| 1988 Individual Long Track World Championship | |
| Prev: | 1987 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 18th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] The event was held on 18 September 1988 at Scheeßel in Germany, which was West Germany at the time.[2]
The Championship format was altered with 16 rider fields and 8 riders in each heat. The top 8 scorers qualified for the semi-final heats with (points carried forward).[3]
The world title was won by Karl Maier of West Germany for the fourth time.[4]
| 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=20 | Heat Pts | width=100 | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ef | 32 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ef | 7 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ef | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ef | E | 15 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | E | 15 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | x | ef | 4 | 5 | E | 13 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | E | 9 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 9 | ||||||||||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | 6 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 3 | f | - | - | E | 4 | ||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | ef | ef | - | E | 3 | ||||||||||
| 17 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | E | 2 | ||||||||||
| 18 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | E | 2 |