1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 10th competitive motorcycle season, with seven 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 TT |
Isle of Man |  Carlo Ubbiali |
Tarquinio Provini |
 John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 2 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Carlo Ubbiali |
Tarquinio Provini |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 3 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Alberto Gandossi |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report | |
| 4 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Carlo Ubbiali |
Tarquinio Provini |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 5 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Hedemora | Alberto Gandossi |
Horst Fügner |
Geoff Duke |
Geoff Duke |
Report |
| 6 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Carlo Ubbiali |
Tarquinio Provini |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
| 7 | Nations Grand Prix † |
Monza | Bruno Spaggiari |
Emilio Mendogni |
John Surtees |
John Surtees |
Report |
† The Nations Grand Prix also held a non-championship 175 cc race, won by the Italian, Francesco Villa.
[edit] Championship Standings
[edit] 500cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 32 | 6 | |
| 2 | John Hartle |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 20 | 0 | |
| 3 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 1 | |
| 4 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | BMW | 13 | 0 | |
| 5 | Derek Minter |
United Kingdom | Norton | 10 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Gary Hocking |
Rhodesia | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
| = | Ernst Hiller |
Germany | BMW | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Bob Anderson |
United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Remo Venturi |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
| = | Bob McIntyre |
United Kingdom | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| = |  Keith Campbell |
Australia | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| 12 | Bob Brown |
Australia | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| 13 | Umberto Masetti |
Italy | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
| = | Terry Shepherd |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Carlos Bandirola |
Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 |  John Anderson |
New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 32 | 6 | |
| 2 | John Hartle |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 24 | 0 | |
| 3 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom | Norton | 17 | 1 | |
| 4 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
| 5 | Bob Anderson |
United Kingdom | Norton | 11 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mike Hailwood |
United Kingdom | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Keith Campbell |
Australia | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Derek Minter |
United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| = | Terry Shepherd |
United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | Geoffrey Tanner |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Alan Trow |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Bob McIntyre |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Geoff Monty |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| = | George Catlin |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Bob Brown |
Australia | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Alistair King |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = |  Luigi Taveri |
Switzerland | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Mike O'Rourke |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 250cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarquinio Provini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
| 2 | Horst Fügner |
Switzerland | MZ | 16 | 1 | |
| 3 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | MV Agusta | 16 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood |
United Kingdom | NSU | 13 | 0 | |
| 5 | Dieter Falk |
Germany | Adler | 11 | 0 | |
| 6 | Emilio Mendogni |
Italy | Morini | 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | Tommy Robb |
United Kingdom | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
| = | Giampiero Zubani |
Italy | Morini | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | Günter Beer |
Germany | Adler | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
| = | Geoff Monty |
United Kingdom | GMS-NSU | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Horst Kassner |
Germany | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 |  Josef Autengruber |
Austria | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ernst Degner |
Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Bob Brown |
Australia | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Arthur Wheeler |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Xaver Heiß |
Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Sammy Miller |
United Kingdom | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Walter Reichert |
Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Wilhelm Lecke |
Germany | DKW | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 125cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
| 2 | Alberto Gandossi |
Italy | Ducati | 25 | 2 | |
| 3 | Luigi Taveri |
Switzerland | Ducati | 20 | 0 | |
| 4 | Tarquinio Provini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 17 | 0 | |
| 5 | Dave Chadwick |
United Kingdom | Ducati | 14 | 0 | |
| 6 | Romolo Ferri |
Italy | Ducati | 12 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ernst Degner |
Germany | MZ | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | Bruno Spaggiari |
Italy | Ducati | 8 | 1 | |
| 9 | Horst Fügner |
Germany | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | Francesco Villa |
Italy | Ducati | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sammy Miler |
United Kingdom | Ducati | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Walter Brehme |
Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Werner Musiol |
Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Enzo Vezzalini |
Italy | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Arthur Wheeler |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 1 | 0 |
