1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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1966 F.I.M. 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

[edit] 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 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Ivy Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
2 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Hockenheimring Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Rhodesia Jim Redman Report
3 Flag of France French Grand Prix Clermont-Ferrand Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
4 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Ivy Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Rhodesia Jim Redman Report
5 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Italy Giacomo Agostini Report
6 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East German Grand Prix Sachsenring Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Italy Giacomo Agostini Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Report
7 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Brno Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
8 Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Imatra Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Italy Giacomo Agostini Report
9 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of New Zealand Ginger Molloy Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of the United Kingdom Ralph Bryans Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Ivy Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Italy Giacomo Agostini Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
11 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Italy Giacomo Agostini Flag of Italy Giacomo Agostini Report
12 Flag of Japan Japanese Grand Prix Fuji Flag of Japan Yoshimi Katayama Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Ivy Flag of Japan Hiroshi Hasegawa Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

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

[edit] 350cc Standings

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

[edit] 250cc Standings

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

[edit] 125cc Standings

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

[edit] 50cc Standings

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