# 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 16th 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 2 February, with United States Grand Prix and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on 1 November.

## Season summary

Mike Hailwood sprinted to another 500 class win for MV Agusta, winning the first six races of the year and seven races overall. Honda's Jim Redman won all eight 350 class races against only token factory opposition.
The 250 class proved to be more difficult as Yamaha's Phil Read battled Redman all season long, with Read finally coming out on top, winning five races to Redman's three. Luigi Taveri won the 125 title for Honda while Suzuki's Hugh Anderson fought a season-long battle with Honda's Ralph Bryans to retain his 50cc crown.

## 1964 Grand Prix season calendar

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 50cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
| 1 | 2 February | United States Grand Prix | Daytona Speedway | Hugh Anderson | Hugh Anderson | Alan Shepherd | | Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 2 | 10 May | Spanish Grand Prix | Montjuïc circuit | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | Luigi Taveri | Tarquinio Provini | | | Camathias / Föll | Report |
| 3 | 17 May | French Grand Prix | Charade Circuit | Hugh Anderson | Luigi Taveri | Phil Read | | | Scheidegger / Robinson | Report |
| 4 | 12 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Hugh Anderson | Luigi Taveri | Jim Redman | Jim Redman | Mike Hailwood | Deubel / Hörner | Report |
| 5 | 27 June | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Ralph Bryans | Jim Redman | Jim Redman | Jim Redman | Mike Hailwood | Seeley / Rawling | Report |
| 6 | 5 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Ralph Bryans | | Mike Duff | | Mike Hailwood | Deubel / Hörner | Report |
| 7 | 19 July | West German Grand Prix | Solitude | Ralph Bryans | Jim Redman | Phil Read | Jim Redman | Mike Hailwood | Scheidegger / Robinson | Report |
| 8 | 26 July | East German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | | Hugh Anderson | Phil Read | Jim Redman | Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 9 | 8 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | | Hugh Anderson | Phil Read | Jim Redman | Phil Read | | Report |
| 10 | 30 August | Finnish Grand Prix | Imatra Circuit | Hugh Anderson | Luigi Taveri | | Jim Redman | Jack Ahearn | | Report |
| 11 | 13 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | | Luigi Taveri | Phil Read | Jim Redman | Mike Hailwood | | Report |
| 12 | 1 November | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | Ralph Bryans † | Ernst Degner | 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 six in 125cc and 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 | USA | MAN | HOL | BEL | GER | DDR | ULS | FIN | NAC | Pts |
| 1 | Mike Hailwood | MV Agusta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 40 (56) |
| 2 | Jack Ahearn | Norton | | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 (29) |
| 3 | Phil Read | Matchless / Norton | 2 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | | | 25 |
| 4 | Mike Duff | Norton / Matchless | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Paddy Driver | Matchless | 5 | 26 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | | 5 | Ret | 16 |
| 6 | Fred Stevens | Matchless / Norton | | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Gyula Marsovszky | Matchless | | Ret | | Ret | 4 | | | 3 | Ret | 7 |
| 8 | Remo Venturi | Bianchi | | | 2 | | DNS | | | | 10 | 6 |
| 9 | Benedicto Caldarella | Gilera | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Derek Minter | Norton | | 2 | Ret | | | | | | | 6 |
| 11 | Dick Creith | Norton | | | | | | | 2 | | | 6 |
| 12 | Nikolai Sevostianov | CKEB | | | | | | 4 | | 4 | | 6 |
| 13 | Derek Woodman | Matchless | | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 |
| 14 | John Hartle | Norton | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 15 | Jack Findlay | Matchless | Ret | 13 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Robin Fitton | Norton | | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 |
| 17 | Morry Low | Norton | | | Ret | Ret | 5 | | | | | 2 |
| 18 | Chris Conn | Norton | | Ret | | | | | 5 | | | 2 |
| 19 | Griff Jenkins | Norton | | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Lewis Young | Matchless | | | 14 | Ret | 9 | 16 | | 6 | | 1 |
| 21 | Walter Scheimann | Norton | | 25 | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Billy McCosh | Matchless | | 6 | | | | | 9 | | | 1 |
| 23 | Buddy Parriott | Norton | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Gustav Havel | Jawa | | | Ret | | Ret | 7 | Ret | | Ret | 0 |
| 25 | Alberto Pagani | Bianchi | | | 7 | | DNS | | | | Ret | 0 |
| 26 | Joe Dunphy | Norton | | Ret | | | | | 7 | | | 0 |
| 27 | Klaus Enders | Norton | | | | | 7 | | | | | 0 |
| = | George Rockett | BMW | 7 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Brian Setchell | Norton | | 7 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Dan Shorey | Norton | | 17 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | | | 0 |
| 31 | Dennis Fry | Norton | | 35 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Vernon Cottle | Norton | | | 15 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Syd Mizen | Dunstall Norton | | Ret | | | | | 8 | | | 0 |
| 34 | Ed LaBelle | Norton | 8 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Ginger Molloy | Norton | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 |
| = | Jouko Ryhänen | Matchless | | | | | | | | 8 | | 0 |
| = | Carl Ward | Norton | | 8 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Sven-Olaf Gunnarsson | Norton | | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 9 | | Ret | | 0 |
| 39 | John Cooper | Norton | | 9 | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| 40 | Brian Davis | AJS | 9 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Vasco Loro | Norton | | | | | | | | | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | Andreas Georgeades | Matchless | | 27 | | | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Roy Robinson | Norton | | | | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Thomas Gill | Matchless | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | | 0 |
| = | Karl Recktenwald | Norton | | | 10 | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Charles Williams | Triumph | 10 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Derek Lee | Matchless | | 10 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Maurice Hawthorne | Norton | | | | | 12 | Ret | | | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Keith King | Norton | | 30 | | | 11 | 14 | | | | 0 |
| 50 | Raymond Bogaerdt | Norton | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| = | Bror-Erland Carlsson | Matchless | | | | | | 11 | | Ret | | 0 |
| 52 | Frantisek Stastny | Jawa | | | 11 | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| 53 | Pete Bettison | Norton | | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Hannu Kuparinen | Matchless | | | | | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| = | Paul Whitaker | Norton | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Aart Van Kooij | Norton | | | 13 | 12 | DNS | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 57 | Trevor Ritchie | Norton | | 20 | | | | | 12 | | | 0 |
| 58 | Ernst Hiller | Norton | | | 12 | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| = | Endel Kiisa | CKEB | | | | | | 12 | | Ret | | 0 |
| 60 | Giuseppe Dardanello | Norton | | | | | | | | | 12 | 0 |
| = | Alan Harris | Matchless | | 12 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Joe Tillman | BSA | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Antero Ventoniemi | Norton | | | | | | | | 12 | | 0 |
| 64 | Bo Granath | Matchless | | | | | 15 | 13 | 14 | Ret | | 0 |
| 65 | Ian Burne | Norton | | 22 | | 13 | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| 66 | Hans-Otto Butenuth | BMW | | 34 | | | 13 | | | | | 0 |
| 67 | Jimmy Jones | Norton | | | | | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| = | Emanuele Maugliani | Gilera | | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 |
| 69 | Hartmut Allner | BMW | | | | | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| = | Benedetto Zambotti | Norton | | | | | | | | | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Pietro Mencaglia | Gilera | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| = | Alf Shaw | Norton | | | | | | | 15 | | | 0 |
| = | John Simmonds | Norton | | 15 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 74 | Hans-Jürgen Melcher | Norton | | | | | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| = | Joop Vogelzang | Norton | | | 16 | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Don Watson | Norton | | 16 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 77 | John Somers | Norton | | | | Ret | | 17 | | | | 0 |
| 78 | Alan Dugalde | Matchless | | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 79 | Stuart Graham | Matchless | | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 80 | Billie Nelson | Norton | | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 81 | Vincent Duckett | Matchless | | 23 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Evans | Norton | | 24 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 83 | Brian Walmsley | Matchless | | 28 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 84 | Don Ellis | Matchless | | 29 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 85 | Laurence Povey | Norton | | 31 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 86 | Jimmy Morton | Matchless | | 32 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 87 | Dave Duncan | Matchless | | 33 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 88 | Frank Norris | F.A.N. | | 36 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 89 | Roly Capner | Matchless | | 37 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alan Hunter | Matchless | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ernst Weiss | Norton | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Pentti Lehtelä | Norton | | | | | DNQ | Ret | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Heiner Butz | Norton | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Agne Carlsson | Matchless | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Roy Ingram | Norton | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Stephen Murray | Matchless | | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Roberton | Norton | | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Ron Robinson | Norton | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | William Sharp | BSA | | Ret | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Silvio Grassetti | Bianchi | | | | | DNS | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Edy Lenz | Norton | | | | | DNQ | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Rudolf Bergsleithner | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Peter Bosarge | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Geoff Bradburn | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Stan Brassley | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Brown | Norton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Monty Buxton | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Paolo Campanelli | Matchless | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Philippe Canoui | Norton | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Louis Carr | Matchless | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Wester Cooley | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | James Courtney | Matchless | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Colin Cross | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Nigel Crossett | Matchless | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Peter Darvill | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dave Degens | Matchless | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Brian Dennis | Velocette | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Raymond Flack | Norton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Ronald Föll | Matchless | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Manfred Gäckle | Matchless | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Maurice Gittins | Triumph | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Godfrey | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Hawthorne | BSA | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jeff Hoff | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Lothar John | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jorge Kissling | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | György Kurucz | Norton | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Teuvo Laakso | Matchless | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Kurt Leibmann | BMW | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jack Lindh | Norton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Lothar Luhr | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ian McGregor | Norton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | John McLaughlin | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Michael McStay | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Murphy | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Nash | Triumph | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alberto Picca | Gilera | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Patrick Plunkett | Norton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Norman Price | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Max Raab | Bianchi | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnnie Rae | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Barry Randle | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Anssi Resko | Matchless | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Ladislaus Richter | Norton | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | John Rudge | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Gerry Saward | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Horst Seidl | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alan Shepherd | Matchless | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Fred Simone | BMW | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | George Simpson | Norton | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Smith | Matchless | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Smith | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tom Stuart | BMW | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans Sevensson | Matchless | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Veikko Sulasaari | Norton | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | John Wilkinson | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Wilmott | Norton | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Scott Williams | Matchless | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dave Williams | BSA | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Anthony Woodman | Matchless | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Manfred Zeller | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dennis Ainsworth | Norton | | | | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bernhard Bockelmann | Norton | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans Fohr | Matchless | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hermann Klein | Norton | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| - | Karl Peters | Norton | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans Schmidt | BMW | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| - | Rolf Thiemig | Norton | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | USA | MAN | HOL | BEL | GER | DDR | ULS | FIN | NAC | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### 350cc Standings

