1956 Motocross European Championship

Motocross championship season August 2021 Motocross European Championship Motocross European Championship Champions 500cc: UK Les Archer 1955 1956 thumb|260 px|Les Archer during the Dutch GP, held in Schijndel on 4 May 1956. The 1956 Motocross European Championship was the 5th edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.https://www.memotocross.fr/assets/1956---500cc-championnat-deurope.pdf Championnat de Europe 500cc memotocross.fr 17 August 2021 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 May 6 CH Swiss Grand Prix Geneva UK Geoff Ward BSA Report 2 May 13 NED Dutch Grand Prix Schijndel NED Jan Clynk BSA Report 3 June 3 ITA Italian Grand Prix Imola SWE Bill Nilsson BSA Report 4 June 10 FRA French Grand Prix Rouen UK Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 5 July 8 UK British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park UK Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 6 August 5 BEL Belgian Grand Prix Balen UK Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 7 August 12 LUX Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck UK John Draper BSA Report 8 August 19 SWE Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp SWE Bill Nilsson BSA Report 9 September 2 DEN Danish Grand Prix Randers UK Les Archer Jr. Norton ReportSources:http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fd805e5206 1956 500cc European motocross championship race results memotocross.fr 22 December 2022 https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1956---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf 1956 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 ITAITA FRAFRA GBRGBR BELBEL LUXLUX SWESWE DENDEN Pts 1 UK Les Archer Jr. Norton 1 1 1 2 4 1 32 2 UK John Draper BSA 2 5 2 1 3 26 3 BEL Nic Jansen Matchless 2 2 3 6 4 19 4 SWE Sten Lundin BSA 4 3 6 2 4 3 17 5 SWE Bill Nilsson BSA 1 1 16 6 UK Geoff Ward BSA 1 3 3 16 7 BEL Auguste Mingels FN 2 5 4 5 13 8 BEL René Baeten FN 5 4 2 11 9 UK Brian Stonebridge BSA 3 6 3 9 10 NED Jan Clijnk BSA 1 8 11 UK Jeff Smith BSA 6 2 7 12 NED Piet Vanden Oever BSA 3 4 13 SWE Lars Gustavsson BSA 5 5 4 14 NED Broer Dirkx Matchless 4 3 UK David Curtis Matchless 4 3 UK Terry Cheshire BSA 4 3 17 BEL Jean Somja FN 5 2 NED Pol Breesselers Matchless 5 2 DEN Ejvind Hansen BSA 5 2 20 SWE Raymond Sigvardsson AJS 6 1 NED Hendrik Rietman BSA 6 1 BEL Jean Rombauts BSA 6 1 BEL Hubert Scaillet FN 6 1 NED Frans Baudouin Matchless 6 1Source: References Category:Motocross World Championship seasons Motocross European Championship