1979 Individual Long Track World Championship

The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2] The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time.[3]

1979 Individual Long Track World Championship

The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.[4][5]

Final Classification

Pos Rider Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Total Pts
1 Alois Wiesböck5455221
2 Anders Michanek4555120
3 Ole Olsen2543519
4 Jiří Štancl4333417
5 Georg Hack2434316
6 Karl Maier4522013
7 Egon Müller5430E12
8 Kristian Praestbro3044E11
9 Michael Lee0342E9
10 Ivan Mauger1151E8
11 Aleš Dryml Sr.52ef1E7
12 Peter Collins3220E7
13 Christop Betzl321EE6
14 Wilhelm Duden132EE6
15 Alf Busk201EE3
16 Zdeněk Kudrna110EE2
17 Francesco Biginato001EE1
18 Walter Grubmuller010EE1
  • E = eliminated (no further ride)
  • ef = engine failure
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References

  1. Oakes, Peter (1981). Daily Mirror 1981 Speedway Yearbook, page 30. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org.
  3. "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB.
  4. "WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes" (PDF). Speedway Plus.com.
  5. Montague, Trevor (2004). A To Z of Sport, page 512. Little Brown. ISBN 0-316-72946-9.
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