1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] 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 team-mates. 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. 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.
[edit] 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring |  Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 2 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 3 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 4 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 5 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 6 |  East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 8 |  Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 9 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 10 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
[edit] 500cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 48 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Jack Findlay |
Australia | Matchless | 34 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Gyula Marsovsky |
Switzerland | Matchless | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Peter Williams |
United Kingdom | Matchless | 9 | 0 | |
| = | Robin Fitton |
United Kingdom | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
| = | Alberto Pagani |
Italy | Linto | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | John Cooper |
United Kingdom | Seeley | 8 | 0 | |
| = | Derek Woodman |
United Kingdom | Seeley | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Dan Shorey |
United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| = | Angel Bergamonti |
Italy | Paton | 7 | 0 | |
| = | Kelvin Carruthers |
Australia | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| 12 | John Dodds |
Australia | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| = | Brian Ball |
United Kingdom | Seeley | 6 | 0 | |
| = | Renzo Pasolini |
Italy | Benelli | 6 | 0 | |
| 15 | Billie Nelson |
United Kingdom | Paton | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | Barry Randle |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| = | John Hartle |
United Kingdom | Matchless | 4 | 0 | |
| 18 | Bill Smith |
United Kingdom | Matchless | 3 | 0 | |
| = |  Nicolaï Sevostianov |
USSR | CKEB | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Percy Tait |
United Kingdom | Triumph | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 |  Bohumil Stasa |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Bernard Lund |
United Kingdom | Matchless | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Silvano Bertarelli |
Italy | Paton | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | Rodney Gould |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Rex Butcher |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Ron Chandler |
United Kingdom | Seeley | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Godfrey Nash |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 350 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 2 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 4 | East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 5 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 6 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 7 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Giacomo Agostini |
MV Agusta | Report |
[edit] 350cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 7 | |
| 2 | Renzo Pasolini |
Italy | Benelli | 18 | 0 | |
| 3 | Kelvin 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 |
[edit] 250 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 250cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 |
[edit] 125 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Salvador Cañellas |
Bultaco | Report |
| 3 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | East German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Phil Read |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Bill Ivy |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 125cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 | Kelvin 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 |
[edit] 50 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
Suzuki | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuich | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
Suzuki | Report |
| 3 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Barry Smith |
Derbi | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Paul Lodewijkx |
Jamathi | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Hans-Georg Anscheidt |
Suzuki | Report |
[edit] 50cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 |
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