Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 2 | |
| 2 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 3 | |
| 3 | GIMONDI Felice | 4 | |
| 4 | JANSSEN Jan | 5 | |
| 5 | POULIDOR Raymond | 8 | |
| 6 | ADORNI Vittorio | 11 | |
| 7 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 13 | |
| 8 | OCAÑA Luis | 19 | |
| 9 | AIMAR Lucien | 24 | |
| 10 | MAURER Rolf | 48 | |
| 11 | HAGMANN Robert | 52 | |
| 12 | PFENNINGER Louis | 53 | |
| 13 | RITTER Ole | 61 | |
| 14 | ARANZABAL Jesús | 98 | |
| 15 | BRAND Karl | 135 | |
| 16 | SPUHLER Willy | 176 | |
| 17 | KÖCHLI Paul | 319 | |
| 18 | GIRARD Auguste | 325 | |
| 19 | ABT Peter | 353 | |
| 20 | DUBACH Fredy | 439 | |
| 21 | BORGNA Claude | 477 | |
| 22 | MARCHESI Felice | 547 | |
| 23 | ZIMMERMANN Emil | 565 | |
| 24 | L'HOSTE Fernand | ||
| 25 | COLOMBO Bruno | ||
| 26 | BURGAL Vicente | ||
| 27 | STADELMANN Hans |