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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Mariánské Lázně | |||||||||
| Location |  Czechoslovakia | |||||||||
| Start date | September 9, 1979 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.[4][5]
Final Classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alois Wiesböck |
5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 |  Anders Michanek |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 |  Ole Olsen |
2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Jiří Štancl |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Georg Hack |
2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Karl Maier |
4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Egon Müller |
5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 12 |
| 8 | Kristian Præstbro |
3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | E | 11 |
| 9 |  Michael Lee |
0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | E | 9 |
| 10 |  Ivan Mauger |
1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | E | 8 |
| 11 | Aleš Dryml Sr. |
5 | 2 | ef | 1 | E | 7 |
| 12 | Peter Collins |
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | E | 7 |
| 13 | Christoph Betzl |
3 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 6 |
| 14 | Wilhelm Duden |
1 | 3 | 2 | E | E | 6 |
| 15 | Alf Busk |
2 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 3 |
| 16 | Zdeněk Kudrna |
1 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 2 |
| 17 |  Francesco Biginato |
0 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 1 |
| 18 | Walter Grubmuller |
0 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 1 |
- E = eliminated (no further ride)
- ef = engine failure
References edit
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). Daily Mirror 1981 Speedway Yearbook, page 30. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org.
- ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB.
- ^ "WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes" (PDF). Speedway Plus.com.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A To Z of Sport, page 512. Little Brown. ISBN 0-316-72946-9.