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{{Motorsport season
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[[File:Tarquinio Provini won de race in de 250cc klasse Met vrouw en zoontje, Bestanddeelnr 910-4762 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Tarquinio Provini]] (pictured in 1959), the 1958 250cc World Champion.]]
[[File:Carlo Ubbiali (Italië) winnaar 125cc en 250cc, Bestanddeelnr 907-8581.jpg|thumb|[[Carlo Ubbiali]] (pictured in 1956), the 1958 125cc World Champion.]]
 
The '''1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season''' was the tenth [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix]] season. The season consisted of seven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 June, with [[Isle of Man TT]] and ended with [[Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]] in [[Italy]] on 14 September.
 
At the end of the 1957 season, [[Gilera]], [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]], [[Moto Guzzi]] and [[MV Agusta]] announced a multilateral withdrawal from GP racing, due to economic reasons and rising public pressure due to the large amount of fatal motorsport accidents occurring in Italy during the previous years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gustl |first=Kamikaze |date=2021-02-03 |title=Carlo Ubbiali story - part 6 |url=http://www.motoracers.eu/carlo-ubbiali-story-part-6/?lang=en |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=MotoRacers |language=en-US}}</ref> MV Agusta reverted their decision several days later. This situation left reigning 500cc champion [[Libero Liberati]] and reigning 250cc champion [[Cecil Sandford]] without rides for 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oxley |first=Mat |date=2023-12-01 |title=Remembering Cecil Sandford, MV Agusta’s history man |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/remembering-cecil-sandford-mv-agustas-history-man/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ct&n=22 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.motorsportmemorial.org}}</ref>
 
A major technical change for 1958 was the ban of dustbin fairings - streamlined bodywork that covered front wheels - in all classes. They were used by most entrants by the end of 1957, including [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateers]]. As of 2023, the rule is still in place in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Those Dustbin Fairings of the 1950s |url=https://www.cycleworld.com/blogs/ask-kevin/motorcycle-dustbin-fairings-examined/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Cycle World |language=en}}</ref>
 
==1958 Grand Prix season calendar==
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! 1
| 6 June
| {{flagicon|GBRIOM}} [[Isle of Man TT]]
| [[Snaefell mountain course|Snaefell Mountain]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
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! 6
| 9 August
| {{flagicon|UlsterNIR}} [[Ulster motorcycle Grand Prix|Ulster Grand Prix]]
| [[Dundrod Circuit]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
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|-
! 19
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Alois Huber (motorcyclist)|Alois Huber]]
| [[History of BMW motorcycles|BMW]]
|
Line 592 ⟶ 596:
|-
! 38
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Don Chapman (motorcycle racer)|Don Chapman]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
Line 1,108 ⟶ 1,112:
|-
! 81
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Louis Carr (motorcyclist)|Louis Carr]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 36
Line 1,360 ⟶ 1,364:
|-
! -
|align="left"| {{flagicon| NIR}} [[Bob Coulter (motorcyclist)|Bob Coulter]]
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
|
Line 1,372 ⟶ 1,376:
|-
! -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ken Draper (motorcyclist)|Ken Draper]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
Line 1,528 ⟶ 1,532:
|-
! -
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tommy McLeod (motorcyclist)|Tommy McLeod]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|
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|}
 
