1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1957 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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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

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	19 May	Template:Flagicon German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali	Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali	Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati	Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati	Template:Flagicon Hillebrand / Grunwald	Report
2	7 June	Template:Flagicon Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini	Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford	Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre	Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre	Template:Flagicon Hillebrand / Grunwald	Report
3	29 June	Template:Flagicon Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini	Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini	Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Template:Flagicon Hillebrand / Grunwald	Report
4	7 July	Template:Flagicon Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini	Template:Flagicon John Hartle	Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell	Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati	Template:Flagicon Schneider / Strauß	Report
5	10 August	Template:Flagicon Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit	Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri	Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford	Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell	Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati		Report
6	1 September	Template:Flagicon Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali	Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini	Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre	Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati	Template:Flagicon 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 GER Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon HOL Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon ULS Template:Flagicon NAC Template:Flagicon Pts 1 Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati Gilera 1 2 1 1 1 32 (38) 2 Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre Gilera 2 1 Ret 2 20 3 Template:Flagicon John Surtees MV Agusta Ret 2 1 Ret Ret 4 17 4 Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Gilera 3 2 10 5 Template:Flagicon Jack Brett Norton Ret 4 2 Ret 9 6 Template:Flagicon Walter Zeller BMW 3 Ret 3 Ret 8 7 Template:Flagicon Keith Bryen Matchless / Norton / Moto Guzzi 13 6 3 5 7 8 Template:Flagicon Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 4 4 6 9 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret 3 4 10 Template:Flagicon Bob Brown Gilera 3 4 11 Template:Flagicon Terry Shepherd MV Agusta 5 Ret 6 6 4 12 Template:Flagicon Derek Minter Norton 16 9 4 3 13 Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Tanner Norton 28 4 3 14 Template:Flagicon Ernst Hiller BMW 6 5 3 15 Template:Flagicon Mike O'Rourke Norton 29 10 5 2 16 Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell Moto Guzzi Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 = Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti MV Agusta Ret Ret 5 2 18 Template:Flagicon Hans-Günter Jäger Norton / BMW 13 Ret 6 13 1 19 Template:Flagicon Alan Trow Norton 6 1 20 Template:Flagicon John Hempleman Norton Ret 7 Ret 11 0 21 Template:Flagicon Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 7 0 = Template:Flagicon Alistair King Norton 7 0 = Template:Flagicon Bob Matthews Norton 7 0 = Template:Flagicon Ernst Riedelbauch BMW 7 0 25 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Buchan Jr. Norton 9 8 0 26 Template:Flagicon Roger Barker Norton 10 8 0 27 Template:Flagicon Gerold Klinger BMW Ret Ret Ret 8 0 28 Template:Flagicon Eugen Hagenlocher BMW 8 0 = Template:Flagicon Peter Murphy Matchless 8 0 30 Template:Flagicon Alois Huber BMW 9 11 0 31 Template:Flagicon John Clark Moto Guzzi Ret Ret Ret 9 0 = Template:Flagicon John Hartle Norton Ret Ret Ret 9 0 33 Template:Flagicon Jackie Wood Norton Ret 10 0 34 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Cantoni Gilera 10 0 35 Template:Flagicon Ken Tostevin Norton 10 18 11 0 36 Template:Flagicon Bernard Codd Norton 11 0 = Template:Flagicon Jacques Insermini Norton 11 0 38 Template:Flagicon Denis Christian Matchless Ret 12 0 39 Template:Flagicon Austin Carson Norton 12 0 = Template:Flagicon Frank Fox Norton 12 0 = Template:Flagicon Francesco Guglieminetti Norton 12 0 = Template:Flagicon Priem Rozenberg BMW 12 0 43 Template:Flagicon Fred Wallis BSA Ret 13 0 44 Template:Flagicon Kees Koster Norton 13 0 = Template:Flagicon Nico Tagli Gilera 13 0 46 Template:Flagicon Ralph Rensen Norton Ret 14 0 47 Template:Flagicon Peter Davey Norton 14 0 = Template:Flagicon Anton Elbersen Norton 14 0 49 Template:Flagicon Derek Powell Matchless Ret 15 0 = Template:Flagicon George Catlin Norton 15 Ret 0 51 Template:Flagicon Vernon Cottle Norton 16 0 52 Template:Flagicon Dennis Chapman Norton Ret 17 0 53 Template:Flagicon George Costain Norton 17 0 54 Template:Flagicon Dick Thomson Norton / Matchless Ret Ret 18 0 55 Template:Flagicon John Denton Norton 19 0 = Template:Flagicon Jimmy Jones Norton 19 0 57 Template:Flagicon Harry Lowe BSA 27 20 0 58 Template:Flagicon John Anderson Norton 20 Ret Ret 0 59 Template:Flagicon Harry Grant BSA Ret 21 0 60 Template:Flagicon Louis Carr Matchless 21 0 61 Template:Flagicon Martin Brosnan Norton 22 0 = Template:Flagicon Stan Setaro Norton 22 0 63 Template:Flagicon Tommy Holmes BSA 23 0 = Template:Flagicon Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 23 0 65 Template:Flagicon Ray Fay Norton 24 0 = Template:Flagicon Jimmy Hayes AJS 24 0 67 Template:Flagicon Bob Coulter BSA 25 0 = Template:Flagicon Ken Tully Norton 25 0 69 Template:Flagicon M.S. Hall Norton 26 0 = Template:Flagicon Ken Willis Norton 26 0 71 Template:Flagicon Bill Roberton Norton 30 0 72 Template:Flagicon Roly Capner Norton 31 0 73 Template:Flagicon Ernie Barrett Norton 32 0 74 Template:Flagicon Robert King Norton 33 0 75 Template:Flagicon Arnold Jones AJS 34 0 76 Template:Flagicon Basil King Norton 35 0 77 Template:Flagicon Llewellyn Ranson Norton 36 0 78 Template:Flagicon Bob Rowbottom Norton 37 0 79 Template:Flagicon Joe Glazebrook AJS 38 0 - Template:Flagicon Noel McCutcheon Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Martinus van Son Matchless Ret Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Andy Aharonian BSA Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Sven Andersson Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Piet Bakker Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon John Banks Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Bill Beevers Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Raymond Bogaerdt Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Joe Brindley Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Stan Cameron AJS Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Paolo Campanelli Gilera Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Fabio Ceredi Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Dave Chadwick Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Jacques Collot Norton Ret Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Colnago Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Ronald Cousins Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon René Deschamps Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Bob Ferguson Matchless Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Enrico Galante Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Ulf Gate Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Martino Giani Gilera Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Walter Hancock BSA Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Eric Hinton Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Heinz Kauert Matchless Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Rudolf Knees BMW Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Guy Ligier Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Robert Lilley Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Mantelli Gilera Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Kurt Maul Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Robert McCracken Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Bernard Morle Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Albert Moule Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Andrew Mustard BSA Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Pierre Nicholas Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Jules Nies Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Frank Norris Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon George Northwood Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Grenville Pennington BSA Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Harry Plews Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Brian Purslow Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Charlie Salt BSA Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon George Salt Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Karl-Heinz Scheifel Matchless Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Toni Schmitz Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Brian Setchell Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Casper Swart Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Percy Tait Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Don Tickle Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Hermann Vogt Matchless Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Danny Walker Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Trevor Williams Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Ian Yeates Norton Ret 0 - Template:Flagicon Gianvittorio Ziglioli Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike GER Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon HOL Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon ULS Template:Flagicon NAC Template:Flagicon Pts

