DEFUNCT SERIES/EVENTS / Motorcycles / 50cc Motorcycle World Championship (1962-1983)

50cc Motorcycle World Championship (1962-1983)

1962 (Champion: Ernst Degner)
1. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), May 6-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Kreidler
2. French GP (Clermont-Ferrand), May 13-Jan Huberts (NL)-Kreidler
3. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Jun 8-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 30-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 8-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
6. West German GP (Solitude), Jul 15-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
7. East German GP (Sachsenring), Aug 19-Jan Huberts (NL)-Kreidler
8. Nations GP (Monza), Sep 9-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Kreidler
9. Finnish GP (Tampere), Sep 23-Luigi Taveri (I)-Honda
10. Argentinian GP (Buenos Aires), Oct 14-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki

1963 (Champion: Hugh Anderson)
1. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), May 5-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Kreidler
2. German GP (Hockenheim), May 26-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki
3. French GP (Clermont-Ferrand), Jun 2-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Kreidler
4. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Jun 14-Mitsuo Itoh (J)-Suzuki
5. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 29-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
6. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 7-Isao Morishita (J)-Suzuki
7. Finnish GP (Tampere), Sep 1- Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Kreidler
8. Argentinian GP (Buenos Aires), Oct 6-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki
9. Japanese GP (Suzuka), Nov 10-Luigi Taveri (I)-Honda

1964 (Champion: Hugh Anderson)
1. United States GP (Daytona), Feb 2-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki
2. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), May 3-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Kreidler
3. French GP (Clermont-Ferrand), May 17-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki
4. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Jun 12-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki
5. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 27-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
6. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 5-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
7. German GP (Solitude), Jul 19-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
8. Finnish GP (Imatra), Aug 30-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki

1965 (Champion: Ralph Bryans)
1. United States GP (Daytona), Mar 20-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
2. German GP (Nurburgring), Apr 25-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
3. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), May 9-Hugh Anderson (NZ)-Suzuki
4. French GP (Clermont-Ferrand), May 15-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
5. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Jun 18-Luigi Taveri (I)-Honda
6. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 26-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
7. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 4-Ernst Degner (D)-Suzuki
8. Japanese GP (Suzuka), Oct 24-Luigi Taveri (I)-Honda

1966 (Champion: Hans-Georg Anscheidt)
1. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), May 8-Luigi Taveri (I)-Honda
2. German GP (Hockenheim), May 22-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
3. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 25-Luigi Taveri (I)-Honda
4. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Sep 2-Ralph Bryans (GB)-Honda
5. Nations GP (Monza), Sep 11-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
6. Japanese GP (Suzuka), Oct 17-Yoshimi Katayama (J)-Suzuki

1967 (Champion: Hans-Georg Anscheidt)
1. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), Apr 30-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
2. German GP (Hockenheim), May 7-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
3. French GP (Clermont-Ferrand), May 21-Yoshimi Katayama (J)-Suzuki
4. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Jun 16-Stuart Graham (GB)-Suzuki
5. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 24-Yoshimi Katayama (J)-Suzuki
6. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 2-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
7. Japanese GP (Fuji), Oct 15-Mitsuo Itoh (J)-Suzuki

1968 (Champion: Hans-Georg Anscheidt)
1. German GP (Nurburgring), Apr 21-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
2. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), May 5-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki
3. Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man), Jun 14-Barry Smith (AUS)-Derbi
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 29-Paul Lodewijkx (NL)-Jamathi
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 7-Hans-Georg Anscheidt (D)-Suzuki

1969 (Champion: Angel Nieto)
1. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 4-Aalt Toersen (NL)-Kreidler
2. German GP (Hockenheim), May 11-Aalt Toersen (NL)-Kreidler
3. French GP (Le Mans), May 18-Aalt Toersen (NL)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 28-Barry Smith (AUS)-Derbi
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 6-Barry Smith (AUS)-Derbi
6. East German GP (Sachsenring), Jul 13-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
7. Czech GP (Brno), Jul 20- Paul Lodewijkx (NL)-Jamathi
8. Ulster GP (Dundrod), Aug 16-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
9. Nations GP (Imola), Sep 7-Paul Lodewijkx (NL)-Jamathi
10. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), Sep 14-Paul Lodewijkx (NL)-Jamathi

