1956 Motocross European Championship
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The 1956 Motocross European Championship was the 5th 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 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva |  Geoff Ward |
BSA | Report |
| 2 | May 13 |  Dutch Grand Prix |
Schijndel | Jan Clynk |
BSA | Report |
| 3 | June 3 |  Italian Grand Prix |
Imola |  Bill Nilsson |
BSA | Report |
| 4 | June 10 |  French Grand Prix |
Rouen | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
| 5 | July 8 | British Grand Prix |
Hawkstone Park | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
| 6 | August 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgian Grand Prix |
Balen | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
| 7 | August 12 |  Luxembourg Grand Prix |
Ettelbruck | John Draper |
BSA | Report |
| 8 | August 19 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Saxtorp | Bill Nilsson |
BSA | Report |
| 9 | September 2 |  Danish Grand Prix |
Randers | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | Report |
Final standings
500cc
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 |
NED |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
LUX |
SWE |
DEN |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Archer Jr. |
Norton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 | |||
| 2 | John Draper |
BSA | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | ||||
| 3 | Nic Jansen |
Matchless | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| 4 | Sten Lundin |
BSA | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Bill Nilsson |
BSA | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| 6 | Geoff Ward |
BSA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||||||
| 7 | Auguste Mingels |
FN | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||||
| 8 | René Baeten |
FN | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 9 | Brian Stonebridge |
BSA | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| 10 | Jan Clijnk |
BSA | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 11 | Jeff Smith |
BSA | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 12 | Piet Vanden Oever |
BSA | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 13 | Lars Gustavsson |
BSA | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| 14 | Broer Dirkx |
Matchless | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| David Curtis |
Matchless | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| Terry Cheshire |
BSA | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 | Jean Somja |
FN | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Pol Breesselers |
Matchless | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ejvind Hansen |
BSA | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | Raymond Sigvardsson |
AJS | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Hendrik Rietman |
BSA | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jean Rombauts |
BSA | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hubert Scaillet |
FN | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Frans Baudouin |
Matchless | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
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.
- "1956 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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