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1957 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell		Australia	Moto Guzzi	30	3
2	Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre		United Kingdom	Gilera	22	2
3	Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati	7	Italy	Gilera	22	1
4	Template:Flagicon Keith Bryen		Australia	Moto Guzzi	12	0
5	Template:Flagicon John Hartle	8	United Kingdom	Norton	11	0
6	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Colnago		Italy	Moto Guzzi	7	0
7	Template:Flagicon Bob Brown	17	Australia	Gilera	6	0
8	Template:Flagicon Alano Montanari	3	Italy	Moto Guzzi	5	0
9	Template:Flagicon Helmut Hallmeier		West Germany	NSU	4	0
10	Template:Flagicon Jack Brett	12	United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
10	Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti	14	Italy	MV Agusta	3	0
10	Template:Flagicon Alfredo Milani		Italy	Gilera	3	0
10	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	4	United Kingdom	MV Agusta	3	0

1957 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford	5	United Kingdom	Mondial	26	2
2	Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Mondial	16	2
3	Template:Flagicon Sammy Miller	7	United Kingdom	Mondial	14	0
4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Colombo		Italy	MV Agusta	10	0
5	Template:Flagicon John Hartle	8	United Kingdom	MV Agusta	8	1
5	Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali	1	Italy	MV Agusta	8	1
7	Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri	2	Switzerland	MV Agusta	8	0
8	Template:Flagicon Dave Chadwick		United Kingdom	MV Agusta	7	0
9	Template:Flagicon Enrico Lorenzetti		Italy	Moto Guzzi	7	0
10	Template:Flagicon Remo Venturi	6	Italy	MV Agusta	6	0

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike GER Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon ULS Template:Flagicon NAT Template:Flagicon Pts 1 Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini Mondial 2F 1F 1F 1F 2F 30 (36) 2 Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 5 3 3 2 1 3 22 (28) 3 Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 1 2 1F 22 4 Template:Flagicon Sammy Miller Mondial 4 6 5 2 12 5 Template:Flagicon Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 3 6 2 11 6 Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford Mondial 5 4 3 9 7 Template:Flagicon Remo Venturi MV Agusta 3 5 6 8 Template:Flagicon Fortunato Libanori MV Agusta 5 4 5 9 Template:Flagicon Horst Fügner MZ 4 3 9 Template:Flagicon František Bartoš ČZ 4 3 9 Template:Flagicon Dave Chadwick MV Agusta 4 3 12 Template:Flagicon Bill Webster MV Agusta 5 6 3 13 Template:Flagicon Ernst Degner MZ 6 1 13 Template:Flagicon Bill Maddrick MV Agusta 6 1 13 Template:Flagicon Guido Sala Mondial 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike GER Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon ULS Template:Flagicon NAT Template:Flagicon 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	GER Template:Flagicon	MAN Template:Flagicon	NED Template:Flagicon	BEL Template:Flagicon	ULS Template:Flagicon	NAT Template:Flagicon	Pts
1	Template:Flagicon Mondial	2	1	1	1	2	2	30 (42)
2	Template:Flagicon MV Agusta	1	2	2	2	1	1	30 (42)
3	Template:Flagicon MZ	4						3
4	Template:Flagicon ČZ				4			3
Pos.	Constructor	GER Template:Flagicon	MAN Template:Flagicon	NED Template:Flagicon	BEL Template:Flagicon	ULS Template:Flagicon	NAT Template:Flagicon	Pts

References

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