1953 Motocross European Championship

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The 1953 Motocross European Championship was the 2nd 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

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1  | April 26  |  Swiss Grand Prix  | Geneva |  Basil Hall  | BSA | Report
2  | May 14  |  Dutch Grand Prix  | Norg |  Auguste Mingels | Matchless | Report
3  | May 31  |  French Grand Prix  | Lyon |  Auguste Mingels  | Matchless  | Report
4  | June 14  |  Italian Grand Prix  | Imola |  Auguste Mingels  | Matchless  | Report
5  | July 5  |  British Grand Prix  | Brands Hatch |  Brian Stonebridge | Greeves | Report
6  | August 2  |  Belgian Grand Prix  | Namur |  René Baeten | Saroléa | Report
7  | August 8  |  Luxembourg Grand Prix  | Ettelbruck |  Les Archer Jr. | Norton | Report
8  | August 30  |  Swedish Grand Prix  | Saxtorp |  René Baeten  | Saroléa  | Report
Sources:[4][5]

## Final standings

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### 500cc

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Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.[1]

Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th

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Points  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
Pos  | Rider  | Machine  | CH
| NED
| FRA
| ITA
| GBR
| BEL
| LUX
| SWE
| Pts

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1  |  Auguste Mingels | Matchless/FN | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  | 30
2  |  René Baeten | Saroléa |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 19
3  |  Victor Leloup | FN  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 4  |  | 3  | 3  |  | 18
4  |  Basil Hall  | BSA | 1  |  |  |  | 2  | 6  |  |  | 15
5  |  Les Archer Jr. | Norton |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  | 12
6  |  Geoff Ward  | AJS |  | 4  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  | 11
7  |  Phil Nex  | Saroléa  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 6  | 4  | 10
8  |  Nic Jansen  | Saroléa  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 5  |  | 8
Brian Stonebridge | BSA  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 8
10  |  Frans Baudoin  | Matchless  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Henri Frantz  | BSA  | 5  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Kuno Johansson  | BSA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 6
13  |  Marcel Cox  | Matchless  |  | 5  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3
Bill Nilsson | AJS  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Gaston Prieur  | FN  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Don Rickman | BSA  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 3
André Van Heuverzwijn  | Saroléa  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  | 3
18  |  John Avery  | BSA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 2
Eric Cheney | Norton  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2
René Collee  | BSA  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 2
Carlo Molinari  | BSA  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Monty Banks  | BSA  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  | 2
23  |  Jacques Charrier  | BSA  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Albert Cordonnier  | FN  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Gunnar Johansson  | BSA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 1
Albert Koning  | AJS  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Bob Manns  | AJS  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  | 1
Source:[5]

## References

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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. ^ "1953 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. ^ a b "1953 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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