1980 Individual Long Track World Championship
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The 1980 Individual Long Track World Championship was the tenth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] The event was held on 14 September 1980 at Scheeßel in West Germany.[2][3][4]
The World title was won by Karl Maier of West Germany.[5] The Championship consisted of four qualifying rounds at Harsewinkel, Korskro, Hamburg-Farmsen, Pfarrkirchen won by Bruce Penhall, Ivan Mauger, Egon Müller and Georg Hack respectively and two semi finals in Jübek and Gornja Radgona won by Ole Olsen and Josef Aigner.[2]
Final Classification
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Karl Maier | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | West Germany Egon Müller | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | West Germany Josef Aigner | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | West Germany Christoph Betzl | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | West Germany Georg Hack | f | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | West Germany Wilhelm Duden | 4 | 2 | ef | 5 | E | 11 |
| 7 | New Zealand Ivan Mauger | 5 | ef | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Kudrna | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
| 9 | Denmark Ole Olsen | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 8 |
| 10 | England Michael Lee | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 |
| 11 | England Peter Collins | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | E | 7 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia Jiří Štancl | 3 | ef | 3 | E | E | 6 |
| 13 | England Chris Morton | 0 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 5 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia Milan Špinka | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 |
| 15 | Netherlands Fritz Koning | 1 | 2 | ef | E | E | 3 |
| 16 | Sweden Anders Michanek | 2 | ef | ef | E | E | 2 |
| 17 | United States Bruce Penhall | ef | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 |
| 18 | West Germany Alois Wiesböck | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 (disq)+ |
+ Alois Wiesböck finished third but was disqualified because his engine was found to be over the prescribed limit. Bronze medals were awarded to both Betzl and Aigner.[2]
References
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