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List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing European champions

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List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing FICM European Champions, from 1924 to 1939 and from 1981 to 2013, in order of year and engine displacement.

By season

1924–1939

Year1000 cc750 cc500 cc350 cc250 cc175 cc125 cc1924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939
Italy Guido Mentasti (Moto Guzzi)UK Jimmie Simpson (AJS)Belgium Maurice van Geert (Rush/Blackburne)
Italy Mario Revelli (GR/JAP)Italy Tazio Nuvolari (Bianchi)UK Jock Porter (New Gerrard)Italy Mario Vaga (Maffeis/Blackburne)
UK Jimmie Simpson (AJS)UK Frank Longman (AJS)UK Jock Porter (New Gerrard)Belgium René Milhoux (Ready/Blackburne)
Germany Josef Giggenbach (Bayerland/JAP)Germany Josef Stelzer (BMW)UK Graham Walker (Sunbeam)UK Jimmie Simpson (AJS)UK Cecil Ashby (OK-Supreme)Germany Willy Henkelmann (DKW)
UK Wal Handley (Motosacoche)UK Wal Handley (Motosacoche)UK Cecil Ashby (OK-Supreme)Italy Alfredo Panella (Ladetto/Blatto)Switzerland Paul Lehmann (Moser)
UK Tim Hunt (Norton)UK Leo Davenport (AJS)UK Frank Longman (OK-Supreme)Germany Josef Klein (DKW)
Ireland Henry Tyrell-Smith (Rudge)UK Ernie Nott (Rudge)UK Syd Crabtree (Excelsior)Belgium Yvan Goor (DKW)
UK Tim Hunt (Norton)UK Ernie Nott (Rudge)UK Graham Walker (Rudge)UK Eric Fernihough (Excelsior)
Italy Piero Taruffi (Norton)France Louis Jeannin (Jonghi)Italy Riccardo Brusi (Moto Guzzi)Italy Carlo Baschieri (Benelli)
Sweden Gunnar Kalén (Husqvarna)UK Jimmie Simpson (Norton)UK Charlie Dodson (New Imperial)
Belgium Pol Demeuter (FN)UK Jimmie Simpson (Norton)Germany Walfried Winkler (DKW)Belgium Yvan Goor (Benelli)
UK Jimmie Guthrie (Norton)UK Wal Handley (Velocette)Germany Arthur Geiß (DKW)
UK Jimmie Guthrie (Norton)UK Freddie Frith (Norton)Ireland Henry Tyrell-Smith
(Excelsior)
UK Jimmie Guthrie (Norton)UK Jimmie Guthrie (Norton)Italy Omobono Tenni (Moto Guzzi)
Germany Georg Meier (BMW)UK Ted Mellors (Velocette)Germany Ewald Kluge (DKW)
Italy Dorino Serafini (Gilera)Germany Heiner Fleischmann (DKW)Germany Ewald Kluge (DKW)

1947–1948

Year500 cc350 cc250 ccSidecars19471948
Italy Omobono Tenni (Moto Guzzi)UK Fergus Anderson (Velocette)Italy Bruno Francisci (Moto Guzzi)Italy Luigi Cavanna / Paolo Cavanna (Moto Guzzi)
Italy Enrico Lorenzetti (Moto Guzzi)UK Freddie Frith (Velocette)UK Maurice Cann (Moto Guzzi)