1970 (Champion: Angel Nieto)
1. West German GP (Nurburgring), May 3-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
2. French GP (Le Mans), May 17-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
3. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), May 24-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 27-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 5-Aalt Toersen (NL)-Jamathi
6. East German GP (Sachsenring), Jul 12-Aalt Toersen (NL)-Jamathi
7. Czech GP (Brno), Jul 19-Aalt Toersen (NL)-Jamathi
8. Ulster GP (Dundrod), Aug 15-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
9. Nations GP (Monza), Sep 13-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
10. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), Sep 27-Salvador Canellas (E)-Derbi

1971 (Champion: Jan De Vries)
1. Austrian GP (Salzburgring), May 9-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
2. West German GP (Hockenheim), May 16-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
3. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 26-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
4. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 4-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
5. East German GP (Sachsenring), Jul 11-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
6. Czech GP (Brno), Jul 18-Barry Sheene (GB)-Kreidler
7. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 25-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
8. Nations GP (Monza), Sep 12-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
9. Spanish GP (Jarama), Sep 27-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler

1972 (Champion: Angel Nieto)
1. West German GP (Nurburgring), Apr 30-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Imola), May 21-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
3. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), Jun 18-Jan Bruins (NL)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 24-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 2-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi
6. East German GP (Sachsenring), Jul 9-Theo Timmer (NL)-Jamathi
7. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 23-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
8. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), Sep 23-Angel Nieto (E)-Derbi

1973 (Champion: Jan De Vries)
1. German GP (Hockenheim), May 13-Theo Timmer (NL)-Jamathi
2. Nations GP (Monza), May 20-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
3. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), Jun 17-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 23-Bruno Kneubuhler (CH)-Kreidler
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 1-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
6. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 22-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler
7. Spanish GP (Jarama), Sep 22-Jan de Vries (NL)-Kreidler

1974 (Champion: Henk van Kessel)
1. French GP (Clermont-Ferrand), Apr 21-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Kreidler
2. German GP (Nurburgring), Apr 28-Ingo Emmerich (D)-Kreidler
3. Nations GP (Imola), May 19-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 29-Herbert Rittberger (D)-Kreidler
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 7-Gerhard Thurow (D)-Kreidler
6. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 21-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Kreidler
7. Finnish GP (Imatra), Jul 28-Julien van Zeebroeck (B)-Kreidler
8. Czech GP (Brno), Aug 25-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Kreidler
9. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), Sep 8-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Kreidler
10. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), Sep 22-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Kreidler

1975 (Champion: Angel Nieto)
1. Spanish GP (Jarama), Apr 20-Angel Nieto (E)-Kreidler
2. German GP (Hockenheim), May 11-Angel Nieto (E)-Kreidler
3. Nations GP (Imola), May 18-Angel Nieto (E)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 28-Angel Nieto (E)-Kreidler
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 6-Julien van Zeebroeck (B)-Kreidler
6. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 20-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Piovaticci
7. Finnish GP (Imatra), Jul 27-Angel Nieto (E)-Kreidler
8. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), Sep 21-Angel Nieto (E)-Kreidler

1976 (Champion: Angel Nieto)
1. French GP (Le Mans), Apr 25-Herbert Rittberger (D)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Mugello), May 16-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
3. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), May 23-Ulrich Graf (CH)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 26-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
5. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 4-Herbert Rittberger (D)-Kreidler
6. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 25-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
7. Finnish GP (Imatra), Aug 1-Julien van Zeebroeck (B)-Kreidler
8. German GP (Nurburgring), Aug 29-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
9. Spanish GP (Montjuich Park), Sep 19-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco

1977 (Champion: Angel Nieto)
1. German GP (Hockenheim), May 8-Herbert Rittberger (D)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Imola), May 15-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
3. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 22-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
4. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), Jun 19-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
5. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 25-Angel Nieto (E)-Bultaco
6. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 3-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
7. Swedish GP (Anderstorp), Jul 24-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco

1978 (Champion: Ricardo Tormo)
1. Spanish GP (Jarama), Apr 16-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Mugello), May 14-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
3. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 24-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
4. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 2-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
5. German GP (Nurburgring), Aug 20-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
6. Czech GP (Brno), Aug 27-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
7. Yugoslavian GP (Rijeka), Sep 17-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco

