1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 15th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 5 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on 10 November.

1963 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1963 Grand Prix season calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	50cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	6 May	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini			Deubel / Hörner	Report
2	26 May	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Hugh Anderson	Ernst Degner	Tarquinio Provini	Jim Redman		Camathias / Herzig	Report
3	2 June	French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Hugh Anderson					Report
4	12 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Mitsuo Itoh	Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Camathias / Herzig	Report
5	29 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Ernst Degner	Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	John Hartle	Deubel / Hörner	Report
6	7 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Isao Morishita	Bert Schneider	Fumio Ito		Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger / Robinson	Report
7	10 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood		Report
8	18 August	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring		Hugh Anderson	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood		Report
9	1 September	Finnish Grand Prix	Tampere Circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Hugh Anderson		Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood		Report
10	15 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza		Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood		Report
11	6 October	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Hugh Anderson	Jim Redman	Tarquinio Provini		Mike Hailwood		Report
12	10 November	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	Luigi Taveri	Frank Perris	Jim Redman	Jim Redman †			Report

† Non-championship race.

Standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of five races were counted in 50cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, best of seven in 125cc and best of six in 250cc championships, while in the Sidecars, only the best of four races were counted.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

500cc final standings

Pos Rider Machine MAN HOL BEL ULS DDR FIN NAC ARG Pts 1 Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 (56) 2 Alan Shepherd Matchless Ret 3 3 4 3 2 Ret 21 3 John Hartle Gilera 2 1 2 Ret Ret 20 4 Phil Read Gilera 3 2 2 Ret Ret 16 5 Fred Stevens Norton 6 5 4 7 4 3 13 6 Mike Duff Matchless 4 6 4 3 11 7 Derek Minter Gilera 3 2 Ret 10 8 Jack Findlay Matchless Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 2 8 9 Jorge Kissling Norton 2 6 10 Jack Ahearn Norton 9 4 5 Ret Ret 5 11 Benedicto Caldarella Matchless 3 4 12 Bill Smith Matchless / Norton 8 4 3 13 Victorio Minguzzi Matchless 4 3 14 Syd Mizen Norton / Matchless 13 8 7 Ret 5 2 15 Ladislaus Richter Norton Ret Ret 5 2 16 Joe Dunphy Norton 5 8 2 17 Ralph Bryans Norton 5 2 = Fabián Villaverlran Norton 5 2 19 Nikolai Sevostianov CKB 12 Ret 6 1 20 Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Norton 14 6 Ret Ret 1 21 Gyula Marsovszky Matchless Ret 6 Ret 1 22 Horacio Costas Norton 6 1 = Vernon Cottle Norton 6 1 = Vasco Loro Norton 6 1 25 Raymond Shaw Matchless 32 10 7 0 26 Morry Low Matchless 12 7 Ret 0 27 Ian Burne Norton 21 Ret 7 0 28 Anssi Resko Matchless Ret 7 0 = Paddy Driver Matchless 7 Ret 0 30 Dan Shorey Matchless Ret 11 8 Ret 0 31 Roy Ingram Norton 8 Ret Ret 0 32 Othmar Drixl Norton 8 0 = Hannu Kuparinen Norton 8 0 34 Billy McCosh Matchless 19 9 0 35 Walter Scheimann Norton Ret 9 Ret 0 36 Bo Granath Matchless Ret 9 0 37 György Kurucz Norton 9 0 = Alberto Picca Gilera 9 0 39 