Bill Nilsson

Bill Nilsson
Nationality Swedish

Motocross career
Active years 1950s - 1960s
Teams AJS, Husqvarna
Grands Prix
Championships 500cc - 1957, 1960
Wins 18
GP debut
First GP win

Bill Nilsson (born December 17, 1932) was a Swedish motocross racer. He won the first ever F.I.M. 500cc Motocross World Championship in 1957 riding an AJS motorcycle. In 1955, 1958 and 1961, he was a member of the Swedish teams that won the Motocross des Nations. He repeated as world champion in 1960 riding a Husqvarna.[1] Nilsson was also a two-time winner of the Novemberkåsan enduro event.

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