1957 Motocross World Championship

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1957 Motocross World Championship
Grote prijs van Nederland motorcross te Lichtenvoorde, Bestanddeelnr 908-8143.jpg
Les Archer Jr. during the 500cc Netherlands GP, held in Lichtenvoorde on 28 July 1957.
Organizer FIM
DurationFrom 5 May to 25 August
Number of races9
Number of manufacturers7
Champions
500cc Flag of Sweden.svg Bill Nilsson
250cc [a] Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Betzelbacher
Motocross World Championship seasons

The 1957 Motocross World Championship was the 1st edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles. [1]

Contents

Summary

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]

Grands Prix

500cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport
1May 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nic Jansen Matchless Report
2May 19 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Montreuil Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Archer Jr. Norton Report
3June 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp Flag of Sweden.svg Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report
4June 9 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Grand Prix Imola Flag of Sweden.svg Bill NilssonCrescent-AJS Report
5July 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Smith BSA Report
6July 28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Flag of Sweden.svg Bill NilssonCrescent-AJS Report
7August 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Namur Flag of Sweden.svg Sten Lundin Monark Report
8August 11 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Flag of Sweden.svg Sten LundinMonark Report
9August 25 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Grand Prix Næstved Flag of Belgium (civil).svg René Baeten FN Report
Sources: [3] [4]

250cc

RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport
1May 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
2May 19 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Montreuil Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alex Colin NSU Report
3May 30 Flag of Germany.svg German Grand PrixBrühl Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marcel Verhaegen BSA Report
4June 15 Flag of Germany.svg German Grand Prix Reutlingen Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report
5August 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Namur Flag of Germany.svg Willi OesterleMaico Report
6August 11 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Flag of Germany.svg Fritz BetzelbacherMaico Report
7August 18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Grand Prix Genk Flag of Germany.svg Willi OesterleMaico Report
8September 22 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Flag of Germany.svg Fritz BetzelbacherMaico Report
Sources: [5] [6]

Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. [1]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
Points864321

500cc

PosRiderMachine CH
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
NED
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
LUX
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS 211513334
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg René Baeten FN 32422130
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sten Lundin Monark 44611228
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Smith BSA 3215423
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Archer Jr. Norton 512320
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Auguste Mingels Saroléa 2356317
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nic Jansen Matchless 1465516
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Draper BSA653410
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hubert ScailletFN627
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Broer DirkxBSA34
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar JohanssonBSA464
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Rolf Tibblin BSA43
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Lars GustavssonBSA43
14 Flag of France.svg René KlymBSA52
15 Flag of Denmark.svg Mogens RasmussenMatchless52
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff WardNorton61
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Sten HammerstedtMatchless61
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herman De SoeteMatchless61
Source: [4]

250cc

PosRiderMachine CH
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
LUX
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
AUT
Flag of Austria.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 51212136
2 Flag of Germany.svg Willi OesterleMaico32151429
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromír Čížek [b] Jawa 12543325
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alex Colin NSU 3163618
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marcel Verhaegen BSA 144516
6 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf MüllerMaico42215
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Stonebridge Greeves 26
8 Flag of France.svg Albert VoreuxNSU26
9 Flag of France.svg Maurice BloquetNSU34
10 Flag of Germany.svg Otto WalzMaico34
11 Flag of Austria.svg Herbert HubertMaico34
12 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus KamperMaico43
Flag of France.svg Marcel ScharbanoMonet Goyon43
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav KmochJawa43
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mobi VierdagMaico52
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maurice HoussonlogeMaico52
17 Flag of France.svg Michel HeuquevilleGnome Rhone52
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John AveryGreeves52
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alfred JeggeMotosacoche662
20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Georges Romailler Zündapp 61
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 61
Flag of France.svg Norbert RenéMonet Goyon61
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel BrixnerMaico61
Source: [6]

Notes

  1. In this season still called the European Cup.
  2. Other sources write the surname as Cisek.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2015 MXGP Guide" (PDF). mxgp.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. "Championnat du monde 500cc - 1957" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. "1957 500cc Motocross World Championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "1957 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. "1957 250cc European Motocross Championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 "1957 250cc European Cup motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2023.