1955 Motocross European Championship
The 1955 Motocross European Championship was the 4th 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 | May 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Victor Leloup |
FN | Report |
| 2 | May 22 |  French Grand Prix |
Vesoul |  Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
| 3 | June 5 |  Italian Grand Prix |
Imola |  Sten Lundin |
BSA | Report |
| 4 | July 4 | British Grand Prix |
Hawkstone Park | Jeff Smith |
BSA | Report |
| 5 | August 8 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Namur | John Draper |
BSA | Report |
| 6 | August 1 |  Luxembourg Grand Prix |
Ettelbruck | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
| 7 | August 22 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Saxtorp | John Draper |
BSA | Report |
| 8 | September 4 |  Dutch Grand Prix |
Norg | Sten Lundin |
BSA | 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 | CH |
FRA |
ITA |
GBR |
BEL |
LUX |
SWE |
NED |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Draper |
BSA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | ||||
| 2 | Bill Nilsson |
BSA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| 3 | Sten Lundin |
BSA | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Victor Leloup |
FN | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 6 | Brian Stonebridge |
BSA | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Jeff Smith |
BSA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| 8 | Jean Somja |
FN | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| 9 | René Baeten |
Matchless | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| 10 | Lars Gustavsson |
Monark | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| René Klym |
BSA | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Hendrik Rietman |
FN | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 13 | Eje Bergman |
BSA | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Nic Jansen |
BSA | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 15 | Geoff Ward |
AJS | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Basil Hall |
BSA | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| David Tye |
AJS | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| André Van Heuverzwijn |
Saroléa | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Phil Nex |
Matchless | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
Source:[1]
References
- "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "1955 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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