Motorbike World Championship 1968
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| 500 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Giacomo Agostini |
| Constructor: | MV Agusta |
| 350 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Giacomo Agostini |
| Constructor: | MV Agusta |
| 250 cc world champion | |
| Driver: | Phil Read |
| Constructor: | Yamaha |
| 125 cc world champion | |
| Driver: | Phil Read |
| Constructor: | Yamaha |
| 50 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Hans Georg Anscheidt |
| Constructor: | Suzuki |
| Team (500 cm³) world champions | |
| Driver: |
Helmut Fath Wolfgang Kalauch |
| Constructor: | BMW |
| <1967 season | |
|---|---|
The 1968 motorcycle world championship season was the 20th in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .
In the classes up to 500 cm³ and up to 250 cm³ ten races were held , in the class up to 350 cm³ seven, 3, in the class up to 125 cm³ nine, in the class up to 50 cm³ five and in the sidecar six races.
Distribution of points
| Scoring | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th |
| Points | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. In six races, four went into the championship ranking.
- If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. In seven races, four were therefore counted.
500 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
|
|
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
 MV Agusta
|
48 (80) |
| 2 |
 Matchless
|
34 (45) |
| 3 |
Norton
|
25 (30) |
| 4th |
Seeley
|
21st |
| 5 |
Paton
|
12 |
| 6th |
Linto
|
9 |
| 7th |
Benelli
|
6th |
| 8th |
.svg){kind=small} CKEB
|
3 |
|
triumph
|
3 | |
| 10 |
 ČZ
|
2 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
350 cm³ class
Race results
Driver ranking
|
|
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
MV Agusta
|
32 (56) |
| 2 |
Benelli
|
18th |
| 3 |
Aermacchi
|
18 (24) |
| 4th |
 MZ
|
12 |
| 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Bultaco
|
12 |
| 6th |
Jawa
|
8th |
| 7th |
ČZ
|
7th |
| 8th |
Norton
|
5 |
| 9 |
 Honda
|
4th |
| 10 |
Seeley
|
2 |
|
Ducati
|
2 | |
| 12 |
Kawasaki
|
1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
250 cc class
Race results
| date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/21 |
 32nd GP of Germany
|
Nürburgring - Südschleife |
Bill Ivy | Ginger Molloy | Kent Andersson | Bill Ivy |
| 2 | 05.05. |
18th GP of Spain
|
Montjuïc | Phil Read | Heinz Rosner | Ginger Molloy | Phil Read |
| 3 | June 8-14 |
 50th Isle of Man TT
|
Mountain Course | Bill Ivy | Renzo Pasolini | Heinz Rosner | Bill Ivy |
| 4th | 29.06. |
 38. Dutch TT
|
Aces | Bill Ivy | Phil Read | Renzo Pasolini | Bill Ivy |
| 5 | 07.07. |
 41st Belgian GP
|
Spa Francorchamps | Phil Read | Heinz Rosner | Rodney Gould | Bill Ivy |
| 6th | 14.07. |
11th GP of the GDR
|
Sachsenring | Bill Ivy | Phil Read | Heinz Rosner | Phil Read |
| 7th | 07/21 |
Czechoslovakian GP
|
Masaryk ring | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Heinz Rosner | Phil Read |
| 8th | 04.08. |
 GP of Finland
|
Imatra | Phil Read | Heinz Rosner | Rodney Gould | Phil Read |
| 9 | 08/17 |
 40th Ulster GP
|
Dundrod | Bill Ivy | Heinz Rosner | Rodney Gould | Bill Ivy |
| 10 | 15.09. |
46th Nations Grand Prix
|
Monza | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Santiago Herrero | Phil Read |
Driver ranking
|
|
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
Yamaha
|
48 (80) |
| 2 |
MZ
|
32 (39) |
| 3 |
Bultaco
|
19th |
| 4th |
OSSA
|
11 |
| 5 |
Benelli
|
10 |
| 6th |
