1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 1957 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1956 1958 The 1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the ninth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 19 May, with German Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 1 September. Season summary 1957 marked the end of an era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. There had been a variety of machinery competing during the 1950s including works teams from AJS, Norton, Gilera, MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi and BMW. They used singles, twins and four-cylinder machines including privateer Nortons and Matchless.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 The Italian firms dropped a bombshell by announcing they would pull out of racing at the conclusion of the 1957 season, citing escalating costs and dwindling motorcycle sales. MV Agusta initially went along with the pull out before reconsidering. The firm would go on to claim 17 consecutive 500cc crowns. 1957 would also mark a new era in other respects with the banning of the dustbin fairings due to their dangerous instability in crosswinds. Another harbinger of change was the introduction of two-stroke engines in competition. An East German firm named MZ placed respectably in races at the Nürburgring although few people viewed the two-strokes as a threat to the mighty four-strokes. 1957 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report 1 19 May DEU German Grand Prix Hockenheimring ITA Carlo Ubbiali ITA Carlo Ubbiali ITA Libero Liberati ITA Libero Liberati DEU Hillebrand / Grunwald Report 2 7 June IOM Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain ITA Tarquinio Provini GBR Cecil Sandford GBR Bob McIntyre GBR Bob McIntyre DEU Hillebrand / Grunwald Report 3 29 June NLD Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen ITA Tarquinio Provini ITA Tarquinio Provini AUS Keith Campbell GBR John Surtees DEU Hillebrand / Grunwald Report 4 7 July BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps ITA Tarquinio Provini GBR John Hartle AUS Keith Campbell ITA Libero Liberati DEU Schneider / Strauß Report 5 10 August NIR Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit CHE Luigi Taveri GBR Cecil Sandford AUS Keith Campbell ITA Libero Liberati Report 6 1 September ITA Nations Grand Prix Monza ITA Carlo Ubbiali ITA Tarquinio Provini GBR Bob McIntyre ITA Libero Liberati ITA Milani / Milani Report Standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Pos Rider Machine GERDEU MANIOM HOLNLD BELBEL ULSNIR NACITA Pts 1 ITA Libero Liberati Gilera 1 2 1 1 1 32 (38) 2 GBR Bob McIntyre Gilera 2 1 Ret 2 20 3 GBR John Surtees MV Agusta Ret 2 1 Ret Ret 4 17 4 GBR Geoff Duke Gilera 3 2 10 5 GBR Jack Brett Norton Ret 4 2 Ret 9 6 DEU Walter Zeller BMW 3 Ret 3 Ret 8 7 AUS Keith Bryen Matchless / Norton / Moto Guzzi 13 6 3 5 7 8 GBR Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 4 4 6 9 ITA Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret 3 4 10 AUS Bob Brown Gilera 3 4 11 GBR Terry Shepherd MV Agusta 5 Ret 6 6 4 12 GBR Derek Minter Norton 16 9 4 3 13 GBR Geoffrey Tanner Norton 28 4 3 14 DEU Ernst Hiller BMW 6 5 3 15 NIR Mike O'Rourke Norton 29 10 5 2 16 AUS Keith Campbell Moto Guzzi Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 = ITA Umberto Masetti MV Agusta Ret Ret 5 2 18 DEU Hans-Günter Jäger Norton / BMW 13 Ret 6 13 1 19 GBR Alan Trow Norton 6 1 20 NZL John Hempleman Norton Ret 7 Ret 11 0 21 