Karl Maier (speedway rider)

Karl Maier
	Karl Maier in 1992
Born	24 August 1957; Munich, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Individual honours
1980, 1982, 1987, 1988	Long Track World Champion
1992, 1993	Germany Longtrack Championship
1979, 1980, 1983,; 1987, 1989, 1990	West German Longtrack Championship

Karl Maier (born 24 August 1957) is a former speedway rider who competed in speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack Racing. He reached seventeen World Longtrack world championship Finals and took the top honors four times.

World Longtrack Championship

Finals

1978 Mühldorf (7th) 17pts
1979 Marianske Lazne (6th) 13pts
1980 Scheeßel (Champion) 23pts
1981 Radgona (13th) 5pts
1982 Esbjerg (Champion) 24pts
1983 Marianske Lazne (Third) 18pts
1984 Herxheim (Third) 17pts
1986 Herxheim (6th) 11pts
1987 Mühldorf (Champion) 22pts
1988 Scheeßel (Champion) 42pts
1989 Marianske Lazne (Third) 33pts
1990 Herxheim (Second) 30pts
1991 Marianske Lazne (7th) 10pts
1992 Pfarrkirchen (Third) 20pts
1993 Mühldorf (Second) 20pts
1995 Scheeßel (6th) 14pts
1996 Herxheim (6th) 11pts

Semi-finalist

1985 Vilshofen (9th) 10pts
1994 Scheeßel (4th) 20pts

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

1983 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 6th - 9+3pts
1984 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 9th - 7pts
1985 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 16th - 1pt
1986 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 13th - 3pts

World Pairs Championship

1983 - Gothenburg, Ullevi (with Egon Müller) - 6th - 12pts (6)
1986 - Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Klaus Lausch) - 6th - 27pts (22)
1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Gerd Riss) - 4th - 36pts (22)

World Team Cup

1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Egon Müller / Georg Hack / Georg Gilgenreiner / Alois Wiesböck) - 3rd - 28pts (8)
1982 - London, White City Stadium (with Georg Hack / Egon Müller / Alois Wiesböck / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 18pts (7)

References

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↑ "Karl Maier". Grasstrack GB. 1957-08-24. Retrieved 2017-06-17.

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[1] "Karl Maier". Grasstrack GB. 1957-08-24. Retrieved 2017-06-17.

Current club information
Karl Maier in 1992
Born	(1957-08-24) 24 August 1957 Munich, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Career status	Retired
Individual honours
1980, 1982, 1987, 1988	Long Track World Champion
1992, 1993	Germany Longtrack Championship
1979, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990	West German Longtrack Championship