The FIM Long Track of Nations, formerly known as the Long Track Team World Championship, is an annual track racing event since 2007 organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM).[1] The championship has been won by Germany nine times.[2][3]

FIM Longtrack of Nations
SportLongtrack
Founded2007
No. of teams7 National Teams
ContinentWorld
Most recent
champion(s)
 Netherlands
Most titles Germany (9 times)

The 2020 Championships in Morizès, France and the 2021 Championships in Roden, Netherlands were both cancelled, due to the issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Previous winners edit

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2007   Morizès   Germany   Great Britain   France
2008   Werlte   Germany   Netherlands   Great Britain
2009   Eenrum   Germany   Netherlands   France
2010   Morizès   Germany   France   Netherlands
2011   Scheeßel   Germany   Netherlands   Great Britain
2012   St. Macaire   Germany   Great Britain   France
2013   Folkestone   Netherlands   France   Great Britain
2014   Forssa   Germany   Netherlands   France
2015   Mühldorf   Great Britain   Germany   Finland
2016   Mariánské Lázně   Netherlands   Germany   Czech Republic
2017   Roden   Germany   France   Netherlands
2018   Morizes   France   Great Britain   Germany
2019   Vechta   France   Germany   Czech Republic
2020   Morizès cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Roden cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022   Herxheim   Germany   Czech Republic   France
2023   Roden   Netherlands   Germany   Great Britain

Classification edit

Rider First Second Third Podium
  Germany 9 4 1 14
  Netherlands 3 4 2 9
  France 2 3 5 10
  Great Britain 1 3 4 8
  Czech Republic 0 1 2 3
  Finland 0 0 1 1

Rules edit

Team composition edit

The 6 competing teams shall each consist of 4 riders: 3 riders having programmed rides and the fourth rider being a team reserve rider, as follows:

  • Team A: 1, 2, 3, 19
  • Team B: 4, 5, 6, 20
  • Team C: 7, 8, 9, 21
  • Team D: 10, 11, 12, 22
  • Team E: 13, 14, 15, 23
  • Team F: 16, 17, 18, 24

The team reserve rider may take the place of any programmed rider, at any time, within the maximum number of permitted heats (5 + 1 Final heat). The riders of each team must have the same nationality as the national federation which has nominated them.

Race format edit

Race format
Gate A
(inside)
B
 
C
 
D
 
E
 
F
(outside)
Heat No Riders starting No
1 1 4 2 5 3 6
2 7 10 8 11 9 12
3 13 16 14 17 15 18
4 16 1 17 2 18 3
5 10 13 11 14 12 15
6 4 7 5 8 6 9
7 8 14 9 15 7 13
8 5 17 6 18 4 16
9 2 11 3 12 1 10
10 11 5 12 6 10 4
11 14 2 15 3 13 1
12 17 8 18 9 16 7
13 12 18 10 16 11 17
14 9 3 7 1 8 2
15 6 15 4 13 5 14

Two teams meet in each heat. Heats will consist of 4 laps. The starting positions draw for each team will be balloted by the CCP.

Heats 1 to 15 are called Qualifying Heats and must be conducted according to the following schedule of heats (like in the table).

After heat 15 there will be an intermediate classification to decide the teams in the Final heats (C, B and A). The points scored in the first 15 heats do not count towards the final classification. There will be three Final heats:

  • an A Final for the first and second placed points scoring teams,
  • a B Final for the third and fourth placed points scoring teams and
  • a C Final for the fifth and sixth placed teams in the intermediate classification.

Points scored in the Final heats by each single rider of a Team will be added to determine the first and second Team of that Final. Start positions for the teams will be balloted for the Finals with two possibilities for position:

  • one, three, five or
  • two, four, six.

Prize edit

Placing Final
1st 7,500 CHF
2nd 6,500 CHF
3rd 5,500 CHF
4th 5,000 CHF
5th 4,500 CHF
6th 4,000 CHF
Total 33,000 CHF

Travel expenses, as well as long distance and ferry costs are included in the scale of expense reimbursement for each Championship meeting. All amounts indicated in the scale of reimbursement are shown in Swiss franc and are net amounts. All amounts can only be paid to the teams in Euro, Swiss franc, United States dollar or Pound sterling.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Home | FIM".
  4. ^ "2020 FIM LONG TRACK OF NATIONS CANCELLED!". Eis Speedway. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "FIM LONG TRACK OF NATIONS 2021 CANCELLED". FIM. Retrieved 2 August 2021.