The 1988 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 18th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] The event was held on 18 September 1988 at Scheeßel in Germany, which was West Germany at the time.[2]
| 1988 Individual Long Track World Championship | |
|---|---|
The Championship format was altered with 16 rider fields and 8 riders in each heat. The top 8 scorers qualified for the semi-final heats with (points carried forward).[3]
The world title was won by Karl Maier of West Germany for the fourth time.[4]
Final Classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Karl Maier |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 2 | Klaus Lausch |
7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ef | 32 |
| 3 |  Chris Morton |
2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| 4 |  Hans Nielsen |
4 | 6 | 6 | ef | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Gerd Riss |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Heinrich Diener |
6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 |  Roland Dannö |
6 | 5 | ef | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Simon Wigg |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Egon Müller |
3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ef | E | 15 |
| 10 | Jens Henry Nielsen |
5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | E | 15 |
| 11 |  Sam Ermolenko |
4 | x | ef | 4 | 5 | E | 13 |
| 12 |  Kai Niemi |
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | E | 9 |
| 13 |  Petr Vandirek |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 9 |
| 14 | Steve Schofield |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | 6 |
| 15 | Antonín Kasper Jr. |
1 | 3 | f | - | - | E | 4 |
| 16 | Simon Cross |
1 | 2 | ef | ef | - | E | 3 |
| 17 |  Steve Baker |
- | - | - | 1 | 1 | E | 2 |
| 18 | Ari Koponen |
- | - | 2 | - | 0 | E | 2 |
- E = eliminated (no further ride)
- f = fell
- ef = engine failure
- x = excluded
References edit
- ^ "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.