1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the eighth competitive motorcycle season, with six Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Isle of Man Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali Australia Ken Kavanagh United Kingdom John Surtees Report
2 Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom John Surtees Report
3 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom John Surtees Report
4 Germany West German Grand Prix Solitude Italy Romolo Ferri Italy Carlo Ubbiali United Kingdom Bill Lomas Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Report
5 Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Italy Carlo Ubbiali Switzerland Luigi Taveri United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom John Hartle Report
6 Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Libero Liberati United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom MV Agusta 24 3
2 Germany Walter Zeller Germany BMW 16 0
3 United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 14 1
4 France Pierre Monneret France Gilera 12 0
5 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland Gilera 11 1
6 Italy Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 9 0
7 United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Gilera 8 1
8 United Kingdom Bob Brown United Kingdom Matchless 6 0
= Italy Libero Liberati Italy Gilera 6 0
10 Eddie Grant South Africa Norton 6 0
11 United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 5 0
12 New Zealand Peter Murphy New Zealand Matchless 4 0
13 Australia Keith Bryen Australia Norton 4 0
14 Austria Gerold Klinger Austria BMW 3 0
= United Kingdom Geoffrey Tanner United Kingdom Norton 3 0
16 Italy Carlos Bandirola Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= Italy Alfredo Milani Italy Gilera 2 0
= United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 2 0
= New Zealand Paul Fahey New Zealand Matchless 2 0
= United Kingdom Wilfred Herron United Kingdom Norton 2 0
21 Germany Ernst Hiller Germany BMW 1 0
= United Kingdom Derek Ennett United Kingdom Matchless 1 0
= Belgium Auguste Goffin Belgium Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 24 3
2 United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 17 0
= Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 17 0
4 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom MV Agusta 14 1
5 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom DKW 13 0
6 Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 10 1
7 Italy Libero Liberati Italy Gilera 8 1
8 United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 8 0
9 United Kingdom Derek Ennett United Kingdom AJS 6 0
10 Germany Karl Hofmann Germany DKW 6 0
11 Italy Roberto Colombo Italy MV Agusta 4 0
12 United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 3 0
13 Netherlands Hans Bartl Netherlands DKW 3 0
14 Italy Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= New Zealand Peter Murphy New Zealand AJS 2 0
= Eddie Grant South Africa Norton 2 0
17 Australia Bob Brown Australia AJS 1 0
= United Kingdom Bob Matthews United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= United Kingdom Alan Trow United Kingdom Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 32 5
2 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 26 1
3 Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 10 0
4 Italy Roberto Colombo Italy MV Agusta 9 0
= Germany Horst Kassner Germany NSU 9 0
6 Italy Remo Venturi Italy MV Agusta 8 0
7 United Kingdom Sammy Miller United Kingdom NSU 7 0
8 Germany Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU 7 0
9 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 5 0
10 New Zealand Bob Coleman New Zealand NSU 3 0
= Netherlands Kees Koster Netherlands NSU 3 0
12 Czechoslovakia Frantisek Bartos Czechoslovakia ČZ 2 0
= United Kingdom Bill Maddrick United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 2 0
= Netherlands Lo Simons Netherlands NSU 2 0
= Italy Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 2 0
= Australia Bob Brown Australia NSU 2 0
17 France Jean-Pierre Bayle France NSU 1 0
= Switzerland Maurice Büla Switzerland NSU 1 0
= Germany Roland Heck Germany NSU 1 0
= Czechoslovakia Jirí Kostir Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 32 5
2 Italy Romolo Ferri Italy Gilera 14 1
3 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 12 0
4 Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Mondial 10 0
5 Italy Fortunato Libanori Italy MV Agusta 9 0
6 Marcelo Cama Spain Montesa 6 0
7 Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 6 0
8 Germany Karl Hofman Germany DKW 5 0
9 France Pierre Monneret France Gilera 4 0
= Francisco Gonzalez Spain Montesa 4 0
= Italy Renato Sartori Italy Mondial 4 0
= United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom MV Agusta 4 0
13 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Mondial 4 0
14 Enrico Sirera Spain Montesa 3 0
= United Kingdom Bill Maddrick United Kingdom MV Agusta 3 0
16 Italy Sandro Artusi Italy Ducati 2 0
= United Kingdom Dave Chadwick United Kingdom LEF 2 0
= United Kingdom Frank Cope United Kingdom MV Agusta 2 0
= Czechoslovakia Frantisek Bartos Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0
= Gibraltar Johnny Grace Gibraltar Montesa 1 0
= Czechoslovakia Vaclav Parus Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0