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 |
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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 | ||||||
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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 | |
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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
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(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 | |
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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
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(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 | |
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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
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(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 | |
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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
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(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 | |
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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 )