1978 Individual Long Track World Championship
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The 1978 Individual Long Track World Championship was the eighth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2] The event was held on 10 September 1978 in Mühldorf, West Germany.[3]
The world title was won by Egon Müller of West Germany for third time after he defeated Alois Wiesböck in a run off for the gold medal. Ivan Mauger was unbeaten in his first four rides but then suffered engine problems and Peter Collins would have won the title but in his last race his chain broke and he had to push his bike over the line for one point.[4][5]
Final Classification
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egon Müller |
4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Alois Wiesböck |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 |  Peter Collins |
5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | New Zealand Ivan Mauger | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Denmark Ole Olsen | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Georg Hack |
4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Karl Maier |
5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ef | 17 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia Jiri Jirout | 0 | 2 | 3 | ef | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia Jiří Štancl | 3 | ef | 4 | 3 | ns | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia Aleš Dryml Sr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | United States Scott Autrey | 2 | 2 | x | 5 | 0 | ef | 9 |
| 12 | Denmark Kristian Præstbro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia Jan Verner | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Don Godden |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Kudrna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Wilhelm Duden |
0 | 2 | 3 | ef | ef | ns | 5 |
| 17 | Austria Otto Lantenhammer | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
- ef = engine failure
- ns = Non starter
- x = excluded
Run Off
[edit | edit source]- Gold medal - Müller beat Wiesböck
- Bronze medal - Collins beat Mauger
References
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