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 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

  1. ^ a b "Championnat de Europe 500cc" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "MXoN History". mxgp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook" (PDF). fim-europe.com. p. 100. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "1955 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1955 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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