1953 Motocross European Championship

Motocross championship season August 2021 1953 Motocross European Championship 1952 1954 The 1953 Motocross European Championship was the 2nd edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.https://www.memotocross.fr/assets/1953---500cc-championnat-deurope.pdf Championnat de Europe 500cc memotocross.fr 17 August 2021 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.https://www.mxgp.com/news/mxon-history MXoN History mxgp.com 17 August 2021 It should not be confused with the European Motocross Championship, now organized by the FIM Europe, whose first edition was held in 1988.http://www.fim-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/yearbook-no-address-2.pdf FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook fim-europe.com 100 17 August 2021 Grands Prix RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 April 26 CH Swiss Grand Prix Geneva UK Basil Hall BSA Report 2 May 14 NED Dutch Grand Prix Norg BEL Auguste Mingels Matchless Report 3 May 31 FRA French Grand Prix Lyon BEL Auguste Mingels Matchless Report 4 June 14 ITA Italian Grand Prix Imola BEL Auguste Mingels Matchless Report 5 July 5 UK British Grand Prix Brands Hatch UK Brian Stonebridge Greeves Report 6 August 2 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur BEL René Baeten Saroléa Report 7 August 8 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck UK Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 8 August 30 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp BEL René Baeten Saroléa ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fd90bd6501 1953 500cc European motocross championship race results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1953---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1953 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 Final standings 500cc Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Rider Machine CHCH NEDNED FRAFRA ITAITA GBRGBR BELBEL LUXLUX SWESWE Pts 1 BEL Auguste Mingels Matchless/FN 2 1 1 1 2 30 2 BEL René Baeten Saroléa 1 4 1 19 3 BEL Victor Leloup FN 3 3 2 4 3 3 18 4 UK Basil Hall BSA 1 2 6 15 5 UK Les Archer Jr. Norton 3 1 12 6 UK Geoff Ward AJS 4 3 3 11 7 UK Phil Nex Saroléa 2 6 4 108 BEL Nic Jansen Saroléa 2 5 8 UK Brian Stonebridge BSA 1 810 NED Frans Baudoin Matchless 2 6 FRA Henri Frantz BSA 5 3 6 SWE Kuno Johansson BSA 2 613 BEL Marcel Cox Matchless 5 6 3 SWE Bill Nilsson AJS 4 3 FRA Gaston Prieur FN 4 3 UK Don Rickman BSA 4 3 BEL André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 4 318 UK John Avery BSA 5 2 UK Eric Cheney Norton 5 2 BEL René Collee BSA 5 2 FRA Carlo Molinari BSA 5 2 UK Monty Banks BSA 5 223 FRA Jacques Charrier BSA 6 1 BEL Albert Cordonnier FN 6 1 SWE Gunnar Johansson BSA 6 1 NED Albert Koning AJS 6 1 UK Bob Manns AJS 6 1Source: References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross European Championship