1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Appearance
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The 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the eighth
Nations Grand Prix in Italy
on 9 September.
Reigning 500cc champion Geoff Duke had to serve a six months ban at the start of the season for supporting a strike by privateer riders over starting money at the 1955 Dutch TT.[1][2]
1956 Grand Prix season calendar
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 8 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain
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2 | 30 June | ![]() |
TT Circuit Assen | ![]() |
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Report |
3 | 8 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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Report |
4 | 22 July | ![]() |
Solitude | ![]() |
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5 | 11 August | ![]() |
Dundrod Circuit | ![]() |
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6 | 9 September | Nations Grand Prix
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Monza
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Standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
350cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 3 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 17 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 17 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 14 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | DKW | 13 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 8 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton
|
8 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton
|
3 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
Netherlands | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
New Zealand | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
South Africa | Norton
|
2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
Australia | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton
|
1 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton
|
1 | 0 |
250cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 26 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
Germany | NSU
|
9 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU
|
7 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU
|
7 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 5 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
New Zealand | NSU
|
3 | 0 | |
= | Kees Koster
|
Netherlands | NSU
|
3 | 0 | |
12 | František Bartoš
|
Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
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Netherlands | NSU
|
2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
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Australia | NSU
|
2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
France | NSU
|
1 | 0 | |
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Switzerland | NSU
|
1 | 0 | |
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Germany | NSU
|
1 | 0 | |
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Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 14 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 10 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 6 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 5 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
France | Gilera | 4 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 4 | 0 | |
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Italy | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 3 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
Italy | Ducati
|
2 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
United Kingdom | LEF | 2 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
= | František Bartoš
|
Czechoslovakia | ČZ
|
1 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
Gibraltar | Montesa | 1 | 0 | |
= | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ
|
1 | 0 |
Sources
- ^ "GEOFF DUKE: FIRST GENTLEMAN OF RACING". Australian Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Geoff Duke would have been 100 years old today". www.speedweek.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.