1954 Motocross European Championship
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The 1954 Motocross European Championship was the 3rd 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[edit]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | April 25 | ![]() | Geneva | ![]() | FN | Report | |
2 | June 6 | ![]() | Imola | ![]() | FN | Report | |
3 | June 13 | ![]() | Markelo | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
4 | July 4 | ![]() | Hawkstone Park | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
5 | August 1 | ![]() | Ettelbruck | ![]() | FN | Report | |
6 | August 8 | ![]() | Namur | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
7 | August 22 | ![]() | Saxtorp | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
8 | September 12 | ![]() | Montreuil | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
Sources:[4][5] |
Final standings[edit]
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![]() | ITA![]() | NED![]() | GBR![]() | LUX![]() | BEL![]() | SWE![]() | FRA![]() | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Matchless/FN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | |||
2 | ![]() | Saroléa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |||||
3 | ![]() | BSA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |||||
4 | ![]() | FN | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
5 | ![]() | BSA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||
6 | ![]() | BSA | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
7 | ![]() | BSA | 1 | 8 | |||||||
8 | ![]() | Saroléa | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
9 | ![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
10 | ![]() | Norton | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
11 | ![]() | Matchless | 2 | 6 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | Saroléa | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
13 | ![]() | BSA | 3 | 4 | |||||||
14 | ![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | |||||||
![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | |||||||
![]() | Saroléa | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | Saroléa | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | Gilera | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | Ariel | 6 | 1 | |||||||
![]() | BSA | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | FN | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Source:[5] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "1954 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b "1954 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.