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.
† Non-championship race.
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 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | Suzuki | 54 | 6 | |
2 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 38 | 2 | |
3 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 35 | 1 | |
4 | Frank Perris | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 24 | 1 | |
5 | Bert Schneider | Austria | Suzuki | 23 | 1 | |
6 | Ernst Degner | West Germany | Suzuki | 17 | 1 | |
7 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 14 | 0 | |
8 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 11 | 0 | |
9 | Tommy Robb | United Kingdom | Honda | 11 | 0 | |
10 | László Szabó | Hungary | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
11 | Héctor Pochettino | Argentina | Bultaco | 6 | 0 | |
12 | Giuseppe Visenzi | Italy | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
13 | Aldo Caldarella | Argentina | Bultaco | 4 | 0 | |
14 | Peter Inchley | United Kingdom | EMC | 3 | 0 | |
= | Alberto Gómez | Argentina | Zanella | 3 | 0 | |
16 | Mike Duff | Canada | Bultaco / MZ | 3 | 0 | |
17 | Francisco González | Spain | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
= | John Grace | Gibraltar | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
= | Juan Carlos Salatino | Argentina | Zanella | 2 | 0 | |
20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
= | Werner Musiol | East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 | |
= | Gary Dickinson | United Kingdom | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
= | Stanislav Malina | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
= | Horacio Maffia | Argentina | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
= | Mitsuo Itoh | Japan | Suzuki | 1 | 0 |
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 |
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.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 50cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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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.
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 |
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Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 |
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 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | Suzuki | 54 | 6 | |
2 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 38 | 2 | |
3 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 35 | 1 | |
4 | Frank Perris | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 24 | 1 | |
5 | Bert Schneider | Austria | Suzuki | 23 | 1 | |
6 | Ernst Degner | West Germany | Suzuki | 17 | 1 | |
7 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 14 | 0 | |
8 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 11 | 0 | |
9 | Tommy Robb | United Kingdom | Honda | 11 | 0 | |
10 | László Szabó | Hungary | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
11 | Héctor Pochettino | Argentina | Bultaco | 6 | 0 | |
12 | Giuseppe Visenzi | Italy | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
13 | Aldo Caldarella | Argentina | Bultaco | 4 | 0 | |
14 | Peter Inchley | United Kingdom | EMC | 3 | 0 | |
= | Alberto Gómez | Argentina | Zanella | 3 | 0 | |
16 | Mike Duff | Canada | Bultaco / MZ | 3 | 0 | |
17 | Francisco González | Spain | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
= | John Grace | Gibraltar | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
= | Juan Carlos Salatino | Argentina | Zanella | 2 | 0 | |
20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
= | Werner Musiol | East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 | |
= | Gary Dickinson | United Kingdom | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
= | Stanislav Malina | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
= | Horacio Maffia | Argentina | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
= | Mitsuo Itoh | Japan | Suzuki | 1 | 0 |
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 |