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1955 Motocross European Championship

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Les Archer during the Dutch GP, held in Norg on 4 September 1955.

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

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Round Date Grand Prix Location Winner Team Report
1 May 8 Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Belgium Victor Leloup FN Report
2 May 22 France French Grand Prix Vesoul United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton Report
3 June 5 Italy Italian Grand Prix Imola Sweden Sten Lundin BSA Report
4 July 4 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA Report
5 August 8 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Namur United Kingdom John Draper BSA Report
6 August 1 Luxembourg Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton Report
7 August 22 Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp United Kingdom John Draper BSA Report
8 September 4 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Norg Sweden Sten Lundin BSA 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 CH
Switzerland
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
LUX
Luxembourg
SWE
Sweden
NED
Netherlands
Pts
1 United Kingdom John Draper BSA 2 1 1 6 23
2 Sweden Bill Nilsson BSA 2 2 2 3 22
3 Sweden Sten Lundin BSA 6 1 6 3 1 21
4 Belgium Victor Leloup FN 1 3 2 4 6 21
5 United Kingdom Les Archer Jr. Norton 1 4 1 19
6 United Kingdom Brian Stonebridge BSA 4 2 3 4 16
7 United Kingdom Jeff Smith BSA 5 1 3 14
8 Belgium Jean Somja FN 4 3 3 11
9 Belgium René Baeten Matchless 3 5 4 9
10 Sweden Lars Gustavsson Monark 5 5 5 6
France René Klym BSA 2 6
Netherlands Hendrik Rietman FN 2 6
13 Sweden Eje Bergman BSA 4 3
Belgium Nic Jansen BSA 4 3
15 United Kingdom Geoff Ward AJS 6 6 2
United Kingdom Basil Hall BSA 5 2
United Kingdom David Tye AJS 5 2
Belgium André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 5 2
United Kingdom Phil Nex Matchless 6 6 2
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. ^ "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.