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second leg , he crossed the finish line behind the winner , but gained overall victory , picking up eight valuable points in the championship .
Six weeks later , the contenders rode in Pèrnes-les-Fontaines in France . It was a repeat of the opener with Tibblin winning and with five Swedes in the six top places . Two weeks later Tibblin came second behind Gunnar “ Smiling ” Johansson in Bremgarten , Switzerland . And a week later in Imola , Italy , Tibblin was again in front of his antagonist Johansson , picking up yet another eight points . The hardest Grand Prix during the 1962 season was no doubt the Czech GP in Prérov outside Prague , where everybody was exhausted after the two heats . “ It just proved that my hard training paid off well ,” Tibblin told us . However , he didn ’ t score since the frame broke when Rolf was leading the field . After half the season he was leading the championship with 30 points .
July 1st and it was time for Hawkstone Park in England . On these classic grounds the sixth round was arranged by the ACU , the British motorcycle union . Rolf Tibblin was back in top shape and outmanoeuvred the entire home elite , winning with a huge margin . Four weeks later - in Lichtenvoorde , Holland - he shared victory with Gunnar Johansson . They had exactly the same time , to the second , and both received seven points each . It hadn ’ t happened before and it would not happen again ! The scores after seven rounds : Tibblin 45 points , Johansson 36 .