This is the complete list of Individual Long Track World Championship medalists from 1971. Also included are the medalists from 1957 to 1970 when the championship was known as the European Individual Long Track Championship.

Medalists European Long Track Championship

(*) Shows position was gained after a run-off.

YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place 1957 Solvalla Basse Hveem Josef Hofmeister Eric Brafvold 1958 Mühldorf Josef Hofmeister Aulis Tuominen Josef Kamper 1959 Käpylä Josef Hofmeister Antti Pajari Olle Nygren 1960 Plattling Josef Hofmeister Josef Seidl Josef Sinzinger 1961 Oslo Timo Laine Ove Fundin Erik Simonsen 1962 Mühldorf Bertil Stridh Josef Seidl Timo Laine 1963 Malmö Bertil Stridh Kurt W. Petersen Manfred Poschenreider 1964 Scheeßel Kurt W. Petersen Ollie Turunen Manfred Poschenreider 1965 Seinäjoki Björn Knutson Timo Laine Josef Seidl 1966 Mühldorf Manfred Poschenreider Kurt W. Petersen Jon Ødegaard 1967 Scheeßel Manfred Poschenreider Don Godden Jon Ødegaard 1968 Mühldorf Manfred Poschenreider Don Godden Kurt W. Petersen 1969 Oslo Don Godden Jon Ødegaard Kurt W. Petersen 1970 Scheeßel Jon Ødegaard Don Godden Hans Zierk

World Long Track Championship

YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place 1971 Oslo Ivan Mauger Manfred Poschenreider Runo Wedin 1972 Mühldorf Ivan Mauger Manfred Poschenreider Jon Ødegaard 1973 Oslo Ole Olsen Hans Siegl Manfred Poschenreider 1974 Scheeßel Egon Müller Ivan Mauger Alois Wiesböck 1975 Gornja Radgona Egon Müller Ivan Mauger Ole Olsen 1976 Mariánské Lázně Ivan Mauger Ole Olsen Egon Müller 1977 Aalborg Anders Michanek Hans Siegl Ole Olsen 1978 Mühldorf Egon Müller Alois Wiesböck Peter Collins(*) 1979 Mariánské Lázně Alois Wiesböck Anders Michanek Ole Olsen 1980 Scheeßel Karl Maier Egon Müller Josef Aigner Christoph Betzl 1981 Gornja Radgona Michael Lee Christoph Betzl Anders Michanek(*) 1982 Korskro Karl Maier Alois Wiesböck Egon Müller 1983 Mariánské Lázně Shawn Moran Jiří Štancl Karl Maier 1984 Herxheim Erik Gundersen Egon Müller Karl Maier 1985 Korskro Simon Wigg Jiří Štancl Peter Collins 1986 Pfarrkirchen Erik Gundersen Peter Collins(*) Marcel Gerhard 1987 Mühldorf Karl Maier Simon Wigg Shawn Moran(*) 1988 Scheeßel Karl Maier Klaus Lausch Chris Morton 1989 Mariánské Lázně Simon Wigg Aleš Dryml Sr. Karl Maier 1990 Herxheim Simon Wigg Karl Maier(*) Hans Pingel 1991 Mariánské Lázně Gerd Riss Aleš Dryml Sr.(*) Jan O. Pedersen 1992 Pfarrkirchen Marcel Gerhard Mitch Shirra Karl Maier 1993 Mühldorf Simon Wigg Karl Maier Marcel Gerhard(*) 1994 Mariánské Lázně Simon Wigg Andre Pollehn Gerd Riss(*) 1995 Scheeßel Kelvin Tatum(*) Simon Wigg Walter Scherwitzki 1996 Herxheim Gerd Riss Robert Barth Bernd Diener

