The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time.
The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.
Final Classification Pos Rider Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Heat Pts Total Pts1 Alois Wiesböck 54552212 Anders Michanek 4 5551203 Ole Olsen 25435194 Jiří Štancl 43334175 Georg Hack 24343166 Karl Maier 45220137 Egon Müller 5430E128 Kristian Præstbro 3044E119 Michael Lee 0342E910 Ivan Mauger 1151E811 Aleš Dryml Sr. 52ef1E712 Peter Collins 3220E7 13 Christoph Betzl 321EE614 Wilhelm Duden 132 EE615 Alf Busk 2 0 1 EE316 Zdeněk Kudrna 110EE217 Francesco Biginato 001EE118 Walter Grubmuller 010EE1
E = eliminated (no further ride) ef = engine failure
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