1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the eighth competitive motorcycle season, with six Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Report
2 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Report
3 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Report
4 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Solitude Flag of Italy Romolo Ferri Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Report
5 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle Report
6 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy Libero Liberati Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom MV Agusta 24 3
2 Flag of West Germany Walter Zeller Germany BMW 16 0
3 Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 14 1
4 Flag of France Pierre Monneret France Gilera 12 0
5 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland Gilera 11 1
6 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 9 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Gilera 8 1
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob Brown United Kingdom Matchless 6 0
= Flag of Italy Libero Liberati Italy Gilera 6 0
10 Flag of South Africa Eddie Grant South Africa Norton 6 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 5 0
12 Flag of New Zealand Peter Murphy New Zealand Matchless 4 0
13 Flag of Australia Keith Bryen Australia Norton 4 0
14 Flag of Austria Gerold Klinger Austria BMW 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Geoffrey Tanner United Kingdom Norton 3 0
16 Flag of Italy Carlos Bandirola Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Italy Gilera 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 2 0
= Flag of New Zealand Paul Fahey New Zealand Matchless 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Wilfred Herron United Kingdom Norton 2 0
21 Flag of West Germany Ernst Hiller Germany BMW 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Ennett United Kingdom Matchless 1 0
= Flag of Belgium Auguste Goffin Belgium Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 24 3
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 17 0
= Flag of West Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 17 0
4 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom MV Agusta 14 1
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom DKW 13 0
6 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 10 1
7 Flag of Italy Libero Liberati Italy Gilera 8 1
8 Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 8 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Ennett United Kingdom AJS 6 0
10 Flag of West Germany Karl Hofmann Germany DKW 6 0
11 Flag of Italy Roberto Colombo Italy MV Agusta 4 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 3 0
13 Flag of the Netherlands Hans Bartl Netherlands DKW 3 0
14 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of New Zealand Peter Murphy New Zealand AJS 2 0
= Flag of South Africa Eddie Grant South Africa Norton 2 0
17 Flag of Australia Bob Brown Australia AJS 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bob Matthews United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Trow United Kingdom Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 32 5
2 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 26 1
3 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 10 0
4 Flag of Italy Roberto Colombo Italy MV Agusta 9 0
= Flag of West Germany Horst Kassner Germany NSU 9 0
6 Flag of Italy Remo Venturi Italy MV Agusta 8 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Sammy Miller United Kingdom NSU 7 0
8 Flag of West Germany Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU 7 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 5 0
10 Flag of New Zealand Bob Coleman New Zealand NSU 3 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Kees Koster Netherlands NSU 3 0
12 Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Bartos Czechoslovakia ČZ 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Maddrick United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 2 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Lo Simons Netherlands NSU 2 0
= Flag of Italy Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 2 0
= Flag of Australia Bob Brown Australia NSU 2 0
17 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Bayle France NSU 1 0
= Flag of Switzerland Maurice Büla Switzerland NSU 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Roland Heck Germany NSU 1 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Jirí Kostir Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 32 5
2 Flag of Italy Romolo Ferri Italy Gilera 14 1
3 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 12 0
4 Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Mondial 10 0
5 Flag of Italy Fortunato Libanori Italy MV Agusta 9 0
6 Flag of Spain Marcelo Cama Spain Montesa 6 0
7 Flag of West Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 6 0
8 Flag of West Germany Karl Hofman Germany DKW 5 0
9 Flag of France Pierre Monneret France Gilera 4 0
= Flag of Spain Francisco Gonzalez Spain Montesa 4 0
= Flag of Italy Renato Sartori Italy Mondial 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom MV Agusta 4 0
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Mondial 4 0
14 Flag of Spain Enrico Sirera Spain Montesa 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Maddrick United Kingdom MV Agusta 3 0
16 Flag of Italy Sandro Artusi Italy Ducati 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Dave Chadwick United Kingdom LEF 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Cope United Kingdom MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Bartos Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0
= Flag of Gibraltar Johnny Grace Gibraltar Montesa 1 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Vaclav Parus Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0