European Championship competition resumed after the Second World War in 1947, but it only consisted of a single race, the same as it was in 1924. However, in November 1948 at the London Congress, the FICM took the decision to replace the European Championship with a World Championship. And so, in January 1949, the official rules for the motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship were written, with a six-race calendar published the following month.

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