European Grasstrack Championship

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.[1]

European Grasstrack Championship
CategoryMotorcycle Racing
CountryVarious
RegionEurope
Inaugural season1978

Medalists

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Year Venue First Second Third
1978   Hereford   Chris Baybutt   Franz Kolbeck   Don Godden
1979   Assen   Gerald Short   Gunther Brackland   Tjalle Reitsma
1980   Bad Waldsee   Willi Stauch   Gerald Short   Sture Lindblom
1981   Artigues de Lussac   Neil Farnish   Bernie Leigh   Skjold Larsen
1982   Damme   Jeremy Doncaster   Mike Beaumont   Josef Maucher
1983   Nandlstadt   Christian Brandt   Eric Schafferer   Gerald Short
1984   Eenrum   Martin Hagon   Vaclav Verner   Kent Noer
1985   La Reole   Clayton Williams   Harm Horstede   Tommy Brock
1986   Eenrum   Simon Cross   Steve Schofield   Joachim Reitzel
1987   Nandlstadt   Roman Matoušek   Joachim Reitzel   Bob Dolman
1988   Joure   Frank Kehlenbeck   Will James   Kent Noer
1989   La Reole   Robert Barth   Kent Noer   John Bostin
1990   Uithuizen   Robert Barth   Kent Noer   Henk Snijder
1991   Werlte   Rif Saitgareev   Thomas Diehr   Trever Banks
1992   Alken   Anne van der Helm   Vaclav Milik   Paulus Ellens
1993   Eenrum   Richard Musson   Paulus Ellens   Armando Dal Chiele
1994   Cloppenburg   Robert Barth   Anne van der Helm   Steve Schofield
1995   Joure   Kelvin Tatum   Bernd Diener   Anne van der Helm
1996   Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun   Steve Johnston   Steve Schofield   Zdeněk Schneiderwind
1997 No championship
1998   Schwarme   Zdeněk Schneiderwind   Oleg Kurguskin   Massimo Mora
1999   Werlte   Bernd Diener   Zdeněk Schneiderwind   Vladimir Trofimov
2000   Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun   Zdeněk Schneiderwind   Uppie Bos   Enrico Janoschka
2001   Noordwolde   Maik Groen   Zdeněk Schneiderwind   Uppie Bos
2002   Berghaupten   Sirg Schutzbach   Zdeněk Schneiderwind   Uppie Bos
2003   La Reole   Gerd Riss   Herbert Rudolph   Matthias Kroger
2004   Eenrum   Theo Pijper   Gerd Riss   Bernd Diener
2005   Schwarme   Paul Hurry   Dirk Fabriek   Andrew Appleton
2006   La Reole   Stephan Katt   Theo Pijper   Dirk Fabriek
2007   Folkestone   Theo Pijper   Stephan Katt   Andrew Appleton
2008   Siddeburen   Stephane Tresarrieu   Richard Speiser   Rene Lehtinen
2009   Berghaupten   Stephan Katt   Stephane Tresarrieu   Glen Phillips
2010   La Reole   Andrew Appleton   Theo Pijper   Martin Smolinski
2011   Wainfleet   Martin Smolinski   Jannick de Jong   Andrew Appleton
2012   Eenrum   Stephan Katt   Dirk Fabriek   Jannick de Jong
2013   Bielefeld   Jannick de Jong   Dirk Fabriek   Richard Speiser
2014   St. Macaire   Jannick de Jong   David Howe   Enrico Janoschka
2015   Staphorst   Jannick de Jong   James Shanes   Stephan Katt
2016   Folkestone   James Shanes   Mathieu Tresarrieu   Andrew Appleton
2017   Hertingen   James Shanes   Andrew Appleton   Edward Kennett
2018   Tayac   Dimitri Berge   Josef Franc   Zach Wajtknecht
2019   Bad Hersfeld   Zach Wajtknecht   Paul Hurry   Kenneth Hansen
2020   Tayac   Mathieu Tresarrieu   Romano Hummel   Dave Meijerink
2021 Cancelled due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.[2]
2022   Swingfield[3]   Romano Hummel   Chris Harris   Zach Wajtknecht
2023   Werlte   Romano Hummel   Chris Harris   Andrew Appleton
2024   Tayac[4]   Chris Harris   Dave Meijerink   Lukas Fienhage

Results by rider (up to and including 2024)

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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 3 2004, 2007
  James Shanes 2 1 0 2 2016, 2017
  Romano Hummel 2 1 0 3 2022, 2023
  Chris Harris 1 2 0 3 2024
  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

Results by country

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Team First Second Third Podium
  England 15 12 15 42
  Germany 13 10 10 33
  Netherlands 9 11 8 28
  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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Grasstrack Solo Championship". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ 2021 FIME solo final cancelled
  3. ^ "Romano Hummel heißt der große Sieger beim 58. Zweibrücker ADAC Grasbahnrennen". Die Rheinpfalz. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Romano Hummel moet in Roden rijden om ook volgend jaar aan het WK langbaan te kunnen meedoen". Dagblad Noorden. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.