ITA Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 7 0 = GBR Alistair King Norton 7 0 = NIR Bob Matthews Norton 7 0 = DEU Ernst Riedelbauch BMW 7 0 25 GBR Jimmy Buchan Jr. Norton 9 8 0 26 AUS Roger Barker Norton 10 8 0 27 AUT Gerold Klinger BMW Ret Ret Ret 8 0 28 DEU Eugen Hagenlocher BMW 8 0 = NZL Peter Murphy Matchless 8 0 30 DEU Alois Huber BMW 9 11 0 31 GBR John Clark Moto Guzzi Ret Ret Ret 9 0 = GBR John Hartle Norton Ret Ret Ret 9 0 33 IOM Jackie Wood Norton Ret 10 0 34 ITA Giuseppe Cantoni Gilera 10 0 35 GGY Ken Tostevin Norton 10 18 11 0 36 GBR Bernard Codd Norton 11 0 = FRA Jacques Insermini Norton 11 0 38 GBR Denis Christian Matchless Ret 12 0 39 NIR Austin Carson Norton 12 0 = GBR Frank Fox Norton 12 0 = ITA Francesco Guglieminetti Norton 12 0 = NLD Priem Rozenberg BMW 12 0 43 GBR Fred Wallis BSA Ret 13 0 44 NLD Kees Koster Norton 13 0 = ITA Nico Tagli Gilera 13 0 46 GBR Ralph Rensen Norton Ret 14 0 47 GBR Peter Davey Norton 14 0 = NLD Anton Elbersen Norton 14 0 49 GBR Derek Powell Matchless Ret 15 0 = GBR George Catlin Norton 15 Ret 0 51 GBR Vernon Cottle Norton 16 0 52 GBR Dennis Chapman Norton Ret 17 0 53 IOM George Costain Norton 17 0 54 AUS Dick Thomson Norton / Matchless Ret Ret 18 0 55 GBR John Denton Norton 19 0 = NIR Jimmy Jones Norton 19 0 57 NZL Harry Lowe BSA 27 20 0 58 NZL John Anderson Norton 20 Ret Ret 0 59 GBR Harry Grant BSA Ret 21 0 60 GBR Louis Carr Matchless 21 0 61 NIR Martin Brosnan Norton 22 0 = ZAF 1928 Stan Setaro Norton 22 0 63 NIR Tommy Holmes BSA 23 0 = GBR Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 23 0 65 GBR Ray Fay Norton 24 0 = NIR Jimmy Hayes AJS 24 0 67 NIR Bob Coulter BSA 25 0 = GBR Ken Tully Norton 25 0 69 IRL M.S. Hall Norton 26 0 = GBR Ken Willis Norton 26 0 71 GBR Bill Roberton Norton 30 0 72 GBR Roly Capner Norton 31 0 73 GBR Ernie Barrett Norton 32 0 74 GBR Robert King Norton 33 0 75 GBR Arnold Jones AJS 34 0 76 GBR Basil King Norton 35 0 77 GBR Llewellyn Ranson Norton 36 0 78 GBR Bob Rowbottom Norton 37 0 79 GBR Joe Glazebrook AJS 38 0 - NZL Noel McCutcheon Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - NLD Martinus van Son Matchless Ret Ret 0 - USA Andy Aharonian BSA Ret 0 - SWE Sven Andersson Norton Ret 0 - NLD Piet Bakker Norton Ret 0 - GBR John Banks Norton Ret 0 - GBR Bill Beevers Norton Ret 0 - BEL Raymond Bogaerdt Norton Ret 0 - GBR Joe Brindley Norton Ret 0 - NZL Stan Cameron AJS Ret 0 - ITA Paolo Campanelli Gilera Ret 0 - ITA Fabio Ceredi Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - GBR Dave Chadwick Norton Ret 0 - FRA Jacques Collot Norton Ret Ret 0 - ITA Giuseppe Colnago Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - GBR Ronald Cousins Norton Ret 0 - FRA René Deschamps Norton Ret 0 - NIR Bob Ferguson Matchless Ret 0 - ITA Enrico Galante Norton Ret 0 - SWE Ulf Gate Norton Ret 0 - ITA Martino Giani Gilera Ret 0 - GBR Walter Hancock BSA Ret 0 - AUS Eric Hinton Norton Ret 0 - DEU Heinz Kauert Matchless Ret 0 - DEU Rudolf Knees BMW Ret 0 - FRA Guy Ligier Norton Ret 0 - GBR Robert Lilley Norton Ret 0 - ITA Giuseppe Mantelli Gilera Ret 0 - DEU Kurt Maul Norton Ret 0 - NIR Robert McCracken Norton Ret 0 - GBR Bernard Morle Norton Ret 0 - GBR Albert Moule Norton Ret 0 - GBR Andrew Mustard BSA Ret 0 - BEL Pierre Nicholas Norton Ret 0 - BEL Jules Nies Norton Ret 0 - GBR Frank Norris Norton Ret 0 - GBR George Northwood Norton Ret 0 - GBR Grenville Pennington BSA Ret 0 - GBR Harry Plews Norton Ret 0 - GBR Brian Purslow Norton Ret 0 - GBR Charlie Salt BSA Ret 0 - GBR George Salt Norton Ret 0 - DEU Karl-Heinz Scheifel Matchless