1958 Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season August 2021 1958 Motocross World Championship 300 px Action from the 1958 500cc Dutch Grand Prix, held in Sint Anthonis on 27 July 1958. FIM 20 May/18 August 10 8 Champions 500cc BEL René Baeten 250ccfn1 In this season still called the European Cup. CZE Jaromír Čížek Motocross World Championship 1957 1959 The 1958 Motocross World Championship was the 2nd edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.http://docs.mxgp.com/docs/2015/YOU-15-4242_MXGP_Official_Guide_2015_LD.pdf 2015 MXGP Guide mxgp.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090723/http://docs.mxgp.com/docs/2015/YOU-15-4242_MXGP_Official_Guide_2015_LD.pdf 20 August 2021 4 March 2016 In a sign of the sport's growing popularity, the first Motocross World Championship race behind the Iron Curtain is hosted by Czechoslovakia on 8 June. Summary After five editions of the European Championship, from 1952 to 1956, the championship from 1957 took the name of the World Championship, at least for the 500cc class. The 250cc class, introduced this season, will also dispute five running-in seasons, from 1957 to 1961, a period in which it will take on the name of the European Cup, to become World Championship as well starting from the 1962 season. From April to August the 500cc class held 9 grands prix which awarded points to the first six classified competitors, respectively: 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The score in the final classification of each competitor was calculated on the best four results.https://www.memotocross.fr/assets/1958---500cc-championnat-du-monde.pdf Championnat du monde 500cc - 1958 memotocross.fr 20 August 2021 Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 April 20 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf BEL Hubert Scaillet FN Report 2 May 4 DEN Danish Grand Prix Næstved SWE Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report 3 May 11 CH Swiss Grand Prix Geneva BEL René Baeten FN Report 4 May 18 FRA French Grand Prix Cassel UK John Draper BSA Report 5 June 22 ITA Italian Grand Prix Imola SWE Sten Lundin Monark Report 6 July 6 UK British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park SWE Lars Gustavsson Monark Report 7 July 27 NED Dutch Grand Prix Sint Anthonis UK John Draper BSA Report 8 August 3 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur BEL René Baeten FN Report 9 August 10 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck BEL René Baeten FN Report 10 August 17 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla SWE Sten Lundin Monark ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fd5105e401 1958 500cc Motocross World Championship race results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/equipe/index.php#0440929cbb05c1e01 1958 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 April 20 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf GER Rolf Müller Maico Report 2 May 11 CH Swiss Grand Prix Geneva CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 3 May 18 FRA French Grand Prix Cassel CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 4 June 8 CZE Czechoslovak Grand Prix Divoká Šárka CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 5 June 14 UK British Grand Prix Beenhan Park CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 6 July 13 GER German Grand Prix Bielstein SWE Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report 7 July 20 ITA Italian Grand Prix Avigliana GER Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report 8 July 27 NED Dutch Grand Prix Sint Anthonis CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 9 August 8 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 10 August 11 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck GER Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report 11 August 17 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Uddevalla SWE Lennart Dahlen Husqvarna Report 12 August 31 POL Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze POL Roman Zurawiecki Maico ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929fd5054d001 1958 250cc European Cup race results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/1958---gp-250-et-classement-final.pdf 1958 250cc European Cup motocross championship results memotocross.fr 14 January 2023 Final standings 500cc Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Rider Machine AUTAUT DENDEN CHCH FRAFRA ITAITA UKUK NEDNED BELBEL LUXLUX SWESWE Pts 1 BEL René Baeten FN 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 42 2 SWE Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS 2 1 2 5 3 3 2 34 3 SWE Sten Lundin Monark 3 2 5 1 4 2 3 1 33 4 UK John Draper BSA 4 1 6 1 4 6 24 5 BEL Hubert Scaillet FN 1 6 3 2 19 6 UK Jeff Smith BSA 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 18 7 SWE Lars Gustavsson Monark 1 5 10 8 NED Albert Dirkx BSA 6 6 2 8 9 SWE Gunnar Johansson BSA 5 5 3 8 10 SWE Raymond Sigvardsson AJS 2 6 11 UK Brian Martin BSA 5 4 5 12 UK Don Rickman BSA 3 4 UK Peter Taft BSA 3 4 14 UK Les Archer Jr. Norton 4 3 FRA Paul Godey BSA 4 3 16 DEN Mogens Rasmussen Matchless 5 2 FRA René Klym BSA 5 2 BEL Herman De Soete Matchless 5 2 19 UK David Curtis Matchless 6 6 2 20 SWE Rolf Loof Matchless 6 1 BEL Raymond Van Obergen AJS 6 1 NED Joep Jansen BSA 6 1Source: 250cc Pos Rider Machine AUTAUT CHCH FRAFRA CZECZE UKUK GERRFA ITAITA NEDNED BELBEL LUXLUX SWESWE POLPOL Pts 1 CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 56 2 SWE Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 1 3 2 2 4 27 3 RFA Rolf Müller Maico 1 2 3 5 2 26 4 RFA Klaus Kaemper Maico 2 2 3 3 20 5 CZE Frantisek Ron Jawa 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 20 6 SWE Lennart Dahlen Husqvarna 5 1 2 16 7 SWE Stieg Rickardsson Husqvarna 3 2 3 14 8 RFA Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 3 1 6 13 9 POL Roman Zurawiecki Maico 1 8 10 ITA Antonio Moretti Mi-Val 6 2 7 11 CZE Oldrich Hamrsmid Jawa 4 3 7 12 ITA Emilio Ostorero Mi-Val 2 6 UK Brian Stonebridge Greeves 2 6 14 NED Simon Schram Maico 6 6 6 4 6 15 UK Triss Sharp Francis-Barnett 3 4 SWE Ove Lundell Monark 3 4 ITA Carlo Caroli Bianchi 4 6 4 BEL Joseph Van Pee Jawa 5 5 4 19 CZE Josef Chara Jawa 4 3 18 UK Bryan Leask Greeves 4 3 GER Herbert Ott DKW 4 3 ITA Vincenzo Soletti Bianchi 4 3 SWE Ted Lindskog Husqvarna 4 3 CZE Aloys Roucka Jawa 5 2 25 CZE Bohumil Roucka ČZ 5 2 GER Otto Walz Maico 5 2 ITA Cesare Bricarelli Mi-Val 5 2 NED Jan Van der Mel Adler 5 2 SWE Rolf Jonsson Husqvarna 5 2 30 UK Roy King Greeves 6 1 GER Willi Oesterle Maico 6 1 BEL Fernand Houssonloge Maico 6 1 AUT Herbert Hubert Maico 6 1 SWE Sivert Eriksson Crescent 6 1Source: Notes References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross World Championship