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1952 Motocross European Championship

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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

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 June 1 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Belgium Auguste Mingels Matchless Report
2 August 3 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur Belgium Victor Leloup Saroléa Report
3 August 10 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Belgium Victor Leloup Saroléa Report
4 August 24 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp United Kingdom John Avery BSA Report
5 September 7 France French Grand Prix Montreuil Belgium Victor Leloup Saroléa Report
6 September 13 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Nympsfield United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge Greeves Report
Sources:[4][5]

Final standings

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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
Italy
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts
1 Belgium Victor Leloup Saroléa 3 1 1 3 1 4 28
2 Belgium Auguste Mingels Matchless 1 2 2 20
3 United Kingdom John Avery BSA 1 3 12
4 Belgium Marcel Cox Matchless 2 5 4 11
5 Belgium Nic Jansen Saroléa 3 2 10
6 Belgium André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 5 6 4 5 8
United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge BSA 1 8
8 Sweden Hans Danielsson BSA 6 2 8
9 United Kingdom Basil Hall BSA 4 4 6
United Kingdom Phil Nex BSA 2 6
11 Netherlands Frans Baudoin Matchless 6 5 5 5
12 Belgium Marcel Meunier FN 3 4
United Kingdom Derek Rickman BSA 3 4
14 Sweden Fergus Andersson Triumph 4 3
15 United States Bud Ekins Matchless 5 2
16 Sweden Lennart Svensson Triumph 6 1
United Kingdom Harold Lines Ariel 6 1
United Kingdom Bill Barrugh Dot 6 1
Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "1952 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1952 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.