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 | Error creating thumbnail: Basil Hall | BSA | Report | |
| 2 | May 14 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: British Grand Prix | Brands Hatch | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 |
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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 | Error creating thumbnail: Basil Hall | BSA | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |||||
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: Les Archer Jr. | Norton | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Geoff Ward | AJS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Phil Nex | Saroléa | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| 8 | Belgium Nic Jansen | Saroléa | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | ||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Don Rickman | BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Belgium André Van Heuverzwijn | Saroléa | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | Error creating thumbnail: John Avery | BSA | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Eric Cheney | Norton | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Belgium René Collee | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| France Carlo Molinari | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: 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 | ||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Bob Manns | AJS | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||||||
References
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