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1959 Motocross World Championship

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1959 Motocross World Championship
Action from the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix, held in Lichtenvoorde on 26 July 1959.
OrganizerFIM
Duration12 April/26 August
Number of races11
Number of manufacturers8
Champions
500ccSweden Sten Lundin
250cc[a]Sweden Rolf Tibblin
Motocross World Championship seasons

The 1959 Motocross World Championship was the 3rd edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.[1]

Summary

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After five editions of the European Championship, from 1952 to 1956, the championship from 1957 took the name of the World Championship, at least for the 500cc class. The 250cc class, introduced this season, will also dispute five running-in seasons, from 1957 to 1961, a period in which it will take on the name of the European Cup, to become World Championship as well starting from the 1962 season.[1]

From April 12 to August 23, the 500cc class held 9 grands prix which awarded points to the first six classified competitors, respectively: 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The score in the final classification of each competitor was calculated on the best four results.[2]

Grands Prix

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500cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 12 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
2 April 26 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Sweden Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report
3 May 10 Denmark Danish Grand Prix Rjenberg United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton Report
4 May 17 France French Grand Prix Mayenne United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton Report
5 June 14 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
6 June 21 Germany West German Grand Prix Bielstein Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
7 July 5 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Shrewsbury United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
8 July 26 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Norg Netherlands Broer Dirkx BSA Report
9 August 2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Des Houlpaix - Jupille Sweden Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report
10 August 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Sten Lundin Monark Report
11 August 23 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp Sweden Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS Report
Sources:[3][4]

250cc

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 12 Austria Austrian Grand Prix Sittendorf Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO Report
2 May 11 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Geneva United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge Greeves Report
3 April 26 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Ypres Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
4 May 17 East Germany East German Grand Prix Teterow Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
5 May 24 Czech Republic Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Divoká Šárka Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
6 May 31 Poland Polish Grand Prix Katowice-Zabrze Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa Report
7 June 7 Germany West German Grand Prix Ludweiler Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
8 June 21 Italy Italian Grand Prix Pinerolo United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge Greeves Report
9 June 28 France French Grand Prix Cassel Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
10 July 12 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Lichtenvoorde Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
11 July 19 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Beenhan Park Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
12 August 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
13 August 16 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Vetlanda Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna Report
Sources:[5][6]

Final standings

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500cc

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Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.[1]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Machine AUT
Austria
CH
Switzerland
DEN
Denmark
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
GER
West Germany
UK
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
Pts
1 Sweden Sten Lundin Monark 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 1 4 44
2 Sweden Bill Nilsson Crescent-AJS 7R 4 1 2 4 1 1 36
3 United Kingdom Dave Curtis Matchless 4 5 2 2 2 3 4 3 34
4 Netherlands Broer Dirkx BSA 2 6 3 3 4 1 6 27
5 United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton 3 1 1 4 23
6 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 4 6 5 1 6 2 21
7 United Kingdom Don Rickman Triumph-Métisse 3 3 3 12
8 Sweden Lars Gustavsson Monark 6 6 3 2 12
9 Belgium René Baeten AJS 7R special 2 6 5 9
10 United Kingdom Derek Rickman Triumph-Métisse 2 6
11 Belgium Hubert Scaillet Matchless 3 6 5
12 Belgium Nic Jansen Saroléa 5 4 5
13 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 5 5 4
United Kingdom John Draper BSA 5 5 4
15 Denmark Boris Rasbro BSA 4 3
16 Sweden Ove Lundell Monark 5 2
Belgium Jaw Rombauts BSA 5 2
Sweden Raymond Sigvardsson Matchless 5 2
19 Sweden Gunnar Johansson Crescent-AJS 7R 6 1
Denmark Ejvind Hansen BSA 6 1
France Jean Hazianis BSA 6 1
Source:[4]

250cc

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Pos Rider Machine AUT
Austria
CH
Switzerland
BEL
Belgium
GDR
East Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POL
Poland
RFA
West Germany
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
NED
Netherlands
UK
United Kingdom
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
Pts
1 Sweden Rolf Tibblin Husqvarna 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 51
2 United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge Greeves 1 1 4 1 2 6 2 40
3 Czech Republic Jaromír Čížek Jawa 3 1 1 1 2 34
4 Czech Republic Jaroslav Kmoch Jawa 2 2 4 5 3 3 3 29
5 Sweden Stig Rickardsson Husqvarna 2 4 2 5 2 23
6 Czech Republic Frantisek Ron Jawa 6 5 6 2 5 4 3 3 22
7 Sweden Lennart Dahlén Husqvarna 5 3 3 5 6 4 3 4 22
8 Czech Republic Miloslav Soucek ESO 1 3 6 13
9 Sweden Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 4 2 9
10 United Kingdom Dave Bickers Greeves 4 3 5 9
11 West Germany Willy Oesterle Maico 2 6 6 8
West Germany Fritz Betzelbacher Maico 6 6 3 5 8
13 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 2 6
Belgium Fernand Neri Aermacchi 2 6
15 Belgium Jean Crosset Jawa 5 4 5
16 Sweden Per Olaf Persson Husqvarna 3 4
17 West Germany Rolf Müller Maico 4 3
18 Italy Emilio Ostorero Mival 6 5 3
Germany Otto Walz Maico 4 3
Germany Klaus Kamper Maico 4 3
21 Poland Eungenius Frelich Jawa 5 2
Sweden Sivert Eriksson Husqvarna 5 2
United Kingdom John Draper BSA 5 2
24 Poland Eungenius Krokowski Jawa 6 1
Netherlands Rudi Boom Greeves 6 1
Sweden Ove Lundell Husqvarna 6 1
Source:[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Now called the European Championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2015 MXGP Guide" (PDF). mxgp.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Championnat du monde 500cc - 1959" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ "1959 500cc Motocross World Championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "1959 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ "1959 250cc European Cup race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "1959 250cc European motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.