1966 fim motocross world championship
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The 1966 Motocross World Championship was the 10th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles.
Summary
ČZ factory supported rider Paul Friedrichs dominated the 500cc displacement class by winning seven out of fourteen Grand Prix events, defeating former World Champion Rolf Tibblin and the defending World Champion Jeff Smith. Friedrichs' victory marked the first time a motorcycle powered by a two-stroke engine had won the premier 500cc division since the inception of the Motocross World Championships in 1957. Former two-time World Champion Sten Lundin makes his final World Championship appearance with a third place at the 1966 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix.
In an effort to keep pace with the rapid pace of development in two-stroke engine technology, the BSA factory racing team constructed a new BSA Victor motorcycle for Smith which utilized a four-stroke engine cradled in an ultra-lightweight, titanium motorcycle frame. Unfortunately, the titanium frame was too brittle and broke regularly during competitions. Smith won the Finnish Grand Prix, but the 1966 season marked the end of the first four-stroke era in motocross competition. Two-stroke engines would dominate off-road motorcycle racing until 2003 when, mounting government environmental regulations caused the FIM implemented new rules favoring environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines.
In the 250cc division, defending champion Victor Arbekov started the season with three consecutive victories, but was injured at the second round in France and didn't recover until later in the season. Torsten Hallman and Joël Robert traded wins back and forth in a season-long battle for the championship that wasn't decided until the final race when Hallman finally prevailed over Robert to clinch his third 250cc World Championship. Åke Jonsson wins 250cc Luxembourg Grand Prix for the first overall victory of his career.
Grands Prix
= 500cc
== 250cc
=Final standings
Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. For the 500cc final championship standings, the 8 best of 14 results are retained. For the 250cc final championship standings, the 8 best of 15 results are retained.
= 500cc
=(Results in italics indicate overall winner)