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| Category | Motorcycle Racing |
|---|---|
| Country | Various |
| Region | Europe |
| Inaugural season | 1978 |
The European Grasstrack Championship is a motorcycle championship and is organised by FIM Europe. The first championship took place in 1978 at Hereford Racecourse, England, and was won by Chris Baybutt. The competitors qualified though two semi-finals. Don Godden of England won the first semi-final in Artigues de Lussac, France and Skjold Larsen of Denmark won the second in Stadskanaal, Netherlands. [1]
| Rider | First | Second | Third | Podium | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stephan Katt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2012 |
 Jannick de Jong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Robert Barth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 |
 Zdeněk Schneiderwind | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1998, 2000 |
| Theo Pijper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2004, 2007 |
 James Shanes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Romano Hummel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2022, 2023 |
| Chris Harris | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2024 |
| Andrew Appleton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2010 |
| Gerald Short | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1979 |
| Anne van der Helm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1992 |
| Bernd Diener | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1999 |
| Gerd Riss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2003 |
| Paul Hurry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2005 |
| Martin Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Zach Wajtknecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2019 |
| Chris Baybutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1978 |
| Willie Stauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1980 |
| Neil Farnish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1981 |
| Jeremy Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1982 |
| Christian Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1983 |
| Martin Hagon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1984 |
| Clayton Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1985 |
| Simon Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1986 |
| Roman Matousek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1987 |
| Frank Kehlenbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1988 |
 Rif Saigareev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1991 |
| Richard Musson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1993 |
| Kelvin Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 |
| Steve Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1996 |
| Maik Groen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2001 |
| Sirg Schutzbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 |
 Stephane Tresarrieu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
| Dimitri Berge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Mathieu Tresarrieu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Team | First | Second | Third | Podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| Germany | 13 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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