1958 Motocross World Championship

1958 Motocross World Championship
Action from the 1958 500cc Dutch Grand Prix, held in Sint Anthonis on 27 July 1958.
Organizer	FIM
Duration	20 May/18 August
Number of races	10
Number of manufacturers	8
Champions
500cc	René Baeten
250cc [a]	Jaromír Čížek
Motocross World Championship seasons
← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Motocross World Championship was the 2nd edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles. ^[1] In a sign of the sport's growing popularity, the first Motocross World Championship race behind the Iron Curtain is hosted by Czechoslovakia on 8 June.

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 April to August 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

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 20	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Hubert Scaillet	FN	Report
2	May 4	Danish Grand Prix	Næstved	Bill Nilsson	Crescent-AJS	Report
3	May 11	Swiss Grand Prix	Geneva	René Baeten	FN	Report
4	May 18	French Grand Prix	Cassel	John Draper	BSA	Report
5	June 22	Italian Grand Prix	Imola	Sten Lundin	Monark	Report
6	July 6	British Grand Prix	Hawkstone Park	Lars Gustavsson	Monark	Report
7	July 27	Dutch Grand Prix	Sint Anthonis	John Draper	BSA	Report
8	August 3	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	René Baeten	FN	Report
9	August 10	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	René Baeten	FN	Report
10	August 17	Swedish Grand Prix	Uddevalla	Sten Lundin	Monark	Report
Sources: [3] [4]

250cc

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
1	April 20	Austrian Grand Prix	Sittendorf	Rolf Müller	Maico	Report
2	May 11	Swiss Grand Prix	Geneva	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	Report
3	May 18	French Grand Prix	Cassel	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	Report
4	June 8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Divoká Šárka	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	Report
5	June 14	British Grand Prix	Beenhan Park	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	Report
6	July 13	German Grand Prix	Bielstein	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna	Report
7	July 20	Italian Grand Prix	Avigliana	Fritz Betzelbacher	Maico	Report
8	July 27	Dutch Grand Prix	Sint Anthonis	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	Report
9	August 8	Belgian Grand Prix	Namur	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	Report
10	August 11	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Ettelbruck	Fritz Betzelbacher	Maico	Report
11	August 17	Swedish Grand Prix	Uddevalla	Lennart Dahlen	Husqvarna	Report
12	August 31	Polish Grand Prix	Katowice-Zabrze	Roman Zurawiecki	Maico	Report
Sources: [5] [6]

Final standings

500cc

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

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	Machine	AUT	DEN	CH	FRA	ITA	UK	NED	BEL	LUX	SWE	Pts
1	René Baeten	FN		2	1	2		2	3	1	1		42
2	Bill Nilsson	Crescent-AJS	2	1	2	5	3			3	2		34
3	Sten Lundin	Monark		3	2	5	1		4	2	3	1	33
4	John Draper	BSA			4	1	6		1	4	6		24
5	Hubert Scaillet	FN	1	6	3		2						19
6	Jeff Smith	BSA		4		3	4		5	5	4	4	18
7	Lars Gustavsson	Monark						1				5	10
8	Albert Dirkx	BSA	6		6				2				8
9	Gunnar Johansson	BSA		5			5					3	8
10	Raymond Sigvardsson	AJS										2	6
11	Brian Martin	BSA	5					4					5
12	Don Rickman	BSA						3					4
	Peter Taft	BSA	3										4
14	Les Archer Jr.	Norton				4							3
	Paul Godey	BSA	4										3
16	Mogens Rasmussen	Matchless					5						2
	René Klym	BSA			5								2
	Herman De Soete	Matchless									5		2
19	David Curtis	Matchless				6				6			2
20	Rolf Loof	Matchless										6	1
	Raymond Van Obergen	AJS							6				1
	Joep Jansen	BSA						6					1
Source: [4]

250cc

Pos	Rider	Machine	AUT	CH	FRA	CZE	UK	GER	ITA	NED	BEL	LUX	SWE	POL	Pts
1	Jaromír Čížek	Jawa	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1		5	56
2	Rolf Tibblin	Husqvarna						1	3	2	2	4			27
3	Rolf Müller	Maico	1			2		3				5	2		26
4	Klaus Kaemper	Maico			2			2		3		3			20
5	Frantisek Ron	Jawa	3	3	4		5			6	4			4	20
6	Lennart Dahlen	Husqvarna				5							1	2	16
7	Stieg Rickardsson	Husqvarna									3	2		3	14
8	Fritz Betzelbacher	Maico				3			1			6			13
9	Roman Zurawiecki	Maico												1	8
10	Antonio Moretti	Mi-Val		6					2						7
11	Oldrich Hamrsmid	Jawa	4		3										7
12	Emilio Ostorero	Mi-Val		2											6
	Brian Stonebridge	Greeves					2								6
14	Simon Schram	Maico	6		6	6				4					6
15	Triss Sharp	Francis-Barnett					3								4
	Ove Lundell	Monark											3		4
	Carlo Caroli	Bianchi		4					6						4
	Joseph Van Pee	Jawa			5						5				4
19	Josef Chara	Jawa				4									3
18	Bryan Leask	Greeves					4								3
	Herbert Ott	DKW						4							3
	Vincenzo Soletti	Bianchi							4						3
	Ted Lindskog	Husqvarna											4		3
	Aloys Roucka	Jawa		5											2
25	Bohumil Roucka	ČZ	5												2
	Otto Walz	Maico						5							2
	Cesare Bricarelli	Mi-Val							5						2
	Jan Van der Mel	Adler								5					2
	Rolf Jonsson	Husqvarna											5		2
30	Roy King	Greeves					6								1
	Willi Oesterle	Maico						6							1
	Fernand Houssonloge	Maico									6				1
	Herbert Hubert	Maico												6	1
	Sivert Eriksson	Crescent											6		1
Source: [6]

Notes

1. In this season still called the European Cup.

References

1. "2015 MXGP Guide" (PDF). mxgp.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
2. "Championnat du monde 500cc - 1958" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
3. "1958 500cc Motocross World Championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
4. "1958 500cc motocross world championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. "1958 250cc European Cup race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
6. "1958 250cc European Cup motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2023.