1971 Individual Long Track World Championship

The 1971 Individual Long Track World Championship was the first edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2] The event was held on 1 September 1971 in Oslo, Norway.[3]

1971 Individual Long Track World Championship

The world title was won by Ivan Mauger of New Zealand.[4][5]

Final Classification

Pos Rider Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Total Pts
1 Ivan Mauger6663627
2 Manfred Poschenrieder6664426
3 Runo Wedin6636223
4 Jan Kater4206315
5 Bent Norgaard3323112
6 Barry Briggs33-4010
7 Don Godden0442E10
8 Hans Siegl4311E9
9 Sven Sigurd4212E9
10 Willihard Thomsson2430E9
11 Josef Unterholzner2141E8
12 Kurt W Petersen322-E7
13 Berndt Hornfeldt240EE6
14 Jan Holm Nielsen114EE6
15 Jon Odegard--6EE6
16 Walter Matl-13EE4
17 Reijo Koski102EE3
18 Hans Zierk---EE0

Key

  • E = Eliminated (no further ride)

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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