# 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.

## Medalists

| 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 | No championship | No championship | 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. | Cancelled due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | Swingfield | Romano Hummel | Chris Harris | Zach Wajtknecht |
| 2023 | Werlte | Romano Hummel | Chris Harris | Andrew Appleton |
| 2024 | Tayac | Chris Harris | Dave Meijerink | Lukas Fienhage |

## Results by rider (up to and including 2024)

| 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

| 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 |