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1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season

Sports season

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 a Golden Era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. There had been an impressive variety of machinery competing during the 1950s including, works teams from AJS, Norton, Gilera, MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi, and BMW. That's six factories taking part with singles, twins and four-cylinder machines. Include privateer Nortons and Matchless and it made for a colorful competition.

Then 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

RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit125cc winner250cc winner350cc winner500cc winnerSidecars 500cc winnerReport123456
19 MayDEU German Grand PrixHockenheimringITA Carlo UbbialiITA Carlo UbbialiITA Libero LiberatiITA Libero LiberatiDEU Hillebrand / Grunwald[Report](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
7 JuneIOM Isle of Man TTSnaefell MountainITA Tarquinio ProviniGBR Cecil SandfordGBR Bob McIntyreGBR Bob McIntyreDEU Hillebrand / Grunwald[Report](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
29 JuneNLD Dutch TTTT Circuit AssenITA Tarquinio ProviniITA Tarquinio ProviniAUS Keith CampbellGBR John SurteesDEU Hillebrand / Grunwald[Report](1957-dutch-tt)
7 JulyBEL Belgian Grand PrixSpa-FrancorchampsITA Tarquinio ProviniGBR John HartleAUS Keith CampbellITA Libero LiberatiDEU Schneider / Strauß[Report](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
10 AugustNIR Ulster Grand PrixDundrod CircuitCHE Luigi TaveriGBR Cecil SandfordAUS Keith CampbellITA Libero Liberati[Report](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
1 SeptemberITA Nations Grand PrixMonzaITA Carlo UbbialiITA Tarquinio ProviniGBR Bob McIntyreITA Libero LiberatiITA Milani / Milani[Report](1957-italian-motorcycle-grand-prix)

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.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6thPoints
864321

