1971 Individual Long Track World Championship Explained

1971 Individual Long Track World Championship
Prev:1970
Next:1972

The 1971 Individual Long Track World Championship was the first edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] [2] The event was held on 1 September 1971 in Oslo, Norway.[3]

The world title was won by Ivan Mauger of New Zealand.[4] [5]

Final Classification

width=20Poswidth=400Riderwidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=100Total Pts
1 6 6 6 3 6 27
2 6 6 6 4 4 26
3 6 6 3 6 2 23
4 4 2 0 6 3 15
5 3 3 2 3 1 12
6 3 3 - 4 0 10
7 0 4 4 2 E10
8 4 3 1 1 E9
9 4 2 1 2 E9
10 2 4 3 0 E9
11 2 1 4 1 E8
12 3 2 2 - E7
13 2 4 0 EE6
14 1 1 4 EE6
15 - - 6 EE6
16 - 1 3 EE4
17 1 0 2 EE3
18 - - - EE0

Key

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter. Daily Mirror 1981 Speedway Yearbook, page 30. 1981. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  2. Web site: SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org.
  3. Web site: World Longtrack World Champions. Grasstrack GB.
  4. Web site: WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes. Speedway Plus.com.
  5. Book: Montague, Trevor. A To Z of Sport, page 512. 2004. Little Brown. 0-316-72946-9.