European motorcycle championship

The European motorcycle championship is the European championship for street motorcycles .

It was held from 1924 to 1939 and in 1947 and 1948. It was revived in 1981 and has been going on continuously ever since. European championship titles are awarded in several classes, which are defined by displacement, number of cylinders, mode of operation and weight.

Today the European Championship, along with some strong national championships, is one of the stepping stones to the world championship for young drivers.

mode

Between 1924 and 1937 as well as 1947 and 1948, the European Championship was held as a race, the Grand Prix of Europe . The FICM each determined a national Grand Prix, which was the European Championship run in each year.

In the years 1938 and 1939 and since the resumption in 1981, the European Motorcycle Championship consists of several races in which points are awarded. The driver with the most points at the end of the season wins the championship.

List of European champions

From 1924 to 1937

Edition	year	run	route	class	European champion
1.	1924	III. Grand Prix of Nations / I Grand Prix of Europe of the FICM	Monza	250 cc	Maurice van Geert (Rush- Blackburne )
				350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( AJS )
				500 cc	Guido Mentasti ( Moto Guzzi )
2.	1925	IV. Grand Prix of Nations / II. Grand Prix of Europe of the FICM	Monza	175 cc	Mario Vaga ( Maffeis - Blackburne )
				250 cc	Jock Porter ( New Gerrard )
				350 cc	Tazio Nuvolari ( Bianchi )
				500 cc	Mario Revelli di Beaumont (GR- JAP )
3.	1926	VI. Grand Prix of Belgium / III. FICM European Grand Prix	Spa Francorchamps	175 cc	René Milhoux (Ready- Blackburne )
				250 cc	Jock Porter ( New Gerrard )
				350 cc	Frank Longman ( AJS )
				500 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( AJS )
4th	1927	III. Grand Prix of Germany / IV. Grand Prix of Europe of the FICM	Nürburgring	175 cc	Willi Henkelmann ( DKW )
				250 cc	Cecil Ashby ( OK-Supreme )
				350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( AJS )
				500 cc	Graham Walker ( Sunbeam )
				750 cc	Josef Stelzer ( BMW )
				1000 cc	Josef Giggenbach ( Bayerland - JAP )
5.	1928	V. Grand Prix of Switzerland / V. Grand Prix of Europe of the FICM	Geneva	125 cc	Paul Lehmann ( Moser )
				175 cc	Alfredo Panella ( Ladetto-Blatto )
				250 cc	Cecil Ashby ( OK-Supreme )
				350 cc	Whale Handley ( Motosacoche )
				500 cc	Whale Handley ( Motosacoche )
				Carriages (350 cm³)	Syd Crabtree / unknown ( Excelsior )
				Carriages (600 cm³)	Edgar d'Eternod / unknown ( Sunbeam )
				Carriages (1000 cm³)	no starter reached the finish
6th	1929	VI. FICM European Grand Prix	L'Ametlla del Vallès , Spain	175 cc	Josef Klein ( DKW )
				250 cc	Frank Longman ( OK-Supreme )
				350 cc	Leo Davenport ( AJS )
				500 cc	Percy Hunt ( Norton )
				Carriages (350 cm³)	Freddie Hicks / unknown ( Velocette )
				Carriages (600 cm³)	Dennis Mansell / unknown ( Norton )
7th	1930	X. Belgian Grand Prix / VII. European Grand Prix of the FICM	Spa Francorchamps	175 cc	Yvan Goor ( DKW )
				250 cc	Syd Crabtree ( Excelsior )
				350 cc	Ernie Nott ( Rudge )
				500 cc	Henry Tyrell-Smith ( Rudge )
8th.	1931	XII. UMF / VIII Grand Prix. FICM European Grand Prix	Montlhéry	175 cc	Eric Fernihough ( Excelsior )
				250 cc	Graham Walker ( Rudge )
				350 cc	Ernie Nott ( Rudge )
				500 cc	Percy Hunt ( Norton )
9.	1932	XI. Grand Prix of Nations / IX. FICM European Grand Prix	Rome	175 cc	Carlo Baschieri ( Benelli )
				250 cc	Riccardo Brusi ( Moto Guzzi )
				350 cc	Louis Jeannin ( Jonghi )
				500 cc	Piero Taruffi ( Norton )
10.	1933	IV. Grand Prix of Sweden / X. Grand Prix of Europe of the FICM	Saxtorp	250 cc	Charlie Dodson ( New Imperial )
				350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( Norton )
				500 cc	Gunnar Kalén ( Husqvarna )
11.	1934	X. Dutch TT / XI. FICM European Grand Prix	Aces	175 cc	Yvan Goor ( Benelli )
				250 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
				350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( Norton )
				500 cc	Pole Demeuter ( FN )
12.	1935	XIV. Ulster Grand Prix / XII. FICM European Grand Prix	Clady	250 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
				350 cc	Whale Handley ( Velocette )
				500 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
13.	1936	XI. Grand Prix of Germany / XIII. FICM European Grand Prix	Badberg square	175 cc	no starter reached the finish
				250 cc	Henry Tyrell-Smith ( Excelsior )
				350 cc	Freddie Frith ( Norton )
				500 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
14th	1937	XIII. Grand Prix of Switzerland / XIV. Grand Prix of Europe of the FICM	Bern - Bremgarten	250 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
				350 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
				500 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
				Carriages (600 cm³)	Karl Braun / Ernst Badsching ( DKW )
				Carriages (1000 cm³)	Hans Schumann / Julius Beer ( DKW )

