1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Contents 1 Season summary 2 500 cc Season review 2.1 500cc Standings 3 350 cc Season review 3.1 350cc Standings 4 250 cc Season review 4.1 250cc Standings 5 125 cc Season review 5.1 125cc Standings 6 50 cc Season review 6.1 50cc Standings

[edit] Season summary

Giacomo Agostini on an MV Agusta continued to dominate the larger classes, once again winning the 350 and 500 classes against little factory-mounted opposition. The 250 class saw a tight three-way battle go down to the last race with Benelli's Kel Carruthers coming out on top against Kent Andersson and Santiago Herrero. Carruther's win would mark the last time a four-stroke machine would win the 250 championship. Kawasaki claimed their first world title with Dave Simmonds winning the 125 class. Spain's Angel Nieto won his first world championship for Derbi. It would be the first of many for the Spaniard. Bill Ivy was killed in a crash when his Jawa seized during practice for the East German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.

[edit] 500 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
2	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
4	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
7	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
9	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
10	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
11	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Alberto Pagani	Linto	Report
12	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Godfrey Nash	Norton	Report

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	105	10
2	Gyula Marsovsky		Switzerland	Linto	47	0
3	Godfrey Nash		United Kingdom	Norton	45	1
4	Billie Nelson		United Kingdom	Paton	42	0
5	Alan Barnett		United Kingdom	Metisse-Matchless	32	0
6	Steve Ellis		United Kingdom	Linto	26	0
7	Ron Chandler		United Kingdom	Seeley	25	0
8	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	24	0
9	Robin Fitton		United Kingdom	Norton	19	0
10	Brian Steenson		United Kingdom	Seeley	18	0
=	John Dodds		Australia	Linto	18	0
=	Terry Dennehy		Australia	Drixton-Honda	18	0
13	Jack Findlay		Australia	Linto / Aermacchi	16	0
14	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Linto	15	1
15	Lewis Young		United Kingdom	Matchless	14	0
16	Karl Auer		Austria	Matchless	13	0
=	Pentti Lehtelä		Finland	Matchless	13	0
18	Angelo Bergamonti		Italy	Paton	12	0
=	Karl Hoppe		West Germany	Metisse-URS	12	0
=	Peter Williams		United Kingdom	Matchless	12	0
=	Percy Tait		United Kingdom	Triumph	12	0
=	Franco Trabalzini		Italy	Paton	12	0
=	Bohumil Stasa		Czechoslovakia	ČZ	12	0
24	Tom Dickie		United Kingdom	Seeley	11	0
=	Dan Shorey		United Kingdom	Matchless / Seeley	11	0
26	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Bultaco	10	0
=	Malcolm Uphill		United Kingdom	Norton	10	0
=	Theo Louwes		Netherlands	Norton	10	0
=	John Trevor Findlay		United Kingdom	Norton	10	0
=	Walter Scheimann		West Germany	Norton	10	0
31	Werner Bergold		Austria	Matchless	9	0
=	Hannu Kuparinen		Finland	Matchless	9	0
33	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	Seeley	8	0
=	Silvano Bertarelli		Italy	Paton	8	0
35	André-Luc Appietto		France	Paton	7	0
36	Barry Scully		United Kingdom	Norton	6	0
=	Keith Turner		New Zealand	Linto	6	0
38	Günter Fischer		West Germany	Matchless	5	0
=	Phil O'Brien		United Kingdom	Matchless	5	0
=	Maurice Hawthorne		United Kingdom	Matchless	5	0
41	Gilbert Argo		Switzerland	Matchless	4	0
=	Steve Jolly		United Kingdom	Seeley	4	0
=	Paul Eickelberg		West Germany	Norton	4	0
44	Kelvin Carruthers		Australia	Aermacchi	3	0
=	Selwyn Griffiths		United Kingdom	Matchless	3	0
=	John Williams		United Kingdom	Metisse-Matchless	3	0
=	Paolo Campanelli		Italy	Seeley	3	0
=	Emanuele Maugliani		Italy	Norton	3	0
49	Peter Darvil		United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=	Jack Lindh		Sweden	Seeley	2	0
=	Osmo Hansen		Finland	Matchless	2	0
=	Ross Hannan		Australia	Norton	2	0
53	Steve Spencer		United Kingdom	Metisse-Matchless	1	0
=	Endel Kiisa		USSR	CKEB	1	0
=	Wolfgang Stropek		Austria	MV Agusta	1	0
=	Alan Lawton		United Kingdom	Norton	1	0

