1959 motorcycle world championship

1959 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:	Carlo Ubbiali
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
<1958 season	1960 season>

The 1959 motorcycle world championship season was the eleventh in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Seven races were held in the classes up to 500 cm³ and up to 125 cm³, six in the classes up to 350 cm³ and up to 250 cm³ and five 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.
• For the teams, the four best results achieved were included in the World Championship ranking.

useful information

Deaths

• The Italian Adolfo Covi was killed on September 6, 1959 in an accident in the Curva Vialone during the 500 cc race for the Nations' Grand Prix in Monza .

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	05/17	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Gary Hocking	John Surtees
2	06.06.	41st Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	John Surtees	Alastair King	Bob Brown	John Surtees
3	14.06.	23rd GP of Germany	Hockenheim	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Bob Brown	John Surtees
4th	06/27	29. Dutch TT	Aces	John Surtees	Bob Brown	Remo Venturi	John Surtees
5	05.07.	32nd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	John Surtees	Gary Hocking	Geoff Duke	John Surtees
6th	08.08.	31st Ulster GP	Dundrod	John Surtees	Bob McIntyre	Geoff Duke	John Surtees
7th	06.09.	37th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Geoff Duke	John Surtees

Driver ranking

1  John Surtees MV Agusta 32 (56) 2  Remo Venturi MV Agusta 22 (24) 3  Bob Brown Norton 17 (22) 4th  Geoff Duke Reynolds-Norton / Norton 12 5  Gary Hocking Norton 10 6th  Bob McIntyre Norton 8th 7th  Alastair King Norton 7th 8th  Dickie Dale BMW 6th 9  Terry Shepherd Norton 5

Paddy Driver Norton 4th 11  Derek Powell Matchless 3  Ken Kavanagh Norton 3 13  John Hempleman Norton 3 14th  Jim Redman Norton 2 15th  Alois Huber BMW 1  Ron Miles Norton 1  Bob Anderson Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (56)
2	Norton	34 (36)
3	BMW	7th
4th	Matchless	3

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	05/17	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	John Surtees	Gary Hocking	John Hartle	John Surtees
2	06.06.	41st Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	John Surtees	John Hartle	Alastair King	John Surtees
3	14.06.	23rd GP of Germany	Hockenheim	John Surtees	Gary Hocking	Ernesto Brambilla	John Surtees
4th	07/26	Swedish GP	Kristianstad	John Surtees	John Hartle	Bob Brown	John Surtees
5	08.08.	31st Ulster GP	Dundrod	John Surtees	Bob Brown	Geoff Duke	John Hartle
6th	06.09.	37th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Bob Brown	John Surtees

Driver ranking

1  John Surtees MV Agusta 32 (48) 2  John Hartle MV Agusta 16 3  Bob Brown Norton 14th 4th  Gary Hocking Norton 12 5  Geoff Duke Reynolds-Norton / Norton 10 6th  Remo Venturi MV Agusta 6th 7th  Dickie Dale AJS 6th 8th  John Hempleman Norton 6th 9  Bob Anderson Norton 5

10  Alastair King Norton 4th  Ernesto Brambilla MV Agusta 4th 12  Paddy Driver Norton 4th 13  Mike Hailwood AJS 2  Tom Phillis Norton 2 15th  Jim Redman Norton 2 16  Terry Shepherd Norton 1  Dave Chadwick Norton 1  Gilberto Milani Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (48)
2	Norton	32 (30)
3	AJS	6th

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	03.06.	41st Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Dave Chadwick	Tarquinio Provini
2	14.06.	23rd GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Carlo Ubbiali	Emilio Mendogni	Horst Fügner	Emilio Mendogni
3	06/27	29. Dutch TT	Aces	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Derek Minter	Carlo Ubbiali
4th	07/26	Swedish GP	Kristianstad	Gary Hocking	Carlo Ubbiali	Geoff Duke	Gary Hocking
5	08.08.	31st Ulster GP	Dundrod	Gary Hocking	Mike Hailwood	Ernst Degner	Gary Hocking
6th	06.09.	37th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Carlo Ubbiali	Ernst Degner	Emilio Mendogni	Carlo Ubbiali

