# 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 20th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of ten Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 21 April, with German Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix on 15 September. As the sidecar race was cancelled at the Nations Grand Prix, it was announced that a replacement race would be held at Hockenheimring in October alongside the German national championship.

## Season summary

With the departure of Honda from the Grand Prix scene, MV Agusta proceeded to dominate the larger classes with Giacomo Agostini winning every race in the 500 and 350 classes. The 250 crown went to Phil Read amidst a controversy between Yamaha teammates. Read was supposed to take the 125 title while leaving the 250 crown for Bill Ivy. After Read captured the 125 title, he ignored team orders and went after the 250 title as well. Ivy and Read finished the championship tying on points and race results, and in this unlikely scenario, the FIM decided to give Read the title based on aggregate race times. As a result, Yamaha would discharge Read and he would never regain a place on the factory team. Hans-Georg Anscheidt would capture his third consecutive 50cc championship for Suzuki.

## 1968 Grand Prix season calendar

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 50cc winner | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
| 1 | 21 April | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring Sudschleife | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Fath / Kalauch | Report |
| 2 | 5 May | Spanish Grand Prix | Montjuïc circuit | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | Salvador Cañellas | Phil Read | | Giacomo Agostini | | Report |
| 3 | 14 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Barry Smith | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Schauzu/Horst Schneider | Report |
| 4 | 29 June | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Paul Lodewijkx | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Attenberger / Schillinger | Report |
| 5 | 7 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | | Phil Read | | Giacomo Agostini | Auerbacher / Hahn | Report |
| 6 | 14 July | East German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | | Phil Read | Bill Ivy | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | | Report |
| 7 | 21 July | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Masaryk Circuit | | Phil Read | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | | Report |
| 8 | 4 August | Finnish Grand Prix | Imatra Circuit | | Phil Read | Phil Read | | Giacomo Agostini | Fath / Kalauch | Report |
| 9 | 17 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | | Bill Ivy | Bill Ivy | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | | Report |
| 10 | 15 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | | Bill Ivy | Phil Read | Giacomo Agostini | Giacomo Agostini | Cancelled | Report |
| 11 | 13 October | Hockenheim Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | | | | | | Fath / Kalauch | |

### Footnotes

* ↑ The sidecar race at the 1968 Nations Grand Prix was cancelled and so a replacement race was held alongside the German national championship at the Hockenheimring in October.

## Standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of three were counted on 50cc championships, best of five in 125cc championships, best of six in 250cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars and 350cc, 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 | GER | ESP | MAN | HOL | BEL | DDR | CZE | FIN | ULS | NAC | Pts |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 (80) |
| 2 | Jack Findlay | Matchless / Cardani | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 34 (36) |
| 3 | Gyula Marsovszky | Matchless / Seeley-Matchless | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 |
| 4 | Alberto Pagani | Linto | | | | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | | | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Robin Fitton | Norton | | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | 9 |
| 6 | Peter Williams | Arter-Matchless | 3 | | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | 20 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Derek Woodman | Seeley | Ret | | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 8 |
| 8 | John Cooper | Seeley / Norton | | | Ret | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | | Ret | | 8 |
| 9 | Dan Shorey | Norton | 2 | | | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | | Ret | Ret | 7 |
| 10 | Angelo Bergamonti | Paton | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Kel Carruthers | Norton / Westlake | Ret | | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Brian Ball | Seeley-Matchless / Matchless | | | 2 | | | | | | 18 | | 6 |
| 13 | Renzo Pasolini | Benelli | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | John Dodds | Norton | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | Billie Nelson | Paton / Norton | Ret | | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 |
| 16 | John Hartle | Metisse / MV Agusta | Ret | | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | Ret | | 3 | | 4 |
| 17 | Barry Randle | Norton | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Percy Tait | Triumph | | | Ret | | | | | | 4 | | 3 |
| 19 | Bill Smith | Matchless / Paton | | | 4 | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 20 | Nikolai Sevostianov | Vostok | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 |
| 21 | Bohumil Stasa | ČZ | 5 | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | Ret | 2 |
| 22 | Silvano Bertarelli | Paton | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 |
| = | Bernie Lund | Matchless | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Rodney Gould | Norton / Triumph | 6 | | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Ron Chandler | Matchless / Seeley-Matchless | 7 | | | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | Rex Butcher | Norton / Matchless / Seeley | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 27 | Godfrey Nash | Norton | | | | Ret | | 6 | Ret | | | Ret | 1 |
| 28 | Derek Lee | Gazelle / Matchless | | Ret | | | | | 7 | | 9 | | 0 |
| 29 | Walter Scheimann | Norton | 12 | 7 | | 12 | 12 | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Malcolm Uphill | Manning-Norton | | | Ret | 7 | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| 31 | John Blanchard | Metisse | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 0 |
| 32 | Errol Cowan | Matchless / Norton / Metisse | 8 | | | Ret | | 12 | 10 | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Keith Turner | Matchless | 15 | | 10 | Ret | | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| 34 | Bo Granath | Matchless / Seeley | | | | Ret | 14 | 14 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| 35 | Steve Jolly | Higley-Matchless | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 8 | | 0 |
| 36 | Gordon Keith | Monark | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Paul Eickelberg | Norton | 10 | 9 | | | | | 13 | | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Pentti Lehtelä | Matchless | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 9 | | | 0 |
| 39 | Heinrich Rosenbusch | Norton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Frantisek Srna | Jawa | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Theo Louwes | Norton | | | | 10 | | | | | 12 | | 0 |
| 42 | Hannu Kuparinen | Matchless | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 0 |
| = | William McCosh | Matchless | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 0 |
| 44 | György Kurucz | Matchless / Metisse | 18 | | | | 15 | 15 | 11 | | | | 0 |
| 45 | Armand Nerger | Honda | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Bert Oosterhuis | Norton | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Matti Salonen | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 0 |
| = | Ron Wilson | Norton | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| = | John Williams | Matchless | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | Werner Bergold | Matchless | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 0 |
| = | Paolo Campanelli | Matchless | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 0 |
| = | Tony Godfrey | Norton | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Wolfgang Stropek | Norton | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 0 |
| 54 | Karl Hoppe | Matchless | Ret | | | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 55 | Dieter Dögmann | BMW | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Gianfranco Domeniconi | Norton | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 |
| = | George Fogarty | Matchless | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Osmo Hansen | Matchless | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| = | Jack Lindh | Seeley | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 0 |
| 60 | Edy Lenz | Matchless | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Charlie Sanby | Norton | | | 14 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Barry Scully | Norton | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 0 |
| 63 | Peter Humber | Humber-Crescent | | | Ret | | | | | | 15 | | 0 |
| 64 | Peter Darvill | Norton | | | 15 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 65 | Alan Lawton | Norton | | | 16 | | | | | | 16 | | 0 |
| 66 | Ferdinand Kaczor | BMW | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 67 | Hartmut Allner | Matchless | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| = | Bob McCurry | Matchless | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 0 |
| = | Jan Strijbis | Norton | | | 17 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Evans | Norton | | | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 71 | Ralf Engelhardt | Norton | 19 | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| 72 | Selwyn Griffiths | Matchless | | | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 73 | Norman Price | Norton | | | 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 74 | Harris Healey | Norton | | | | | | | | | 21 | | 0 |
