Florian Camathias (23 March 1924 – 10 October 1965) was a Swiss professional Grand Prix motorcycle and sidecar racer.

[1] Camathias crashed in the 1962 Sidecar TT,[3] a race won by English racer Chris Vincent with a BSA-engined outfit.

[7][8] Camathias' passenger, Franz Ducret, was injured but recovered in West Hill Hospital, Dartford, Kent.

Harris, found that the crash was caused by welding failure where a front-fork tube had broken-away, and recorded a verdict of misadventure.

[10] A European sidecar classic racing series was established named Camathias Cup Championship with classes for two engine capacities, under 750 cc and over 750 cc, with winners decided on the overall highest points score in each class.