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List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing FICM European Champions, from 1924 to 1939 and from 1981 to 2013, in order of year and engine displacement.
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List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing FICM European Champions, from 1924 to 1939 and from 1981 to 2013, in order of year and engine displacement.
| Year | 500 cc | 350 cc | 250 cc | Sidecars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Omobono Tenni (Moto Guzzi) |  Fergus Anderson (Velocette) | Bruno Francisci (Moto Guzzi) | Luigi Cavanna / Paolo Cavanna (Moto Guzzi) |
| 1948 |  Enrico Lorenzetti (Moto Guzzi) | Freddie Frith (Velocette) | Maurice Cann (Moto Guzzi) |
| Year | 500 cc | 250 cc | 125 cc | 50 cc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Leandro Becheroni (Suzuki) |  Herbert Hauf (Yamaha) | Pierluigi Aldrovandi (MBA) | Giuseppe Ascareggi (Minarelli) |
| 1982 | Fabio Biliotti (Suzuki) | Reinhold Roth (FKN-Yamaha) | Stefano Caracchi (MBA) |  Zdravko Matulja (Tomos) |
| Year | 500 cc | 250 cc | 125 cc | 80 cc |
| 1983 |  Peter Sköld (Suzuki) |  Carlos Cardús (Kobas/Rotax) | Willy Hupperich (MBA) | Hubert Abold (Zündapp) |
| 1984 |  Eero Hyvärinen (Suzuki) | Gary Noel (Exactweld) | Norbert Peschke (MBA) | Richard Bay (Rupp) |
| 1985 |  Marco Gentile (Yamaha) | Massimo Matteoni (Honda) | Pierfrancesco Chili (MBA) | Günter Schirnhofer (Rupp) |
| 1986 | Massimo Messere (Honda) |  Hans Lindner (Rotax) | Claudio Macciotta (MBA) | Bruno Casanova (Unimoto) |
| 1987 | Manfred Fischer (Honda) |  Xavier Cardelús (JJ Cobas/Rotax) | Adolf Stadler (MBA) | Julián Miralles (Derbi) |
| 1988 | Alberto Rota (Honda) | Fausto Ricci (Yamaha/Aprilia) | Emilio Cuppini (Garelli) |  Bogdan Nikolov (Krauser) |
| 1989 | Peter Lindén (Honda) | Andrea Borgonovo (Aprilia) | Gabriele Debbia (Aprilia) | Jaime Mariano (Casal) |
| Year | 250cc | 125cc |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Leon van der Heijen (Aprilia) | Xavier Debón (JJ Cobas/Rotax) |
| 1991 | Max Biaggi (Aprilia) | Oliver Koch (Honda) |
| 1992 | Luis Carlos Maurel (Aprilia) | Juan Borja (Honda) |
| 1993 | Giuseppe Fiorillo (Aprilia) | Stefano Perugini (Aprilia) |
| 1994 |  Régis Laconi (Honda) | Ivan Cremonini (Honda) |
| 1995 | Luca Boscoscuro (Aprilia) | Lucio Cecchinello (Honda) |
| 1996 |  Sebastián Porto (Aprilia) | Jorge Martínez (Aprilia) |
| 1997 | Davide Bulega (Aprilia) | Arnaud Vincent (Aprilia) |
| 1998 | Alex Hofmann (Honda) | Max Sabbatani (Aprilia) |
| 1999 | Ivan Clementi (Aprilia) | Klaus Nöhles (Honda) |
| 2000 | Riccardo Chiarello (Aprilia) | Diego Giugovaz (Aprilia) |
| 2001 | David García (Honda) | Andrea Dovizioso (Aprilia) |
| 2002 | Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) | Marco Simoncelli (Aprilia) |
| 2003 |  Taro Sekiguchi (Yamaha) |  Mattia Angeloni (Honda) |
| 2004 | Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) | Michele Pirro (Aprilia) |
| 2005 | Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) | Michele Conti (Honda) |
| 2006 | Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) | Philipp Eitzinger (Honda) |
| 2007 | Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) |  Alen Győrfi (Honda) |
| Year | 125cc |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) |
| 2009 | Marcel Schrötter (Honda) |
| 2010 | Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) |
| 2011 | Romano Fenati (Aprilia) |
| Year | 125cc/Moto3 |
| 2012 | Matteo Ferrari (Honda) |
| 2013 |  Karel Hanika (KTM) |
Multiple European Championship holders:
| Rider | Titles |
|---|---|
| Jimmie Simpson | 5 (1 x 500 cc, 4 x 350 cc) |
| Jimmie Guthrie | 4 (3 x 500 cc, 1 x 350 cc) |
| Wal Handley | 3 (1 x 500 cc, 2 x 350 cc) |
| Tim Hunt | 2 (2 x 500 cc) |
 Henry Tyrell-Smith | 2 (1 x 500 cc, 1 x 250 cc) |
| Graham Walker | 2 (1 x 500 cc, 1 x 250 cc) |
| Ernie Nott | 2 (2 x 350 cc) |
| Frank Longman | 2 (1 x 350 cc, 1 x 250 cc) |
| Cecil Ashby | 2 (2 x 250 cc) |
 Ewald Kluge | 2 (2 x 250 cc) |
| Jock Porter | 2 (2 x 250 cc) |
 Yvan Goor | 2 (2 x 175 cc) |
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