1957 Motocross World Championship

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1957 Motocross World Championship
Les Archer Jr. during the 500cc Netherlands GP, held in Lichtenvoorde on 28 July 1957.
OrganizerFIM
DurationFrom 5 May to 25 August
Number of races9
Number of manufacturers7
Champions
500ccSweden Bill Nilsson
250cc[a]Germany 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]

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

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

250cc

Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 May 5 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
2 May 19 France French Grand Prix Montreuil Belgium Alex Colin NSU Report
3 May 30 Germany German Grand Prix Brühl Belgium Marcel Verhaegen BSA Report
4 June 15 Germany German Grand Prix Reutlingen Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report
5 August 4 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Germany Willi Oesterle Maico Report
6 August 11 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report
7 August 18 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Genk Germany Willi Oesterle Maico Report
8 September 22 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico Report
Sources:[5][6]

Final standings

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

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

500cc

Pos Rider Machine CH
Switzerland 		FRA
France 		SWE
Sweden 		ITA
Italy 		GBR
United Kingdom 		NED
Netherlands 		BEL
Belgium 		LUX
Luxembourg 		DEN
Denmark 		Pts
1 Sweden Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS 2 1 1 5 1 3 3 34
2 Belgium René Baeten FN 3 2 4 2 2 1 30
3 Sweden Sten Lundin Monark 4 4 6 1 1 2 28
4 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 3 2 1 5 4 23
5 United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton 5 1 2 3 20
6 Belgium Auguste Mingels Saroléa 2 3 5 6 3 17
7 Belgium Nic Jansen Matchless 1 4 6 5 5 16
8 United Kingdom John Draper BSA 6 5 3 4 10
9 Belgium Hubert Scaillet FN 6 2 7
10 Netherlands Broer Dirkx BSA 3 4
11 Sweden Gunnar Johansson BSA 4 6 4
12 Sweden Rolf Tibblin BSA 4 3
13 Sweden Lars Gustavsson BSA 4 3
14 France René Klym BSA 5 2
15 Denmark Mogens Rasmussen Matchless 5 2
16 United Kingdom Geoff Ward Norton 6 1
17 Sweden Sten Hammerstedt Matchless 6 1
18 Belgium Herman De Soete Matchless 6 1
Source:[4]

250cc

Pos Rider Machine CH
Switzerland 		FRA
France 		GER
West Germany 		GER
West Germany 		BEL
Belgium 		LUX
Luxembourg 		BEL
Belgium 		AUT
Austria 		Pts
1 West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 5 1 2 1 2 1 36
2 West Germany Willi Oesterle Maico 3 2 1 5 1 4 29
3 Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek[b] Jawa 1 2 5 4 3 3 25
4 Belgium Alex Colin NSU 3 1 6 3 6 18
5 Belgium Marcel Verhaegen BSA 1 4 4 5 16
6 West Germany Rolf Müller Maico 4 2 2 15
7 United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge Greeves 2 6
8 France Albert Voreux NSU 2 6
9 France Maurice Bloquet NSU 3 4
10 West Germany Otto Walz Maico 3 4
11 Austria Herbert Hubert Maico 3 4
12 West Germany Klaus Kamper Maico 4 3
France Marcel Scharbano Monet Goyon 4 3
14 Czech Republic Jaroslav Kmoch Jawa 4 3
15 Netherlands Mobi Vierdag Maico 5 2
Belgium Maurice Houssonloge Maico 5 2
17 France Michel Heuqueville Gnome Rhone 5 2
18 United Kingdom John Avery Greeves 5 2
Switzerland Alfred Jegge Motosacoche 6 6 2
20 Switzerland Georges Romailler Zündapp 6 1
Czech Republic Oldrich Hamrsmid ČZ 6 1
France Norbert René Monet Goyon 6 1
Switzerland Daniel Brixner Maico 6 1
Source:[6]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "1957 250cc European Cup motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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