List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing European champions explained

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

Year 1000 cc 750 cc 500 cc 350 cc 250 cc 175 cc 125 cc
1924 Guido Mentasti (Moto Guzzi) Jimmie Simpson (AJS) Maurice van Geert (Rush/Blackburne)
1925 Mario Revelli (GR/JAP) Tazio Nuvolari (Bianchi) Jock Porter (New Gerrard) Mario Vaga (Maffeis/Blackburne)
1926 Jimmie Simpson (AJS) Frank Longman (AJS) Jock Porter (New Gerrard) René Milhoux (Ready/Blackburne)
1927 Josef Giggenbach (Bayerland/JAP) Josef Stelzer (BMW) Graham Walker (Sunbeam) Jimmie Simpson (AJS) Cecil Ashby (OK-Supreme) Willy Henkelmann (DKW)
1928 Wal Handley (Motosacoche) Wal Handley (Motosacoche) Cecil Ashby (OK-Supreme) Alfredo Panella (Ladetto/Blatto) Paul Lehmann (Moser)
1929 Tim Hunt (Norton) Leo Davenport (AJS) Frank Longman (OK-Supreme) Josef Klein (DKW)
1930 Henry Tyrell-Smith (Rudge) Ernie Nott (Rudge) Syd Crabtree (Excelsior) Yvan Goor (DKW)
1931 Tim Hunt (Norton) Ernie Nott (Rudge) Graham Walker (Rudge) Eric Fernihough (Excelsior)
1932 Piero Taruffi (Norton) Louis Jeannin (Jonghi) Riccardo Brusi (Moto Guzzi) Carlo Baschieri (Benelli)
1933 Gunnar Kalén (Husqvarna) Jimmie Simpson (Norton) Charlie Dodson (New Imperial)
1934 Pol Demeuter (FN) Jimmie Simpson (Norton) Walfried Winkler (DKW) Yvan Goor (Benelli)
1935 Jimmie Guthrie (Norton) Wal Handley (Velocette) Arthur Geiß (DKW)
1936 Jimmie Guthrie (Norton) Freddie Frith (Norton) Henry Tyrell-Smith
(Excelsior)
1937 Jimmie Guthrie (Norton) Jimmie Guthrie (Norton) Omobono Tenni (Moto Guzzi)
1938 Georg Meier (BMW) Ted Mellors (Velocette) Ewald Kluge (DKW)
1939 Dorino Serafini (Gilera) Heiner Fleischmann (DKW) Ewald Kluge (DKW)

1947–1948

Year 500 cc 350 cc 250 cc Sidecars
1947 Omobono Tenni (Moto Guzzi) Fergus Anderson (Velocette) Bruno Francisci (Moto Guzzi) Luigi Cavanna / Paolo Cavanna (Moto Guzzi)
1948 Enrico Lorenzetti (Moto Guzzi) Freddie Frith (Velocette) Maurice Cann (Moto Guzzi)

1981–1989

Year500 cc250 cc125 cc50 cc
1981 Leandro Becheroni (Suzuki) Herbert Hauf (Yamaha) Pierluigi Aldrovandi (MBA) Giuseppe Ascareggi (Minarelli)
1982 Fabio Biliotti (Suzuki) Reinhold Roth (FKN-Yamaha) Stefano Caracchi (MBA) Zdravko Matulja (Tomos)
Year 500 cc 250 cc 125 cc 80 cc
1983 Peter Sköld (Suzuki) Carlos Cardús (Kobas/Rotax) Willy Hupperich (MBA) Hubert Abold (Zündapp)
1984 Eero Hyvärinen (Suzuki) Gary Noel (Exactweld) Norbert Peschke (MBA) Richard Bay (Rupp)
1985 Marco Gentile (Yamaha) Massimo Matteoni (Honda) Pierfrancesco Chili (MBA) Günter Schirnhofer (Rupp)
1986 Massimo Messere (Honda) Hans Lindner (Rotax) Claudio Macciotta (MBA) Bruno Casanova (Unimoto)
1987 Manfred Fischer (Honda) Xavier Cardelús (JJ Cobas/Rotax) Adolf Stadler (MBA) Julián Miralles (Derbi)
1988 Alberto Rota (Honda) Fausto Ricci (Yamaha/Aprilia) Emilio Cuppini (Garelli) Bogdan Nikolov (Krauser)
1989 Peter Lindén (Honda) Andrea Borgonovo (Aprilia) Gabriele Debbia (Aprilia) Jaime Mariano (Casal)

1990–2007

Year250cc 125cc
1990 Leon van der Heijen (Aprilia) Xavier Debón (JJ Cobas/Rotax)
1991 Max Biaggi (Aprilia) Oliver Koch (Honda)
1992 Luis Carlos Maurel (Aprilia) Juan Borja (Honda)
1993 Giuseppe Fiorillo (Aprilia) Stefano Perugini (Aprilia)
1994 Régis Laconi (Honda) Ivan Cremonini (Honda)
1995 Luca Boscoscuro (Aprilia) Lucio Cecchinello (Honda)
1996 Sebastián Porto (Aprilia) Jorge Martínez (Aprilia)
1997 Davide Bulega (Aprilia) Arnaud Vincent (Aprilia)
1998 Alex Hofmann (Honda) Max Sabbatani (Aprilia)
1999 Ivan Clementi (Aprilia) Klaus Nöhles (Honda)
2000 Riccardo Chiarello (Aprilia) Diego Giugovaz (Aprilia)
2001 David García (Honda) Andrea Dovizioso (Aprilia)
2002 Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) Marco Simoncelli (Aprilia)
2003 Taro Sekiguchi (Yamaha) Mattia Angeloni (Honda)
2004 Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) Michele Pirro (Aprilia)
2005 Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) Michele Conti (Honda)
2006 Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) Philipp Eitzinger (Honda)
2007 Álvaro Molina (Aprilia) Alen Győrfi (Honda)

2008–2013

Year125cc
2008 Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia)
2009 Marcel Schrötter (Honda)
2010 Maverick Viñales (Aprilia)
2011 Romano Fenati (Aprilia)
Year125cc/Moto3
2012 Matteo Ferrari (Honda)
2013 Karel Hanika (KTM)

By rider (1924–1939)

Multiple European Championship holders:

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