500cc final standings

PosRiderMachine[GER](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[MAN](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
IOM[HOL](1957-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[ULS](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
NIR[NAC](1957-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts12345678910111213141516=18192021===25262728=3031=33343536=3839===4344=4647=49=5152535455=5758596061=63=65=67=69=717273747576777879-----------------------------------------------------PosRiderBike[GER](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[MAN](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[HOL](1957-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[ULS](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAC](1957-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts
ITA Libero LiberatiGilera12**1**1*1***32** (38)
GBR Bob McIntyreGilera*2****1****Ret*2**20**
GBR John SurteesMV AgustaRet21Ret*Ret*4**17**
GBR Geoff DukeGilera32**10**
GBR Jack BrettNortonRet42Ret**9**
DEU Walter ZellerBMW3Ret3Ret8
AUS Keith BryenMatchless / Norton / Moto Guzzi136357
GBR Dickie DaleMoto Guzzi446
ITA Alfredo MilaniGileraRet34
AUS Bob BrownGilera3**4**
GBR Terry ShepherdMV Agusta5Ret66**4**
GBR Derek MinterNorton1694**3**
GBR Geoffrey TannerNorton284**3**
DEU Ernst HillerBMW65**3**
NIR Mike O'RourkeNorton29105**2**
AUS Keith CampbellMoto GuzziRet5Ret*Ret*Ret**2**
ITA Umberto MasettiMV AgustaRetRet5**2**
DEU Hans-Günter JägerNorton / BMW13Ret613**1**
GBR Alan TrowNorton6**1**
NZL John HemplemanNortonRet7Ret11**0**
ITA Carlo BandirolaMV Agusta7**0**
GBR Alistair KingNorton7**0**
NIR Bob MatthewsNorton7**0**
DEU Ernst RiedelbauchBMW7**0**
GBR Jimmy Buchan Jr.Norton98**0**
AUS Roger BarkerNorton108**0**
AUT Gerold KlingerBMWRetRetRet8**0**
DEU Eugen HagenlocherBMW8**0**
NZL Peter MurphyMatchless8**0**
DEU Alois HuberBMW911**0**
GBR John ClarkMoto GuzziRetRetRet9**0**
GBR John HartleNortonRetRetRet9**0**
IOM Jackie WoodNortonRet10**0**
ITA Giuseppe CantoniGilera10**0**
GGY Ken TostevinNorton101811**0**
GBR Bernard CoddNorton11**0**
FRA Jacques InserminiNorton11**0**
GBR Denis ChristianMatchlessRet12**0**
NIR Austin CarsonNorton12**0**
GBR Frank FoxNorton12**0**
ITA Francesco GuglieminettiNorton12**0**
NLD Priem RozenbergBMW12**0**
GBR Fred WallisBSARet13**0**
NLD Kees KosterNorton13**0**
ITA Nico TagliGilera13**0**
GBR Ralph RensenNortonRet14**0**
GBR Peter DaveyNorton14**0**
NLD Anton ElbersenNorton14**0**
GBR Derek PowellMatchlessRet15**0**
GBR George CatlinNorton15Ret**0**
GBR Vernon CottleNorton16**0**
GBR Dennis ChapmanNortonRet17**0**
IOM George CostainNorton17**0**
AUS Dick ThomsonNorton / MatchlessRetRet18**0**
GBR John DentonNorton19**0**
NIR Jimmy JonesNorton19**0**
NZL Harry LoweBSA2720**0**
NZL John AndersonNorton20RetRet**0**
GBR Harry GrantBSARet21**0**
GBR Louis CarrMatchless21**0**
NIR Martin BrosnanNorton22**0**
ZAF Stan SetaroNorton22**0**
NIR Tommy HolmesBSA23**0**
GBR Arthur WheelerMoto Guzzi23**0**
GBR Ray FayNorton24**0**
NIR Jimmy HayesAJS24**0**
NIR Bob CoulterBSA25**0**
GBR Ken TullyNorton25**0**
IRL M.S. HallNorton26**0**
GBR Ken WillisNorton26**0**
GBR Bill RobertonNorton30**0**
GBR Roly CapnerNorton31**0**
GBR Ernie BarrettNorton32**0**
GBR Robert KingNorton33**0**
GBR Arnold JonesAJS34**0**
GBR Basil KingNorton35**0**
GBR Llewellyn RansonNorton36**0**
GBR Bob RowbottomNorton37**0**
GBR Joe GlazebrookAJS38**0**
NZL Noel McCutcheonNortonRetRetRet**0**
NLD Martinus van SonMatchlessRetRet**0**
USA Andy AharonianBSARet**0**
SWE Sven AnderssonNortonRet**0**
NLD Piet BakkerNortonRet**0**
GBR John BanksNortonRet**0**
GBR Bill BeeversNortonRet**0**
BEL Raymond BogaerdtNortonRet**0**
GBR Joe BrindleyNortonRet**0**
NZL Stan CameronAJSRet**0**
ITA Paolo CampanelliGileraRet**0**
ITA Fabio CerediMoto GuzziRet**0**
GBR Dave ChadwickNortonRet**0**
FRA Jacques CollotNortonRetRet**0**
ITA Giuseppe ColnagoMoto GuzziRet**0**
GBR Ronald CousinsNortonRet**0**
FRA René DeschampsNortonRet**0**
NIR Bob FergusonMatchlessRet**0**
ITA Enrico GalanteNortonRet**0**
SWE Ulf GateNortonRet**0**
ITA Martino GianiGileraRet**0**
GBR Walter HancockBSARet**0**
AUS Eric HintonNortonRet**0**
DEU Heinz KauertMatchlessRet**0**
DEU Rudolf KneesBMWRet**0**
FRA Guy LigierNortonRet**0**
GBR Robert LilleyNortonRet**0**
ITA Giuseppe MantelliGileraRet**0**
DEU Kurt MaulNortonRet**0**
NIR Robert McCrackenNortonRet**0**
GBR Bernard MorleNortonRet**0**
GBR Albert MouleNortonRet**0**
GBR Andrew MustardBSARet**0**
BEL Pierre NicholasNortonRet**0**
BEL Jules NiesNortonRet**0**
GBR Frank NorrisNortonRet**0**
GBR George NorthwoodNortonRet**0**
GBR Grenville PenningtonBSARet**0**
GBR Harry PlewsNortonRet**0**
GBR Brian PurslowNortonRet**0**
GBR Charlie SaltBSARet**0**
GBR George SaltNortonRet**0**
DEU Karl-Heinz ScheifelMatchlessRet**0**
DEU Toni SchmitzNortonRet**0**
GBR Brian SetchellNortonRet**0**
NLD Casper SwartNortonRet**0**
GBR Percy TaitNortonRet**0**
CAN Don TickleNortonRet**0**
DEU Hermann VogtMatchlessRet**0**
USA Danny WalkerNortonRet**0**
GBR Trevor WilliamsNortonRet**0**
NZL Ian YeatesNortonRet**0**
ITA Gianvittorio ZiglioliMoto GuzziRet**0**