| Place | Rider | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 40 | 8 |
| 2 | Bruce Beale | Rhodesia | Honda | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Mike Duff | Canada | AJS | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | MV Agusta / MZ | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Gustav Havel | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Phil Read | United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Paddy Driver | South Africa | AJS | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Remo Venturi | Italy | Bianchi | 4 | 0 |
| = | Endel Kiisa | USSR | CKEB C364 Vost. | 4 | 0 |
| = | Stanislav Malina | Czechoslovakia | CZ | 4 | 0 |
| = | Isamu Kasuya | Japan | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Derek Minter | United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Gilberto Milani | Italy | Aermacchi | 3 | 0 |
| = | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 3 | 0 |
| = | Renzo Pasolini | Italy | Aermacchi | 3 | 0 |
| = | Isao Yamashita | Japan | Honda | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Derek Woodman | United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 |
| = | Vernon Cottle | United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Conn | United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 |
| = | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| = | Fred Stevens | United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Joe Dunphy | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
| = | Jack Ahearn | Australia | Norton | 1 | 0 |

### 250cc Standings

| Place | Rider | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Phil Read | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 46 | 5 |
| 2 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 42 | 3 |
| 3 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 23 | 1 |
| 4 | Mike Duff | Canada | Yamaha | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Benelli | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Isamu Kasuya | Japan | Honda | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Bruce Beale | Rhodesia | Honda | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Tommy Robb | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Ron Grant | United States | Parilla | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Alberto Pagani | Italy | Paton | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Giacomo Agostini | Italy | Moto Morini | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Bert Schneider | Austria | Suzuki | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Bob Gehring | United States | Bultaco | 4 | 0 |
| = | Ralph Bryans | United Kingdom | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| = | Hiroshi Hasegawa | Japan | Yamaha | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Gilberto Milani | Italy | Aermacchi | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | George Rockett | United States | Ducati | 3 | 0 |
| = | Stanislav Malina | Czechoslovakia | CZ | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Dunphy | United Kingdom | Greeves | 2 | 0 |
| = | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | Suzuki | 2 | 0 |
| = | Ernst Weiss | Switzerland | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| = | Roy Boughey | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 2 | 0 |
| = | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | MZ | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Douglas Brown | United States | Ducati | 1 | 0 |
| = | Jorge Sirera | Spain | Montesa | 1 | 0 |
| = | Roger Mailles | France | Morini | 1 | 0 |
| = | Clive Hunt | United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 1 | 0 |
| = | Wolfgang Gast | East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 |

### 125cc
#### Riders' standings

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | USA | ESP | FRA | MAN | NED | FRG | GDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | Pts |
| 1 | Luigi Taveri | Honda | | 1$^F$ | 1$^F$ | 1$^F$ | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 (64) |
| 2 | Jim Redman | Honda | | 2 | | 2 | 1$^F$ | 1 | 3 | | 3$^F$ | 6 | | 36 (37) |
| 3 | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | 1$^F$ | 5 | | | 5 | NC$^F$ | 1$^F$ | 1$^F$ | | 2$^F$ | NC$^F$ | 35 |
| 4 | Bert Schneider | Suzuki | 3 | 4 | 2 | | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 4 | | | 22 (24) |
| 5 | Ralph Bryans | Honda | | | | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 21 |
| 6 | Ernst Degner | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Frank Perris | Suzuki | | | 3 | | 6 | | | 4 | | 5 | | 10 |
| 8 | Mitsuo Itoh | Suzuki | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Phil Read | Yamaha | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 10 | Walter Scheimann | Honda | | | | 5 | | 3 | | | | | | 6 |
| 11 | Rex Avery | EMC | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 11 | Yoshimi Katayama | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Bultaco | 5 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 14 | Isao Morishita | Suzuki | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 14 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Honda | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 14 | Stanislav Malina | ČZ | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 14 | Heinz Rosner | MZ | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 3 |
| 14 | Teisuke Tanaka | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Richard Thomas | Honda | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 2 |
| 19 | Friedhelm Kohlar | MZ | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 2 |
| 19 | Klaus Enderlein | MZ | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 2 |
| 19 | Hiroki Matsushima | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | Bruce Beale | Honda | | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Gary Dickinson | Honda | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Chris Vincent | Honda | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Roland Föll | Honda | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Peter Eser | Honda | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Ramon Torras | Bultaco | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Dieter Krumpholz | MZ | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 1 |
| 24 | Akiyasu Motohashi | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | USA | ESP | FRA | MAN | NED | FRG | GDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | Pts |
Race key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | 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 | USA | ESP | FRA | MAN | NED | FRG | GDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | Pts |
| 1 | Honda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48 (75) |
| 2 | Suzuki | 1 | 4 | 2 | | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 44 (56) |
| 3 | Yamaha | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | MZ | | | | | | | 4 | | 5 | | | 5 |
| 5 | Bultaco | 5 | | 5 | | | | | 6 | | | | 5 |
| 6 | EMC | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 7 | ČZ | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Pos. | Constructor | USA | ESP | FRA | MAN | NED | FRG | GDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | Pts |

### 50cc Standings

| Place | Rider | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | Suzuki | 38 | 4 |
| 2 | Ralph Bryans | United Kingdom | Honda | 30 | 3 |
| 3 | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | West Germany | Kreidler | 29 | 1 |
| 4 | Isao Morishita | Japan | Suzuki | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | Mitsuo Itoh | Japan | Suzuki | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Kreidler | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | José Busquets | Spain | Derbi | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Rudolf Kunz | West Germany | Kreidler | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Angel Nieto | Spain | Derbi | 2 | 0 |
| = | Cees van Dongen | Netherlands | Kreidler | 2 | 0 |
| = | Peter Eser | West Germany | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Lee Allen | United States | Ducati | 1 | 0 |
| = | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Kreidler | 1 | 0 |
| = | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Albert Beirle | West Germany | Kreidler | 1 | 0 |
| = | Charlie Mates | United Kingdom | Honda | 1 | 0 |