Ret 0 - DEU Toni Schmitz Norton Ret 0 - GBR Brian Setchell Norton Ret 0 - NLD Casper Swart Norton Ret 0 - GBR Percy Tait Norton Ret 0 - CAN 1957 Don Tickle Norton Ret 0 - DEU Hermann Vogt Matchless Ret 0 - USA Danny Walker Norton Ret 0 - GBR Trevor Williams Norton Ret 0 - NZL Ian Yeates Norton Ret 0 - ITA Gianvittorio Ziglioli Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike GERDEU MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL ULSUlster NACITA PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 1957 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 AUS Keith Campbell Australia Moto Guzzi 30 3 2 GBR Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Gilera 22 2 3 ITA Libero Liberati 7 Italy Gilera 22 1 4 AUS Keith Bryen Australia Moto Guzzi 12 0 5 GBR John Hartle 8 United Kingdom Norton 11 0 6 ITA Giuseppe Colnago Italy Moto Guzzi 7 0 7 AUS Bob Brown 17 Australia Gilera 6 0 8 ITA Alano Montanari 3 Italy Moto Guzzi 5 0 9 DEU Helmut Hallmeier West Germany NSU 4 0 10 GBR Jack Brett 12 United Kingdom Norton 3 0 10 ITA Umberto Masetti 14 Italy MV Agusta 3 0 10 ITA Alfredo Milani Italy Gilera 3 0 10 GBR John Surtees 4 United Kingdom MV Agusta 3 0 1957 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 GBR Cecil Sandford 5 United Kingdom Mondial 26 2 2 ITA Tarquinio Provini Italy Mondial 16 2 3 GBR Sammy Miller 7 United Kingdom Mondial 14 0 4 ITA Roberto Colombo Italy MV Agusta 10 0 5 GBR John Hartle 8 United Kingdom MV Agusta 8 1 5 ITA Carlo Ubbiali 1 Italy MV Agusta 8 1 7 CHE Luigi Taveri 2 Switzerland MV Agusta 8 0 8 GBR Dave Chadwick United Kingdom MV Agusta 7 0 9 ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 7 0 10 ITA Remo Venturi 6 Italy MV Agusta 6 0 125cc Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike GERDEU MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSUlster NATITA Pts 1 ITA Tarquinio Provini Mondial 2F 1F 1F 1F 2F 30 (36) 2 CHE Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 5 3 3 2 1 3 22 (28) 3 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 1 2 1F 22 4 GBR Sammy Miller Mondial 4 6 5 2 12 5 ITA Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 3 6 2 11 6 GBR Cecil Sandford Mondial 5 4 3 9 7 ITA Remo Venturi MV Agusta 3 5 6 8 ITA Fortunato Libanori MV Agusta 5 4 5 9 GDR Horst Fügner MZ 4 3 9 CSK František Bartoš ČZ 4 3 9 GBR Dave Chadwick MV Agusta 4 3 12 GBR Bill Webster MV Agusta 5 6 3 13 GDR Ernst Degner MZ 6 1 13 GBR Bill Maddrick MV Agusta 6 1 13 ITA Guido Sala Mondial 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike GERDEU MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSUlster NATITA Pts Constructors' standings Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. As Mondial and MV Agusta had equal number of points, identical ranks obtained in all races, and equal number of races in which they classified, their finishing time in each of the six races was added up. Mondial's total time (5:20:51.8) is quicker than MV Agusta's total time (5:22:38.1), and was declared the constructors' champion. Pos. Constructor GERDEU MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSUlster NATITA Pts 1 ITA Mondial 2 1 1 1 2 2 30 (42) 2 ITA MV Agusta 1 2 2 2 1 1 30 (42) 3 GDR MZ 4 3 4 CSK ČZ 4 3 Pos. Constructor GERDEU MANIOM NEDNLD BELBEL ULSUlster NATITA Pts References Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide Lightweight class 29–31 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024 Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. 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