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1957 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachinePointsWins
1AUS Keith CampbellAustraliaMoto Guzzi303
2GBR Bob McIntyreUnited KingdomGilera222
3ITA Libero Liberati7ItalyGilera221
4AUS Keith BryenAustraliaMoto Guzzi120
5GBR John Hartle8United KingdomNorton110
6ITA Giuseppe ColnagoItalyMoto Guzzi70
7AUS Bob Brown17AustraliaGilera60
8ITA Alano Montanari3ItalyMoto Guzzi50
9DEU Helmut HallmeierWest GermanyNSU40
10GBR Jack Brett12United KingdomNorton30
10ITA Umberto Masetti14ItalyMV Agusta30
10ITA Alfredo MilaniItalyGilera30
10GBR John Surtees4United KingdomMV Agusta30

1957 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachinePointsWins
1GBR Cecil Sandford5United KingdomMondial262
2ITA Tarquinio ProviniItalyMondial162
3GBR Sammy Miller7United KingdomMondial140
4ITA Roberto ColomboItalyMV Agusta100
5GBR John Hartle8United KingdomMV Agusta81
5ITA Carlo Ubbiali1ItalyMV Agusta81
7CHE Luigi Taveri2SwitzerlandMV Agusta80
8GBR Dave ChadwickUnited KingdomMV Agusta70
9ITA Enrico LorenzettiItalyMoto Guzzi70
10ITA Remo Venturi6ItalyMV Agusta60

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos.RiderBike[GER](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[MAN](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
IOM[NED](1957-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[ULS](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1957-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts130 (36)222 (28)322412511697685939393123131131131Pos.RiderBike[GER](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[MAN](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
IOM[NED](1957-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[ULS](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1957-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts
ITA Tarquinio ProviniMondial2**F**1**F**1**F**1**F**2**F**
CHE Luigi TaveriMV Agusta533213
ITA Carlo UbbialiMV Agusta121**F**
GBR Sammy MillerMondial4652
ITA Roberto ColomboMV Agusta362
GBR Cecil SandfordMondial543
ITA Remo VenturiMV Agusta35
ITA Fortunato LibanoriMV Agusta54
GDR Horst FügnerMZ4
CSK František BartošČZ4
GBR Dave ChadwickMV Agusta4
GBR Bill WebsterMV Agusta56
GDR Ernst DegnerMZ6
GBR Bill MaddrickMV Agusta6
ITA Guido SalaMondial6

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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[GER](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[MAN](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
IOM[NED](1957-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[ULS](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1957-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts130 (42)230 (42)3343Pos.Constructor[GER](1957-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[MAN](1957-isle-of-man-tt)
IOM[NED](1957-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1957-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[ULS](1957-ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1957-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITAPts
ITA Mondial211122
ITA MV Agusta122211
GDR MZ4
CSK ČZ4

References

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A.

References

  1. (1999). "Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
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