1957 motorcycle world championship

1957 motorcycle world championship

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Libero Liberati
Constructor:	Gilera
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Keith Campbell
Constructor:	Gilera
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Cecil Sandford
Constructor:	FB Mondial
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Tarquinio Provini
Constructor:	FB Mondial
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Fritz Hillebrand Manfred Grunwald
Constructor:	BMW
<1956 season	1958 season>

The 1957 motorcycle world championship season was the ninth in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Six races were held in all solo classes and five races for the sidecar .

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

If fewer than eight races were held, the best four results were included in the ranking; if eight or more races were held, the five best results achieved were included in the World Championship ranking.

useful information

The Brett-Liberati affair

At the start of the 500 cc race for the Belgian Grand Prix there was an ignition problem on the four-cylinder Moto Guzzi from Libero Liberati . The Gilera race director Roberto Pierso then asked the race management for permission to allow Liberati to start on Bob Brown's motorcycle . After consultation with the presidents of the CSI, they agreed and Liberati started with the starting number Browns. During the race, MV Agusta and Norton protested this decision. After Liberati had finished the race as the winner, he was therefore taken out of the ranking and Norton driver Jack Brett declared the winner. Now Gilera protested against the disqualification and achieved that it was revised in January 1958 and Libero Liberati was declared the winner again. However, this decision was no longer relevant for the World Cup ranking.

The end of an era

On September 26, 1957, the three Italian brands FB-Mondial , Gilera and Moto Guzzi announced their withdrawal from the motorcycle world championship. The reasons given were rising costs with a simultaneous decline in sales figures, the bad image of motorsport in Italy at the time and the driver's safety at risk due to the ever faster and more powerful machines. Most of the drivers affected were not informed of this directly, but learned the news from the media. The other two active Italian brands, MV Agusta and Ducati , on the other hand, underlined their intention to continue to compete in the world championship.

Deaths

• Roberto Colombo was killed on July 6, 1957 in an accident during training for the 350cc Belgian Grand Prix.
• Fritz Hillebrand had a fatal accident on August 24, 1957 in a minor race on the Deusto-San Ignacio street circuit in Bilbao, Spain. Manfred Grunwald was seriously injured and then retired from racing, as the duo had already been established as world champions, Hillebrand posthumously won the title.
• The German sidecar driver Josef Knebel died in an accident in the race for the Dutch Grand Prix.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	19.05.	21st GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Libero Liberati	Bob McIntyre	Walter Zeller	Bob McIntyre
2	07.06.	39. Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Bob McIntyre	John Surtees	Bob Brown	Bob McIntyre
3	29.06.	27. Dutch TT	Aces	John Surtees	Libero Liberati	Walter Zeller	Bob McIntyre
4th	07.07.	30th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Jack Brett	Keith Bryen	Derek Minter	Keith Campbell
5	08/10	29th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Libero Liberati	Bob McIntyre	Geoff Duke	John Surtees
6th	01.09.	35th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Libero Liberati	Geoff Duke	Alfredo Milani	Libero Liberati

Driver ranking

1  Libero Liberati Gilera 32 (38) 2  Bob McIntyre Gilera 20th 3  John Surtees MV Agusta 17th 4th  Geoff Duke Gilera 10 5  Jack Brett Norton 9 6th  Walter Zeller BMW 8th 7th  Keith Bryen Norton / Moto Guzzi 7th 8th  Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 6th 9  Bob Brown Gilera 4th  Alfredo Milani Gilera 4th

11  Terry Shepherd MV Agusta 4th 12  Derek Minter Norton 3  Geoff Tanner Norton 3 14th  Ernst Hiller BMW 3 15th  Keith Campbell Moto Guzzi 2  Mike O'Rourke Norton 2  Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 2 18th  Alan Trow Norton 1  Hans-Günter Jäger BMW 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Gilera	32 (46)
2	Norton	20 (21)
3	MV Agusta	19 (20)
4th	Moto Guzzi	12
5	BMW	9

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	19.05.	21st GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Libero Liberati	John Hartle	Helmut Hallmeier	Bob McIntyre
2	07.06.	39. Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Bob McIntyre	Keith Campbell	Bob Brown	Bob McIntyre
3	29.06.	27. Dutch TT	Aces	Keith Campbell	Bob McIntyre	Libero Liberati	Keith Campbell
4th	07.07.	30th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Keith Campbell	Libero Liberati	Keith Bryen	Libero Liberati
5	08/10	29th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Keith Campbell	Keith Bryen	Libero Liberati	Keith Bryen
6th	01.09.	35th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Bob McIntyre	Giuseppe Colnago	Libero Liberati	Alano Montanari

Driver ranking

1  Keith Campbell Moto Guzzi 30th 2  Bob McIntyre Gilera 22nd 3  Libero Liberati Gilera 22 (26) 4th  Keith Bryen Norton / Moto Guzzi 12 5  John Hartle Norton 11 6th  Giuseppe Colnago Moto Guzzi 7th 7th  Bob Brown Gilera / Velocette 6th 8th  Alano Montanari Moto Guzzi 5 9  Helmut Hallmeier NSU 4th

