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 | Team | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | June 1 | ![]() | Imola | ![]() | Matchless | Report | |
2 | August 3 | ![]() | Namur | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
3 | August 10 | ![]() | Ettelbruck | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
4 | August 24 | ![]() | Saxtorp | ![]() | BSA | Report | |
5 | September 7 | ![]() | Montreuil | ![]() | Saroléa | Report | |
6 | September 13 | ![]() | Nympsfield | ![]() | Greeves | 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 | ITA![]() | BEL![]() | LUX![]() | SWE![]() | FRA![]() | GBR![]() | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Saroléa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | ||
2 | ![]() | Matchless | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |||||
3 | ![]() | BSA | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
4 | ![]() | Matchless | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |||||
5 | ![]() | Saroléa | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
6 | ![]() | Saroléa | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||
![]() | BSA | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
8 | ![]() | BSA | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
9 | ![]() | BSA | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
![]() | BSA | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
11 | ![]() | Matchless | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
12 | ![]() | FN | 3 | 4 | |||||||
![]() | BSA | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | Triumph | 4 | 3 | |||||||
15 | ![]() | Matchless | 5 | 2 | |||||||
16 | ![]() | Triumph | 6 | 1 | |||||||
![]() | Ariel | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | Dot | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Source:[5] |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "1952 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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