Driver ranking

1  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 38 (34) 2  Gary Hocking MZ 16 3  Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta 16 4th  Ernst Degner MZ 14th 5  Mike Hailwood FB-Mondial / MZ 13 6th  Emilio Mendogni Morini 10 7th  Derek Minter Morini 7th 8th  Tommy Robb GMS / MZ 7th 9  Horst Fügner MZ 6th

10  Geoff Duke Benelli 5 11  Dave Chadwick MV Agusta 4th 12  Libero Liberati Morini 3 13  Horst Kassner NSU 3  Phil Carter NSU 2  Luigi Taveri MZ 2 16  Rudi Thalhammer NSU 1  Dickie Dale Benelli 1  Günter Beer Eagle 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32
2	MZ	36 (28)
3	Morini	14th
4th	FB Mondial	13
5	GMS	6th
6th	Benelli	5
7th	NSU	4th
8th	Eagle	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	03.06.	41st Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Tarquinio Provini	Luigi Taveri	Mike Hailwood	Luigi Taveri
2	14.06.	23rd GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	Mike Hailwood	Carlo Ubbiali
3	06/27	29. Dutch TT	Aces	Carlo Ubbiali	Bruno Spaggiari	Mike Hailwood	Carlo Ubbiali
4th	05.07.	32nd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini
5	07/26	Swedish GP	Kristianstad	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Werner Musiol	Carlo Ubbiali
6th	08.08.	31st Ulster GP	Dundrod	Mike Hailwood	Gary Hocking	Ernst Degner	Mike Hailwood
7th	06.09.	37th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Ernst Degner	Carlo Ubbiali	Luigi Taveri	Carlo Ubbiali

Driver ranking

1  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 30 (38) 2  Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta 28 (30) 3  Mike Hailwood Ducati 30 (23) 4th  Luigi Taveri MZ / Ducati 14th 5  Ernst Degner MZ 13 6th  Bruno Spaggiari Ducati 8th 7th  Derek Minter MZ 8th 8th  Ken Kavanagh Ducati 8th 9  Gary Hocking MZ / MV Agusta 7th

10  Horst Fügner MZ 6th 11  Werner Musiol MZ 4th 12  Francesco Villa Ducati 3 13  Alberto Pagani Ducati / MV Agusta 2 14th  Naomi Taniguchi Honda 1  Karl Kronmüller Ducati 1  Ulf Svensson Ducati 1  Arthur Wheeler Ducati 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (46)
2	Ducati	38 (33)
3	MZ	32 (29)
4th	Honda	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	05/17	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Edgar Strub / Jo Siffert	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt
2	03.06.	41st Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss
3	14.06.	23rd GP of Germany	Hockenheim	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Max Deubel / Horst Höhler	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss
4th	06/27	29. Dutch TT	Aces	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco	Pip Harris and Ray Campbell	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco
5	05.07.	32nd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Jo Rogliardo / Marcel Godillot	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco

Driver ranking

1	Walter Schneider	Hans Strauss	BMW	38
2	Florian Camathias	Hilmar Cecco	BMW	22nd
3	Fritz Scheidegger	Horst Burkhardt	BMW	18th
4th	Edgar Strub	Jo Siffert or Mick Woollett or Roland Föll	BMW	12
5	Helmut Fath	Alfred Wohlgemuth	BMW	10
6th	Jo Rogliardo	Marcel Godillot	BMW	8th
7th	Pip Harris	Ray Campbell	BMW	6th
8th	Max Deubel	Horst Höhler	BMW	4th
9	Loni Neussner	Edwin Blauth or Tony Partidge or Manfred Großbaier	BMW	4th
10	Bill Boddice	Bill Canning	Norton	2
	Bill Beevers	John Chisnell	BMW	2
12	Alwin Ritter	Peter Joss	BMW	1
	Owen Greenwood	Terry Fairbrother	triumph	1
	August Rohsiepe	Arthur Gardyanczik	BMW	1
	Joseph Duhem	Roger Burtin	BMW	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	32 (40)
2	Norton	2
3	triumph	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1959  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1959 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)