1954 Motocross European Championship
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
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner[4] | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 25 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Auguste Mingels |
FN | Report |
| 2 | June 6 |  Italian Grand Prix |
Imola | Auguste Mingels |
FN | Report |
| 3 | June 13 |  Dutch Grand Prix |
Markelo |  Jeff Smith |
BSA | Report |
| 4 | July 4 | British Grand Prix |
Hawkstone Park | Phil Nex |
BSA | Report |
| 5 | August 1 |  Luxembourg Grand Prix |
Ettelbruck | Auguste Mingels |
FN | Report |
| 6 | August 8 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Namur | René Baeten |
Saroléa | Report |
| 7 | August 22 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Saxtorp | Bill Nilsson |
BSA | Report |
| 8 | September 12 |  French Grand Prix |
Montreuil | René Baeten |
Saroléa | Report |
Final standings
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 | Auguste Mingels |
Matchless/FN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | |||
| 2 | René Baeten |
Saroléa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| 3 | Jeff Smith |
BSA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |||||
| 4 | Victor Leloup |
FN | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Phil Nex |
BSA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| 6 | Brian Stonebridge |
BSA | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 7 | Bill Nilsson |
BSA | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 8 | André Van Heuverzwijn |
Saroléa | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 | John Avery |
BSA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 10 | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 11 | David Curtis |
Matchless | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 12 | Nic Jansen |
Saroléa | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | David Tye |
BSA | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 14 | Gunnar Johansson |
BSA | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Piet Vanden Oeve |
BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Basil Hall |
BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 15 | Gosta Nilsson |
BSA | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Marcel Meunier |
Saroléa | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jan Rombouts |
Saroléa | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Terry Cheshire |
BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| John Draper |
BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Carlo Molinari |
Gilera | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| 23 | Harold Lines |
Ariel | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Firmin Eeckhout |
BSA | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Frans Baudoin |
BSA | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jean Somja |
FN | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Source:[1]
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.
- "1954 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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