BriSCA F1 European Championship
The European Championship is contested over a summer's racing weekend at Northampton. Qualifying races run on the Saturday evening meeting and the championship race is run on the Sunday afternoon before the start of a regular meeting of heats, finals and grand national. The weekend often attracts a strong showing of Dutch fans and drivers, though the title has not yet been taken overseas.
Since 2005 the European Champion has been awarded the right to wear a red and yellow checked roof.
Roll Of Honour
| Year | Track | Champion | Second | Third |
| 1978 | Long Eaton & Rochdale | 391 Stu Smith | 199 Mike Close | |
| 1979 | Harringay | 175 Glyn Pursey | ||
| 1980 | Not staged | |||
| 1981 | Northampton | 190 Len Wolfenden | 154 B Powles | 212 Frankie Wainman |
| 1982 | Northampton | 199 Mike Close | 190 Len Wolfenden | 36 Rod Falding |
| 1983 | Northampton | 199 Mike Close | 304 Dave Mellor | 55 Bert Finnikin |
| 1984 | Northampton | 495 John Cayzer | 100 Harry Smith | 304 Dave Mellor |
| 1985 | Northampton | 203 Danny Clarke | 304 Dave Mellor | 199 Mike Close |
| 1986 | Skegness | 55 Bert Finnikin | 471 Bobby Burns | 260 Dave Berresford |
| 1987 | Aycliffe | 367 Ian Smith | 286 John Toulson | 354 Richard Ainsworth |
| 1988 | Northampton | 212 Frankie Wainman | 53 John Lund | 22 Paul Harrison |
| 1989 | Hednesford | 53 John Lund | 33 Peter Falding | 422 Nigel Whorton |
| 1990 | Skegness | 417 Mike James | 22 Paul Harrison | 471 Bobby Burns |
| 1991 | Northampton | 33 Peter Falding | 53 John Lund | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr |
| 1992 | Hednesford | 53 John Lund | H217 Ron Kroonder | 2 Paul Harrison |
| 1993 | Skegness | 33 Peter Falding | 422 Nigel Whorton | 501 Chris Ellwell |
| 1994 | Northampton | 33 Peter Falding | H217 Ron Kroonder | 53 John Lund |
| 1995 | Northampton | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr | 391 Andy Smith | 33 Peter Falding |
| 1996 | Northampton | 250 Keith Chambers | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr | 180 Ray Witts |
| 1997 | Northampton | 250 Keith Chambers | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr | 41 Gaz Bott |
| 1998 | Northampton | 2 Paul Harrison | 391 Andy Smith | 38 Jason Holden |
| 1999 | Northampton | 97 Murray Harrison | 391 Andy Smith | 33 Peter Falding |
| 2000 | Northampton | 318 Rob Speak | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr | 2 Paul Harrison |
| 2001 | Northampton | 318 Rob Speak | 247 Gary Castell | 2 Paul Harrison |
| 2002 | Northampton | 53 John Lund | 2 Paul Harrison | 21 Mark Gilbank |
| 2003 | Northampton | 2 Paul Harrison | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr | 247 Gary Castell |
| 2004 | Northampton | 51 Nick Smith | 2 Paul Harrison | H007 Dave Schaap |
| 2005 | Northampton | 259 Paul Hines | 305 Carlos Perez | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr |
| 2006 | Northampton | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr | H221 Marco Jenigga | 2 Paul Harrison |
| 2007 | Northampton | 322 James Neachell | 197 Ryan Harrison | 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr |
| 2008 | Northampton | 4 Daniel Johnson | 259 Paul Hines | 21 Mark Gilbank |
| 2009 | Northampton | 217 Lee Fairhurst | 390 Stuart Smith Jnr | 21 Mark Gilbank |
| 2010 | Northampton | 464 Luke Davidson | 391 Andrew Smith | 37 Chris Cowley |
| 2011 | Northampton | 150 Mick Sworder | H148 Danny Smidt | 22 Will Yarrow |
Information courtesy of Geoffrey Phipps, Derek Herbets, Michael, Carl Hesketh, V8_132, Chris53, Jimmy259, Brat, Peter88 and Steve Cooke.
Notes
1978 - Run over two meetings, Long Eaton on the Saturday and Rochdale on the Sunday. Stu Smith drew level on points with Mike Close and the two had a 5-lap run off to decide the winner.
1980 - We think that there was no European Championship this year
1996 - This was the start of the Northampton European Speedweekends
2005 - Red/yellow checked roof awarded to European Champion for the first time