European Grasstrack Championship
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| Category | Motorcycle Racing |
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| Country | Various |
| Region | Europe |
| Inaugural season | 1978 |
| Riders' champion | 2020: Mathieu Tresarrieu |
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
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Results by rider (up to and including 2020)
[edit]| Rider | First | Second | Third | Podium | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stephan Katt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2012 |
 Jannick de Jong |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Robert Barth |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 |
 Zdeněk Schneiderwind |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1998, 2000 |
| Theo Pijper |
2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2004, 2007 |
 James Shanes |
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Andrew Appleton |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2010 |
| Gerald Short |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1979 |
| Anne van der Helm |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1992 |
| Bernd Diener |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1999 |
| Gerd Riss |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2003 |
| Paul Hurry |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2005 |
| Martin Smolinski |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Zach Wajtknecht |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2019 |
| Chris Baybutt |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1978 |
| Willie Stauch |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1980 |
| Neil Farnish |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1981 |
| Jeremy Doncaster |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1982 |
| Christian Brandt |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1983 |
| Martin Hagon |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1984 |
| Clayton Williams |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1985 |
| Simon Cross |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1986 |
| Roman Matousek |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1987 |
| Frank Kehlenbeck |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1988 |
 Rif Saigareev |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1991 |
| Richard Musson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1993 |
| Kelvin Tatum |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 |
| Steve Johnson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1996 |
| Maik Groen |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2001 |
| Sirg Schutzbach |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 |
 Stephane Tresarrieu |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
| Dimitri Berge |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Mathieu Tresarrieu |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Dirk Fabriek |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2005, 2012, 2013 |
 Kent Noer |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1989, 1990 |
| Steve Schofield |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1986, 1996 |
| Uppie Bos |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2000 |
| Paulus Ellens |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1993 |
| Joachim Reitzel |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1987 |
| Richard Speiser |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2008 |
| Franz Kolbeck |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1978 |
| Gunter Brackland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1979 |
| Bernie Leigh |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1981 |
| Mike Beaumont |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1982 |
| Erich Schafferr |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1983 |
| Vaclav Verner |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1984 |
| Harm Horstede |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1985 |
| Will James |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1988 |
| Thomas Diehr |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1991 |
| Vaclav Milik |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1992 |
| Oleg Kurguskin |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 |
| Herbert Rudolph |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2003 |
| David Howe |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
| Josef Franc |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Romano Hummel |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2020 |
| Enricio Janoschka |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2000, 2014 |
| Don Godden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1978 |
| Tjalle Reitsma |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1979 |
 Store Lindblom |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| Skjold Larsen |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1981 |
| Joseph Maucher |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1982 |
| Tommy Broch |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1985 |
| Bob Dolman |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1987 |
| John Bostin |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1989 |
| Henk Snijder |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1990 |
| Trevor Banks |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1991 |
 Armando Dal Chiele |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1993 |
| Massimo Mora |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1998 |
 Vladimir Trofimov |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1999 |
| Matthias Kroger |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2003 |
 Rene Lehtinen |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Glen Phillips |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Edward Kennett |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Kenneth Hansen |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Dave Meijerink |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
Results by country
[edit]| Team | First | Second | Third | Podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
14 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| Germany |
13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| Netherlands |
7 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
European Sidecar Championship
[edit]The European Grasstrack Sidecar Championship started in 1978.