1957 Motocross World Championship

Motocross championship season August 2021 1957 Motocross World Championship 300 px Les Archer Jr. during the 500cc Netherlands GP, held in Lichtenvoorde on 28 July 1957. FIM From 5 May to 25 August 9 7 Champions 500cc SWE Bill Nilsson 250ccfn1 In this season still called the European Cup. GER Fritz Betzelbacher Motocross World Championship 1956 1958 The 1957 Motocross World Championship was the 1st 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 19 August 2021 4 March 2016 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 May 5 to August 25 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/1957--500cc-championnat-du-monde.pdf Championnat du monde 500cc - 1957 memotocross.fr 19 August 2021 Grands Prix 500cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 May 5 CH Swiss Grand Prix Geneva BEL Nic Jansen Matchless Report 2 May 19 FRA French Grand Prix Montreuil UK Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 3 June 2 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp SWE Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report 4 June 9 ITA Italian Grand Prix Imola SWE Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report 5 July 7 UK British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park UK Jeff Smith BSA Report 6 July 28 NED Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde SWE Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report 7 August 4 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur SWE Sten Lundin Monark Report 8 August 11 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck SWE Sten Lundin Monark Report 9 August 25 DEN Danish Grand Prix Næstved BEL René Baeten FN ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fd61071201 1957 500cc Motocross World Championship race results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1957---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1957 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 250cc RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 May 5 CH Swiss Grand Prix Geneva CZE Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report 2 May 19 FRA French Grand Prix Montreuil BEL Alex Colin NSU Report 3 May 30 GER German Grand Prix Brühl BEL Marcel Verhaegen BSA Report 4 June 15 GER German Grand Prix Reutlingen GER Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report 5 August 4 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur GER Willi Oesterle Maico Report 6 August 11 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck GER Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report 7 August 18 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Genk GER Willi Oesterle Maico Report 8 September 22 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf GER Fritz Betzelbacher Maico ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/philosophie/index.php#0440929fd60629001 1957 250cc European Motocross Championship race results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/1957---gp-250-et-classement-final.pdf 1957 250cc European Cup motocross championship results memotocross.fr 14 January 2023 Final standings Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc Pos Rider Machine CHCH FRAFRA SWESWE ITAITA GBRGBR NEDNED BELBEL LUXLUX DENDEN Pts 1 SWE Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS 2 1 1 5 1 3 3 34 2 BEL René Baeten FN 3 2 4 2 2 1 30 3 SWE Sten Lundin Monark 4 4 6 1 1 2 28 4 UK Jeff Smith BSA 3 2 1 5 4 23 5 UK Les Archer Jr. Norton 5 1 2 3 20 6 BEL Auguste Mingels Saroléa 2 3 5 6 3 17 7 BEL Nic Jansen Matchless 1 4 6 5 5 16 8 UK John Draper BSA 6 5 3 4 10 9 BEL Hubert Scaillet FN 6 2 7 10 NED Broer Dirkx BSA 3 4 11 SWE Gunnar Johansson BSA 4 6 4 12 SWE Rolf Tibblin BSA 4 3 13 SWE Lars Gustavsson BSA 4 3 14 FRA René Klym BSA 5 2 15 DEN Mogens Rasmussen Matchless 5 2 16 UK Geoff Ward Norton 6 1 17 SWE Sten Hammerstedt Matchless 6 1 18 BEL Herman De Soete Matchless 6 1Source: 250cc Pos Rider Machine CHCH FRAFRA GERRFA GERRFA BELBEL LUXLUX BELBEL AUTAUT Pts 1 RFA Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 5 1 2 1 2 1 36 2 RFA Willi Oesterle Maico 3 2 1 5 1 4 29 3 CZE Jaromír Čížekfn3 Other sources write the surname as Cisek. Jawa 1 2 5 4 3 3 25 4 BEL Alex Colin NSU 3 1 6 3 6 18 5 BEL Marcel Verhaegen BSA 1 4 4 5 16 6 RFA Rolf Müller Maico 4 2 2 15 7 UK Brian Stonebridge Greeves 2 6 8 FRA Albert Voreux NSU 2 6 9 FRA Maurice Bloquet NSU 3 4 10 RFA Otto Walz Maico 3 4 11 AUT Herbert Hubert Maico 3 4 12 RFA Klaus Kamper Maico 4 3 FRA Marcel Scharbano Monet Goyon 4 3 14 CZE Jaroslav Kmoch Jawa 4 3 15 NED Mobi Vierdag Maico 5 2 BEL Maurice Houssonloge Maico 5 2 17 FRA Michel Heuqueville Gnome Rhone 5 2 18 UK John Avery Greeves 5 2 SWI Alfred Jegge Motosacoche 6 6 2 20 SWI Georges Romailler Zündapp 6 1 CZE Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 6 1 FRA Norbert René Monet Goyon 6 1 SWI Daniel Brixner Maico 6 1Source: Notes References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross World Championship