1981–1989

Year500 cc250 cc125 cc50 cc19811982Year500 cc250 cc125 cc80 cc1983198419851986198719881989
ITA Leandro Becheroni (Suzuki)GER Herbert Hauf (Yamaha)ITA Pierluigi Aldrovandi (MBA)ITA Giuseppe Ascareggi (Minarelli)
ITA Fabio Biliotti (Suzuki)GER Reinhold Roth (FKN-Yamaha)ITA Stefano Caracchi (MBA)Yugoslavia Zdravko Matulja (Tomos)
SWE Peter Sköld (Suzuki)ESP Carlos Cardús (Kobas/Rotax)GER Willy Hupperich (MBA)GER Hubert Abold (Zündapp)
FIN Eero Hyvärinen (Suzuki)UK Gary Noel (Exactweld)GER Norbert Peschke (MBA)GER Richard Bay (Rupp)
SUI Marco Gentile (Yamaha)ITA Massimo Matteoni (Honda)ITA Pierfrancesco Chili (MBA)GER Günter Schirnhofer (Rupp)
ITA Massimo Messere (Honda)AUT Hans Lindner (Rotax)ITA Claudio Macciotta (MBA)ITA Bruno Casanova (Unimoto)
GER Manfred Fischer (Honda)AND Xavier Cardelús (JJ Cobas/Rotax)GER Adolf Stadler (MBA)ESP Julián Miralles (Derbi)
ITA Alberto Rota (Honda)ITA Fausto Ricci (Yamaha/Aprilia)ITA Emilio Cuppini (Garelli)BUL Bogdan Nikolov (Krauser)
SWE Peter Lindén (Honda)ITA Andrea Borgonovo (Aprilia)ITA Gabriele Debbia (Aprilia)ESP Jaime Mariano (Casal)

1990–2007

Year250cc125cc199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007
NED Leon van der Heijen (Aprilia)ESP Xavier Debón (JJ Cobas/Rotax)
ITA Max Biaggi (Aprilia)GER Oliver Koch (Honda)
ESP Luis Carlos Maurel (Aprilia)ESP Juan Borja (Honda)
ITA Giuseppe Fiorillo (Aprilia)ITA Stefano Perugini (Aprilia)
FRA Régis Laconi (Honda)ITA Ivan Cremonini (Honda)
ITA Luca Boscoscuro (Aprilia)ITA Lucio Cecchinello (Honda)
ARG Sebastián Porto (Aprilia)ESP Jorge Martínez (Aprilia)
ITA Davide Bulega (Aprilia)FRA Arnaud Vincent (Aprilia)
GER Alex Hofmann (Honda)ITA Max Sabbatani (Aprilia)
ITA Ivan Clementi (Aprilia)GER Klaus Nöhles (Honda)
ITA Riccardo Chiarello (Aprilia)ITA Diego Giugovaz (Aprilia)
ESP David García (Honda)ITA Andrea Dovizioso (Aprilia)
ESP Álvaro Molina (Aprilia)ITA Marco Simoncelli (Aprilia)
JPN Taro Sekiguchi (Yamaha)ITA Mattia Angeloni (Honda)
ESP Álvaro Molina (Aprilia)ITA Michele Pirro (Aprilia)
ESP Álvaro Molina (Aprilia)ITA Michele Conti (Honda)
ESP Álvaro Molina (Aprilia)AUT Philipp Eitzinger (Honda)
ESP Álvaro Molina (Aprilia)HUN Alen Győrfi (Honda)

2008–2013

Year125cc2008200920102011Year125cc/Moto320122013
ITA Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia)
GER Marcel Schrötter (Honda)
ESP Maverick Viñales (Aprilia)
ITA Romano Fenati (Aprilia)
ITA Matteo Ferrari (Honda)
CZE Karel Hanika (KTM)

By rider (1924–1939)

Multiple European Championship holders:

RiderTitles
UK Jimmie Simpson5 (1 x 500 cc, 4 x 350 cc)
UK Jimmie Guthrie4 (3 x 500 cc, 1 x 350 cc)
UK Wal Handley3 (1 x 500 cc, 2 x 350 cc)
UK Tim Hunt2 (2 x 500 cc)
IRL Henry Tyrell-Smith2 (1 x 500 cc, 1 x 250 cc)
UK Graham Walker2 (1 x 500 cc, 1 x 250 cc)
UK Ernie Nott2 (2 x 350 cc)
UK Frank Longman2 (1 x 350 cc, 1 x 250 cc)
UK Cecil Ashby2 (2 x 250 cc)
Germany Ewald Kluge2 (2 x 250 cc)
UK Jock Porter2 (2 x 250 cc)
BEL Yvan Goor2 (2 x 175 cc)
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