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Category | Motorcycle Racing |
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Country | Various |
Region | Europe |
Inaugural season | 1978 |
Riders' champion | 2020: Mathieu Tresarrieu |
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.
Team | First | Second | Third | Podium |
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England | 14 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Germany | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
Netherlands | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
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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