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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]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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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.
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 |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 |
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Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
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