1959 Long Track European Championship

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
1West Germany Josef Hofmeister19
2Finland Antti Pajari18
3Sweden Olle Nygren18
4Finland Kauko Jousanen24
5West Germany Josef Seidl24
6Sweden Rune Sörmander19
7Norway Erling Simonsen14
8West Germany Fred Aberl6
9Finland Aulis Tuominen14
10Finland Leo Frantila 12
11Finland Olavi Turunen10
12Finland Kaveli Lahtinen9
13Finland Heikki Sorri8
14Sweden Valter Persson7
15Austria Josef Chalupa3
16West Germany Manfred Poschenreider3
17Finland Esko Koponen 7
18West Germany Walter Gernert3

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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