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[edit]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | April 26 | ![]() | Geneva | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
2 | May 14 | ![]() | Norg | ![]() | Matchless | Report | |
3 | May 31 | ![]() | Lyon | ![]() | Matchless | Report | |
4 | June 14 | ![]() | Imola | ![]() | Matchless | Report | |
5 | July 5 | ![]() | Brands Hatch | ![]() | Greeves | Report | |
6 | August 2 | ![]() | Namur | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
7 | August 8 | ![]() | Ettelbruck | ![]() | Norton | Report | |
8 | August 30 | ![]() | Saxtorp | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
Sources:[4][5] |
Final standings[edit]
500cc[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![]() | NED![]() | FRA![]() | ITA![]() | GBR![]() | BEL![]() | LUX![]() | SWE![]() | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Matchless/FN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | |||
2 | ![]() | Saroléa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |||||
3 | ![]() | FN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
4 | ![]() | BSA | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |||||
5 | ![]() | Norton | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
6 | ![]() | AJS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||
7 | ![]() | Saroléa | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||
8 | ![]() | Saroléa | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
![]() | BSA | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | Matchless | 2 | 6 | |||||||
![]() | BSA | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
![]() | BSA | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() | Matchless | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
![]() | AJS | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | FN | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | Saroléa | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
18 | ![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | |||||||
![]() | Norton | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | BSA | 6 | 1 | |||||||
![]() | FN | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | BSA | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | AJS | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | AJS | 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.
- ^ "1953 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b "1953 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.