1959 Motocross World Championship

1959 Motocross World Championship
Action from the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix, held in Lichtenvoorde on 26 July 1959.
Organizer	FIM
Duration	12 April/26 August
Number of races	11
Number of manufacturers	8
Champions
500cc	Sten Lundin
250cc[a]	Rolf Tibblin
Motocross World Championship seasons
← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 Motocross Worl Championship was the 3rd 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 April to August 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]

Final standings[]

500cc Rank Rider Bike Pts 1 Sten Lundin Monark 44 (54) 2 Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS 7R 36 3 Matchless 34 4 BSA 27 5 Les Archer Jr. Norton ACT 23 6 Jeff Smith BSA 21 7 Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse 12 8 Monark 12 9 René Baeten AJS 7R special 9 10 Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 6

250cc Rank Rider Bike Pts 1 Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 51 2 Brian Stonebridge Greeves 40 3 Jaromír Čížek Jawa 34 4 Jawa 29 5 Husqvarna 23 6 Jawa 22 (23) 7 Husqvarna 22 (23) 8 ESO 13 9 Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 9 10 Dave Bickers Greeves 9 11 Maico 8 Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 8

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