===125cc Standings===
====Riders' standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{|-
|
! Place
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|-
! Pos.
! Rider
! NumberBike
! [[1958 Isle of Man TT|MAN]]<br />{{flagicon|IOM}}
! Country
! [[1958 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{flagicon|NLD}}
! Machine
! [[1958 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}}
! Points
! [[1958 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}}
! Wins
! [[1958 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}}
! [[1958 Ulster motorcycle Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{flagicon|NIR}}
! [[1958 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}}
! Pts
|-
|! 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
|
| [[Italy]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1'''<sup>F</sup>'''
| 32
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1'''<sup>F</sup>'''
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|
! 32 (38)
|-
|! 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alberto Gandossi]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|
| [[Italy]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1'''<sup>F</sup>'''
| 25
| 2
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4'''<sup>F</sup>'''
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
! 25 (28)
|-
|! 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Luigi Taveri]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|
| [[Switzerland]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2'''<sup>F</sup>'''
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
| 20
| 0
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2'''<sup>F</sup>'''
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
! 20 (21)
|-
|! 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tarquinio Provini]]
|
| [[Italy]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| 17
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
| 0
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|
|
! 17
|-
|! 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dave Chadwick]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
| [[United Kingdom]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
| 14
| 0
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
! 14 (16)
|-
|! 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Romolo Ferri]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
| [[Italy]]
|
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
| 12
| 0
|
|
|
! 12
|-
|! 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|East Germany|1949GDR}} [[Ernst Degner]]
|
| [[East Germany]]
| [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
| 9
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
| 0
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
|
! 9
|-
|! 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Spaggiari]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|
| [[Italy]]
|
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
| 8
| 1
|
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1'''<sup>F</sup>'''
! 8
|-
|! 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon|East Germany|1949GDR}} [[Horst Fügner]]
|
| [[East Germany]]
| [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
| 7
| 0
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
! 7
|-
|! 10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Villa]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|
| [[Italy]]
|
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
| 4
| 0
|
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
! 4
|-
|! 11
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sammy Miller]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
| [[United Kingdom]]
|
| [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]
| 3
| 0
|
|
|
! 3
|-
|! 12
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Walter Brehme]]
|
| [[West Germany]]
| [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]
| 2
| 0
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
|
|
! 2
|-
|! 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Werner Musiol]]
|
| [[West Germany]]
| [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]
| 1
| 0
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
|
|
! 1
|-
|! =13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITAGBR}} [[EnzoArthur Wheeler (motorcyclist)|Arthur VezzaliniWheeler]]
| [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
|
|
| [[Italy]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
! 1
|-
! 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enzo Vezzalini]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| 1
| 0
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
! 1
|-
! Pos.
! Rider
! Bike
! [[1958 Isle of Man TT|MAN]]<br />{{flagicon|IOM}}
! [[1958 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{flagicon|NLD}}
! [[1958 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}}
! [[1958 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}}
! [[1958 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}}
! [[1958 Ulster motorcycle Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{flagicon|NIR}}
! [[1958 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}}
! Pts
|}
|valign="top"|
{{MotoGP rider results legend}}
|}
 
====Constructors' standings====
Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|-
! Pos.
! Constructor
! [[1958 Isle of Man TT|MAN]]<br />{{flagicon|IOM}}
! [[1958 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{flagicon|NLD}}
! [[1958 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}}
! [[1958 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}}
! [[1958 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}}
! [[1958 Ulster motorcycle Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{flagicon|NIR}}
! [[1958 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}}
! Pts
|-
|! =1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBRITA}} [[Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist)|ArthurMV WheelerAgusta]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
| [[United Kingdom]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
| [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
| 1
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
| 0
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
! 32 (41)
|-
! 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ducati]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
! 30 (42)
|-
! 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GDR}} [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
! 10 (11)
|-
! 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
! 1
|-
! Pos.
! Constructor
! [[1958 Isle of Man TT|MAN]]<br />{{flagicon|IOM}}
! [[1958 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{flagicon|NLD}}
! [[1958 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}}
! [[1958 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}}
! [[1958 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}}
! [[1958 Ulster motorcycle Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{flagicon|NIR}}
! [[1958 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}}
! Pts
|}
 
== Inline citations ==
{{reflist}}
 
==References==
*{{cite book |last=Haefliger |first=Werner |title=FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide |section=Lightweight class |pages=32-34 |isbn=978-2-9701086-8-9 |edition=2024}}
* Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). ''Continental Circus 1949-2000''. Chronosports S.A. {{ISBN|2-940125-32-5}}
*{{cite web | title = The Official MotoGP website | url = http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1958/NAT/500cc/World+Standing | accessdateaccess-date = 2010-07-06 | archive-date = 2020-07-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200723232255/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1958/NAT/500cc//World+Standing | url-status = dead }}
 
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