1958 motorcycle world championship

1958 motorcycle world championship

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	John Surtees
Constructor:	MV Agusta
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	John Surtees
Constructor:	MV Agusta
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Tarquinio Provini
Constructor:	MV Agusta
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Carlo Ubbiali
Constructor:	MV Agusta
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Walter Schneider Hans Strauss
Constructor:	BMW
<1957 season	1959 season>

The 1958 motorcycle world championship season was the tenth in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Seven races were held in the classes up to 500 cm³, up to 350 cm³ and up to 125 cm³, six in the 250 cm³ class and four races for the sidecar .

Distribution of points

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

• The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. In six races, four went into the championship ranking.
• If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. In seven races, four were therefore counted.

useful information

• After three major manufacturers had withdrawn at the end of the preseason, the motorcycle world championship lost much of its tension and credibility. The factory machines used by MV Agusta were mostly unrivaled, especially in the large displacement classes.
• In order to increase the attractiveness of the races, the FIM forbade full fairings on the machines, which caused them to lose top speed.
• In 1958 the Swedish Grand Prix received World Cup status for the first time. Until then, this was the last of the classic pre-war Grands Prix that was not part of the world championship.

Deaths

• New Zealander John Antram was killed on May 26, 1958, on the first day of training for the Tourist Trophy.
• Des Wolff from Rhodesia died on June 6, 1958 in an accident in the senior TT race.
• The Australian 350cc world champion from 1957, Keith Campbell , died on July 13, 1958 in an accident on the Cadours circuit near Toulouse in France. He went off the track in a fast corner and crashed badly. The injuries suffered in the process resulted in immediate death.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	06.06.	40th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	John Surtees	Bob Anderson	Bob Brown	John Surtees
2	28.06.	28th Dutch TT	Aces	John Surtees	John Hartle	Derek Minter	John Surtees
3	06.07.	31st Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	John Surtees	Keith Campbell	John Hartle	John Surtees
4th	07/20	22nd GP of Germany	Nürburgring	John Surtees	John Hartle	Gary Hocking	John Surtees
5	07/27	Swedish GP	Hedemora	Geoff Duke	Dickie Dale	Terry Shepherd	Geoff Duke
6th	08/09	30th Ulster GP	Dundrod	John Surtees	Bob McIntyre	John Hartle	John Surtees
7th	14.09.	36th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Umberto Masetti	John Surtees

Driver ranking

1  John Surtees MV Agusta 32 (48) 2  John Hartle MV Agusta 20th 3  Geoff Duke BMW / Norton 13 4th  Dickie Dale BMW 13 (16) 5  Derek Minter Norton 10 6th  Gary Hocking Norton 8th 7th  Ernst Hiller BMW 8th 8th  Bob Anderson Norton 7th 9  Keith Campbell (†) Norton 6th

Bob McIntyre Norton 6th  Remo Venturi MV Agusta 6th 12  Bob Brown Norton 6th 13  Terry Shepherd Norton 4th  Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 4th 15th  Dave Chadwick Norton 3 16  Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 2 17th  John Anderson Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (48)
2	Norton	22 (31)
3	BMW	16 (18)

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	06.06.	40th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	John Surtees	Dave Chadwick	Geoff Tanner	John Surtees
2	28.06.	28th Dutch TT	Aces	John Surtees	John Hartle	Keith Campbell	John Surtees
3	06.07.	31st Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	John Surtees	John Hartle	Keith Campbell	John Surtees
4th	07/20	22nd GP of Germany	Nürburgring	John Surtees	John Hartle	Dave Chadwick	John Surtees
5	07/27	Swedish GP	Hedemora	Geoff Duke	Bob Anderson	Mike Hailwood	Bob Anderson
6th	08/09	30th Ulster GP	Dundrod	John Surtees	John Hartle	Terry Shepherd	John Surtees and John Hartle
7th	14.09.	36th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	John Surtees	John Hartle	Geoff Duke	John Surtees

Driver ranking

1  John Surtees MV Agusta 32 (48) 2  John Hartle MV Agusta 24 (30) 3  Geoff Duke Norton 17th 4th  Dave Chadwick Norton 13 5  Bob Anderson Norton 11 6th  Mike Hailwood Norton 9 7th  Keith Campbell (†) Norton 8th 8th  Terry Shepherd Norton 7th  Derek Minter Norton 7th 10  Geoff Tanner Norton 4th

