1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 11th competitive motorcycle season, with eight 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 |  French Grand Prix |
Clermont-Ferrand |  John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report | ||
| 2 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man |  Tarquinio Provini |
Tarquinio Provini |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 3 |  West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Carlo Ubbiali |
Carlo Ubbiali |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 4 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Carlo Ubbiali |
Tarquinio Provini |
 Bob Brown † |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 5 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Carlo Ubbiali |
 Gary Hocking † |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 6 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Hedemora | Tarquinio Provini |
Gary Hocking |
John Surtees |
Report | |
| 7 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Mike Hailwood |
Gary Hocking |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 8 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza |  Ernst Degner |
Carlo Ubbiali |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
† Race did not count towards the World Championship.
[edit] Championship Standings
[edit] 500cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 32 | 7 | |
| 2 | Remo Venturi |
Italy | MV Agusta | 22 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bob Brown |
Australia | Norton | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom | Norton | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gary Hocking |
Rhodesia | Norton | 10 | 0 | |
| 6 | Bob McIntyre |
United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | Alastair King |
United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | BMW | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | Terry Shepherd |
United Kingdom | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 |  John Hempleman |
New Zealand | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 |  Paddy Driver |
South Africa | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Derek Powell |
United Kingdom | Matchless | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Ken Kavanagh |
Australia | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | Jim Redman |
Rhodesia | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Alois Huber |
West Germany | BMW | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Ron Miles |
Australia | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Bob Anderson |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 48 | 6 | |
| 2 | John Hartle |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 16 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bob Brown |
Australia | Norton | 14 | 0 | |
| 4 | Gary Hocking |
Rhodesia | Norton | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom | Norton | 10 | 0 | |
| 6 | Remo Venturi |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | John Hempleman |
New Zealand | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | Bob Anderson |
United Kingdom | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | Alastair King |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| = | Ernesto Brambilla |
Italy | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Paddy Driver |
South Africa | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mike Hailwood |
United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Tom Phillis |
Australia | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Jim Redman |
Rhodesia | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | Terry Shepherd |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Gilberto Milani |
Italy | Norton | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 250cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | MV Agusta | 28 | 2 | |
| 2 | Tarquinio Provini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 16 | 2 | |
| = | Gary Hocking |
Rhodesia | MZ | 16 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ernst Degner |
East Germany | MZ | 14 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 13 | 0 | |
| 6 | Emilio Mendogni |
Italy | Morini | 10 | 0 | |
| 7 | Derek Minter |
United Kingdom | Morini | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tommy Robb |
United Kingdom | GMS-MZ | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Horst Fügner |
East Germany | MZ | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom | Benelli | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Libero Liberati |
Italy | Morini | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | Horst Kassner |
West Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Phil Carter |
United Kingdom | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
| = |  Luigi Taveri |
Switzerland | MZ | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Rudi Thalhammer |
Austria | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | Benelli | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Günter Beer |
West Germany | Adler | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 125cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | MV Agusta | 30 | 3 | |
| 2 | Tarquinio Provini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 28 | 2 | |
| 3 | Mike Hailwood |
United Kingdom | Ducati | 20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Luigi Taveri |
Switzerland | MZ / Ducati | 14 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ernst Degner |
East Germany | MZ | 13 | 1 | |
| 6 | Bruno Spaggiari |
Italy | Ducati | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | Derek Minter |
United Kingdom | MZ | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ken Kavanagh |
Australia | Ducati | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Gary Hocking |
Rhodesia | MZ / MV Agusta | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | Horst Fügner |
East Germany | MZ | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | Werner Musiol |
East Germany | MZ | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Francesco Villa |
Italy | Ducati | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | Alberto Pagani |
Italy | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 |  Naomi Taniguchi |
Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Karl Kronmüller |
West Germany | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Ulf Svensson |
Sweden | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Arthur Wheeler |
United Kingdom | Ducati | 1 | 0 |
