1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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.

At the end of the 1957 season, Gilera, Mondial, Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta announced a multilateral withdrawal from GP racing, due to economic reasons and rising public pressure due to the large amount of fatal motorsport accidents occurring in Italy during the previous years.^[1] MV Agusta reverted their decision several days later. This situation left reigning 500cc champion Libero Liberati and reigning 250cc champion Cecil Sandford without rides for 1958.^[2]^[3]

A major technical change for 1958 was the ban of dustbin fairings - streamlined bodywork that covered front wheels - in all classes. They were used by most entrants by the end of 1957, including privateers. As of 2023, the rule is still in place in MotoGP.^[4]

1958 Grand Prix season calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	6 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	John Surtees	John Surtees	Schneider / Strauß	Report
2	28 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	John Surtees	John Surtees	Camathias / Cecco	Report
3	6 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Alberto Gandossi		John Surtees	John Surtees	Schneider / Strauß	Report
4	20 July	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring Nordschleife	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	John Surtees	John Surtees	Schneider / Strauß	Report
5	27 July	Swedish Grand Prix	Hedemora Circuit	Alberto Gandossi	Horst Fügner	Geoff Duke	Geoff Duke		Report
6	9 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	John Surtees	John Surtees		Report
7	14 September	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.

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
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

500cc final standings

Pos	Rider	Machine	MAN	HOL	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAC	Pts
1	John Surtees	MV Agusta	1	1	1	1		1	1	32 (48)
2	John Hartle	MV Agusta	Ret	2	3	2		3	Ret	20
3	Geoff Duke	BMW / Norton	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	5	7	13
4	Dickie Dale	BMW	10	5	5	5	2	6	4	13 (16)
5	Derek Minter	Norton	4	3	Ret			4		10
6	Gary Hocking	Norton		6		3	4			8
7	Ernst Hiller	BMW		4	Ret	4	5	Ret	10	8
8	Bob Anderson	Norton	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
9	Keith Campbell	Norton	Ret	Ret	2					6
10	Bob McIntyre	Norton	Ret					2		6
11	Remo Venturi	MV Agusta							2	6
12	Bob Brown	Norton / BMW	3	10	16	6	6	7	Ret	6
13	Terry Shepherd	Norton	Ret	Ret			3	Ret		4
14	Umberto Masetti	MV Agusta							3	4
15	Dave Chadwick	Norton	5	Ret	Ret	Ret			6	3
16	Carlo Bandirola	MV Agusta							5	2
17	John Anderson	Norton / Matchless	6		12					1
18	Noel McCutcheon	Norton	16	7	10					0
19	Alois Huber	BMW				7			11	0
20	George Catlin	Norton	7	Ret	13					0
21	Alan Trow	Norton	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret			0
22	Paddy Driver	Norton	Ret	Ret			7			0
23	Tom Phillis	Norton	18	9			8			0
24	Ewan Haldane	Norton	8					9		0
25	John Hempleman	Norton	15	8	11		Ret	Ret		0
26	Jack Brett	Norton	Ret	12	8	Ret				0
27	Ralph Rensen	Norton	12					8		0
28	Giuseppe Cantoni	MV Agusta							8	0
=	Karl Peters	Norton				8				0
30	Gerold Klinger	BMW				9			9	0
31	Jim Redman	Norton	19	Ret			9			0
32	Geoffrey Tanner	Norton	Ret	Ret	9			Ret		0
33	Peter Pawson	Norton	9	Ret						0
34	Jack Wood	Matchless	22					10		0
35	Mike O'Rourke	Norton	Ret	Ret			10			0
36	Hans-Günter Jäger	BMW				10				0
37	Jack Ahearn	Matchless	29	11			13	13		0
38	Don Chapman	Norton	Ret					11		0
=	Eric Hinton	Norton	11	Ret						0
40	Rudolf Gläser	Norton				11				0
=	Kurt Johannson	Norton					11			0
42	Bob Ferguson	Norton	31					12		0
43	Stig Andersson	Norton					12			0
=	Adolfo Covi	Norton							12	0
=	Jack Findlay	Norton				12				0
46	Karl-Heinz Scheifel	Matchless				13		27		0
47	Jacques Collot	Norton							13	0
=	Mike Hailwood	Norton	13							0
49	Raymond Bogaerdt	Norton			14					0
=	Artemio Cirelli	Gilera							14	0
=	Evert Carlsson	BMW					14			0
=	Robin Fitton	Norton						14		0
=	Ken Tostevin	Norton	14							0
54	Eric Cheers	BSA	Ret					15		0
55	Jean-Pierre Bayle	Norton			15					0
=	Gianvittorio Ziglioli	Moto Guzzi							15	0
57	Stephen Murray	AJS						16		0
58	Vernon Cottle	Norton	33					17		0
59	Jimmy Buchan	Norton	17							0
60	Davy Crawford	Norton						18		0
61	Harry Grant	Norton						19		0
62	Harry Plews	Norton / AJS	30					20		0
63	Derek Powell	Norton	20							0
64	Bertie Farlow	Norton						21		0
=	Ray Fay	Norton	21							0
66	William McCosh	Matchless						22		0
67	Jimmy Jones	Norton						23		0
=	Brian Purslow	Norton	23							0
69	George Costain	Norton	24							0
=	Ernie Oliver	AJS						24		0
71	Alan Holmes	Norton	25							0
=	Llewellyn Ranson	AJS						25		0
73	Robert McCracken	Norton						26		0
=	Brian Setchell	Norton	26							0
75	Bob Rowbottom	Norton	27					Ret		0
76	Martin Brosnan	Norton						28		0
77	Syd Mizen	Norton	28							0
78	Philip Palmer	Norton	32							0
79	Harry Voice	Norton	34							0
80	Arthur Wheeler	AJS	35							0
81	Louis Carr	Norton	36							0
82	Barry Cortvriend	Matchless	37							0
83	Albert Moule	Norton	38							0
84	Bill Robertson	Norton	39							0
85	John Marcotte	AJS	40							0
86	Allen Burt	AJS	41					Ret		0
87	Ian McGuffie	Norton	42							0
88	Walter Hancock	Norton	43							0
89	Grenville Pennington	Norton	44							0
90	Jim Tompsett	AJS	45					Ret		0
91	Roly Capner	BSA	46							0
92	George Northwood	Norton	47							0
93	Clarrie Dunn	AJS	48					Ret		0
-	Harry Hinton Jr.	Norton	Ret	Ret						0
-	Dick Thompson	Norton	Ret					Ret		0
-	Bob Webster	Norton	Ret					Ret		0
-	Bill Beevers	Norton	Ret							0
-	Paolo Campanelli	Norton							Ret	0
-	Austin Carson	Norton		Ret						0
-	Borro Castellani	Norton	Ret							0
-	Fabio Ceredi	Moto Guzzi							Ret	0
-	Bob Coulter	BSA						Ret		0
-	Ken Draper	Norton	Ret							0
-	Gerardo Düring	Matchless					Ret			0
-	Jack Forrest	BMW		Ret						0
-	Laurie Flury	AJS	Ret							0
-	Francesco Guglielminetti	Norton							Ret	0
-	Roy Ingram	Norton	Ret							0
-	Jacques Insermini	Norton							Ret	0
-	Guy Ligier	Norton			Ret					0
-	Alistair King	Norton	Ret							0
-	Giuseppe Mantelli	Gilera							Ret	0
-	Luigi Marcelli	Norton							Ret	0
-	Emanuele Maugliani	Gilera							Ret	0
-	Bob Matthews	Norton		Ret						0
-	Tommy McLeod	Norton						Ret		0
-	Alfredo Milani	Gilera							Ret	0
-	Noel Orr	Matchless						Ret		0
-	Len Rutherford	Matchless	Ret							0
-	Bill Smith	Norton	Ret							0
-	Gerry Turner	Norton	Ret							0
-	Desmond Wolff	Norton	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Bike	MAN	HOL	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAC	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc Standings

