The European Grasstrack Championship is a motorcycle championship and is organised by FIM Europe. The first championship took place in 1978 at Hereford Racecourse, England, and was won by Chris Baybutt. The competitors qualified though two semi-finals. Don Godden of England won the first semi-final in Artigues de Lussac, France and Skjold Larsen of Denmark won the second in Stadskanaal, Netherlands.
Medalists YearVenueFirstSecondThird 1978 Hereford Chris Baybutt Franz Kolbeck Don Godden 1979 Assen Gerald Short Gunther Brackland Tjalle Reitsma 1980 Bad Waldsee Willi Stauch Gerald Short Sture Lindblom 1981 Artigues de Lussac Neil Farnish Bernie Leigh Skjold Larsen 1982 Damme Jeremy Doncaster Mike Beaumont Josef Maucher 1983 Nandlstadt Christian Brandt Eric Schafferer Gerald Short 1984 Eenrum Martin Hagon Vaclav Verner Kent Noer 1985 La Reole Clayton Williams Harm Horstede Tommy Brock 1986 Eenrum Simon Cross Steve Schofield Joachim Reitzel 1987 Nandlstadt Roman Matoušek Joachim Reitzel Bob Dolman 1988 Joure Frank Kehlenbeck Will James Kent Noer 1989 La Reole Robert Barth Kent Noer John Bostin 1990 Uithuizen Robert Barth Kent Noer Henk Snijder 1991 Werlte Rif Saitgareev Thomas Diehr Trever Banks 1992 Alken Anne van der Helm Vaclav Milik Paulus Ellens 1993 Eenrum Richard Musson Paulus Ellens Armando Dal Chiele 1994 Cloppenburg Robert Barth Anne van der Helm Steve Schofield 1995 Joure Kelvin Tatum Bernd Diener Anne van der Helm 1996 Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun Steve Johnston Steve Schofield Zdeněk Schneiderwind 1997 No championship 1998 Schwarme Zdeněk Schneiderwind Oleg Kurguskin Massimo Mora 1999 Werlte Bernd Diener Zdeněk Schneiderwind Vladimir Trofimov 2000 Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun Zdeněk Schneiderwind Uppie Bos Enrico Janoschka 2001 Noordwolde Maik Groen Zdeněk Schneiderwind Uppie Bos 2002 Berghaupten Sirg Schutzbach Zdeněk Schneiderwind Uppie Bos 2003 La Reole Gerd Riss Herbert Rudolph Matthias Kroger 2004 Eenrum Theo Pijper Gerd Riss Bernd Diener 2005 Schwarme Paul Hurry Dirk Fabriek Andrew Appleton 2006 La Reole Stephan Katt Theo Pijper Dirk Fabriek 2007 Folkestone Theo Pijper Stephan Katt Andrew Appleton 2008 Siddeburen Stephane Tresarrieu Richard Speiser Rene Lehtinen 2009 Berghaupten Stephan Katt Stephane Tresarrieu Glen Phillips 2010 La Reole Andrew Appleton Theo Pijper Martin Smolinski 2011 Wainfleet Martin Smolinski Jannick de Jong Andrew Appleton 2012 Eenrum Stephan Katt Dirk Fabriek Jannick de Jong 2013 Bielefeld Jannick de Jong Dirk Fabriek Richard Speiser 2014 St. Macaire Jannick de Jong David Howe Enrico Janoschka 2015 Staphorst Jannick de Jong James Shanes Stephan Katt 2016 Folkestone James Shanes Mathieu Tresarrieu Andrew Appleton 2017 Hertingen James Shanes Andrew Appleton Edward Kennett 2018 Tayac Dimitri Berge Josef Franc Zach Wajtknecht 2019 Bad Hersfeld Zach Wajtknecht Paul Hurry Kenneth Hansen 2020 Tayac Mathieu Tresarrieu Romano Hummel Dave Meijerink 2021 Cancelled due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.2021 FIME solo final cancelled 2022 Swingfield Romano Hummel Chris Harris Zach Wajtknecht 2023 Werlte Romano Hummel Chris Harris Andrew Appleton 2024 Tayac Chris Harris Dave Meijerink Lukas Fienhage
Results by rider (up to and including 2024) RiderFirstSecondThirdPodiumBest Finish Stephan Katt31152006, 2009, 2012 Jannick de Jong31152013, 2014, 2015 Robert Barth30031989, 1990, 1994 Zdeněk Schneiderwind23161998, 2000 Theo Pijper21032004, 2007 James Shanes21022016, 2017 Romano Hummel21032022, 2023 Chris Harris12032024 Andrew Appleton11572010 Gerald Short11131979 Anne van der Helm11131992 Bernd Diener11131999 Gerd Riss11022003 Paul Hurry11022005 Martin Smolinski10122011 Zach Wajtknecht10122019 Chris Baybutt10011978 Willie Stauch10011980 Neil Farnish10011981 Jeremy Doncaster10011982 Christian Brandt10011983 Martin Hagon10011984 Clayton Williams10011985 Simon Cross10011986 Roman Matousek10011987 Frank Kehlenbeck10011988 Rif Saigareev10011991 Richard Musson10011993 Kelvin Tatum10011995 Steve Johnson10011996 Maik Groen10012001 Sirg Schutzbach10012002 Stephane Tresarrieu10012008 Dimitri Berge10012018 Mathieu Tresarrieu10122020
Results by country TeamFirstSecondThirdPodium 15121542 13101033 911828 36211 3205 1102 1001 0257 0022 0011 0011 0011
See also European Grasstrack Sidecar Championship
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