11  Alan Trow Norton 3 12  George Catlin Norton 2  Geoff Monty Norton 2  Bob McIntyre Norton 2 15th  Alastair King Norton 1 16  Luigi Taveri Norton 1 17th  Dickie Dale Norton 1 18th  Mike O'Rourke Norton 1 19th  Bob Brown Norton / AJS 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (48)
2	Norton	22 (34)
3	AJS	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	04.06.	40th Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Mike Hailwood	Tarquinio Provini
2	28.06.	28th Dutch TT	Aces	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Dieter Falk	Tarquinio Provini
3	07/20	22nd GP of Germany	Nürburgring	Tarquinio Provini	Horst Fügner	Dieter Falk	Tarquinio Provini
4th	07/27	Swedish GP	Hedemora	Horst Fügner	Mike Hailwood	Geoff Monty	Tarquinio Provini
5	08/09	30th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Tarquinio Provini	Tommy Robb	Dave Chadwick	Tarquinio Provini
6th	14.09.	36th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Emilio Mendogni	Giampiero Zubani	Carlo Ubbiali	Giampiero Zubani

Driver ranking

1  Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta 32 2  Horst Fügner MZ 16 3  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 16 4th  Mike Hailwood NSU 13 5  Dieter Falk Eagle 11 6th  Emilio Mendogni Morini 8th 7th  Tommy Robb NSU 6th  Giampiero Zubani Morini 6th 9  Günter Beer Eagle 6th 10  Geoff Monty GMS 4th 11  Dave Chadwick MV Agusta 4th

12  Horst Kassner NSU 4th 13  Josef Autengruber NSU 4th 14th  Bob Brown NSU 3  Ernst Degner MZ 3 16  Arthur Wheeler FB Mondial 2  Xaver hot NSU 2 18th  Sammy Miller ČZ 1  Walter Reichert NSU 1  Wilhelm Lecke DKW 1  Dickie Dale NSU 1

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (36)
2	NSU	19 (24)
3	MZ	17th
4th	Eagle	14 (16)
5	Morini	8th
6th	GMS	4th
7th	FB Mondial	2
8th	ČZ	1
	DKW	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	04.06.	40th Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Carlo Ubbiali	Romolo Ferri	Dave Chadwick	Carlo Ubbiali
2	28.06.	28th Dutch TT	Aces	Carlo Ubbiali	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini	Luigi Taveri
3	06.07.	31st Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Alberto Gandossi	Romolo Ferri	Tarquinio Provini	Alberto Gandossi
4th	07/20	22nd GP of Germany	Nürburgring	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	Ernst Degner	Carlo Ubbiali
5	07/27	Swedish GP	Hedemora	Alberto Gandossi	Luigi Taveri	Carlo Ubbiali	Luigi Taveri
6th	08/09	30th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Carlo Ubbiali	Luigi Taveri	Dave Chadwick	Alberto Gandossi
7th	14.09.	36th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Bruno Spaggiari	Alberto Gandossi	Francesco Villa	Bruno Spaggiari

Driver ranking

1  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 32 (38) 2  Alberto Gandossi Ducati 25 (28) 3  Luigi Taveri Ducati 20 (21) 4th  Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta 17th 5  Dave Chadwick Ducati 14 (16) 6th  Romolo Ferri Ducati 12 7th  Ernst Degner MZ 9 8th  Bruno Spaggiari Ducati 8th

9  Horst Fügner MZ 7th 10  Francesco Villa Ducati 4th 11  Sammy Miller Ducati 3 12  Walter Brehme MZ 2 13  Werner Musiol MZ 1  Arthur Wheeler FB Mondial 1  Enzo Vezzalini MV Agusta 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (41)
2	Ducati	30 (42)
3	MZ	11
4th	FB Mondial	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	04.06.	40th Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Jackie Beeton / Eddie Bulgin	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss
2	28.06.	28th Dutch TT	Aces	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Helmut Fath / Fritz Rudolf	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco
3	06.07.	31st Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Helmut Fath / Fritz Rudolf	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss
4th	07/20	22nd GP of Germany	Nürburgring	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Rudi Richter / Gerhard Klim	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss

Driver ranking

1	Walter Schneider	Hans Strauss	BMW	24 (30)
2	Florian Camathias	Hilmar Cecco	BMW	20 (26)
3	Helmut Fath	Fritz Rudolf	BMW	8th
4th	Jackie Beeton	Eddie Bulgin	Norton	6th
5	Cyril Smith	Eric Bliss	Norton	6th
6th	Rudi Richter	Gerhard Klim	BMW	4th
7th	Loni Neussner	Dieter Hess	BMW	4th
8th	Alwin Ritter	Edwin Blauth	BMW	3
	August Rohsiepe	Arthur Gardyanczik	BMW	3
10	Ernie Walker	Dun Roberts	Norton	2
	Bill Boddice	Bill Canning	Norton	2
12	Peter Woollett	George Loft	Norton	1
	Arsenius Butscher	Helmut Munz	BMW	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	24 (32)
2	Norton	10

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1958  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1958 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)