# 1967 FIM Motocross World Championship

The 1967 Motocross World Championship was the 11th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.

## Summary

In the 500cc displacement class, ČZ factory supported rider Paul Friedrichs repeated his dominant performance of the previous season, easily defending his crown by winning seven out of eleven Grand Prix events. BSA factory team rider and two-time World Champion, Jeff Smith finished the season as vice-champion.
Two-time World Champion Bill Nilsson (1957, 1960) makes his final World Championship appearance at the 1967 500cc British Grand Prix. Another two-time World Champion, Rolf Tibblin (1962, 1963), also ends his World Championship career with a final appearance at the 1967 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix.
As with the previous year, Torsten Hallman and Joël Robert traded victories throughout the season. After eight of twelve rounds, Robert had won four Grand Prix races to Hallman's three however, Robert failed to finish in the three of the final four rounds, allowing Hallman to overtake him with a victory at the penultimate round in Russia and claim his fourth world championship by a slim two point margin. The two rivals dominated the championship with five Grand Prix victories apiece.

## Grands Prix
### 500cc

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
| 1 | April 16 | Austrian Grand Prix | Sittendorf | Gunnar Draugs | Gunnar Draugs | Gunnar Draugs | Report |
| 2 | May 7 | Italian Grand Prix | Esanatoglia | Gunnar Draugs | Vic Eastwood | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 3 | May 15 | Swedish Grand Prix | Hedemora | Christer Hammargren | Jeff Smith | Dave Bickers | Report |
| 4 | June 18 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Sedlčany | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 5 | June 25 | Russian Grand Prix | Chișinău | Vladimir Pogrebnyak | Jeff Smith | Jeff Smith | Report |
| 6 | July 9 | French Grand Prix | Niort | Paul Friedrichs | Vlastimil Valek | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 7 | July 16 | West German Grand Prix | Beuren | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 8 | July 30 | British Grand Prix | Farleigh Castle | Paul Friedrichs | Dave Bickers | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 9 | August 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | Namur | Jeff Teeuwissen | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
| 10 | August 13 | Luxembourg Grand Prix | Ettelbruck | Vic Eastwood | Paul Friedrichs | Dave Bickers | Report |
| 11 | August 20 | Swiss Grand Prix | Wohlen | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Paul Friedrichs | Report |
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### 250cc

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
| 1 | April 2 | Spanish Grand Prix | Sabadell | Victor Arbekov | Victor Arbekov | Victor Arbekov | Report |
| 2 | April 9 | Swiss Grand Prix | Payerne | Torsten Hallman | Joël Robert | Torsten Hallman | Report |
| 3 | April 16 | French Grand Prix | Vannes | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Report |
| 4 | April 23 | Belgian Grand Prix | Hechtel | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Report |
| 5 | May 14 | West German Grand Prix | Bielstein | Victor Arbekov | Torsten Hallman | Torsten Hallman | Report |
| 6 | May 21 | Dutch Grand Prix | Norg | Torsten Hallman | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Report |
| 7 | June 11 | Italian Grand Prix | Bra | Joël Robert | Torsten Hallman | Torsten Hallman | Report |
| 8 | July 9 | British Grand Prix | Halstead | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Report |
| 9 | July 23 | Swedish Grand Prix | Motala | Torsten Hallman | Torsten Hallman | Torsten Hallman | Report |
| 10 | July 30 | Finnish Grand Prix | Hyvinkää | Torsten Hallman | Olle Pettersson | Olle Pettersson | Report |
| 11 | August 6 | Russian Grand Prix | Belgorod | Torsten Hallman | Torsten Hallman | Torsten Hallman | Report |
| 12 | August 13 | Polish Grand Prix | Szczecin | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Joël Robert | Report |
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## Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the 500cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 11 results are retained. For the 250cc final championship standings, the 7 best of 12 results are retained.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### 500cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)
| Pos | Rider | Machine | AUT | AUT | ITA | ITA | SWE | SWE | CZE | CZE | USSR | USSR | FRA | FRA | GER | GER | UK | UK | BEL | BEL | LUX | LUX | CH | CH | Points |
| Pos | Rider | Machine | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | Paul Friedrichs | ČZ | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| 2 | Jeff Smith | BSA | 3 | 24 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Dave Bickers | ČZ | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 26 |
| 4 | Vlastimil Valek | Jawa | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Roger De Coster | ČZ | 10 | 11 | - | 10 | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | 9 | - | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Gunnar Draugs | ČZ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 6 | 14 | 9 | - | - | 16 |
| 7 | Christer Hammargren | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| 8 | Vladimir Pogrebniak | ČZ | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Bill Nilsson | Husqvarna | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 10 | Vic Eastwood | BSA | - | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 13 | - | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Jan Johansson | Lindstrom | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 16 | 13 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | John Banks | BSA | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Yuri Matveev | ČZ | 11 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 14 | Keith Hickman | BSA | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 9 | - | 6 |
| 15 | Bengt Åberg | Husqvarna | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 15 | Rolf Tibblin | ČZ | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | 4 |
| 17 | Wolfgang Müller | Maico | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 18 | Jiri Schmalz | ČZ | 21 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | 12 | - | 13 | - | 16 | 12 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 18 | Åke Jonsson | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 20 | Emilio Ostorero | ČZ | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | Gunnar Johansson | ČZ | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | Arthur Lampkin | BSA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | Pierre Karsmakers | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | - | 13 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | Heinz Hoppe | ČZ | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 11 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| - | Jeff Teuwissen | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| - | Miroslav Lisy | ČZ | 7 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| - | Adolf Weil | Maico | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| - | Don Rickman | Triumph-Métisse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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### 250cc

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)
| Pos | Rider | Machine | ESP | ESP | CH | CH | FRA | FRA | BEL | BEL | GER | GER | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | UK | UK | SWE | SWE | FIN | FIN | USSR | USSR | POL | POL | Pts |
| Pos | Rider | Machine | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | Torsten Hallman | Husqvarna | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 52 |
| 2 | Joël Robert | ČZ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 3 | Olle Pettersson | Husqvarna | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| 4 | Victor Arbekov | ČZ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 25 |
| 5 | Jyrki Storm | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Håkan Andersson | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 7 | Leonid Shinkarenko | ČZ | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 8 | Zdenek Strnad | ČZ | - | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 11 | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 15 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 9 | Paul Friedrichs | ČZ | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 10 | Gennady Moiseyev | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Jacky Wiertz | Bultaco | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 12 | Allan Clough | Husqvarna | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | Alex Yakovlev | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | Frans Sigmans | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | Emilio Ostorero | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | Arne Kring | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 | Vlastimil Hlous | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 |
| 12 | Karel Konecny | ČZ | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Roger De Coster | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 19 | Jacky Porte | Montesa | 12 | - | - | - | 30 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 19 | Rolf Martensson | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 19 | Staffan Eneqvist | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 18 | 8 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 19 | Ivan Polas | ČZ | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Marcel Wiertz | Bultaco | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | - | - | 21 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 25 | Bryan Goss | Husqvarna | - | - | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 25 | Jeff Teuwissen | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 25 | Andy Roberton | Cotton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 25 | Heikki Mikkola | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 25 | Boris Ivanov | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| 25 | Fred Willamowski | ČZ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 |
| - | Adolf Weil | Maico | 5 | 19 | - | 5 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| - | Kalevi Vehkonen | Husqvarna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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