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1957 Motocross World Championship
1957 Motocross World Championship
	Les Archer Jr. during the 500cc Netherlands GP, held in Lichtenvoorde on 28 July 1957.
Organizer	FIM
Duration	From 5 May to 25 August
Number of races	9
Number of manufacturers	7
Champions
500cc	Bill Nilsson
250cc	Fritz Betzelbacher
Motocross World Championship seasons
	← 1956 1958 →

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The 1957 Motocross Worl Championship was the 1st edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.^[1]

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]

Final standings

From May to August the 500cc didputed 9 grand prix were held which awarded points to the first six classified, respectively: 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The score in the final classification of each rider was calculated on the best four results.^[2]

500cc

Rank	Rider	Bike	Pts
1	Bill Nilsson	Crescent-AJS	34 (40)
2	René Baeten	FN	30 (33)
3	Sten Lundin	Monark	28 (29)
4	Jeff Smith	BSA	23
5	Leslie Archer	Norton	20
6	Auguste Mingels	Saroléa	17
7	Nic Jansen	Matchless	16
8	John Draper	BSA	10
9	Hubert Scaillet	FN	7
10	Broer Dirkx	BSA	4

250cc

Rank	Rider	Bike	Pts
1	Fritz Betzelbacher^[b]	Maico	36 (38)
2	Willi Oesterle	Maico	29 (31)
3	Jaromír Čížek^[c]	Jawa	25 (27)
4	Alex Colin	NSU	18
5	Marcel Verhaegen	BSA	16
6	Rolf Müller	Maico	15
7	Brian Stonebridge	Greeves	6
8	Albert Voreux	NSU	6
9	Maurice Bloquet	NSU	4
10	Otto Walz	Maico	4

Notes

^ In this season still called the European Cup.
^ Other sources write the surname as Betzlbacher.
^ Other sources write the surname as Cisek.

References

^ ^a ^b "2015 MXGP Guide" (PDF). mxgp.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "Championnat du monde 500cc - 1957" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[fn1-1] In this season still called the European Cup.

[fn2-4] Other sources write the surname as Betzlbacher.

[fn3-5] Other sources write the surname as Cisek.

[HISTORY-2] "2015 MXGP Guide" (PDF). mxgp.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[RESULTS-3] "Championnat du monde 500cc - 1957" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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 || 9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Hubert Scaillet]] ||align=left|[[FN (motorcycle)|FN]] || 7