| 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship | |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Venue: | Mariánské Lázně |
| Gold: | Alois Wiesböck |
| Silver: | Anders Michanek |
| Bronze: | Ole Olsen |
| Gold Nation: | FRG |
| Silver Nation: | SWE |
| Bronze Nation: | DEN |
| Win Value: | 21 |
| Win Label: | Winning score |
| Prev: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] [2] The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time.[3]
The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.[4] [5]
| width=20 | Pos | width=400 | Rider | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=100 | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | E | 11 | |||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | E | 9 | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | E | 8 | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2 | ef | 1 | E | 7 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | E | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | E | E | 6 | |||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 1 |