[edit] 350 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
2	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
3	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
4	Dutch TT	Assen	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
5	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
6	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
7	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
8	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
9	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Phil Read	Yamaha	Report
10	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Silvio Grassetti	Yamaha	Report

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	90	8
2	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Yamaha / Jawa	47	1
3	Giuseppe Visenzi		Italy	Yamaha	45	0
4	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	38	0
5	Rodney Gould		United Kingdom	Yamaha	36	0
6	Jack Findlay		Australia	Yamaha	34	0
7	Kelvin Carruthers		Australia	Aermacchi	29	0
8	Bohumil Stasa		Czechoslovakia	ČZ	27	0
9	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	26	0
10	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Jawa	24	0
11	Martti Pesonen		Finland	Yamaha	16	0
=	Adolf Ohligschläger		West Germany	Yamaha	16	0
13	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	15	1
14	Brian Steenson		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	12	0
=	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	12	0
=	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Bultaco	12	0
17	Lewis Young		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	11	0
18	Cecil Crawford		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	10	0
=	Walter Scheimann		West Germany	Yamaha	10	0
20	Tom Dickie		United Kingdom	Seeley	8	0
=	Karl Hoppe		West Germany	Yamaha	8	0
=	Tony Rutter		United Kingdom	Yamaha	8	0
=	Silvano Bertarelli		Italy	Aermacchi	8	0
24	Terry Grotefeld		United Kingdom	Yamaha	6	0
25	Herbert Denzler		Switzerland	Aermacchi	5	0
=	Selwyn Griffiths		United Kingdom	AJS	5	0
=	Marty Lunde		United States	Yamaha	5	0
=	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	5	0
=	Bruno Spaggiari		Italy	Ducati	5	0
30	John Trevor Findlay		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
=	Billy McCosh		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	4	0
=	Brian Smith		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	4	0
33	Jerry Lancaster		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	3	0
=	Karel Bojer		Czechoslovakia	ČZ	3	0
=	Billy Guthrie		United Kingdom	Yamaha	3	0
=	Cliff Carr		United Kingdom	Yamaha	3	0
=	Billie Nelson		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	3	0
=	Maurice Hawthorne		United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
=	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Kawasaki	3	0
=	Jim Curry		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	3	0
42	Günter Fischer		West Germany	Aermacchi	2	0
=	Gordon Keith		Rhodesia	Yamaha	2	0
=	Mike Hatherill		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	2	0
=	Jan Kostwinder		Netherlands	Yamaha	2	0
=	Robin Fitton		United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=	János Drapál		Hungary	Aermacchi	2	0
48	Godfrey Nash		United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=	Roy Graham		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Leo Commu		Netherlands	Yamaha	1	0
=	Ivar Sauter		Switzerland	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Dave Degens		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Hannu Kuparinen		Finland	Yamaha	1	0

[edit] 250 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Santiago Herrero	Ossa	Report
2	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Santiago Herrero	Ossa	Report
4	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Kel Carruthers	Benelli	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Renzo Pasolini	Benelli	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Santiago Herrero	Ossa	Report
7	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Renzo Pasolini	Benelli	Report
8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Renzo Pasolini	Benelli	Report
9	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Report
10	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Kel Carruthers	Benelli	Report
11	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Phil Read	Yamaha	Report
12	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Kel Carruthers	Benelli	Report

