BriSCA F1 European Championship

The European Championship is contested over a summer's racing weekend at it's now traditional home - Northampton International Raceway. Qualifying races take place on the Saturday evening whilst the Championship race is run on the Sunday afternoon prior to the start of a regular meeting.

The European grid is made up of the top 20 available drivers from the National Points charts, plus Dutch pre-qualifiers, with additional drivers taken from Saturday nights racing to give a total grid of 32 cars.

The Championship grid is formed in graded order, closed grid format, hence the top drivers start towards the rear of the grid. Since 2005 the European Champion has been awarded the right to wear a red and yellow checked roof.

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 Brian 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
2012	Northampton	84 Tom Harris	4 Dan Johnson	55 Craig Finnikin
2013	Northampton	197 Ryan Harrison	4 Dan Johnson	259 Paul Hines
2014	Northampton	515 Frankie Wainman Jnr	212 Danny Wainman	16 Mat Newson
2015	Northampton	84 Tom Harris	515 Frankie Wainman Jnr	217 Lee Fairhurst
2016	Northampton	4 Dan Johnson	445 Nigel Green	217 Lee Fairhurst
2017	Northampton	445 Nigel Green	197 Ryan Harrison	48 Shaun Webster
2018	Northampton	84 Tom Harris	390 Stuart Smith Jnr	220 Will Hunter
2019	Northampton	55 Craig Finnikin	259 Paul Hines	84 Tom Harris

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.