From 1938 to 1939

Edition	year	class	European champion
15th	1938	250 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
		350 cc	Ted Mellors ( Velocette )
		500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
16.	1939	250 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
		350 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( DKW )
		500 cc	Dorino Serafini ( Gilera )

From 1947 to 1948

Edition	year	run	route	class	European champion
17th	1947	XVII. Grand Prix of Switzerland / XVII. FICM European Grand Prix	Bern - Bremgarten	250 cc	Bruno Francisci ( Moto Guzzi )
				350 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Velocette )
				500 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
				Teams	Luigi Cavanna / Paolo Cavanna ( Moto Guzzi )
18th	1948	XX. Ulster Grand Prix / XVIII. FICM European Grand Prix	Clady	250 cc	Maurice Cann ( Moto Guzzi )
				350 cc	Freddie Frith ( Velocette )
				500 cc	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )

1961

year	class	European champion
1961	50 cc	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Kreidler )

From 1975 to 1976

year	class	European champion
1975	Formula 750	Jack Findlay ( Yamaha )
1976	Formula 750	Víctor Palomo ( Yamaha )

Since 1981

year	class	European champion
1981	50 cc	Giuseppe Ascareggi ( Minarelli )
	125 cc	Pierluigi Aldrovandi ( MBA )
	250 cc	Herbert Hauf ( Honda )
	500 cc	Leandro Becheroni ( Suzuki )
	Teams	John Barker / John Brushwood ( Yamaha )
1982	50 cc	Zdravko Matulja ( Tomos )
	125 cc	Stefano Caracchi ( MBA )
	250 cc	Reinhold Roth (FKN- Yamaha )
	500 cc	Fabio Biliotti ( Suzuki )
	Teams	Mick Barton / Nick Cutmore ( Yamaha )
1983	80 cc	Hubert Abold ( Zündapp )
	125 cc	Willi Hupperich ( MBA )
	250 cc	Carlos Cardus ( Cobas - Rotax )
	500 cc	Peter Sköld ( Suzuki )
	Teams	Keith Cousins / Phil Hookham ( Yamaha )
1984	80 cc	Richard Bay (Rupp)
	125 cc	Norbert Peschke ( MBA )
	250 cc	Gary Noel ( Exactweld )
	500 cc	Eero Hyvärinen ( Suzuki )
	Teams	Hansruedi Christinat / Markus Fährni ( LCR - Yamaha )
1985	80 cc	Günter Schirnhofer (Rupp)
	125 cc	Pierfrancesco Chili ( MBA )
	250 cc	Massimo Matteoni ( Honda )
	500 cc	Marco Gentile ( Yamaha )
	Teams	Frank Wrathall / Phil Spendlove or Kerry Chapman ( Seymaz - Yamaha )
1986	80 cc	Bruno Casanova ( Unimoto )
	125 cc	Claudio Macciotta ( MBA )
	250 cc	Hans Lindner ( Rotax )
	500 cc	Massimo Messere ( Honda )
	Teams	Bernd Scherer / Wolfgang Gess (BSR- Yamaha )
1987	80 cc	Julián Miralles ( Derbi )
	125 cc	Adi Stadler ( MBA )
	250 cc	Javier Cardelus ( JJ Cobas - Rotax )
	500 cc	Manfred Fischer ( Honda )
	Teams	Jean-Louis Millet / Claude Debroux ( Seymaz - Yamaha )
1988	80 cc	Bogdan Nikolov ( Krauser )
	125 cc	Emilio Cuppini ( Garelli )
	250 cc	Fausto Ricci ( Yamaha / Aprilia )
	500 cc	Alberto Rota ( Honda )
	Teams	Tony Wyssen / Kilian Wyssen ( LCR - Yamaha )
1989	80 cc	Jaime Mariano ( Casal )
	125 cc	Gabriele Debbia ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Andrea Borgonovo ( Aprilia )
	500 cc	Peter Lindén ( Honda )
	Teams	Ralph Bohnhorst / Thomas Böttcher ( LCR -Schuberth)
1990	125 cc	Javier Debon ( JJ Cobas - Rotax )
	250 cc	Leon van der Heijden ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Howard Selby ( Yamaha )
	Superbike	Richard Arnaiz ( Honda )
	Teams	Darren Dixon / Sean Dixon ( Yamaha )
1991	125 cc	Oliver Koch ( Honda )
	250 cc	Max Biaggi ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Luis d'Antin ( Honda )
