The 1955 Motocross European Championship was the 4th 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 May 8 Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Victor Leloup FN Report 2 May 22 French Grand Prix Vesoul Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 3 June 5 Italian Grand Prix Imola Sten Lundin BSA Report 4 July 4 British Grand Prix Hawkstone Park Jeff Smith BSA Report 5 August 8 Belgian Grand Prix Namur John Draper BSA Report 6 August 1 Luxembourg Grand Prix Ettelbruck Les Archer Jr. Norton Report 7 August 22 Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp John Draper BSA Report 8 September 4 Dutch Grand Prix Norg Sten Lundin BSA 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 FRA ITA GBR BEL LUX SWE NED Pts 1 John Draper BSA 2 1 1 6 23 2 Bill Nilsson BSA 2 2 2 3 22 3 Sten Lundin BSA 6 1 6 3 1 21 4 Victor Leloup FN 1 3 2 4 6 21 5 Les Archer Jr. Norton 1 4 1 19 6 Brian Stonebridge BSA 4 2 3 4 16 7 Jeff Smith BSA 5 1 3 14 8 Jean Somja FN 4 3 3 11 9 René Baeten Matchless 3 5 4 9 10 Lars Gustavsson Monark 5 5 5 6 René Klym BSA 2 6 Hendrik Rietman FN 2 6 13 Eje Bergman BSA 4 3 Nic Jansen BSA 4 3 15 Geoff Ward AJS 6 6 2 Basil Hall BSA 5 2 David Tye AJS 5 2 André Van Heuverzwijn Saroléa 5 2 Phil Nex Matchless 6 6 2Source:
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