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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl Maier | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2 | Egon Müller | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
3 | Josef Aigner | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
3 | Christoph Betzl | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
5 | Georg Hack | f | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
6 | Wilhelm Duden | 4 | 2 | ef | 5 | E | 11 |
7 | Ivan Mauger | 5 | ef | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
8 | Zdeněk Kudrna | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
9 | Ole Olsen | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 8 |
10 | Michael Lee | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 |
11 | Peter Collins | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | E | 7 |
12 | Jiří Štancl | 3 | ef | 3 | E | E | 6 |
13 | Chris Morton | 0 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 5 |
14 | Milan Špinka | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 |
15 | Fritz Koning | 1 | 2 | ef | E | E | 3 |
16 | Anders Michanek | 2 | ef | ef | E | E | 2 |
17 | Bruce Penhall | ef | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 |
18 | 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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl Maier | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2 | Egon Müller | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
3 | Josef Aigner | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
3 | Christoph Betzl | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
5 | Georg Hack | f | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
6 | Wilhelm Duden | 4 | 2 | ef | 5 | E | 11 |
7 | Ivan Mauger | 5 | ef | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
8 | Zdeněk Kudrna | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 9 |
9 | Ole Olsen | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 8 |
10 | Michael Lee | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 |
11 | Peter Collins | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | E | 7 |
12 | Jiří Štancl | 3 | ef | 3 | E | E | 6 |
13 | Chris Morton | 0 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 5 |
14 | Milan Špinka | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 |
15 | Fritz Koning | 1 | 2 | ef | E | E | 3 |
16 | Anders Michanek | 2 | ef | ef | E | E | 2 |
17 | Bruce Penhall | ef | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 |
18 | 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]