	Superbike	Davide Tardozzi ( Ducati )
	Teams	Jukka Lauslehto / Sakari Palojärvi ( LCR - Krauser )
1992	125 cc	Juan Borja ( Honda )
	250 cc	Luis Carlos Maurel ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Stefan Scheschowitsch ( Honda )
	Superbike	Daniel Amatriaín ( Ducati )
	Teams	Gary Knight / Malcolm Jackson ( Windle - Krauser )
1993	125 cc	Stefano Perugini ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Giuseppe Fiorillo ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Michaël Paquay ( Honda )
	Superbike	Terry Rymer ( Yamaha )
	Teams	Kieron Kavanagh / Ian Stapleton and Mike Finnegan ( LCR - Krauser )
1994	125 cc	Ivan Cremonini ( Honda )
	250 cc	Régis Laconi ( Yamaha )
	Super sport	Yves Briguet ( Honda )
	Superbike	Anders Rasmussen ( Yamaha )
	Teams	André Vögeli / Hansueli Wickli ( LCR - Yamaha )
1995	125 cc	Lucio Cecchinello ( Honda )
	250 cc	Luca Boscoscuro ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Michaël Paquay ( Ducati )
	Superbike	Mario Innamorati ( Ducati )
	Thunderbikes Trophy	Udo Mark ( Kawasaki )
	Teams	Walter Galbiati / Guido Sala ( LCR - Suzuki )
1996	125 cc	Jorge Martínez ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Sebastián Porto ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Fabrizio Pirovano ( Ducati )
	Superbike	Idalio Gavira ( Honda )
	Supermono	Takashi Minoda (Over- Yamaha )
	Thunderbikes Trophy	William Costes ( Honda )
	Teams	Walter Galbiati / Guido Sala ( LCR - Suzuki )
1997	125 cc	Arnaud Vincent ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Davide Bulega ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Angelo Conti ( Ducati )
	Superbike	Udo Mark ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Makoto Suzuki (Over- Yamaha )
	Teams	Walter Galbiati / Guido Sala ( LCR - Suzuki )
1998	125 cc	Max Sabbatani ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Alex Hofmann ( Honda )
	Super sport	Jan Hansson ( Honda )
	Supermono	Katja Poensgen (BMR- Suzuki )
	Teams	Jörg Steinhausen / Frank Schmidt ( LCR - Suzuki )
1999	125 cc	Klaus Nöhles ( Honda )
	250 cc	Ivan Clementi ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Sébastien le Grelle ( Suzuki )
	Superstock 1000	Karl Harris ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Per Olov Ogeborn (UNO-GDM- Rotax )
	Teams	Wim Verweijmeren / Koen Kruip ( LCR - Suzuki )
2000	125 cc	Diego Giugovaz ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Riccardo Chiarello ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Augustín Escobar ( Honda )
	Superstock 1000	James Ellison ( Honda )
	Supermono	Spencer Cook (Slipstream- MZ )
	Teams	Jock Skene / Mick Skene or Neil Miller ( LCR - Suzuki )
2001	125 cc	Andrea Dovizioso ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	David García ( Honda )
	Super sport	Alessandro Corradi ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000	James Ellison ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Steve Marlow (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	Teams	Uwe Göttlich / Mike Helbig ( LCR - Suzuki )
2002	125 cc	Marco Simoncelli ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Álvaro Molina ( Yamaha )
	Super sport	Kai-Børre Andersen ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000	Vittorio Iannuzzo ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Mark Lawes (Gallina- Suzuki )
