1959 Individual Long Track European Championship

1959 Long Track European Championship
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The 1959 Individual Long Track European Championship was the third edition of the Long Track European Championship.[1] The final was held on 20 August 1959 in Helsinki, Finland.[2]

The title was won by Josef Hofmeister of West Germany for the second time.[3]

Venues

  • 1st semi-final - Stockholm, 7 May 1959
  • 2nd semi-final - Scheeßel, 7 June 1959
  • Semi Final - Dingolfing on 28 June 1959
  • Final - Helsinki, 20 August 1959

Final Classification

Pos Rider Pts
1 West Germany Josef Hofmeister 19
2 Finland Antti Pajari 18
3 Sweden Olle Nygren 18
4 Finland Kauko Jousanen 24
5 West Germany Josef Seidl 24
6 Sweden Rune Sörmander 19
7 Norway Erling Simonsen 14
8 West Germany Fred Aberl 6
9 Finland Aulis Tuominen 14
10 Finland Leo Frantila 12
11 Finland Olavi Turunen 10
12 Finland Kaveli Lahtinen 9
13 Finland Heikki Sorri 8
14 Sweden Valter Persson 7
15 Austria Josef Chalupa 3
16 West Germany Manfred Poschenreider 3
17 Finland Esko Koponen 7
18 West Germany Walter Gernert 3

References

  1. ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.


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