1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
1957 marked the end of a Golden Era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. There had been a glorious variety of machinery competing during the 1950's including, works teams from AJS, Norton, Gilera, MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi, and BMW. That's six factories taking part with singles, twins and fours. 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.
[edit] 500cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring |  Libero Liberati |
Gilera | Report |
| 2 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Bob McIntyre |
Gilera | Report |
| 3 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | John Surtees |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 4 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Libero Liberati |
Gilera | Report |
| 5 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Libero Liberati |
Gilera | Report |
| 6 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Libero Liberati |
Gilera | Report |
[edit] 1957 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libero Liberati |
8 | Italy | Gilera | 32 | 4 |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre |
79 | United Kingdom | Gilera | 20 | 1 |
| 3 | John Surtees |
1 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Geoff Duke |
7 | United Kingdom | Gilera | 10 | 0 |
| 5 |  Jack Brett |
Australia | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
| 6 | Walter Zeller |
2 | West Germany | BMW | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Keith Bryen |
Australia | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Dickie Dale |
6 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Bob Brown |
8 | Australia | Gilera | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Alfredo Milani |
Italy | Gilera | 4 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Libero Liberati |
Gilera | Report |
| 2 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Bob McIntyre |
Gilera | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Keith Campbell |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Keith Campbell |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 5 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Keith Campbell |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 6 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Bob McIntyre |
Gilera | Report |
[edit] 1957 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Campbell |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 30 | 3 | |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre |
United Kingdom | Gilera | 22 | 2 | |
| 3 | Libero Liberati |
7 | Italy | Gilera | 22 | 1 |
| 4 | Keith Bryen |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | John Hartle |
8 | United Kingdom | Norton | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Guiseppe Colnago |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | Bob Brown |
17 | Australia | Gilera | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Alano Montanari |
3 | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Helmut Hallmeier |
West Germany | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jack Brett |
12 | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Umberto Masetti |
14 | Italy | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Alfredo Milani |
Italy | Gilera | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | John Surtees |
4 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 |
[edit] 250cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Carlo Ubbiali |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 2 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Cecil Sandford |
Mondial | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Tarquinio Provini |
Mondial | Report |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | John Hartle |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 5 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Cecil Sandford |
Mondial | Report |
| 6 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Tarquinio Provini |
Mondial | Report |
[edit] 1957 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecil Sandford |
5 | United Kingdom | Mondial | 26 | 2 |
| 2 | Tarquinio Provini |
Italy | Mondial | 16 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sammy Miller |
7 | United Kingdom | Mondial | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Roberto Colombo |
Italy | MV Agusta | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | John Hartle |
8 | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlo Ubbiali |
1 | Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Luigi Taveri |
2 | Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | Remo Venturi |
6 | Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 |
[edit] 125cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Carlo Ubbiali |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 2 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Tarquinio Provini |
Mondial | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Tarquinio Provini |
Mondial | Report |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Tarquinio Provini |
Mondial | Report |
| 5 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Luigi Taveri |
MV Agusta | Report |
| 6 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Carlo Ubbiali |
MV Agusta | Report |
[edit] 1957 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarquinio Provini |
4 | Italy | Mondial | 30 | 3 |
| 2 | Luigi Taveri |
3 | Italy | MV Agusta | 22 | 1 |
| 3 | Carlo Ubbiali |
1 | Italy | MV Agusta | 22 | 2 |
| 4 | Sammy Miller |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Roberto Colombo |
Italy | MV Agusta | 11 | 0 | |
| 6 | Cecil Sandford |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Remo Venturi |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Fortunato Libanori |
5 | Italy | MV Agusta | 5 | 0 |
| 9 |  Frantisek Bartos |
Czechoslovakia | CZ | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | Horst Fugner |
West Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 |
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