	Teams	Duncan Hendry / Steve Wilson ( Windle - Suzuki )
2003	125 cc	Mattia Angeloni ( Honda )
	250 cc	Tarō Sekiguchi ( Yamaha )
	Super sport	Matteo Baiocco ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000	Michel Fabrizio ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Benny Jerzenbeck (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	Teams	Tero Manninen / Pekka Kuismanen ( LCR - Kawasaki )
2004	125 cc	Michele Pirro ( Aprilia )
	250 cc	Álvaro Molina ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Tatu Lauslehto ( Honda )
	Superstock 1000	Lorenzo Alfonsi ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Benny Jerzenbeck (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	Teams	Gary Knight / Dan Knight ( LCR - Suzuki )
2005	125 cc	Michele Conti ( Honda )
	250 cc	Álvaro Molina ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Gilles Boccolini ( Kawasaki )
	Superstock 600	Luka Nedog ( Honda )
	Superstock 600	Claudio Corti ( Yamaha )
	Supermono	Benny Jerzenbeck (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	600 cm³ (women)	Alessia Polita ( Suzuki )
	1000 cm³ (women)	Samuela De Nardi ( Aprilia )
	Teams	Allan Schofield / Steve Thomas ( LCR - Suzuki )
	European Team Cup	Allan Schofield / Steve Thomas ( LCR - Suzuki )
2006	125 cc	Philipp Eitzinger ( Honda )
	250 cc	Álvaro Molina ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Diego Giugovaz ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Mitja Emili ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Xavier Siméon ( Suzuki )
	Supermono	Mark Lawes (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	600 cm³ (women)	Chiara Valentini ( Ducati )
	1000 cm³ (women)	Paola Cazzola ( Ducati )
	team -Europacup	Roger Lovelock / Rick Lawrence ( LCR - Suzuki )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	Tony Baker / Fiona Baker-Milligan or Jimmy White (Baker- Yamaha )
2007	125 cc	Alen Györfi ( Honda )
	250 cc	Álvaro Molina ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Guglielmo Tarizzo ( Honda )
	Superstock 600	Helge Spjeldnes ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Maxime Berger ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000	Fabrizio Pellizzon ( Ducati )
	Supermono	Mark Lawes (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	600 cm³ (women)	Iris ten Katen ( Honda )
	1000 cm³ (women)	Nina Prinz ( Ducati )
	team -Europacup	Ken Knapton / Jason Miller (Baker- Suzuki )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	John Holden / Andrew Winkle ( LCR - Suzuki )
	Classic 250 cm³	Eric Saul ( Yamaha )
	Classic 350 cm³	Jean-Paul Lecointe ( Yamaha )
2008	125 cc	Lorenzo Savadori ( Aprilia )
	125 cm³ (European Cup)	Kim Lifvenborg ( Honda )
	250 cc	Álvaro Molina ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Ángel Rodríguez ( Yamaha )
	Supersport (Junior)	Kevin Coghlan ( Honda )
	Supersport (European Cup)	Ionel Patru Pascota ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Olmo Spigariol ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Loris Baz ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000	Carmelo Morales ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000 (Junior)	Xavier Siméon ( Suzuki )
	Superstock 1000 (European Cup)	Paweł Szkopek ( Yamaha )
	Supermono	Mark Lawes (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	600 cm³ (women)	Iris ten Katen ( Honda )
	1000 cm³ (women)	Nina Prinz ( Ducati )