Grand Prix Series (since 1997) YearVenuesWinnersRunner-up3rd place 1997 details five events Tommy Dunker Steve Schofield Glenn Cunningham 1998 details five events Kelvin Tatum Gerd Riss Steve Schofield 1999 details five events Gerd Riss Robert Barth Kelvin Tatum 2000 details five events Kelvin Tatum Robert Barth Matthias Kröger 2001 details four events Gerd Riss Kelvin Tatum Robert Barth 2002 details five events Robert Barth Gerd Riss Kelvin Tatum 2003 details six events Robert Barth Kelvin Tatum Gerd Riss 2004 details five events Gerd Riss Kelvin Tatum Bernd Diener 2005 details nine events Robert Barth Gerd Riss Paul Hurry 2006 details five events Robert Barth Joonas Kylmäkorpi Gerd Riss 2007 details three events Gerd Riss Joonas Kylmäkorpi Mathieu Trésarrieu 2008 details four events Gerd Riss Glen Phillips Dirk Fabriek 2009 details five events Gerd Riss Stephane Tresarrieu Dirk Fabriek 2010 details six events Joonas Kylmäkorpi Theo Pijper Richard Speiser 2011 details six events Joonas Kylmäkorpi Richard Speiser Stephan Katt 2012 details six events Joonas Kylmäkorpi Martin Smolinski Josef Franc 2013 details six events Joonas Kylmäkorpi Jannick de Jong Richard Hall 2014 details five events Erik Riss Jannick de Jong Joonas Kylmäkorpi 2015 details four events Jannick de Jong Erik Riss Dimitri Bergé 2016 details five events Erik Riss Jannick de Jong Mathieu Trésarrieu 2017 details five events Mathieu Trésarrieu Michael Hartel Josef Franc 2018 details five events Martin Smolinski Dimitri Bergé Mathieu Trésarrieu 2019 details five events Dimitri Bergé Martin Smolinski Mathieu Trésarrieu 2020 details two events Lukas Fienhage Kenneth Kruse Hansen Mathieu Trésarrieu 2021 details four events Romano Hummel Martin Smolinski Theo Pijper 2022 details six events Mathieu Trésarrieu Zach Wajtknecht Chris Harris 2023 details six events Martin Smolinski Chris Harris Kenneth Kruse Hansen 2024 details five events Martin Smolinski Lukas Fienhage Zach Wajtknecht 2025 details four events Zach Wajtknecht Chris Harris Lukas Fienhage 2026 details three events Erik Riss Dave Meijerink Chris Harris

Riders

Classification Classification from the start of the World Long Track Championship in 1971. No.RiderNationality 1. Gerd Riss 8 3 32. Simon Wigg 5 2 3. Robert Barth 4 3 14. Karl Maier 4 2 45. Joonas Kylmäkorpi 4 2 16. Kelvin Tatum 3 3 27. Martin Smolinski 3 3 8. Egon Müller 3 2 29. Ivan Mauger 3 2 10. Erik Riss 3 1 11. Mathieu Trésarrieu 2 512. Erik Gundersen 2 13. Jannick de Jong 1 3 14. Alois Wiesböck 1 2 115. Ole Olsen 1 1 316. Anders Michanek 1 1 1 Lukas Fienhage 1 1 1 Zach Wajtknecht 1 1 119. Marcel Gerhard 1 220. Shawn Moran 1 121. Michael Lee 1 Tommy Dunker 1 Romano Hummel 1

Records Most Appearances in Final: Gerd Riss 25. Most Overall Points: Theo Pijper 1369. Most One Day Finals: Egon Müller 20. Most One Day Points: Karl Maier 329. Most Grand-Prix Series Appearances: Theo Pijper 24. Most Grand-Prix Appearances: Theo Pijper 104. Most Grand-Prix Points: Theo Pijper 1369. Most Grand-Prix Podiums Mathieu Trésarrieu 34. Most Grand-Prix Wins Gerd Riss & Joonas Kylmäkorpi 16

Records up to date and including the 2023 Grand Prix series.

See also Motorcycle speedway Team Long Track World Championship

References

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External links GrasstrackGB