1996 Individual Long Track World Championship

The 1996 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 26th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] The event was held on 8 September 1996 in Herxheim in Germany.[2]

1996 Individual Long Track World Championship

The world title was won by Gerd Riss of Germany for the second time.[3] It was the last individual championship with the final being held as a one off meeting. As from 1997 it would be contested under a Grand Prix system (a series of races).[4]

Final Classification

Pos Rider Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Total Pts
1 Gerd Riss5555525
2 Bernd Diener5455423
3 Robert Barth4444218
4 Marcel Gerhard4354117
5 Kelvin Tatum55ef3316
6 Karl Maier4n.f43011
7 Simon Wigg3422E11
8 Steve Schofield0512E8
9 Jason Crump1331E8
10 Shane Parker1141E7
11 Phillipe Berge3030E6
12 Václav Milík Sr.2220E6
13 Egon Muller311EE5
14 Bohumil Brhel221EE5
15 Aleš Dryml Sr.ef13EE4
16 Anne van der Helm202EE4
17 Lars Gunnestadef30EE3
18 Paul Hurry120EE3
  • E = eliminated (no further ride)
  • ef = engine failure

References

  1. "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org.
  2. "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB.
  3. "WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes" (PDF). Speedway Plus.com.
  4. Montague, Trevor (2004). A To Z of Sport, page 512. Little Brown. ISBN 0-316-72946-9.
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