	team -Europacup	Simon Gilbert / Rick Long or Mark Howard or Andrew Winkle ( LCR - Yamaha )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	Eckart Rösinger / Bastian Born or Enrico Becker (Baker- Suzuki )
	Classic 250 cm³	Eric Saul ( Yamaha )
	Classic 350 cm³	Jean-Paul Lecointe ( Yamaha )
2009	125 cc	Marcel Schrötter ( Honda )
	Super sport	Kevin Coghlan ( Honda )
	Supersport (Junior)	Iván Moreno ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Gino Rea ( Honda )
	Superstock 1000	Carmelo Morales ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000 (Junior)	Danilo Petrucci ( Yamaha )
	Supermono	Manfred Kehrmann (Pami-GRC- BMW )
	600 cm³ (women)	Alessia Polita ( Suzuki )
	team -Europacup	Mark Edwards / Jamie Wynn ( LCR - Suzuki )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	Bill Currie / Robert Biggs ( LCR - Yamaha )
	Classic 250 cm³	André Gouin ( Yamaha )
	Classic 350 cm³	Lea Gourlay (Harris)
2010	125 cc	Maverick Viñales ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Carmelo Morales ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Jérémy Guarnoni ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 1000	Santiago Barragán ( Honda )
	Supermono	Stefan Meiners (Happeck- Yamaha )
	team -Europacup	Eckart Rösinger / Andreas Kolloch (Baker- Suzuki )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	Eckart Rösinger / Andreas Kolloch (Baker- Suzuki )
	Team European Cup (F3 Challenge)	Rudolf Baumann / Alexander Baumann ( Ruko - Suzuki )
2011	125 cc	Romano Fenati ( Aprilia )
	Super sport	Jordi Torres ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Jed Metcher ( Honda )
	Superstock 1000	Iván Silva ( Kawasaki )
	Supermono	Lex van Dijk (Over- Honda )
	team -Europacup	Ken Knapton / Ason Miller (Baker- Suzuki )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	Eckart Rösinger / Andreas Kolloch or Andy Wolfram or Alexander Röder or Heinz Boneder (Baker- Suzuki )
	Team European Cup (F3 Challenge)	Rudolf Baumann / Alexander Baumann or Stefan Huber ( Ruko - Suzuki )
2012	125 cc / Moto3	Matteo Ferrari ( Honda )
	Super sport	Jordi Torres ( Yamaha )
	Superstock 600	Michael van der Mark ( Honda )
	Superstock 1000	Carmelo Morales ( Yamaha )
	European Junior Cup	Lukas Wimmer ( KTM )
	Supermono	Mike Velthuijzen (Over- Honda )
	team -Europacup	Eckart Rösinger / Andreas Kolloch (Baker- Suzuki )
	European Team Cup (F2 Challenge)	Eckart Rösinger / Andreas Kolloch (Baker- Suzuki )
2013	Moto3	Karel Hanika ( KTM )
	Super sport	Román Ramos ( Kawasaki )
	Superstock 600	Franco Morbidelli ( Kawasaki )
	Superstock 1000	Javier Forés ( Ducati )
	European Junior Cup	Jake Lewis ( Honda )
2014	Superstock 600	Marco Faccani ( Kawasaki )
2015	Superstock 250	Oliver Konig ( Moriwaki )
	FIM CEV Repsol Moto2	Edgar Pons ( Kalex )
	Superstock 600	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu ( Kawasaki )
	FIM CEV Repsol Superbike	Carmelo Morales ( Yamaha )
2016	CEV Repsol Moto 2	Steven Odendaal ( Kalex )
	CEV Repsol Superbike	Carmelo Morales ( Yamaha )
2017	CEV Repsol Moto 2	Eric Granado ( Kalex )
	Superstock 1000	Michael Ruben Rinaldi ( Ducati )
2018	CEV Repsol Moto 2	Jesko Raffin ( Kalex or Suter )
	Superstock 1000	Markus Reiterberger ( BMW )

References

Web links

• Fédération Internationale du Motocyclisme (English / French)
• Fédération Internationale du Motocyclisme Europe (English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} UEM Cup