1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
1956 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Previous: | 1955 | Next: | 1957 |
The 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the eighth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 8 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 9 September.
1956 Grand Prix season calendar
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Ken Kavanagh | John Surtees | Hillebrand / Grunwald | Report |
2 | 30 June | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Bill Lomas | John Surtees | Hillebrand / Grunwald | Report |
3 | 8 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | John Surtees | Noll / Cron | Report |
4 | 22 July | German Grand Prix | Solitude | Romolo Ferri | Carlo Ubbiali | Bill Lomas | Reg Armstrong | Noll / Cron | Report |
5 | 11 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | Carlo Ubbiali | Luigi Taveri | Bill Lomas | John Hartle | Noll / Cron | Report |
6 | 9 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Libero Liberati | Geoff Duke | Milani / Milani | Report |
Standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
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Bold – Pole |
350cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bill Lomas | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 3 | |
2 | Dickie Dale | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 17 | 0 | |
= | August Hobl | Germany | DKW | 17 | 0 | |
4 | John Surtees | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 14 | 1 | |
5 | Cecil Sandford | United Kingdom | DKW | 13 | 0 | |
6 | Ken Kavanagh | Australia | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
7 | Libero Liberati | Italy | Gilera | 8 | 1 | |
8 | John Hartle | United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
9 | Derek Ennett | United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
10 | Karl Hofmann | Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
11 | Roberto Colombo | Italy | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
12 | Jack Brett | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
13 | Hans Bartl | Netherlands | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
14 | Umberto Masetti | Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
= | Peter Murphy | New Zealand | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
= | Eddie Grant | South Africa | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Bob Brown | Australia | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
= | Bob Matthews | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | Alan Trow | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 26 | 1 | |
3 | Enrico Lorenzetti | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 0 | |
4 | Roberto Colombo | Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
= | Horst Kassner | Germany | NSU | 9 | 0 | |
6 | Remo Venturi | Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 0 | |
7 | Sammy Miller | United Kingdom | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
8 | Hans Baltisberger | Germany | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
9 | Arthur Wheeler | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 5 | 0 | |
10 | Bob Coleman | New Zealand | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
= | Kees Koster | Netherlands | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
12 | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 2 | 0 | |
= | Bill Maddrick | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
= | Lo Simons | Netherlands | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
= | Alano Montanari | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
= | Bob Brown | Australia | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | France | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
= | Maurice Büla | Switzerland | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
= | Roland Heck | Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
= | Jirí Kostir | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | Romolo Ferri | Italy | Gilera | 14 | 1 | |
3 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | |
4 | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Mondial | 10 | 0 | |
5 | Fortunato Libanori | Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
6 | Marcelo Cama | Spain | Montesa | 6 | 0 | |
7 | August Hobl | Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | Karl Hofman | Germany | DKW | 5 | 0 | |
9 | Pierre Monneret | France | Gilera | 4 | 0 | |
= | Francisco Gonzalez | Spain | Montesa | 4 | 0 | |
= | Renato Sartori | Italy | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
= | Bill Webster | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
13 | Cecil Sandford | United Kingdom | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
14 | Enrico Sirera | Spain | Montesa | 3 | 0 | |
= | Bill Maddrick | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | |
16 | Sandro Artusi | Italy | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
= | Dave Chadwick | United Kingdom | LEF | 2 | 0 | |
= | Frank Cope | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
= | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
= | Johnny Grace | Gibraltar | Montesa | 1 | 0 | |
= | Vaclav Parus | Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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