1954 Motocross European Championship

1954 Motocross European Championship

Champions

500cc: Auguste Mingels

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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	Team	Report
1	April 25	Swiss Grand Prix	Geneva	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
Sources: [4] [5]

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: [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. "1954 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. "1954 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.