1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the eighth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 8 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 9 September.
1956 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Ken Kavanagh | John Surtees | / | Report |
2 | 30 June | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Bill Lomas | John Surtees | / | Report |
3 | 8 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | John Surtees | / | Report |
4 | 22 July | German Grand Prix | Solitude | Romolo Ferri | Carlo Ubbiali | Bill Lomas | Reg Armstrong | / | Report |
5 | 11 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | Carlo Ubbiali | Luigi Taveri | Bill Lomas | John Hartle | / | Report |
6 | 9 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Libero Liberati | Geoff Duke | / | Report |
Standings[]
Scoring system[]
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings[]
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Bold – Pole |
350cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bill Lomas | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 3 | |
2 | Dickie Dale | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 17 | 0 | |
= | August Hobl | Germany | DKW | 17 | 0 | |
4 | John Surtees | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 14 | 1 | |
5 | Cecil Sandford | United Kingdom | DKW | 13 | 0 | |
6 | Ken Kavanagh | Australia | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
7 | Libero Liberati | Italy | Gilera | 8 | 1 | |
8 | John Hartle | United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
9 | United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | ||
10 | Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | ||
11 | Roberto Colombo | Italy | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
12 | Jack Brett | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
13 | Netherlands | DKW | 3 | 0 | ||
14 | Umberto Masetti | Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
= | New Zealand | AJS | 2 | 0 | ||
= | South Africa | Norton | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | Bob Brown | Australia | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
= | Bob Matthews | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 26 | 1 | |
3 | Enrico Lorenzetti | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 0 | |
4 | Roberto Colombo | Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
= | Horst Kassner | Germany | NSU | 9 | 0 | |
6 | Remo Venturi | Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 0 | |
7 | Sammy Miller | United Kingdom | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
8 | Hans Baltisberger | Germany | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
9 | Arthur Wheeler | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 5 | 0 | |
10 | New Zealand | NSU | 3 | 0 | ||
= | Kees Koster | Netherlands | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
12 | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 2 | 0 | |
= | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | ||
= | Netherlands | NSU | 2 | 0 | ||
= | Alano Montanari | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
= | Bob Brown | Australia | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
17 | France | NSU | 1 | 0 | ||
= | Switzerland | NSU | 1 | 0 | ||
= | Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 | ||
= | Jiří Koštíř | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | Romolo Ferri | Italy | Gilera | 14 | 1 | |
3 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | |
4 | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Mondial | 10 | 0 | |
5 | Fortunato Libanori | Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
6 | Spain | Montesa | 6 | 0 | ||
7 | August Hobl | Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | Germany | DKW | 5 | 0 | ||
9 | Pierre Monneret | France | Gilera | 4 | 0 | |
= | Spain | Montesa | 4 | 0 | ||
= | Italy | Mondial | 4 | 0 | ||
= | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | ||
13 | Cecil Sandford | United Kingdom | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
14 | Spain | Montesa | 3 | 0 | ||
= | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | ||
16 | Italy | Ducati | 2 | 0 | ||
= | Dave Chadwick | United Kingdom | LEF | 2 | 0 | |
= | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | ||
= | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
= | Gibraltar | Montesa | 1 | 0 | ||
= | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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