List of 350cc World Riders' Champions

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since 1990: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 50cc/80cc and sidecar.^[1] The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport World Championship.^[2] The 350cc class existed from 1949 until 1982.^[3] The 350cc referred to the size of the engines of the motorcycles that participated in the class. The engines had four cylinders, similar to the types of engines used in MotoGP today.^[3]

Each season consisted of 5 to 12 Grands Prix contested on closed circuits, as opposed to public roads. Points earned in these events counted toward the drivers' and constructors' world championships. The driver's and constructor's championship were separate championships, but were based on the same point system. The points systems used in the championship varied over the years. The first championship in 1949 awarded 10 points to the race winner with 8, 7, 6 and 5 points from second place to fifth place, a point was also awarded for the rider who completed the fastest lap. The last championship in 1982 awarded 15 points for a win, with 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point from second place to tenth place.^[4] Results from all Grands Prix counted towards the championships; however, in some seasons only a certain number of results were counted.^[5]

Giacomo Agostini won the most championships with seven during his career. Jim Redman won the second most championships with four and John Surtees the third most with three championships.^[6] Johnny Cecotto is the youngest rider to have won the championship: he was 19 years old when he won in 1975.^[7] British riders won the most championships; eight riders won a total of 14 championships. Italian riders were second with eight championships between two riders and Rhodesians were third with five championships. MV Agusta was the constructor that riders won the most championships with; they won ten championships. Honda was second with six and Moto Guzzi third with five.^[6] Freddie Frith won the inaugural championship in 1949. Anton Mang was the last champion before the class was discontinued in 1982.^[8]

• The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
• The "Margin" column refers to the margin of points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.

350cc Motorcycle World Champions

Season	Country	Rider	Constructor	Grands Prix	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Margin
1949	United Kingdom	Freddie Frith	Velocette	5	—	5	5	5	33	15
1950	United Kingdom	Bob Foster	Velocette	6	—	3	4	4	30	6
1951	United Kingdom	Geoff Duke‡	Norton	8	—	5	5	4	40	21
1952	United Kingdom	Geoff Duke	Norton	7	—	4	4	4	32	8
1953	United Kingdom	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	8	—	3	5	2	34	8
1954	United Kingdom	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	9	—	4	5	5	38	16
1955	United Kingdom	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	7	—	4	6	5	32	14
1956	United Kingdom	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	6	—	3	3	4	24	7
1957	United Kingdom	Keith Campbell	Moto Guzzi	6	—	3	4	1	30	8
1958	United Kingdom	John Surtees‡	MV Agusta	7	—	6	6	5	32	8
1959	United Kingdom	John Surtees‡	MV Agusta	6	—	6	6	5	48	32
1960	United Kingdom	John Surtees‡[A]	MV Agusta	5	—	2	4	3	22	0
1961	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Gary Hocking‡	MV Agusta	7	—	4	5	5	32	6
1962	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Jim Redman†	Honda	6	—	4	5	2	32	10
1963	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Jim Redman†	Honda	7	—	5	7	5	32	4
1964	Rhodesia	Jim Redman	Honda	8	—	8	8	7	40	16
1965	Rhodesia	Jim Redman	Honda	9	—	4	5	3	38	6
1966	United Kingdom	Mike Hailwood†	Honda	10	—	6	6	6	48	6
1967	United Kingdom	Mike Hailwood†	Honda	8	—	6	6	5	40	8
1968	Italy	Giacomo Agostini‡	MV Agusta	7	—	7	7	7	32	14
1969	Italy	Giacomo Agostini‡	MV Agusta	10	—	8	8	7	90	43
1970	Italy	Giacomo Agostini‡	MV Agusta	10	—	9	9	9	90	32
1971	Italy	Giacomo Agostini‡	MV Agusta	11	—	6	6	8	90	27
1972	Italy	Giacomo Agostini‡	MV Agusta	12	—	6	7	7	102	23
1973	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	11	—	4	6	3	84	7
1974	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha	10	1	5	5	5	75	13
1975	Venezuela	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	10	3	4	5	6	78	19
1976	Italy	Walter Villa†	Harley-Davidson	10	4	4	5	7	76	9
1977	Japan	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	11	0	5	7	7	95	39
1978	South Africa	Kork Ballington†	Kawasaki	11	4	6	9	10	134	57
1979	South Africa	Kork Ballington†	Kawasaki	11	5	5	5	9	99	9
1980	South Africa	Jon Ekerold	Bimota-Yamaha	6	0	4	5	6	63	3
1981	West Germany	Anton Mang†	Kawasaki	8	6	5	7	8	103	51
1982	West Germany	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	9	1	1	6	7	81	17

Multiple champions of the 350cc Motorcycle World Championship

Rider	Total	Seasons
Giacomo Agostini	7	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Jim Redman	4	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
John Surtees	3	1958, 1959, 1960
Geoff Duke	2	1951, 1952
Fergus Anderson	2	1953, 1954
Bill Lomas	2	1955, 1956
Mike Hailwood	2	1966, 1967
Kork Ballington	2	1978, 1979
Anton Mang	2	1981, 1982

350cc championships won by constructors

Constructor	Total
MV Agusta	10
Honda	6
Moto Guzzi	5
Kawasaki	4
Yamaha	4
Norton	2
Velocette	2
Harley-Davidson	1

Nations whose riders have won the 350cc championship

Country	Riders	Total
United Kingdom	8	14
Italy	2	8
Rhodesia	3	5
South Africa	2	3
West Germany	1	2
Japan	1	1
Venezuela	1	1

A. ^{^} John Surtees and Gary Hocking finished the 1960 championship tied on 22 points. Surtees was declared the winner by virtue of having more third-place finishes than Hocking, as they were tied on first and second places finishes.^[9]

General

• "Winners". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
• "Stat search". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

Bibliography

• Marshall, Anne (1997). Guinness Book of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.
• Morrison, Ian (1991). Guinness Motorcycle Fact Book. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-953-6.

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