1963 FIM Motocross World Championship

Rolf Tibblin claimed his second consecutive 500cc motocross world championship with his countryman, Sten Lundin taking second place. Tibblin took five Grand Prix victories riding for the Husqvarna factory racing team.[1][2]

A significant moment in motocross history occurred when ČZ factory rider Vlastimil Valek rode a 263cc two-stroke motorcycle to win the first moto of the 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix.[3] The victory marked a turning point in motocross history as, it was the first win by a two-stroke powered motorcycle in the premier division of the Motocross World Championships.[3]

Tibblin's Husqvarna teammate Torsten Hallman also claimed his second consecutive 250cc motocross world championship in dominating fashion by winning 8 of the 14 Grand Prix races. Vlastimil Valek took second place riding for the ČZ factory.[4][5][6]

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

500cc[7]

Pos	Rider	Machine	AUT	CH	DEN	NED	FRA	ITA	CZE	USR	UK	BEL	LUX	GDR	Points
1	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	2		1			52
2	Sten Lundin	Lito	1	1	3	3	5	2	3			2	1	2	46
3	Jeff Smith	BSA		3	1	2	2		6	3	1	3	4	1	44
4	Per Olaf Persson	Husqvarna	4	5	6	4		4				6	3	3	20
5	Arthur Lampkin	BSA			4			3		4	2		5		18
6	Bill Nilsson	BSA	2	2	5		4								17
7	Ove Lundell	Monark				5				1		4			13
8	John Burton	BSA	6					5					2		9
9	Vlastimil Valek	ČZ							2						6
10	Ervín Krajčovič	ESO							5	5				6	5
11	Derek Rickman	Triumph-Métisse									3				4
12	André Chuchard	Triumph					3								4
13	Mogens Rasmussen	Matchless									4				3
14	Karel Pilar	ČZ							4						3
15	Josef Hrebecek	ESO												4	3
16	Nic Jansen	Matchless-Métisse										5	6		3
17	Heinz Krech	ESO												5	2
18	Chris Horsfield	Matchless									5				2
19	Antonin Klavinsh	ESO	5												2
20	Hubert Scaillet	Triumph-Métisse		6			6								2
21	Broer Dirkx	Lito				6									1
22	Igor Kazakov	ESO								6					1
23	Emilio Ostorero	Husqvarna						6							1
24	Walter Baeten	Jawa									6				1

250cc[8]

Pos	Rider	Machine	ESP	ITA	FRA	CH	GER	LUX	NED	UK	SWE	FIN	USR	POL	CZE	GDR	Pts
1	Torsten Hallman	Husqvarna	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1			2		56
2	Vlastimil Valek	ČZ			2		2	2	1	2		2	1	1	1		50
3	Igor Grigoriev	ČZ				2		6	4			3	2	2	6	2	32
4	Karel Pilar	ČZ					4	4	6	5		5	3	6	5	1	24
5	Jan Johansson	Lindstrom	4	4					2	6	4		6		3		21
6	Cenneth Loof	Greeves		6	6			3		4	3						13
7	Dave Bickers	Greeves	1				3										12
8	Alan Clouch	Greeves		2	3												10
9	Olle Pettersson	Husqvarna			5		5				5						6
10	Arne Kring	Husqvarna									2						6
11	Pentti Kalteva	Husqvarna				6								3			5
12	Fritz Selling	Greeves				4			5								5
13	John Banks	Dot				3											5
14	Christoph Specht	Maico	3														4
	Paul Friedrichs	ČZ														3	4
	Fritz Betzelbacher	Maico		3													4
	Don Rickman	Bultaco-Métisse								3							4
	Zdenek Polanka	ČZ					6									4	4
	Fred Willamowski	MZ											5			5	4
20	Victor Arbekov	ČZ											4				3
	John Griffith	Dot			4												3
	Vladimir Gorulko	ČZ												4			3
	Raimo Rein	Husqvarna										4					3
	Petr Dobry	Jawa													4		3
25	Chris Horsfield	James				5											2
	Emilio Ostorero	Husqvarna		5													2
	Ulrich Gerster	Greeves												5			2
	Joël Robert	Greeves	5														2
	Sivert Eriksson	Greeves						5									2
30	Oriol Puig Bulto	Bultaco	6														1
	Jussi Norrena	Husqvarna										6					1
	Lars Olsson	Greeves									6						1
	Ernst Wolff	MZ														6	1