| = | Ian Munro | Matchless | | | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 76 | Peter Gibson | Matchless | | | 22 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 77 | George Barnacle | Triumph | | | 23 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 78 | Brian Adams | Norton | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 79 | Adrian Cooper | Norton | | | 25 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 80 | Bob Heath | BSA | | | 26 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 81 | Gilbert Argo | Matchless | | | 27 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 82 | Walter Dawson | Norton | | | 28 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Curry | Aermacchi / Metisse | | | 29 | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| 84 | Jim Ashton | Matchless | | | 30 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 85 | John Burgess | Norton | | | 31 | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 86 | Graham Robinson | Read Titan | | | 32 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 87 | Brian Hunter | Matchless | | | 33 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 88 | Chris Neve | Matchless | | | 34 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 89 | Dennis Trollope | Norton | | | 35 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 90 | Reay Mackay | Vincent HRD | | | 36 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 91 | Roy Reid | Norton | | | 37 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Marty Lunde | Norton | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | František Šťastný | Jawa | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Vincent Duckett | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Denis Gallagher | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Silvio Grassetti | Bianchi | | Ret | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Maurice Hawthorne | Norton | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ernst Weiss | Seeley | Ret | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Billy Andersson | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jean Aureal | Aermacchi | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alan Barnett | Kirby-Metisse | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Rupert Bauer | BMW | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Biscardine | Velocette | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Karel Bojer | ČZ | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ray Breingan | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bo Brolin | Matchless | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Mick Burns | BSA-Metisse | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans-Otto Butenuth | BMW | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Heiner Butz | Bianchi | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Salvador Cañellas | Bultaco | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Doug Cash | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bert Clark | Rickman-Metisse | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Roger Corbett | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Conway Chivers | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Herbert Denzler | Matchless | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Tom Dickie | Petty-Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hugh Evans | BSA | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Rolf Fenker | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Derek Filler | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Fulton | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Roger Fursman | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Manfred Gäckle | Matchless | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Albert Haddock | Triton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Mike Hailwood | Benelli | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Peter Hampe | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Mick Hatherill | Matchless-Metisse | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Keith Heckles | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Oliver Howe | Norton | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Griff Jenkins | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Jones | Triumph | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Brian Kemp | Triumph | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Willi Kern | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Endel Kiisa | Vostok | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Stanislav Klatil | Jawa | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Ray Knight | Hughes-Triumph | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Udo Konchanski | BMW | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Toivo Lehtinen | Norton | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Taneli Lepo | Matchless | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Vasco Loro | Norton | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Pat Mahoney | Oakley-Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Emanuele Maugliani | Norton | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Dennis May | Petty-Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony McGurk | Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans-Jürgen Melcher | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | David Menzies | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Gilberto Milani | Linto | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Ginger Molloy | Bultaco | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Stephen Murray | Matchless | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Gart Neveling | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ilari Pekkinen | Norton | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| - | Giovanni Perrone | Matchless | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Harry Reynolds | Matchless-Metisse | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Rutter | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Brian Sapsford | Lyster-Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jack Saunders | Matchless | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Peter Sheppard | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bruno Spaggiari | Ducati | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Steve Spencer | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Malcolm Stanton | Norton | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Taylor | Kirby-Matchless | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Rolf Thiemig | Norton | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Colin Thompson | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Franco Trabalzini | Norton | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Harry Turner | Norton | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Tom Walker | Triumph | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Brian Walmsley | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Wetherall | Norton | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Lewis Young | Matchless | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| - | Benedetto Zambotti | Bianchi | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | GER | ESP | MAN | HOL | BEL | DDR | CZE | FIN | ULS | 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 | Giacomo Agostini | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 7 |
| 2 | Renzo Pasolini | Italy | Benelli | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | Kel Carruthers | Australia | Aermacchi | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Heinz Rosner | East Germany | MZ | 12 | 0 |
| = | Ginger Molloy | New Zealand | Bultaco | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Derek Woodman | United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Frantisek Stastny | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Bohumil Stasa | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Bill Smith | United Kingdom | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| = | Gilberto Milani | Italy | Aermacchi | 4 | 0 |
| = | Brian Steenson | United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 4 | 0 |
| = | Silvio Grassetti | Italy | Benelli | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Billie Nelson | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Shorey | United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 |
| = | John Cooper | United Kingdom | Seeley | 2 | 0 |
| = | Karl Hoppe | West Germany | Aermacchi | 2 | 0 |
| = | Bruno Spaggiari | Italy | Ducati | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jack Findlay | Australia | Aermacchi | 1 | 0 |
| = | Dave Simmonds | United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 1 | 0 |