Ellis Boyce Norton 10 13 0 40 Roy Robinson Norton 17 10 0 = Derek Woodman Matchless 17 10 0 42 Ginger Molloy Matchless 10 0 = Tauno Nurmi Norton 10 0 = Renzo Rossi Norton 10 0 45 Dick Creith Norton 11 0 = Karl Recktenwald Norton 11 0 = Brian Setchell Norton 11 0 = Antero Ventoniemi Norton 11 0 49 Lothar John Norton Ret 12 0 50 Stuart Graham Matchless 12 0 51 Ron Robinson Norton 33 13 0 52 John Somers Norton 13 0 53 Alf Shaw Norton 26 14 0 54 Joop Vogelzang Norton Ret 14 0 55 Michael McStay Norton 15 0 = Tommy Holmes Matchless 15 0 57 Ronald Föll Matchless 16 Ret Ret Ret 0 58 Patsy McGarrity Matchless 16 0 = Jüri Randla CKB 16 0 60 Jimmy Jones Norton 17 0 61 Raymond Bogaerdt Norton 18 0 = Louis Carr Matchless 18 0 = Rollie Stallard Norton 18 0 64 John Brown Norton 19 0 65 Derek Llee Matchless 20 0 = John Meneely Norton 20 0 67 Pete Bettison Norton 22 0 68 Billie Nelson Norton 23 0 69 Peter Evans Norton 24 0 70 Martyn Hayward Matchless 25 0 71 Brian Walmsley Norton 27 0 72 Bernie Marrier Norton 28 0 73 John Simmonds Matchless 29 0 74 Bob Ritchie Norton 30 0 75 Don Ellis Matchless 31 0 76 Jimmy Morton Matchless 34 0 77 Colin Cross Norton 35 0 78 Tony Heaton Norton 36 0 79 Graham Dickson Matchless 37 0 80 Stan Brassley Norton 38 0 81 Robert Knott Norton 39 0 82 Bill Wetzel Matchless 40 0 83 Albert Moule Norton 41 0 - Philippe Canoui Norton Ret Ret 0 - Dennis Fry Norton Ret Ret 0 - Edy Lenz Norton Ret Ret 0 - Frantisek Stastny Jawa Ret Ret 0 - Veikko Sulasaari Norton Ret Ret 0 - Ernst Weiss Norton Ret Ret 0 - Dennis Ainsworth Matchless Ret 0 - Billy Andersson Norton Ret 0 - Monty Buxton Norton Ret 0 - Roly Capner BSA Ret 0 - Brian Carr Norton Ret 0 - Chris Conn Norton Ret 0 - John Courtney Norton Ret 0 - Giuseppe Dardanello Norton Ret 0 - Antonio de Simone Rudge Ret 0 - Brian Dennis BSA Ret 0 - Alan Dugdale Matchless Ret 0 - Anthony Fisher Norton Ret 0 - Jack Gow Triton Ret 0 - Don Haddow Matchless Ret 0 - Alan Harris Velocette Ret 0 - Endel Kiisa CKB Ret 0 - Pentti Lehtelä Norton Ret 0 - Colin Lyster Norton Ret 0 - Emanuele Maugliani Gilera Ret 0 - Pietro Mencaglia Norton Ret 0 - Raphaël Orinel Norton Ret 0 - Peter Preston Norton Ret 0 - Tarquinio Provini Moto Morini Ret 0 - George Purvis Matchless Ret 0 - Johnnie Rae Norton Ret 0 - Frank Reynolds Norton Ret 0 - William Sharp BSA Ret 0 - Jack Simpson Matchless Ret 0 - Vagn Stevnhoved Matchless Ret 0 - Rudi Thalhammer Norton Ret 0 - Angelo Tenconi Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Ray Turkington Norton Ret 0 - Remo Venturi Bianchi Ret 0 - Tom Walker Norton Ret 0 - Benedetto Zambotti Norton Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike MAN HOL BEL ULS DDR FIN NAC ARG Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	32	5
2	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MV Agusta	28	2
3	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	16	0
4	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	7	0
5	Gustav Havel		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	7	0
6	Remo Venturi		Italy	Bianchi	6	0
=	John Hartle		United Kingdom	Gilera	6	0
=	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	6	0
9	Nicolaï Sevostianov		USSR	CKEB C360	5	0
10	Mike Duff		Canada	AJS	5	0
11	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Gilera	4	0
=	Sven-Olof Gunnarsson		Sweden	Norton	4	0
=	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Honda	4	0
14	Jack Ahearn		Australia	Norton	4	0
15	Fred Stevens		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
16	Sid Mizen		United Kingdom	AJS	3	0
=	Pavel Slavícek		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	3	0
18	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	2	0
=	Dan Shorey		United Kingdom	AJS	2	0
20	Len Ireland		United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=	Veikko Sulasaari		Finland	Norton	1	0

250cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	44	4
2	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Morini	42	4
3	Fumio Ito		Japan	Yamaha	26	1
4	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Honda	20	0
5	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	13	0
6	Alan Shepherd		United Kingdom	MZ	11	0
7	Yoshikazu Sunako		Japan	Yamaha	9	0
8	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MZ	8	1
9	Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda	7	0
10	Bill Smith		United Kingdom	Honda	4	0
=	Umberto Masetti		Italy	Moto Morini	4	0
=	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	4	0
13	Stanislav Malina		Czechoslovakia	CZ	4	0
14	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Benelli	3	0
=	Hiroshi Hasegawa		Japan	Yamaha	3	0
=	László Szabó		Hungary	MZ	3	0
=	Raúl Kissling		Argentina	NSU	3	0
18	Jack Findlay		Australia	FB-Mondial	2	0
=	Ivan Schumann		Argentina	NSU	2	0
20	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	1	0
=	John Kidson		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	1	0
=	Cas Swart		Netherlands	Honda	1	0
=	Chris Anderson		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Carlos Marfetan		Uruguay	Parilla	1	0
=	Isamu Kasuya		Japan	Honda	1	0

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike ESP FRG FRA MAN NED BEL ULS GDR FIN NAT ARG JPN Pts 1 Hugh Anderson Suzuki 2 1F 1F 1 2 1 1F 1F 5 54 (62) 2 Luigi Taveri Honda 1F 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 1F 38 (47) 3 Jim Redman Honda 2 2 6 5 2F 1F 2F 35 4 Frank Perris Suzuki 4 2 2 6 1 24 5 Bert Schneider Suzuki 5 4F 1 2F 3 23 6 Ernst Degner Suzuki 1F 6 3 NCF 3 17 7 Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda 3 5 5 5 3 14 8 Alan Shepherd MZ 6 2 3 11 9 Tommy Robb Honda 5 6 5 4 4 11 10 László Szabó MZ 3 4 7 11 Héctor Pochettino Bultaco 2 6 12 Giuseppe Visenzi Honda 4 4 6 13 Aldo Caldarella Bultaco 3 4 14 Peter Inchley EMC 4 3 14 Alberto Gómez Zanella 4 3 16 Mike Duff Bultaco 6 3 MZ 5 17 Francisco González Bultaco 5 2 17 John Grace Bultaco 5 2 17 Eduardo Salatino Zanella 5 2 20 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Bultaco 6 1 20 Werner Musiol MZ 6 1 20 Gary Dickinson Honda 6 1 20 Stanislav Malina ČZ 6 1 20 Horacio Maffia Ducati 6 1 20 Mitsuo Itoh Suzuki 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike ESP FRG FRA MAN NED BEL ULS GDR FIN NAT ARG JPN Pts

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

Constructors' standings

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Constructor	ESP	FRG	FRA	MAN	NED	BEL	ULS	GDR	FIN	NAT	ARG	JPN	Pts
1	Suzuki		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	56 (72)
2	Honda	1	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	2	1	1	2	46 (63)
3	MZ		3						2	3				14
4	Bultaco	5					6				5	2		11
5	EMC	4												3
5	Zanella											4		3
7	ČZ										6			1
7	Ducati											6		1
Pos.	Constructor	ESP	FRG	FRA	MAN	NED	BEL	ULS	GDR	FIN	NAT	ARG	JPN	Pts

50cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	34	2
2	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	Kreidler	32	3
3	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	30	1
4	Isao Morishita		Japan	Suzuki	23	1
5	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	20	1
6	Michio Ichino		Japan	Suzuki	14	0
7	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Kreidler	9	0
8	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	8	1
9	José Busquets		Spain	Derbi	7	0
10	Shunkishi Masuda		Japan	Suzuki	4	0
11	Raúl Kissling		Argentina	Kreidler	3	0
12	Jean-Pierre Beltoise		France	Kreidler	3	0
13	Karaber Samardjian		Argentina	Suzuki	2	0
=	Sadao Shimazaki		Japan	Honda	2	0
15	Juan García		Spain	Ducson	1	0
=	Ian Plumridge		United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=	Matti Salonen		Finland	Prykija	1	0
=	Gastón Biscia		Uruguay	Suzuki	1	0

References

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
• Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 51–54. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
• "The Official MotoGP website". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-07-06.