1971 Individual Long Track World Championship
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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]
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 Mauger | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Manfred Poschenrieder | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Runo Wedin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Jan Kater | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Barry Briggs | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Don Godden | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | E | 10 |
| 8 | Hans Siegl | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | E | 9 |
| 9 | Sven Sigurd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | E | 9 |
| 10 | Willihard Thomsson | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 9 |
| 11 | Josef Unterholzner | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | E | 8 |
| 12 | Kurt W. Petersen | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | E | 7 |
| 13 | Berndt Hornfeldt | 2 | 4 | 0 | E | E | 6 |
| 14 | Jan Holm Nielsen | 1 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 6 |
| 15 | Jon Ødegaard | - | - | 6 | E | E | 6 |
| 16 | Walter Matl | - | 1 | 3 | E | E | 4 |
| 17 | Reijo Koski | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | E | 3 |
| 18 | Hans Zierk | - | - | - | E | E | 0 |
Key
- E = Eliminated (no further ride)
References
- ^ 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.