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1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Belgian |
| flag | Belgium |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| Course_mi | 8.762 |
| Course_km | 14.100 |
| Race_No | 3 |
| Season_No | 6 |
| Date | 8 July |
| Year | 1956 |
| Image | Spa 1950.jpg |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Geoff Duke |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Time_500 | 4:29.0 |
| First_Rider_500 | John Surtees |
| First_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Second_Rider_500 | Walter Zeller |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | West Germany |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | BMW |
| Third_Rider_500 | Pierre Monneret |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | France |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Bill Lomas |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Time_350 | 4:41.5 |
| First_Rider_350 | John Surtees |
| First_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Second_Rider_350 | August Hobl |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | West Germany |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | DKW |
| Third_Rider_350 | Cecil Sandford |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | DKW |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Enrico Lorenzetti |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Time_250 | 4:54.5 |
| First_Rider_250 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| First_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Second_Rider_250 | Luigi Taveri |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | Switzerland |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Third_Rider_250 | Horst Kassner |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | NSU Motorenwerke |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Romolo Ferri |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Time_125 | 5:13.2 |
| First_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Second_Rider_125 | Fortunato Libanori |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Third_Rider_125 | Pierre Monneret |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | France |
| Third_Rider_125_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar | Cyril Smith |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar | Stanley Dibben |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Fast_Time_Sidecar | 5:18.1 |
| First_Rider_Sidecar | Wilhelm Noll |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Country | West Germany |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar | Fritz Cron |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | West Germany |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | BMW |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar | Pip Harris |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar | Ray Campbell |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar | Bob Mitchell |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country | Australia |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar | Eric Bliss |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
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The 1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 8 July 1956 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR John Surtees | MV Agusta | 15 | 1:09:02.2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRG Walter Zeller | BMW | 15 | +39.0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA Pierre Monneret | Gilera | 15 | +1:28.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Umberto Masetti | MV Agusta | 15 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| ITA Alfredo Milani | Gilera | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| BEL Auguste Goffin | Norton | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS Barry Hodgkinson | Norton | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GBR John Storr | Norton | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Bob Matthews | Norton | 14 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS Keith Bryen | Norton | 14 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||
| ZAF Eddie Grant | Norton | 14 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||
| GIB John Grace | Norton | 14 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||
| NZL Fred Cook | Matchless | 14 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||
| M. Roche | Norton | 14 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||
| P. Nicholas | Norton | 14 | +1 lap |
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR John Surtees | MV Agusta | 11 | 52:48.6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG August Hobl | DKW | 11 | +16.8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Cecil Sandford | DKW | 11 | +48.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Karl Hofmann | DKW | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Umberto Masetti | MV Agusta | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Hans Bartl | DKW | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Auguste Goffin | Norton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Bob Matthews | Norton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Barry Hodgkinson | Norton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR John Storr | Norton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZAF Eddie Grant | Norton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Keith Bryen | Norton | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Wood | Velocette | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Roche | Norton | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Fred Cook | AJS | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Bob Brown | AJS | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Pierre Vervroegen | Norton | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Firmin Dauwe | Norton | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Lo Simons | AJS | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Leen Rehorst | AJS | 10 | +1 lap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Christian Baix | Norton | 10 | +1 lap |
250 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 9 | 45:11.9 | 8 | |||||||||||
| CHE Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 9 | +38.1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| FRG Horst Kassner | NSU | 9 | +1:41.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| NLD Kees Koster | NSU | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| NLD Lo Simons | NSU | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| FRA Jean-Pierre Bayle | NSU | 8 | +1 lap | 1 | |||||||||||
| FRG Karl-Julius Holthaus | NSU | 8 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||
| ITA Tarquinio Provini | Mondial | 8 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||
| FRG Siegfried Lohmann | Adler | 8 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||
| GBR Bill Maddrick | Moto Guzzi | 8 | +1 lap |
125cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 8 | 42:09.1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| ITA Fortunato Libanori | MV Agusta | 8 | +39.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| FRA Pierre Monneret | Gilera | 8 | +51.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| CHE Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 8 | +2:04.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| FRG Karl Hofmann | DKW | 8 | +2:52.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| GIB John Grace | Montesa | 7 | +1 lap | 1 | |||||||||||
| ESP Francisco González | Montesa | 7 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||
| NLD Lo Simons | Mondial | 7 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||
| GBR Bill Maddrick | MV Agusta | 6 | +2 laps | ||||||||||||
| 17 starters, 9 finishers |
Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRG Wilhelm Noll | FRG Fritz Cron | BMW | 8 | 43:17.5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Pip Harris | GBR Ray Campbell | Norton | 8 | +35.5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| AUS Bob Mitchell | GBR Eric Bliss | Norton | 8 | +40.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| FRG Fritz Hillebrand | FRG Manfred Grunwald | BMW | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Helmut Fath | FRG Emil Ohr | BMW | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FRA Jacques Drion | CHE Inge Stoll | BMW | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| BEL Jack Wijns | BEL Jean Verwoot | BMW | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Walter Schneider | FRG Hans Strauss | BMW | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| FRA Marcel Beauvais | FRA André Coudert | Norton | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| B. R. Vervroegen | ? | Norton | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| R. Ransens | ? | Norton | 7 | +1 lap |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1955 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1957 Belgian Grand Prix
References
- "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957". Temple Press Ltd.
- Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
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