1952 Motocross European Championship
The 1952 Motocross European Championship was the 1st 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[4] | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1 |  Italian Grand Prix |
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Matchless | Report |
| 2 | August 3 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Namur | Victor Leloup |
Saroléa | Report |
| 3 | August 10 |  Luxembourg Grand Prix |
Ettelbruck | Victor Leloup |
Saroléa | Report |
| 4 | August 24 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Saxtorp |  John Avery |
BSA | Report |
| 5 | September 7 |  French Grand Prix |
Montreuil | Victor Leloup |
Saroléa | Report |
| 6 | September 13 | British Grand Prix |
Nympsfield | Brian Stonebridge |
Greeves | Report |
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 | ITA |
BEL |
LUX |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Leloup |
Saroléa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Auguste Mingels |
Matchless | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 3 | John Avery |
BSA | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | Marcel Cox |
Matchless | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Nic Jansen |
Saroléa | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | André Van Heuverzwijn |
Saroléa | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Brian Stonebridge |
BSA | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | Hans Danielsson |
BSA | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Basil Hall |
BSA | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Phil Nex |
BSA | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 11 |  Frans Baudoin |
Matchless | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 12 | Marcel Meunier |
FN | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Derek Rickman |
BSA | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 14 | Fergus Andersson |
Triumph | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 15 |  Bud Ekins |
Matchless | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | Lennart Svensson |
Triumph | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Harold Lines |
Ariel | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Bill Barrugh |
Dot | 6 | 1 | ||||||
Source:[5]
References
- "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- "1952 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "1952 500cc European motocross championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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