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]
Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Pts |
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1 |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2 |
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5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
3 |
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3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
3 |
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4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
5 |
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f | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
6 |
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4 | 2 | ef | 5 | E | 11 |
7 |
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5 | ef | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
8 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
9 |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 8 |
10 |
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2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 |
11 |
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3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | E | 7 |
12 |
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3 | ef | 3 | E | E | 6 |
13 |
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0 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 5 |
14 |
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2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 |
15 |
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1 | 2 | ef | E | E | 3 |
16 |
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2 | ef | ef | E | E | 2 |
17 |
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ef | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 |
18 |
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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]
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]
Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Pts |
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1 |
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5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2 |
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5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
3 |
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3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
3 |
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4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
5 |
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f | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
6 |
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4 | 2 | ef | 5 | E | 11 |
7 |
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5 | ef | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
8 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
9 |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 8 |
10 |
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2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 |
11 |
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3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | E | 7 |
12 |
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3 | ef | 3 | E | E | 6 |
13 |
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0 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 5 |
14 |
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2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 |
15 |
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1 | 2 | ef | E | E | 3 |
16 |
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2 | ef | ef | E | E | 2 |
17 |
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ef | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 |
18 |
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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]