1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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John Surtees, the 1958 350cc and 500cc World Champion.
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Tarquinio Provini (pictured in 1959), the 1958 250cc World Champion.
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Carlo Ubbiali (pictured in 1956), the 1958 125cc World Champion.
The 1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the tenth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of seven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 14 September.
1958 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 6 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain | ![]() |
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2 | 28 June | ![]() |
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3 | 6 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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4 | 20 July | ![]() |
Nürburgring Nordschleife | ![]() |
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5 | 27 July | ![]() |
Hedemora Circuit | ![]() |
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6 | 9 August | ![]() |
Dundrod Circuit | ![]() |
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7 | 14 September | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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† The Nations Grand Prix also held a non-championship 175 cc race, won by the Italian, .
Standings[]
Scoring system[]
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars the three best results were counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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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 |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 32 | 6 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 24 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 17 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 11 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Australia | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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Australia | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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Switzerland | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 16 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 16 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 13 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
West Germany | Adler | 11 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 8 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
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Italy | Morini | 6 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
West Germany | Adler | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | GMS-NSU | 4 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
West Germany | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
Austria | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
West Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
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Australia | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 2 | 0 | |
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West Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
18 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
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West Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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West Germany | DKW | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Ducati | 25 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Ducati | 20 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 17 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Ducati | 14 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | Ducati | 12 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 9 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Italy | Ducati | 8 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Italy | Ducati | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Ducati | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
West Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
West Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 | |
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Italy | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Mondial | 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.
Categories:
- Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons
- 1958 in motorsport
- 1958 in Grand Prix motorcycle racing