1953 Motocross European Championship
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The 1953 Motocross European Championship was the 2nd edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.[1] Participants are split into two qualifying heat races. The top riders qualify for the Grand Prix which is contested in a single round. If the number of competitors is low, race organizers are allowed to cancel the qualifying heat races and all competitors take part in the Grand Prix race which is contested in a single round.
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
[edit | edit source]| 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] | |||||||
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Final standings
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[edit | edit source]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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