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Kelvin Carruthers		Australia	Benelli	89	3
2	Kent Andersson		Sweden	Yamaha	84	2
3	Santiago Herrero		Spain	Ossa	83	3
4	Renzo Pasolini		Italy	Benelli	45	3
5	Börge Jansson		Sweden	Kawasaki	45	0
6	Rodney Gould		United Kingdom	Yamaha	44	0
7	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	28	0
8	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	25	0
9	Lothar John		West Germany	Yamaha	21	0
10	Dieter Braun		West Germany	MZ	20	0
11	Günter Bartusch		East Germany	MZ	18	0
=	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Yamaha	18	0
13	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	15	1
14	László Szabó		Hungary	MZ	14	0
15	Gilberto Parlotti		Italy	Benelli	12	0
=	Mick Chatterton		United Kingdom	Yamaha	12	0
17	Martti Pesonen		Finland	Yamaha	11	0
=	Angelo Bergamonti		Italy	Aermacchi	11	0
19	Klaus Huber		West Germany	Yamaha	10	0
=	Ray McCullough		United Kingdom	Yamaha	10	0
21	Jean Auréal		France	Yamaha	9	0
22	Billy Guthrie		United Kingdom	Yamaha	8	0
=	Chas Mortimer		United Kingdom	Yamaha	8	0
24	Ian Richards		United Kingdom	Yamaha	7	0
25	Giuseppe Visenzi		Italy	Yamaha	6	0
=	Tony Gruber		West Germany	Yamaha	6	0
=	Frank Whiteway		United Kingdom	Suzuki	6	0
=	Walter Villa		Italy	Villa	6	0
29	Derek Chatterton		United Kingdom	Yamaha	5	0
=	Eric Hinton		Australia	Yamaha	5	0
=	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Kawasaki	5	0
=	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	5	0
33	Reinhard Scholtis		West Germany	Kawasaki	4	0
=	Eugenio Lazzarini		Italy	Benelli	4	0
=	Stan Woods		United Kingdom	Yamaha	4	0
=	Jack Findlay		Australia	Yamaha	4	0
=	Pentti Korhonen		Finland	Yamaha	4	0
38	Jerry Lancaster		United Kingdom	Yamaha	3	0
=	Siegfried Lohmann		West Germany	Suzuki	3	0
=	Carlos Giró-Vila		Spain	Ossa	3	0
=	Teuvo Lansivuori		Finland	Yamaha	3	0
=	Dick Pipes		United Kingdom	Yamaha	3	0
=	Heinz Kriwanek		Austria	Rotax	3	0
=	Christian Ravel		France	Yamaha	3	0
45	Billie Nelson		United Kingdom	Yamaha	2	0
=	John Ringwood		United Kingdom	Yamaha	2	0
=	Keith Turner		New Zealand	Aermacchi	2	0
=	Tony Rutter		United Kingdom	Yamaha	2	0
=	Gordon Keith		Rhodesia	Yamaha	2	0
=	Gyula Marsovsky		Switzerland	Yamaha	2	0
21	Matti Salonen		Finland	Yamaha	1	0
=	Karel Bojer		Czechoslovakia	ČZ	1	0

[edit] 125 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Cees van Dongen	Suzuki	Report
2	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Jean Auréal	Yamaha	Report
4	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
7	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
9	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
10	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
11	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Dieter Braun	Suzuki	Report

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Kawasaki	90	8
2	Dieter Braun		West Germany	Suzuki	59	1
3	Cees van Dongen		Netherlands	Suzuki	51	1
4	Kent Andersson		Sweden	Maico / Yamaha	36	0
5	Heinz Kriwanek		Austria	Rotax	33	0
6	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Bultaco	29	0
7	Ryszard Mankiewicz		Poland	MZ	27	0
8	László Szabó		Hungary	MZ	26	0
9	Friedhelm Kohlar		East Germany	MZ	24	0
10	Kelvin Carruthers		Australia	Aermacchi	20	0
11	Walter Villa		Italy	Villa	18	0
12	Silvano Bertarelli		Italy	Aermacchi	17	0
13	Thomas Heuschkel		East Germany	MZ	16	0
14	Jean Auréal		France	Yamaha	15	1
15	Lothar John		West Germany	Yamaha	14	0
16	Günter Bartusch		East Germany	MZ	12	0
17	Jan Huberts		Netherlands	MZ	11	0
18	Barrie Dickinson		United Kingdom	Honda	10	0
=	Francesco Villa		Italy	Villa	10	0
20	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Bultaco	9	0
=	Siegfried Lohmann		West Germany	MZ	9	0
22	Enrique Escuder		Spain	Bultaco	8	0
=	Jacques Roca		France	Derbi	8	0
=	Steve Murray		United Kingdom	Honda	8	0
25	John Dodds		Australia	Aermacchi	7	0
=	Barry Smith		Australia	Derbi	7	0
=	Giuseppe Mandolini		Italy	Villa	7	0
28	Bruno Veigel		Switzerland	Honda	6	0
=	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	6	0
=	Jean-François Chaffin		France	Villa	6	0
=	John Kiddie		United Kingdom	Honda	6	0
32	Pierre Viura		France	Maico	5	0
=	Carl Ward		United Kingdom	Honda	5	0
=	Chas Mortimer		United Kingdom	Villa	5	0
=	Walter Scheimann		West Germany	Villa	5	0
=	Jerry Lancaster		United Kingdom	Honda	5	0
37	Daniel Crivello		France	Maico	4	0
=	John Shacklady		United Kingdom	Bultaco	4	0
=	Bosse Granath		Sweden	MZ	4	0
=	Börje Jansson		Sweden	Maico	4	0
41	Pertti Leinonen		Finland	Honda	3	0
=	Charles Garner		United Kingdom	Bultaco	3	0
=	Herbert Denzler		Switzerland	Honda	3	0
44	Ramón Galí		Spain	Bultaco	2	0
=	Jean Campiche		Switzerland	Honda	2	0
=	Jean-Loup Pasquier		Monaco	Bultaco	2	0
=	Bob Coulter		Ireland	Bultaco	2	0
=	Seppo Kangasniemi		Finland	MZ	2	0
49	Jim Curry		United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=	Tom Loughridge		United Kingdom	Bultaco	1	0
=	Lous van Rijswijk, Jr		Netherlands	Yamaha	1	0
=	Hartmut Bischoff		East Germany	MZ	1	0
=	Eberhard Mahler		East Germany	MZ	1	0
=	János Reisz		Hungary	MZ	1	0

