The 1954 Motocross European Championship was the 3rd edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.
Since 1957 this championship has then become the current Motocross World Championship.
It should not be confused with the European Motocross Championship, now organized by the FIM Europe, whose first edition was held in 1988.
Grands Prix RoundDateGrand PrixLocationWinnerTeamReport 1 April 25 Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Auguste Mingels FN Report 2 June 6 Italian Grand Prix Imola Auguste Mingels FN Report 3 June 13 Dutch Grand Prix Markelo Jeff Smith BSA Report 4 July 4 British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Phil Nex BSA Report 5 August 1 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Auguste Mingels FN Report 6 August 8 Belgian Grand Prix Namur René Baeten Saroléa Report 7 August 22 Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp Bill Nilsson BSA Report 8 September 12 French Grand Prix Montreuil René Baeten Saroléa ReportSources:
Final standings
Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Rider Machine CH ITA NED GBR LUX BEL SWE FRA Pts 1 Auguste Mingels Matchless/FN 1 1 1 4 2 30 2 René Baeten Saroléa 2 1 1 22 3 Jeff Smith BSA 1 2 2 20 4 Victor Leloup FN 2 3 2 4 3 4 20 5 Phil Nex BSA 5 1 6 11 6 Brian Stonebridge BSA 3 2 10 7 Bill Nilsson BSA 1 8 8 André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 3 3 8 9 John Avery BSA 4 3 7 10 Les Archer Jr. Norton 4 3 7 11 David Curtis Matchless 2 6 12 Nic Jansen Saroléa 6 6 6 5 5 13 David Tye BSA 3 4 14 Gunnar Johansson BSA 4 3 Piet Vanden Oeve BSA 4 3 Basil Hall BSA 4 3 15 Gosta Nilsson BSA 5 2 Marcel Meunier Saroléa 5 2 Jan Rombouts Saroléa 5 2 Terry Cheshire BSA 5 2 John Draper BSA 5 2 Carlo Molinari Gilera 5 223 Harold Lines Ariel 6 1 Firmin Eeckhout BSA 6 1 Frans Baudoin BSA 6 1 Jean Somja FN 6 1Source:
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