Suzuki
|
6th |
| 7th |
Aermacchi
|
3 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
125 cc class
Race results
| date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/21 |
32nd GP of Germany
|
Nürburgring - Südschleife |
Phil Read | Hans Georg Anscheidt | Siegfried Möhringer | Bill Ivy |
| 2 | 05.05. |
18th GP of Spain
|
Montjuïc | Salvador Cañellas | Ginger Molloy | Heinz Rosner | Bill Ivy |
| 3 | June 8-14 |
50th Isle of Man TT
|
Mountain Course | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Kel Carruthers | Bill Ivy |
| 4th | 29.06. |
38. Dutch TT
|
Aces | Phil Read | Ginger Molloy | Jan Huberts | Phil Read |
| 5 | 14.07. |
11th GP of the GDR
|
Sachsenring | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Günter Bartusch | Bill Ivy |
| 6th | 07/21 |
Czechoslovakian GP
|
Masaryk ring | Phil Read | László Szabó | Günter Bartusch | Bill Ivy |
| 7th | 04.08. |
GP of Finland
|
Imatra | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Heinz Rosner | Bill Ivy |
| 8th | 08/17 |
40th Ulster GP
|
Dundrod | Bill Ivy | Phil Read | Heinz Rosner | Phil Read |
| 9 | 15.09. |
46th Nations Grand Prix
|
Monza | Bill Ivy | Phil Read | Hans Georg Anscheidt | Bill Ivy |
Driver ranking
|
|
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
Yamaha
|
40 (64) |
| 2 |
Bultaco
|
22nd |
| 3 |
MZ
|
22 (32) |
| 4th |
Suzuki
|
10 |
| 5 |
Honda
|
9 |
| 6th |
Kawasaki
|
3 |
| 7th |
Montesa
|
3 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
50 cm³ class
Race results
| date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/21 |
GP of Germany
|
Nürburgring - Südschleife |
Hans Georg Anscheidt | Rudolf Kunz | Rudolf Schmälzle | Hans Georg Anscheidt |
| 2 | 05.05. |
GP of Spain
|
Montjuïc | Hans Georg Anscheidt | Ángel Nieto | Barry Smith | Ángel Nieto |
| 3 | June 8-14 |
50th Tourist Trophy
|
Mountain Course | Barry Smith | Chris Walpole | Leslie Griffiths | Barry Smith |
| 4th | 29.06. |
38. Dutch TT
|
Aces | Paul Lodewijkx | Hans Georg Anscheidt | Aalt Toersen | Paul Lodewijkx |
| 5 | 07.07. |
Belgian GP
|
Spa Francorchamps | Hans Georg Anscheidt | Paul Lodewijkx | Ángel Nieto | Hans Georg Anscheidt |
Driver ranking
|
|
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
Suzuki
|
24 (30) |
| 2 |
Derbi
|
18th |
| 3 |
Jamathi
|
17th |
| 4th |
Kreidler
|
11 |
| 5 |
Honda
|
6th |
| 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Tomos
|
1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Carriages (500 cm³)
Race results
Driver ranking
| 1 |
Helmut Fath
|
Wolfgang Kalauch |
URS | 27 (29) |
| 2 |
Georg Auerbacher
|
Hermann Hahn and Henk de Wever |
BMW | 22 (25) |
| 3 |
Siegfried Schauzu
|
Horst Schneider |
BMW | 19th |
| 4th |
Johann Attenberger (†) |
Josef Schillinger (†) |
BMW | 17th |
| 5 |
Heinz Luthringshauser
|
Lothar Ronsdorf and Geoff Hughes |
BMW | 14th |
| 6th |
Klaus Enders
|
Ralf Engelhardt |
BMW | 12 |
| 7th |
Arsenius Butscher
|
Josef Huber |
BMW | 7th |
| 8th |
Otto Kölle
|
Rolf Schmid (†) |
BMW | 6th |
| 9 |
Helmut Lünemann
|
Neil Caddow |
BMW | 4th |
| 10 |
Tony Wakefield
|
Graham Milton |
BMW | 3 |
| 11 |
John Brandon
|
Cliff Holland |
BMW | 2 |
|
Kenneth Calenius
|
Juhani Vesterinen |
BMW | 2 | |
| 13 |
 Jean-Claude Castella
|
Albert Castella |
BMW | 2 |
| 14th |
Maurice Tombs
|
Trevor Tombs |
BMW | 1 |
 Ruben Bjarnemark
|
Lennart Rägmo |
BMW | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
BMW
|
30 (43) |
| 2 |
URS
|
27 (29) |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Web links
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