[edit] 50 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Aalt Toersen	Kreidler	Report
2	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Aalt Toersen	Kreidler	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Aalt Toersen	Kreidler	Report
4	Dutch TT	Assen	Barry Smith	Derbi	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Barry Smith	Derbi	Report
6	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
7	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Paul Lodewijkx	Jamathi	Report
8	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
9	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Paul Lodewijkx	Jamathi	Report
10	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Paul Lodewijkx	Jamathi	Report

[edit] 50cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Angel Nieto		Spain	Derbi	76	2
2	Aalt Toersen		Netherlands	Kreidler	75	3
3	Barry Smith		Australia	Derbi	69	2
4	Jan de Vries		Netherlands	Kreidler	64	0
5	Paul Lodewijkx		Netherlands	Jamathi	63	3
6	Gilberto Parlotti		Italy	Tomos	31	0
7	Santiago Herrero		Spain	Derbi	28	0
8	Rudolf Kunz		West Germany	Kreidler	26	0
9	Ludwig Faßbender		West Germany	Kreidler	25	0
10	Martin Mijwaart		Netherlands	Jamathi	18	0
11	Cees van Dongen		Netherlands	Kreidler	14	0
12	Jan Huberts		Netherlands	Kreidler	12	0
13	Janco Florjan-Stefe		Yugoslavia	Tomos	11	0
14	Frank Whiteway		United Kingdom	Crooks-Suzuki	10	0
15	Adrijan Bernetic		Yugoslavia	Tomos	9	0
16	Werner Reinhard		West Germany	Reimo	8	0
=	Stuart Aspin		United Kingdom	Garelli	8	0
18	Herbert Denzler		Switzerland	Kreidler	7	0
19	Giovanni Lombardi		Italy	Guazzoni	6	0
=	Luke Lawlor		United Kingdom	Derbi	6	0
22	Jakob Unterladstätter		Austria	KTM	5	0
=	Jos Schurgers		Netherlands	Kreidler	5	0
=	Frank Redfern		United Kingdom	Honda	5	0
=	Silvano Bertarelli		Italy	Minarelli	5	0
=	Franco Ringhini		Italy	Morbidelli	5	0
27	Jacques Roca		France	Derbi	4	0
=	Arthur Lawn		United Kingdom	Honda	4	0
=	Jean-Loup Pasquier		Monaco	Derbi	4	0
=	Chris Walpole		United Kingdom	Garelli	3	0
=	Luigi Rinaldo		Italy	Tomos	3	0
32	Bruno Veigel		Switzerland	Honda	2	0
=	Rudolf Schmälzle		West Germany	Kreidler	2	0
=	André Millard		France	Kreidler	2	0
=	John Lawley		United Kingdom	Honda	2	0
=	Anton Kralj		Yugoslavia	Tomos	2	0
37	Juan Bordons		Spain	Derbi	1	0
=	Gerhard Thurow		West Germany	Kreidler	1	0
=	Charly Dubois		France	Kreidler	1	0
=	Barrie Dickinson		United Kingdom	Garelli	1	0

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