1952 Motocross European Championship

Motocross championship season August 2021 1952 Motocross European Championship - 1953 The 1952 Motocross European Championship was the 1st edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.https://www.memotocross.fr/assets/1952---500cc-championnat-deurope.pdf Championnat de Europe 500cc memotocross.fr 14 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 14 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 14 August 2021 Grands Prix RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 June 1 ITA Italian Grand Prix Imola BEL Auguste Mingels Matchless Report 2 August 3 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Namur BEL Victor Leloup Saroléa Report 3 August 10 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck BEL Victor Leloup Saroléa Report 4 August 24 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp UK John Avery BSA Report 5 September 7 FRA French Grand Prix Montreuil BEL Victor Leloup Saroléa Report 6 September 13 UK British Grand Prix Nympsfield UK Brian Stonebridge Greeves ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fd90c71407 1952 500cc European motocross championship race results memotocross.fr 21 December 2022 https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1952---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1952 500cc motocross world championship results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 Final standings 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 ITAITA BELBEL LUXLUX SWESWE FRAFRA GBRGBR Pts 1 BEL Victor Leloup Saroléa 3 1 1 3 1 4 28 2 BEL Auguste Mingels Matchless 1 2 2 20 3 UK John Avery BSA 1 3 12 4 BEL Marcel Cox Matchless 2 5 4 11 5 BEL Nic Jansen Saroléa 3 2 106 BEL André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 5 6 4 5 8 UK Brian Stonebridge BSA 1 8 8 SWE Hans Danielsson BSA 6 2 89 UK Basil Hall BSA 4 4 6 UK Phil Nex BSA 2 6 11 NED Frans Baudoin Matchless 6 5 5 512 BEL Marcel Meunier FN 3 4 UK Derek Rickman BSA 3 4 14 SWE Fergus Andersson Triumph 4 3 15 USA Bud Ekins Matchless 5 216 SWE Lennart Svensson Triumph 6 1 GBR Harold Lines Ariel 6 1 UK Bill Barrugh Dot 6 1Source: References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross European Championship