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
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner[4] | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 26 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva |  Basil Hall |
BSA | Report |
| 2 | May 14 | Dutch Grand Prix |
Norg | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Auguste Mingels |
Matchless | Report |
| 3 | May 31 |  French Grand Prix |
Lyon | Auguste Mingels |
Matchless | Report |
| 4 | June 14 |  Italian Grand Prix |
Imola | Auguste Mingels |
Matchless | Report |
| 5 | July 5 | British Grand Prix |
Brands Hatch | Brian Stonebridge |
Greeves | Report |
| 6 | August 2 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Namur | René Baeten |
Saroléa | Report |
| 7 | August 8 |  Luxembourg Grand Prix |
Ettelbruck | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
| 8 | August 30 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Saxtorp | René Baeten |
Saroléa | Report |
Final standings
500cc
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 | Auguste Mingels |
Matchless/FN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | |||
| 2 | René Baeten |
Saroléa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 3 | Victor Leloup |
FN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 4 | Basil Hall |
BSA | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |||||
| 5 | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| 6 | Geoff Ward |
AJS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| 7 | Phil Nex |
Saroléa | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| 8 | Nic Jansen |
Saroléa | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Brian Stonebridge |
BSA | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 10 | Frans Baudoin |
Matchless | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Henri Frantz |
BSA | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Kuno Johansson |
BSA | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 13 | Marcel Cox |
Matchless | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| Bill Nilsson |
AJS | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Gaston Prieur |
FN | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Don Rickman |
BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| André Van Heuverzwijn |
Saroléa | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | John Avery |
BSA | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Eric Cheney |
Norton | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| René Collee |
BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Carlo Molinari |
BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Monty Banks |
BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| 23 | Jacques Charrier |
BSA | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Albert Cordonnier |
FN | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gunnar Johansson |
BSA | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Albert Koning |
AJS | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Manns |
AJS | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Source:[5]
References
- "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.
- "1953 500cc European motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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