Temporada do Campeonato Mundial de Motovelocidade de 1968

A Temporada do Campeonato Mundial de Motovelocidade de 1968 foi a 20ª edição promovida pela F.I.M.. A temporada começou em Nürburgring e encerrou-se em Monza.

Calendário #DataGrande PrêmioCircuito 1 21 de Abril Grande Prêmio da Alemanha OcidentalNürburgring 2 5 de Maio Grande Prêmio da EspanhaMontjuïc Park 3 14 de Junho Tourist TrophySnaefell Mountain Course 4 29 de Junho Grande Prêmio da HolandaTT Circuit Assen 5 7 de Julho Grande Prêmio da BélgicaCircuito de Spa-Francorchamps 6 14 de Julho Grande Prêmio da Alemanha OrientalSachsenring 7 21 de Julho Grande Prêmio da TchecoslováquiaCircuito Masaryk 8 4 de Agosto Grande Prêmio da FinlândiaImatra Circuit 9 17 de Agosto Grande Prêmio da Irlanda do NorteDundrod 10 15 de Setembro Grande Prêmio das NaçõesAutódromo Nacional de Monza

Resumo da temporada Com a saída da Honda da cena do Grande Prêmio, a MV Agusta passou a dominar as classes maiores, com Giacomo Agostini vencendo todas as corridas nas classes 500 e 350. A coroa das 250 foi para Phil Read em meio a uma polêmica entre os companheiros de equipe da Yamaha. Read deveria ganhar o título de 125, deixando a coroa de 250 para Bill Ivy. Depois que Read conquistou o título de 125, ele ignorou as ordens do time e foi atrás do título de 250 também. Como resultado, a Yamaha descarregaria Read e ele nunca iria recuperar um lugar na equipe da fábrica. Hans-Georg Anscheidt conquistaria seu terceiro campeonato consecutivo de 50cc pela Suzuki.

Resultado das corridas # Grande Prêmio 50cc 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Info 1 GP da Alemanha Ocidental Hans-Georg Anscheidt Phil Read Bill Ivy Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 2 GP da Espanha Hans-Georg Anscheidt Salvador Cañellas Phil ReadSem Disputa Giacomo Agostini 3 Tourist Trophy Barry Smith Phil Read Bill Ivy Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 4 GP da Holanda Paul Lodewijkx Phil Read Bill Ivy Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 5 GP da Bélgica Hans-Georg AnscheidtSem Disputa Phil ReadSem Disputa Giacomo Agostini 6 GP da Alemanha OrientalSem Disputa Phil Read Bill Ivy Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 7 GP da TchecoslováquiaSem Disputa Phil Read Phil Read Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 8 GP da FinlândiaSem Disputa Phil Read Phil ReadSem Disputa Giacomo Agostini 9 GP da Irlanda do NorteSem Disputa Bill Ivy Bill Ivy Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 10 GP das NaçõesSem Disputa Bill Ivy Phil Read Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini

Pilotos e equipes Os seguintes pilotos e equipes foram inscritos para participar do Campeonato Mundial:

500cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Scuderia MV AgustaMV AgustaNormale 051 Giacomo Agostini1–16 Scuderia CardaniCardani500 VLMB52 Jack Findlay1–16 Seeley-Matchless EngireeringSeeley-MatchlessExpot 3V-K42 Gyula Marsovszky1–1656 Brian Ball1–16 Equipe LintoLintoVelomotore A80 Alberto Pagani1–1672 Gilberto Milani1–16 Norton Motorcycle CompanyNorton175 Extra Lusso49 Robin Fitton1–1687 Dan Shorey1–1626 John Dodds1–16 Arter-Matchless SportsArter-Matchless50 Magnum68 Peter Williams1–16 Seeley MotorcyclesSeeley500 M3655 Derek Woodman1–1212 John Cooper1–1638 Rex Butcher13–21 Scuderia PatonPaton65 Cougar81 Angelo Bergamonti1–1686 Billie Nelson1–16 Westlake TeamWestlake654 Sport58 Kel Carruthers1–12 Scuderia BenelliBenelli500 LS47 Renzo Pasolini1–16 Seagram CompanyNorton175 Extra Lusso31 Godfrey Nash1–16 Métisse MotorcyclesMetisse900 Sei90 John Hartle1–163 John Blanchard1–16 Kingdom RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso51 Barry Randle1–1689 Walter Scheimann1–16 Triumph EngineeringTriumphTitanium2 Percy Tait1–1632 Rodney Gould1–16 Matchless Motorcycle CompanyMatchlessXN8575 Bill Smith1–1221 Bernie Lund1–1698 Errol Cowan13–21 Vostok GPVostokTL1000S41 Nikolai Sevostianov1–1683 Endel Kiisa1–16 ČZ AutosportČZSV1000(S)13 Bohumil Stasa1–1270 Karel Bojer1–16 Hite Sports LimitedPaton65 Cougar39 Silvano Bertarelli1–16 Graeme Lawrence AutosportSeeley-MatchlessExpot 3V-K99 Ron Chandler1–12 Royal Dutch GazelleGazelleSFV Gladius50 Derek Lee1–16 Manning-Norton TeamManning-NortonSatria R37 Malcolm Uphill1–12 Doyle-Risi RacingMatchlessXN857 Keith Turner1–1694 Pentti Lehtelä1–16 Ralt Australia RacingSeeley500 M3653 Bo Granath1–1243 Jack Lindh1–1628 Ernst Weiss13–21 Higley-Matchless SquadHigley-Matchless1300R Hayabusa44 Steve Jolly1–16 Monark Cykelfabriken ABMonarkGSX-R110030 Gordon Keith1–16 Kelley RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso20 Paul Eickelberg1–1673 Heinrich Rosenbusch1–1654 Theo Louwes1–16 Jawa MotorsJawaJawa Atlas34 Frantisek Srna1–1685 František Šťastný1–1684 Stanislav Klatil1–16 Team AltechMatchlessXN8522 Hannu Kuparinen1–1616 William McCosh1–1611 Billy Andersson1–16 Team GPMMetisse900 Sei97 György Kurucz1–16 Honda Racing CorporationHondaHonda CS169 Armand Nerger1–1648 Hans-Jürgen Melcher1–16 Dyson RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso60 Bert Oosterhuis1–1661 Tony Godfrey1–16 Intersport RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso92 Ron Wilson1–16 Yamaha Factory Racing TeamYamahaYamaha Deffender 5004 Matti Salonen1–16 Doran EnterprisesMatchlessXN8546 John Williams1–1659 Werner Bergold1–16 Transatlantic Racing ServicesMatchlessXN8515 Paolo Campanelli1–169 Karl Hoppe1–16 Indy Regency RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso67 Wolfgang Stropek1–165 Gianfranco Domeniconi1–16 Matthews-Colucci RacingBMWBMW Dominator95 Dieter Dögmann1–1665 Ferdinand Kaczor1–1664 Rupert Bauer1–1679 Hans-Otto Butenuth1–168 Udo Konchanski1–16 HVM RacingMatchlessXN8545 George Fogarty1–166 Osmo Hansen1–1691 Edy Lenz1–1688 Hartmut Allner1–1623 Bob McCurry1–1617 Selwyn Griffiths1–16 Dollahite RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso74 Charlie Sanby1–1635 Barry Scully1–16 Humber-Crescent RacingHumber-CrescentFeatherbed frame36 Peter Humber1–16 Genesis RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso93 Peter Darvill1–1662 Alan Lawton1–16 Kopf Race ProductsNorton175 Extra Lusso27 Jan Strijbis1–1625 Jim Evans1–16 TRV MotorsportsNorton175 Extra Lusso24 Ralf Engelhardt1–1629 Norman Price1–16 Team CascandiaNorton175 Extra Lusso76 Harris Healey1–1614 Brian Adams1–1640 Adrian Cooper1–1618 Walter Dawson1–1696 John Burgess1–1633 Dennis Trollope1–16 Denaba RacingMatchlessXN8577 Ian Munro1–1663 Peter Gibson1–1678 Gilbert Argo1–1671 Jim Ashton1–1619 Brian Hunter1–1610 Chris Neve1–16 Fantasy Junction TeamTriumphTriumph RCW58866 George Barnacle1–16 BSA CompanyBSABSA P1157 Bob Heath1–1682 Hugh Evans1–16 Aermacchi SuperAutoAermacchiInterpol 253 Jim Curry1–1648 Jean Aureal1–16 Read Titan Grand PrixRead TitanRead Titan Manx93 Graham Robinson1–16 Vincent HRD TeamVincent HRDDelphin III20 Reay Mackay1–16 Panoz Motor SportsNorton175 Extra Lusso23 Roy Reid1–1615 Marty Lunde1–1676 Maurice Hawthorne1–1692 Ray Breingan1–1657 Doug Cash1–16 Champion MotorsMatchlessXN8525 Vincent Duckett1–1663 Denis Gallagher1–1668 Bo Brolin1–1660 Herbert Denzler1–16 F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.ABianchiBianchi NRG67 Silvio Grassetti1–1669 Heiner Butz1–16 Kirby-Métisse RacingKirby-MétisseQuick 5077 Alan Barnett1–16 Velocette RacingVelocetteVelocette TT Entrant39 Bob Biscardine1–16 BSA-Métisse AutosportBSA-MétissePanther Model 10022 Mick Burns1–16 Bultaco Compañía Española de Motores S.A.BultacoBultaco Liberty54 Salvador Cañellas1–1655 Ginger Molloy1–16 Rickman-Métisse TeamRickman-MetissePhelon & Rayner 1.75 hp30 Bert Clark1–16 Mosler AutomotiveNorton175 Extra Lusso84 Roger Corbett1–1675 Conway Chivers1–16 Deloitte RacingPetty-NortonPN 250 SGS73 Tom Dickie1–16 Rock Valley RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso83 Rolf Fenker1–169 Derek Filler1–1642 Bill Fulton1–1635 Roger Fursman1–1697 Peter Hampe1–16 G & W MotorsportsMatchlessXN8579 Manfred Gäckle1–1628 Stephen Murray1–16 Triton TeamTritonEnfield Bullet12 Albert Haddock1–16 Art Pilla TT Grand PrixBenelli500 LS21 Mike Hailwood1–1680 Benedetto Zambotti1–16 Matchless-Métisse TeamMatchless-MétisseInterceptor 65037 Mick Hatherill1–1640 Harry Reynolds1–16 Robinson RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso51 Keith Heckles1–167 Oliver Howe1–1618 Willi Kern1–1644 Toivo Lehtinen1–1645 Vasco Loro1–16 Prototype Technology GroupMatchlessXN852 Griff Jenkins1–1699 Taneli Lepo1–1694 Tony McGurk1–1631 Giovanni Perrone1–16 C.J. MotorsportsTriumphTitanium4 John Jones1–1613 Brian Kemp1–1672 Tom Walker1–16 Hughes-Triumph MotoTeamHughes-TriumphSuper Meteor49 Ray Knight1–16 Oakley-Matchless MotorsportsOakley-MatchlessOM WD/RE86 Pat Mahoney1–16 Della Penna MotorsportsNorton175 Extra Lusso29 Emanuele Maugliani1–1641 David Menzies1–1638 Gart Neveling1–1674 Ilari Pekkinen1–16 Petty-Norton EnterprisesPetty-NortonSachs MadAss8 Dennis May1–16 Vincent MotorcyclesNorton175 Extra Lusso88 Tony Rutter1–1696 Peter Sheppard1–16 Lyster-Norton MotorsportLyster-NortonFlying Squirrel11 Brian Sapsford1–16 Saleen-Allen SpeedlabMatchlessXN856 Jack Saunders1–1610 Lewis Young1–16 Ducati TeamDucatiScott Model 3S82 Bruno Spaggiari1–16 American Spirit RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso95 Steve Spencer1–1646 Malcolm Stanton1–1626 Rolf Thiemig1–16 Kirby-Matchless Racing TeamKirby-MatchlessSpring Lasting 5056 John Taylor1–16 Scuderia BenetinniNorton175 Extra Lusso62 Colin Thompson1–1685 Franco Trabalzini1–1671 Harry Turner1–16 Schumacher RacingNorton175 Extra Lusso87 Brian Walmsley1–1633 John Wetherall1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

350cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Scuderia MV AgustaMV AgustaMV Agusta 350 Twin83 Giacomo Agostini1–1681 Tim Schenken1–16 Scuderia BenelliBenelliStar Bolt12 Renzo Pasolini1–1663 Silvio Grassetti1–16 Polestar Cyan RacingAermacchiTNT300S85 Kel Carruthers1–1648 Derek Woodman1–16 AF CorseMZStratoliner Delux24 Heinz Rosner1–16 Martin Snow RacingBultacoXV1900A56 Ginger Molloy1–16 Jawa MotorsJawaOR35039 Frantisek Stastny1–16 ČZ AutosportČZGZ250 Marauder65 Bohumil Stasa1–12 Honda Racing Team JASHondaCR7799 Bill Smith1–1629 Peter Gethin1–16 ALL-INKL Münnich MotorsportAermacchiTNT300S3 Gilberto Milani1–1226 Brian Steenson1–1690 Karl Hoppe13–21 Bell MotorsportsNortonNorton Kneeler9 Billie Nelson1–1631 Dan Shorey1–16 Freisinger MotorsportSeeleyGT75032 John Cooper1–16 ROAL MotorsportDucatiHustler/X77 Bruno Spaggiari1–16 Larbre CompétitionAermacchiTNT300S64 Jack Findlay1–16 Scuderia TorinoKawasakiDL650 V-Strom61 Dave Simmonds1–16 Reisman Property InterestsTerrot150F Gixxer SF34 Howden Ganley1–121 Henri Pescarolo1–1687 François Migault13–21 Express Werke RacingExpress WerkeGSR40078 Brian Redman1–1684 Rolf Stommelen1–16 JDC-Miller MotorSportsModenaVelvet 40049 Arturo Merzario1–1295 Nanni Galli1–16 Team Sommer MotorradtechnikSommerBandit series38 Helmut Marko1–1640 Mike Beuttler1–16 GRT Grasser Racing TeamMV AgustaAX10077 David Walker1–12 DS Marcos Racing InternationalHondaCR7750 Reine Wisell1–1662 Alex Soler-Roig1–16 CURB/Agajanian/3G RacingSommerBandit series98 Sam Posey1–1227 Skip Barber1–1619 Christina Nielsen13–21 Whelen Engineering RacingExpress WerkeGSR40037 John Love1–1691 Robert Renauer1–16 Master KR RacingModenaVelvet 40018 Dave Charlton1–1294 Jackie Oliver1–16 Konrad MotorsportDuralTS125R43 Derek Bell1–1673 Bill Brack1–16 Dick Simon RacingHondaCR7710 Patrick Long1–16 Tower Motorsport By StarworksTerrot150F Gixxer SF36 Mathieu Jaminet1–16 PR1 Mathiasen MotorsportsSommerBandit series21 Sheldon van der Linde1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

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