10  Umberto Masetti Moto Guzzi 3  John Surtees MV Agusta 3  Jack Brett Norton 3  Alfredo Milani Gilera 3 14th  Eric Hinton Norton 2  Dave Chadwick Norton 2  Adelmo Mandolini Moto Guzzi 2 17th  Dick Thomson AJS 1  Peter Murphy AJS 1  Fron Purslow Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Gilera	36 (40)
2	Moto Guzzi	30 (38)
3	Norton	14 (15)
4th	MV Agusta	6th
5	NSU	4th
6th	AJS	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	19.05.	21st GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Carlo Ubbiali	Roberto Colombo	Cecil Sandford	Carlo Ubbiali
2	05.06.	39. Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Cecil Sandford	Luigi Taveri	Roberto Colombo	Tarquinio Provini
3	29.06.	27. Dutch TT	Aces	Tarquinio Provini	Cecil Sandford	Sammy Miller	Tarquinio Provini
4th	07.07.	30th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	John Hartle	Sammy Miller	Cecil Sandford	Tarquinio Provini
5	08/10	29th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Cecil Sandford	Dave Chadwick	Tommy Robb	Dave Chadwick
6th	01.09.	35th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Tarquinio Provini	Remo Venturi	Enrico Lorenzetti	Tarquinio Provini

Driver ranking

1  Cecil Sandford FB Mondial 26 (33) 2  Tarquinio Provini FB Mondial 16 3  Sammy Miller FB Mondial 14th 4th  Roberto Colombo (†) MV Agusta 10 5  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 8th  John Hartle REG / MV Agusta 8th 7th  Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 8th 8th  Dave Chadwick MV Agusta 7th 9  Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 7th 10  Remo Venturi MV Agusta 6th 11  František Bartoš ČZ 5

12  Tommy Robb NSU 4th 13  Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 4th 14th  Fortunato Libanori Moto Guzzi 3  Bob Brown NSU 3 16  František Šťastný Jawa 2  David Andrews NSU 2 18th  Helmut Hallmeier NSU 1  Günter Beer Eagle 1  Sammy Hodgins Velocette 1  Alano Montanari Moto Guzzi 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Mondial (company)	32 (42)
2	MV Agusta	28 (37)
3	NSU	17 (20)
4th	Moto Guzzi	11
5	ČZ	5
6th	Jawa	2
7th	Eagle	1
	Velocette	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	19.05.	21st GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	Roberto Colombo	Tarquinio Provini
2	05.06.	39. Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini
3	29.06.	27. Dutch TT	Aces	Tarquinio Provini	Roberto Colombo	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini
4th	07.07.	30th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Tarquinio Provini	Luigi Taveri	Cecil Sandford	Tarquinio Provini
5	08/10	29th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini	Remo Venturi	Tarquinio Provini
6th	01.09.	35th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Carlo Ubbiali	Sammy Miller	Luigi Taveri	Carlo Ubbiali

Driver ranking

1  Tarquinio Provini FB Mondial 30 (36) 2  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 22nd 3  Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 22 (28) 4th  Sammy Miller FB Mondial 12 5  Roberto Colombo (†) MV Agusta 11 6th  Cecil Sandford FB Mondial 9 7th  Remo Venturi MV Agusta 6th 8th  Fortunato Libanori MV Agusta 5

9  Horst Fügner MZ 3  František Bartoš ČZ 3  Dave Chadwick MV Agusta 3 12  Bill Webster MV Agusta 3 13  Ernst Degner MZ 1  Bill Maddrick MV Agusta 1  Guido Sala FB Mondial 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	FB Mondial	30 (42)
2	MV Agusta	30 (42)
3	MZ	3
	ČZ	3

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	19.05.	21st GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Josef Knebel / Rolf Amfaldern	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald
2	05.06.	39. Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Florian Camathias / Jules Galliker	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald
3	29.06.	27. Dutch TT	Aces	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald	Jackie Beeton / Tony Partridge	Loni Neussner / Dieter Hess	Cyril Smith / Stanley Dibben
4th	07.07.	30th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco
5	01.09.	35th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Albino Milani / Rossano Milani	Cyril Smith / Eric Bliss	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Albino Milani / Rossano Milani

Driver ranking

1	Fritz Hillebrand (†)	Manfred Grunwald	BMW	28
2	Walter Schneider	Hans Strauss	BMW	20th
3	Florian Camathias	Jules Galliker and Hilmar Cecco	BMW	17th
4th	Jackie Beeton	Charles Billingham or Tony Partridge	Norton	9
5	Albino Milani	Rossano Milani	Gilera	8th
6th	Cyril Smith	Stanley Dibben and Eric Bliss	Norton	7th
7th	Loni Neussner	Dieter Hess	BMW	7th
8th	Josef Knebel (†)	Rolf Amfaldern	BMW	4th
9	Jacques Drion	Inge Stoll	BMW	4th
10	Edgar Strub	Mick Woollett	Norton	3
	Pip Harris	Ray Campbell	Norton	3
	Fritz Scheidegger	Horst Burkhardt	BMW	3
13	Marcel Beauvais	André Coudert	Norton	3
14th	Charlie Freeman	John Chisnell	Norton	2
15th	Peter Woollett	George Loft	Norton	1
16	Werner Grossmann	Alfred Schmidt	Norton	1

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	32 (36)
2	Norton	18 (19)
3	Gilera	8th

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1957  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1957 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)