1957 Motocross World Championship | |
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![]() Les Archer Jr. during the 500cc Netherlands GP, held in Lichtenvoorde on 28 July 1957. | |
Organizer | FIM |
Duration | From 5 May to 25 August |
Number of races | 9 |
Number of manufacturers | 7 |
Champions | |
500cc | ![]() |
250cc [a] | ![]() |
The 1957 Motocross World Championship was the 1st edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles. [1]
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. [1]
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. [2]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report | |
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1 | May 5 | ![]() | Geneva | ![]() | Matchless | Report | |
2 | May 19 | ![]() | Montreuil | ![]() | Norton | Report | |
3 | June 2 | ![]() | Saxtorp | ![]() | Crescent-AJS | Report | |
4 | June 9 | ![]() | Imola | ![]() | Crescent-AJS | Report | |
5 | July 7 | ![]() | Hawkstone Park | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
6 | July 28 | ![]() | Lichtenvoorde | ![]() | Crescent-AJS | Report | |
7 | August 4 | ![]() | Namur | ![]() | Monark | Report | |
8 | August 11 | ![]() | Ettelbruck | ![]() | Monark | Report | |
9 | August 25 | ![]() | Næstved | ![]() | FN | Report | |
Sources: [3] [4] |
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report | |
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1 | May 5 | ![]() | Geneva | ![]() | Jawa | Report | |
2 | May 19 | ![]() | Montreuil | ![]() | NSU | Report | |
3 | May 30 | ![]() | Brühl | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
4 | June 15 | ![]() | Reutlingen | ![]() | Maico | Report | |
5 | August 4 | ![]() | Namur | ![]() | Maico | Report | |
6 | August 11 | ![]() | Ettelbruck | ![]() | Maico | Report | |
7 | August 18 | ![]() | Genk | ![]() | Maico | Report | |
8 | September 22 | ![]() | Sittendorf | ![]() | Maico | Report | |
Sources: [5] [6] |
Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. [1]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Rider | Machine | CH ![]() | FRA ![]() | SWE ![]() | ITA ![]() | GBR ![]() | NED ![]() | BEL ![]() | LUX ![]() | DEN ![]() | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | Crescent-AJS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 | ||
2 | ![]() | FN | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | |||
3 | ![]() | Monark | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | |||
4 | ![]() | BSA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | ||||
5 | ![]() | Norton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |||||
6 | ![]() | Saroléa | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ||||
7 | ![]() | Matchless | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||||
8 | ![]() | BSA | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||
9 | ![]() | FN | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
10 | ![]() | BSA | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
11 | ![]() | BSA | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() | Matchless | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
16 | ![]() | Norton | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
17 | ![]() | Matchless | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
18 | ![]() | Matchless | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Source: [4] |
Pos | Rider | Machine | CH ![]() | FRA ![]() | GER ![]() | GER ![]() | BEL ![]() | LUX ![]() | BEL ![]() | AUT ![]() | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | Maico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | ||
2 | ![]() | Maico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | ||
3 | ![]() | Jawa | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||
4 | ![]() | NSU | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |||
5 | ![]() | BSA | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||||
6 | ![]() | Maico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||||
7 | ![]() | Greeves | 2 | 6 | |||||||
8 | ![]() | NSU | 2 | 6 | |||||||
9 | ![]() | NSU | 3 | 4 | |||||||
10 | ![]() | Maico | 3 | 4 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | Maico | 3 | 4 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | Maico | 4 | 3 | |||||||
![]() | Monet Goyon | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | Jawa | 4 | 3 | |||||||
15 | ![]() | Maico | 5 | 2 | |||||||
![]() | Maico | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
17 | ![]() | Gnome Rhone | 5 | 2 | |||||||
18 | ![]() | Greeves | 5 | 2 | |||||||
![]() | Motosacoche | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
20 | ![]() | Zündapp | 6 | 1 | |||||||
![]() | ČZ | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | Monet Goyon | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | Maico | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Source: [6] |