Place	Rider	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

250cc Standings

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Tarquinio Provini	Italy	MV Agusta	32	4
2	Horst Fügner	East Germany	MZ	16	1
3	Carlo Ubbiali	Italy	MV Agusta	16	0
4	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	NSU	13	0
5	Dieter Falk	West 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	West Germany	Adler	6	0
10	Dave Chadwick	United Kingdom	MV Agusta	4	0
=	Geoff Monty	United Kingdom	GMS-NSU	4	0
12	Horst Kassner	West Germany	NSU	4	0
13	Josef Autengruber	Austria	NSU	4	0
14	Ernst Degner	West Germany	MZ	3	0
=	Bob Brown	Australia	NSU	3	0
16	Arthur Wheeler	United Kingdom	Mondial	2	0
=	Xaver Heiß	West Germany	NSU	2	0
18	Dickie Dale	United Kingdom	NSU	1	0
=	Sammy Miller	United Kingdom	ČZ	1	0
=	Walter Reichert	West Germany	NSU	1	0
=	Wilhelm Lecke	West Germany	DKW	1	0

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	MAN	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT	Pts
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	1^F	1	5	1^F	3	1		32 (38)
2	Alberto Gandossi	Ducati		4	1^F		1	4^F	2	25 (28)
3	Luigi Taveri	Ducati		2^F	6		2^F	2	5	20 (21)
4	Tarquinio Provini	MV Agusta		3	3	2	4			17
5	Dave Chadwick	Ducati	3	5	4			3	4	14 (16)
6	Romolo Ferri	Ducati	2		2					12
7	Ernst Degner	MZ	5	6		3	5			9
8	Bruno Spaggiari	Ducati							1^F	8
9	Horst Fügner	MZ	6			4	6	5		7
10	Francesco Villa	Ducati							3	4
11	Sammy Miller	Ducati	4							3
12	Walter Brehme	MZ				5				2
13	Werner Musiol	MZ				6				1
13	Arthur Wheeler	Mondial						6		1
13	Enzo Vezzalini	MV Agusta							6	1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	MAN	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT	Pts

Race key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Rider key
Colour	Meaning
Light blue	Rookie rider

Constructors' standings

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Constructor	MAN	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT	Pts
1	MV Agusta	1	1	3	1	3	1	6	32 (41)
2	Ducati	2	2	1		1	2	1	30 (42)
3	MZ	5	6		3	5	5		10 (11)
4	Mondial						6		1
Pos.	Constructor	MAN	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT	Pts

Inline citations

^ Gustl, Kamikaze (2021-02-03). "Carlo Ubbiali story - part 6". MotoRacers. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
^ Oxley, Mat (2023-12-01). "Remembering Cecil Sandford, MV Agusta's history man". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
^ "About Those Dustbin Fairings of the 1950s". Cycle World. Retrieved 2023-12-05.

References

Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
"The Official MotoGP website". Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-06.

[1] Gustl, Kamikaze (2021-02-03). "Carlo Ubbiali story - part 6". MotoRacers. Retrieved 2023-12-05.

[2] Oxley, Mat (2023-12-01). "Remembering Cecil Sandford, MV Agusta's history man". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-05.

[3] "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-05.

[4] "About Those Dustbin Fairings of the 1950s". Cycle World. Retrieved 2023-12-05.

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