1953 Motocross European Championship

The 1953 Motocross European Championship was the 2nd edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.[1]

Since 1957 this championship has then become the current Motocross World Championship.[2]

It should not be confused with the European Motocross Championship, now organized by the FIM Europe, whose first edition was held in 1988.[3]

Grands Prix

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 April 26 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Geneva United Kingdom Basil Hall BSA Report
2 May 14 United Kingdom Dutch Grand Prix Norg Belgium Auguste Mingels Matchless Report
3 May 31 France French Grand Prix Lyon Belgium Auguste Mingels Matchless Report
4 June 14 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Belgium Auguste Mingels Matchless Report
5 July 5 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Brands Hatch United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge Greeves Report
6 August 2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium René Baeten Saroléa Report
7 August 8 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton Report
8 August 30 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp Belgium René Baeten Saroléa Report
Sources:[4][5]

Final standings

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500cc

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Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.[1]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Machine CH
Switzerland
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
Pts
1 Belgium Auguste Mingels Matchless/FN 2 1 1 1 2 30
2 Belgium René Baeten Saroléa 1 4 1 19
3 Belgium Victor Leloup FN 3 3 2 4 3 3 18
4 United Kingdom Basil Hall BSA 1 2 6 15
5 United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton 3 1 12
6 United Kingdom Geoff Ward AJS 4 3 3 11
7 United Kingdom Phil Nex Saroléa 2 6 4 10
8 Belgium Nic Jansen Saroléa 2 5 8
United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge BSA 1 8
10 Netherlands Frans Baudoin Matchless 2 6
France Henri Frantz BSA 5 3 6
Sweden Kuno Johansson BSA 2 6
13 Belgium Marcel Cox Matchless 5 6 3
Sweden Bill Nilsson AJS 4 3
France Gaston Prieur FN 4 3
United Kingdom Don Rickman BSA 4 3
Belgium André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 4 3
18 United Kingdom John Avery BSA 5 2
United Kingdom Eric Cheney Norton 5 2
Belgium René Collee BSA 5 2
France Carlo Molinari BSA 5 2
United Kingdom Monty Banks BSA 5 2
23 France Jacques Charrier BSA 6 1
Belgium Albert Cordonnier FN 6 1
Sweden Gunnar Johansson BSA 6 1
Netherlands Albert Koning AJS 6 1
United Kingdom Bob Manns AJS 6 1
Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "1953 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1953 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.