1959 MotoGP

7 Grands Prix. John Surtees heads the published standings with 32 points on a MV Agusta.

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Races7

Winners1different race winners

Riders classified125in the published standings

Makers9

Calendar every race, in order

Date	Race	Circuit	Winner	Maker	Pole	Fastest lap
1959-05-17	French Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Circuit de Charade	John Surtees	MV Agusta	—	· John Surtees
1959-06-06	Isle of Man TT · Grand Prix	Snaefell Mountain	John Surtees	MV Agusta	—	· John Surtees
1959-06-14	German Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	John Surtees	MV Agusta	Remo Venturi	· John Surtees
1959-06-27	Dutch TT · Grand Prix	Assen	John Surtees	MV Agusta	John Surtees	· John Surtees
1959-07-05	Belgian Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	John Surtees	MV Agusta	John Surtees	· John Surtees
1959-08-08	Ulster Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Dundrod	John Surtees	MV Agusta	—	· John Surtees
1959-09-06	Nations Grand Prix†† · Grand Prix	Monza	John Surtees	MV Agusta	John Surtees	· John Surtees

Riders’ standings published

Pos	Rider	Maker	Points
1	John Surtees	MV Agusta	32
2	Remo Venturi	MV Agusta	22
3	Bob Brown	Norton	17
4	Geoff Duke	Norton	12
5	Gary Hocking	Norton	10
6	Bob McIntyre	Norton	8
7	Alistair King	Norton	7
8	Dickie Dale	BMW	6
9	Terry Shepherd	Norton	5
10	John Hempleman	Norton	4
11	Derek Powell	Matchless	3
12	Ken Kavanagh	Norton	3
13	Paddy Driver	Norton	3
14	Jim Redman	Norton	2
15	Bob Anderson	Norton	1
16	Ron Miles	Norton	1
17	Alois Huber	BMW	1
18	Tom Phillis	Norton	0
19	Hans-Günter Jäger	BMW	0
20	Ernst Hiller	BMW	0
21	Geoff Tanner	Norton	0
22	Alan Shepherd	Matchless	0
23	George Catlin	Matchless	0
23	Anton Elbersen	BMW	0
25	Ralph Rensen	Norton	0
26	Karl Untersteggaber	Norton	0
27	Derek Minter	Norton	0
27	Peter Pawson	Norton	0
29	Paolo Campanelli	Norton	0
30	Jacques Insermini	Norton	0
30	Brian Setchell	Norton	0
30	Evert Carlsson	BMW	0
33	Raymond Bogaerdt	Norton	0
34	Jacques Collot	Norton	0
34	Vasco Loro	Norton	0
34	Stephen Murray	Matchless	0
37	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	0
37	Alfredo Milani	Gilera	0
39	Guy Ligier	Norton	0
39	Rudolf Gläser	Norton	0
39	Robin Fitton	Norton	0
39	Bill Smith	Matchless	0
43	Yvon Callede	Norton	0
43	Ewan Haldane	Norton	0
43	Charly Maubert	Norton	0
43	Jules Nies	Matchless	0
47	Don Chapman	Norton	0
48	Maurice de Polo	Norton	0
48	Raymond Hanset	Norton	0
48	Bob Rowbottom	Norton	0
51	Tommy McLeod	Norton	0
51	Albert Montagne	Norton	0
53	Jean-Pierre Bayle	Norton	0
53	Stan Cameron	Matchless	0
55	Joe Wright	Norton	0
56	Harry Grant	Norton	0
56	Jimmy Jones	Norton	0
58	William McCosh	Matchless	0
58	Fred Stevens	AJS	0
60	Martin Brosnan	Norton	0
60	Ed LaBelle	BMW	0
62	George Northwood	Norton	0
62	Willie White	Norton	0
64	Vernon Cottle	Norton	0
66	Frank Gordon	Norton	0
67	Ernie Oliver	AJS	0
68	Jack Shannon	BSA	0
69	John Brown	Norton	0
None	Eric Hinton	Norton	0
None	Jimmy Buchan Jr.	Norton	0
None	Jack Findlay	Norton	0
None	John Hartle	MV Agusta	0
None	Llewelyn Ranson	Norton	0
None	Ernesto Brambilla	MV Agusta	0
None	Jack Brett	Norton	0
None	Jack Bullock	Matchless	0
None	Louis Carr	Norton	0
None	Eric Cheers	Norton	0
None	Artemio Cirelli	Gilera	0
None	Barry Cortvriend	Matchless	0
None	George Costain	Norton	0
None	Adolfo Covi	Norton	0
None	Dick Creith	Norton	0
None	Davy Crawford	Norton	0
None	Bruce Daniels	Norton	0
None	Bertie Farlow	Norton	0
None	Ray Fay	Norton	0
None	Peter Ferbrache	Matchless	0
None	Bob Ferguson	Norton	0
None	Ralph Fox	AJS	0
None	Joe Glazebrook	Norton	0
None	Roger Graham	Norton	0
None	Owen Greenwood	Triumph	0
None	Francesco Guglielminetti	Norton	0
None	Tom Hesketh	Norton	0
None	Tommy Holmes	BSA	0
None	Roy Ingram	Norton	0
None	Len Ireland	Norton	0
None	Den Jarman	Norton	0
None	Lothar John	BMW	0
None	Host Kassner	Norton	0
None	Luigi Marcelli	Norton	0
None	Angus Martin	Norton	0
None	Giuseppe Mantelli	Gilera	0
None	Emanuele Maugliani	Gilera	0
None	Robert McCracken	Norton	0
None	Fritz Messerli		0
None	Syd Mizen	Norton	0
None	Albert Moule	Norton	0
None	Frank Perris	Norton	0
None	Harry Plews	AJS	0
None	Ladislaus Richter	Norton	0
None	Bill Robertson	Norton	0
None	Walter Scheimann	Norton	0
None	Toni Schmitz	Norton	0
None	Ray Spence	Norton	0
None	Don Tickle	Norton	0
None	Alan Trow	Norton	0
None	Dino Valbonesi	Gilera	0
None	Michel Valentin		0
None	Martinus van Son	Norton	0
None	Roberto Vigorito	Norton	0
None	Arthur Wheeler	AJS	0
None	Lewis Young	Norton	0
None	Benedetto Zambotti	Gilera	0

Manufacturers

No manufacturers’ table in the archive for this season.