1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

[edit] Season summary

1957 marked the end of a Golden Era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. There had been an impressive 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 four-cylinder machines. 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		United Kingdom	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	Giuseppe 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 Fügner		East Germany	MZ	3	0

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