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[edit]

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

Final standings[edit]

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

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

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