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[a] |  Fritz Betzelbacher |
The 1957 Motocross Worl Championship was the 4th 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 net/38 brut |
| 2 | Willi Oesterle |
Maico | 29 (31) |
| 3 |  Jaromir Cizek[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
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.
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