1953 Motocross European Championship

1953 Motocross European Championship

Champions

500cc: Auguste Mingels

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The 1953 Motocross European Championship was the 2nd edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles. ^[1] 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. ^[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	Team	Report
1	April 26	Swiss Grand Prix	Geneva	Basil Hall	BSA	Report
2	May 14	Dutch Grand Prix	Norg	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
Sources: [4] [5]

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

1. "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
2. "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. "1953 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. "1953 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.