### 250cc Standings

| Place | Rider | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Phil Read | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 46 | 5 |
| 2 | Bill Ivy | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 46 | 5 |
| 3 | Heinz Rosner | East Germany | MZ | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | Rodney Gould | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Ginger Molloy | New Zealand | Bultaco | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | Renzo Pasolini | Italy | Benelli | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Santiago Herrero | Spain | Ossa | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Kent Andersson | Sweden | Yamaha | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Malcolm Uphill | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 5 | 0 |
| = | László Szabó | Hungary | MZ | 5 | 0 |
| = | Jack Findlay | Australia | Bultaco | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Carlos Giró-Vila | Spain | Ossa | 3 | 0 |
| = | Gordon Keith | Rhodesia | Yamaha | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Carlos Rocamora | Spain | Bultaco | 2 | 0 |
| = | Gilberto Milani | Italy | Aermacchi | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Paul Eickelberg | West Germany | Aermacchi | 1 | 0 |
| = | Bill Smith | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 1 | 0 |
| = | Gyula Marsovsky | Switzerland | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |
| = | Rex Butcher | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 1 | 0 |

### 125cc Standings

| Place | Rider | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Phil Read | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 40 | 6 |
| 2 | Bill Ivy | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 34 | 2 |
| 3 | Ginger Molloy | New Zealand | Bultaco | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Heinz Rosner | East Germany | MZ | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Salvador Cañellas | Spain | Bultaco | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | László Szabó | Hungary | MZ | 11 | 0 |
| = | Dieter Braun | West Germany | MZ-Neckermann | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | West Germany | Suzuki | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Günter Bartusch | East Germany | MZ | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Kel Carruthers | Australia | Honda | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Tommy Robb | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Siegfried Möhringer | West Germany | MZ-Neckermann | 4 | 0 |
| = | Jan Huberts | Netherlands | MZ | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Walter Scheimann | West Germany | Honda | 3 | 0 |
| = | Friedhelm Kohlar | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 |
| = | Dave Simmonds | United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Kent Andersson | Sweden | MZ | 2 | 0 |
| = | Gordon Keith | Rhodesia | Montesa | 2 | 0 |
| = | Hartmut Bischoff | East Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 |
| = | Lothar John | West Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 |
| = | Jürgen Lenk | East Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 |
| = | Thomas Heuschkel | East Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Pedro Alvarez | Spain | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |
| = | Steve Murray | United Kingdom | Honda | 1 | 0 |
| = | Giuseppe Visenzi | Italy | Montesa | 1 | 0 |
| = | János Reisz | Hungary | MZ | 1 | 0 |

### 50cc Standings

| Place | Rider | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
| 1 | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | West Germany | Suzuki | 30 | 3 |
| 2 | Paul Lodewijkx | Netherlands | Jamathi | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | Barry Smith | Australia | Derbi | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Angel Nieto | Spain | Derbi | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Rudolf Kunz | West Germany | Kreidler | 6 | 0 |
| = | Chris Walpole | United Kingdom | Honda | 6 | 0 |
| = | Rudolf Schmälzle | West Germany | Kreidler | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Leslie Griffiths | United Kingdom | Honda | 4 | 0 |
| = | Aalt Toersen | Netherlands | Kreidler | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Ludwig Faßbender | West Germany | Kreidler | 3 | 0 |
| = | Brian Lock | United Kingdom | Honda | 3 | 0 |
| = | Jan de Vries | Netherlands | Kreidler | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Cees van Dongen | Netherlands | Kreidler | 2 | 0 |
| = | Carlos Giró-Vila | Spain | Derbi | 2 | 0 |
| = | Jim Pink | United Kingdom | Honda | 2 | 0 |
| = | Jos Schurgers | Netherlands | Kreidler | 2 | 0 |
| = | Martin Mijwaart | Netherlands | Jamathi | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Janco Florjan-Stefe | Yugoslavia | Tomos | 1 | 0 |
| = | Francisco Cufi | Spain | Derbi | 1 | 0 |
| = | Robin Udall | United Kingdom | Honda | 1 | 0 |