1963 (age 23)

Mike Hailwood's Complete Motorcycle Racing Career. Every race he rode, every trophy he won, every spill he took. Based on Mike's personal records.

Eight races counted toward the 1963 500cc World Championship. Points were awarded in each race to the first 6 riders. [8 for a win, 6 for second, then 4,3,2, and 1 point for 6th place.] The Champion was decided by a net calculation as follows: Halve the number of races and add one if even, subtract one if odd, then count a riders best scores. For 1963, a riders top 5 scores were taken into account. Mike won 7 of the eight 500cc races for a gross total of 56 and a maximum net of 40. Second was Alan Shepherd with a net of 21 points.

Mike was 500cc World Champion in 1963, for the third year in a row. His 500cc World Champion run would last for four years, from 1962 to 1965.

Statistics

 

Places		World Champion position
1st places	10	125cc	--
2nd places	2	350cc	2nd
3rd places	--	500cc	WORLD CHAMPION

[--] Did not finish race. [X] Crashed

Jun	Race	Class	Bike	Place	Notes
10	Isle of Man TT	350cc	MV	--	-
14	Isle of Man TT	500cc	MV	1	Lap Record 106.41
29	Dutch TT	350cc	MV	2	-
29	Dutch TT	500cc	MV	--	-