European Grasstrack Championship
{{Short description|European grasstrack event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = European Grasstrack Championship
| logo = 150px
| image-size =
| caption =
| category = Motorcycle Racing
| country = Various
| region = Europe
| inaugural = 1978
| current_season =
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/european-solo-championship-2/ |title=European Grasstrack Solo Championship |website=Grasstrack GB |access-date=24 September 2024 }}
Medalists
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 92%" |
| align=center
|width=40px {{Speedway color|4}} |Year |width=230px {{Speedway color|4}} |Venue |width=230px {{Speedway color|P1}}|First |width=230px {{Speedway color|P2}}|Second |width=230px {{Speedway color|P3}}|Third |
| align=center| 1978
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hereford |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Chris Baybutt |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Franz Kolbeck |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Don Godden |
| align=center| 1979
|{{flagicon|NED}} Assen |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Gerald Short |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Gunther Brackland |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Tjalle Reitsma |
| align=center| 1980
|{{flagicon|GER}} Bad Waldsee |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Willi Stauch |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Gerald Short |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Sture Lindblom |
| align=center| 1981
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Artigues de Lussac |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Neil Farnish |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Bernie Leigh |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Skjold Larsen |
| align=center| 1982
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Damme |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Doncaster |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Mike Beaumont |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Josef Maucher |
| align=center| 1983
|{{flagicon|GER}} Nandlstadt |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Christian Brandt |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Eric Schafferer |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Gerald Short |
| align=center| 1984
|{{flagicon|NED}} Eenrum |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Martin Hagon |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Vaclav Verner |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Kent Noer |
| align=center| 1985
|{{flagicon|FRA}} La Reole |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Clayton Williams |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Harm Horstede |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Tommy Brock |
| align=center| 1986
|{{flagicon|NED}} Eenrum |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Simon Cross |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Schofield |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Joachim Reitzel |
| align=center| 1987
|{{flagicon|GER}} Nandlstadt |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Roman Matoušek |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Joachim Reitzel |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Bob Dolman |
| align=center| 1988
|{{flagicon|NED}} Joure |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Frank Kehlenbeck |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Will James |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Kent Noer |
| align=center| 1989
|{{flagicon|FRA}} La Reole |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Robert Barth |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Kent Noer |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} John Bostin |
| align=center| 1990
|{{flagicon|NED}} Uithuizen |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Robert Barth |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Kent Noer |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Henk Snijder |
| align=center| 1991
|{{flagicon|GER}} Werlte |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|RUS}} Rif Saitgareev |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Thomas Diehr |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Trever Banks |
| align=center| 1992
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Alken |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Anne van der Helm |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Vaclav Milik |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Paulus Ellens |
| align=center| 1993
|{{flagicon|NED}} Eenrum |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Richard Musson |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Paulus Ellens |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Armando Dal Chiele |
| align=center| 1994
|{{flagicon|GER}} Cloppenburg |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Robert Barth |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Anne van der Helm |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Schofield |
| align=center| 1995
|{{flagicon|NED}} Joure |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Kelvin Tatum |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Bernd Diener |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Anne van der Helm |
| align=center| 1996
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Steve Johnston |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Schofield |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind |
| align=center| 1997
|align=center colspan=4| No championship |
| align=center| 1998
|{{flagicon|GER}} Schwarme |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Kurguskin |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Mora |
| align=center| 1999
|{{flagicon|GER}} Werlte |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Bernd Diener |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|UKR}} Vladimir Trofimov |
| align=center| 2000
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Uppie Bos |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Enrico Janoschka |
| align=center| 2001
|{{flagicon|NED}} Noordwolde |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Maik Groen |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Uppie Bos |
| align=center| 2002
|{{flagicon|GER}} Berghaupten |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Sirg Schutzbach |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Uppie Bos |
| align=center| 2003
|{{flagicon|FRA}} La Reole |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Gerd Riss |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Herbert Rudolph |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Matthias Kroger |
| align=center| 2004
|{{flagicon|NED}} Eenrum |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Theo Pijper |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Gerd Riss |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Bernd Diener |
| align=center| 2005
|{{flagicon|GER}} Schwarme |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Paul Hurry |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Dirk Fabriek |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |
| align=center| 2006
|{{flagicon|FRA}} La Reole |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Stephan Katt |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Theo Pijper |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Dirk Fabriek |
| align=center| 2007
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Folkestone |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Theo Pijper |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Stephan Katt |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |
| align=center| 2008
|{{flagicon|NED}} Siddeburen |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Tresarrieu |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Richard Speiser |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|FIN}} Rene Lehtinen |
| align=center| 2009
|{{flagicon|GER}} Berghaupten |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Stephan Katt |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Tresarrieu |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Glen Phillips |
| align=center| 2010
|{{flagicon|FRA}} La Reole |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Theo Pijper |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Martin Smolinski |
| align=center| 2011
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wainfleet |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Martin Smolinski |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jannick de Jong |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |
| align=center| 2012
