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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

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Winner	Team	Report
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	Report
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Final standings

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

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				2
23	Harold Lines	Ariel		6							1
	Firmin Eeckhout	BSA			6						1
	Frans Baudoin	BSA							6		1
	Jean Somja	FN					6				1
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References

1. ^ "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. "1954 500cc European motocross championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. ^ "1954 500cc motocross world championship results" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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