1955 Motocross European Championship
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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 | Team | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | May 8 | Swiss Grand Prix | Geneva | 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 | |
Sources:[4][5] |
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:[5] |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "1955 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.