|{{flagicon|NED}} Eenrum |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Stephan Katt |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Dirk Fabriek |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jannick de Jong |
| align=center| 2013
|{{flagicon|GER}} Bielefeld |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jannick de Jong |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Dirk Fabriek |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Richard Speiser |
| align=center| 2014
|{{flagicon|FRA}} St. Macaire |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jannick de Jong |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} David Howe |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Enrico Janoschka |
| align=center| 2015
|{{flagicon|NED}} Staphorst |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jannick de Jong |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} James Shanes |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Stephan Katt |
| align=center| 2016
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Folkestone |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} James Shanes |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Tresarrieu |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |
| align=center| 2017
|{{flagicon|GER}} Hertingen |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} James Shanes |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Edward Kennett |
| align=center| 2018
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Tayac |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri Berge |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Josef Franc |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Zach Wajtknecht |
| align=center| 2019
|{{flagicon|GER}} Bad Hersfeld |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Zach Wajtknecht |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Paul Hurry |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Hansen |
| align=center| 2020
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Tayac |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Tresarrieu |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Romano Hummel |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Dave Meijerink |
| align=center| 2021
|align=center colspan=4| Cancelled due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.[https://www.acu.org.uk/news/2021/07/2021-fime-solo-final-15th-august-cancelled/ 2021 FIME solo final cancelled] |
| align=center| 2022
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Swingfield{{cite web |url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/sport_artikel,-romano-hummel-dominiert-das-zweibr%C3%BCcker-grasbahnrennen-_arid,5378775.html |title=Romano Hummel heißt der große Sieger beim 58. Zweibrücker ADAC Grasbahnrennen |url-access=subscription |website=Die Rheinpfalz|date=10 July 2022 |access-date=24 September 2024 }} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Romano Hummel |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Chris Harris |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Zach Wajtknecht |
| align=center| 2023
|{{flagicon|GER}} Werlte |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Romano Hummel |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Chris Harris |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Appleton |
| align=center| 2024
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Tayac{{cite web |url=https://dvhn.nl/sport/Romano-Hummel-raakt-Europese-titel-kwijt-29124410.html |title=Romano Hummel moet in Roden rijden om ook volgend jaar aan het WK langbaan te kunnen meedoen. |website=Dagblad Noorden |date=7 July 2024 |url-access=subscription|access-date=24 September 2024 }} |{{Speedway color|p1}}| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Chris Harris |{{Speedway color|p2}}| {{Flagicon|NED}} Dave Meijerink |{{Speedway color|p3}}| {{Flagicon|GER}} Lukas Fienhage |
Results by rider (up to and including 2024)
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:left"
!Rider!!First | Second | Third | Podium | Best Finish | |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Stephan Katt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2006, 2009, 2012 |
| {{Flagicon|NED}} Jannick de Jong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Robert Barth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1994 |
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Schneiderwind | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1998, 2000 |
| {{Flagicon|NED}} Theo Pijper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2004, 2007 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} James Shanes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| {{Flagicon|NED}} Romano Hummel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2022, 2023 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Chris Harris | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2024 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Appleton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2010 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Gerald Short | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1979 |
| {{Flagicon|NED}} Anne van der Helm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1992 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Bernd Diener | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1999 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Gerd Riss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2003 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hurry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2005 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Martin Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2011 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Zach Wajtknecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2019 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Chris Baybutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1978 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Willie Stauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1980 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Neil Farnish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1981 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Jeremy Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1982 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Christian Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1983 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Martin Hagon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1984 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Clayton Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1985 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Simon Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1986 |
| {{Flagicon|CZE}} Roman Matousek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1987 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Frank Kehlenbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1988 |
| {{Flagicon|RUS}} Rif Saigareev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1991 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Richard Musson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1993 |
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Kelvin Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 |
| {{Flagicon|RUS}} Steve Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1996 |
| {{Flagicon|NED}} Maik Groen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2001 |
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Sirg Schutzbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 |
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Tresarrieu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri Berge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Tresarrieu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2020 |
Results by country
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:left"
!Team!!First | Second | Third | Podium | |
| {{Flagcountry|ENG}} | 15 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| {{Flagcountry|GER}} | 13 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| {{Flagcountry|NED}} | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| {{Flagcountry|CZE}} | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| {{Flagcountry|FRA}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| {{Flagcountry|RUS}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| {{Flagcountry|AUS}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| {{Flagcountry|DEN}} | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| {{Flagcountry|ITA}} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| {{Flagcountry|SWE}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| {{Flagcountry|UKR}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| {{Flagcountry|FIN}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |