1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Contents 1 Season summary 2 500 cc Season review 2.1 1967 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 3 350 cc Season review 3.1 1967 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 4 250 cc Season review 4.1 1967 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 5 125 cc Season review 5.1 1967 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 6 50 cc Season review 6.1 1967 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

[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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