1979 (Champion: Eugenio Lazzarini)
1. German GP (Hockenheim), May 6-Gerhard Waibel (D)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Imola), May 13-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
3. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 20-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
4. Yugoslavian GP (Rijeka), Jun 17-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
5. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 23-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler
6. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 1-Henk van Kessel (NL)-Sparta
7. French GP (Le Mans), Sep 2-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Kreidler

1980 (Champion: Eugenio Lazzarini)
1. Nations GP (Misano), May 11-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Iprem
2. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 18-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Iprem
3. Yugoslavian GP (Rijeka), Jun 15-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Kreidler
4. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 28-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Kreidler
5. Belgian GP (Zolder), Jul 6-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Kreidler
6. German GP (Nurburgring), Aug 24-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Kreidler

1981 (Champion: Ricardo Tormo)
1. German GP (Hockenheim), May 3-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Monza), May 10-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
3. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 24-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
4. Yugoslavian GP (Opatija), May 31-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
5. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 27-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
6. Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps), Jul 5-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
7. San Marino GP (Imola), Jul 12-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Bultaco
8. Czech GP (Brno), Aug 30-Theo Timmer (NL)-Bultaco

1982 (Champion: Stefan Dorflinger)
1. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 23-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Kreidler
2. Nations GP (Misano), May 30-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Kreidler
3. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 26-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Kreidler
4. Yugoslavian GP (Rijeka), Jul 18-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Garelli
5. San Marino GP (Mugello), Sep 5-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Garelli
6. German GP (Hockenheim), Sep 26-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Garelli

1983 (Champion: Stefan Dorflinger)
1. French GP (Le Mans), Apr 3-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Krauser
2. Nations GP (Monza), Apr 24-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Garelli
3. German GP (Hockenheim), May 8-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Krauser
4. Spanish GP (Jarama), May 22-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Garelli
5. Yugoslavian GP (Rijeka), Jun 12-Stefan Dorflinger (CH)-Krauser
6. Dutch GP (Assen), Jun 25-Eugenio Lazzarini (I)-Garelli
7. San Marino GP (Imola), Sep 4-Ricardo Tormo (E)-Garelli

Total races: 172

Winning riders

27 wins-Angel Nieto
18 wins-Eugenio Lazzarini
15 wins-Ricardo Tormo
14 wins-Hans-Georg Anscheidt, Jan de Vries
9 wins-Stefan Dorflinger
8 wins-Hugh Anderson
7 wins-Ralph Bryans, Ernst Degner, Henk van Kessel
6 wins-Luigi Taveri, Aalt Toersen
4 wins-Paul Lodewijkx, Herbert Rittberger
3 wins-Barry Smith, Yoshimi Katayama, Theo Timmer, Julien van Zeebroeck
2 wins-Jan Huberts, Mitsuo Itoh
1 win-Jan Bruins, Salvador Canellas, Ingo Emmerich, Ulrich Graf, Stuart Graham, Bruno Kneubuhler, Isao Morishita, Barry Sheene, Gerhard Thurow, Gerhard Waibel

Total winning riders: 30

Winning nationalities

Australia-1 rider (Smith)
Belgium-1 rider (van Zeebroeck)
Germany-6 riders (Anscheidt, Degner, Emmerich, Rittberger, Thurow, Waibel)
Great Britain-3 riders (Bryans, Graham, Sheene)
Holland-7 riders (Bruins, de Vries, Huberts, Lodewijkx, Timmer, Toersen, van Kessel)
Italy-1 rider (Lazzarini)
Japan-3 riders (Itoh, Katayama, Morishita)
New Zealand-1 rider (Anderson)
Spain-3 riders (Canellas, Nieto, Tormo)
Switzerland-4 riders (Dorflinger, Graf, Kneubuhler, Taveri)

Total winning nationalities: 10

Winning manufacturers

68 wins-Kreidler
30 wins-Suzuki
21 wins-Bultaco
17 wins-Derbi
13 wins-Honda
9 wins-Jamathi
7 wins-Garelli
3 wins-Krauser
2 wins-Iprem
1 win-Piovaticci, Sparta

Total wins: 172 by 11 manufacturers