marsovszky |
6 | Switzerland | Matchless | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Billie Nelson |
United Kingdom | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Steve Spencer |
United Kingdom | Norton | 6 | 0 |
[edit] 350 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 2 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 4 | East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 5 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 6 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 7 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Ralph Bryans |
Honda | Report |
| 8 |  Japanese Grand Prix |
Fisco | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
[edit] 1967 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hailwood |
1 | United Kingdom | Honda | 40 | 6 |
| 2 | Giacomo Agostini |
2 | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 1 |
| 3 | Ralph Bryans |
United Kingdom | Honda | 20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Heinz Rosner |
7 | East Germany | MZ | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | Derek Woodman |
United Kingdom | MZ | 14 | 0 | |
| 6 | Alberto Pagani |
6 | Italy | Aermacchi | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Kel Carruthers |
18 | Australia | Aermacchi | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Renzo Pasolini |
3 | Italy | Benelli | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Silvio Grassetti |
11 | Italy | Benelli | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | K. Mimuro |
Japan | Yamaha | 4 | 0 |
[edit] 250 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Ralph Bryans |
Honda | Report |
| 3 |  French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 10 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 11 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 12 | Canadian Grand Prix |
Mosport | Mike Hailwood |
Honda | Report |
| 13 | Japanese Grand Prix |
Fisco | Ralph Bryans |
Honda | Report |
[edit] 1967 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hailwood |
1 | United Kingdom | Honda | 50 | 5 |
| 2 | Phil Read |
2 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 50 | 4 |
| 3 | Bill Ivy |
13 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | Ralph Bryans |
United Kingdom | Honda | 40 | 2 | |
| 5 | Derek Woodman |
4 | United Kingdom | MZ | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | Heinz Rosner |
6 | East Germany | MZ | 13 | 0 |
| 7 |  Ginger Molloy |
11 | New Zealand | Bultaco | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Gyula Marsovszky |
12 | Switzerland | Bultaco | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Akiyasu Motohashi |
8 | Japan | Yamaha | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Tommy Robb |
22 | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Dave Simmonds |
United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 5 | 0 |
[edit] 125 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Yoshimi Katayama |
Suzuki | Report |
| 3 | French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Stuart Graham |
Suzuki | Report |
| 9 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 11 | Canadian Grand Prix |
Mosport | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 12 | Japanese Grand Prix |
Fisco | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1967 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Ivy |
2 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 56 | 8 |
| 2 | Phil Read |
4 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 40 | 2 |
| 3 | Stuart Graham |
United Kingdom | Suzuki | 38 | 1 | |
| 4 | Yoshimi Katayama |
6 | Japan | Suzuki | 19 | 1 |
| 5 |  Laslo Szabo |
Hungary | MZ | 13 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
12 | West Germany | Suzuki | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Dave Simmonds |
United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | Kel Carruthers |
Australia | Honda | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tim Coopey |
Canada | Yamaha | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Thomas Heuschkel |
East Germany | MZ | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | Walter Scheimann |
15 | West Germany | Honda | 5 | 0 |
[edit] 50 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
Suzuki | Report |
| 2 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
Suzuki | Report |
| 3 | French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand | Yoshimi Katayama |
Suzuki | Report |
| 4 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Stuart Graham |
Suzuki | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Yoshimi Katayama |
Suzuki | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
Suzuki | Report |
| 7 | Japanese Grand Prix |
Fisco | Mitsuo Itoh |
Suzuki | Report |
[edit] 1967 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
1 | West Germany | Suzuki | 30 | 3 |
| 2 | Yoshimi Katayama |
5 | Japan | Suzuki | 28 | 2 |
| 3 | Stuart Graham |
United Kingdom | Suzuki | 22 | 1 | |
| 4 | Angel Nieto |
6 | Spain | Derbi | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Barry Smith |
8 | Australia | Derbi | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Mitsuo Itoh |
Japan | Suzuki | 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | R. Schmalze |
West Germany | Kreidler | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | José Busquet |
Spain | Derbi | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Benjamin Grau |
Spain | Derbi | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hiroyuko Kawasaki |
Japan | Suzuki | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tommy Robb |
United Kingdom | Suzuki | 4 | 0 |
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