FIM Long Track of Nations explained

FIM Longtrack of Nations
Sport:	Longtrack
Founded:	2007
Teams:	7 National Teams
Continent:	World
Most Champs:	(9 times)

The FIM Long Track of Nations, formerly known as the Long Track Team World Championship, is an annual track racing event since 2007 organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM).^[1] The championship has been won by Germany nine times.^[2] ^[3]

The 2020 Championships in Morizès, France and the 2021 Championships in Roden, Netherlands were both cancelled, due to the issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] ^[5]

Previous winners

width=40px	Year	width=200px	Venue	width=200px	Winners	width=200px	Runner-up	width=200px	3rd place
2007	Morizès
2008	Werlte
2009	Eenrum
2010	Morizès
2011	Scheeßel
2012	St. Macaire
2013	Folkestone
2014	Forssa
2015	Mühldorf
2016	Mariánské Lázně
2017	Roden
2018	Morizes
2019	Vechta
2020	Morizès	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Roden	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Herxheim
2023	Roden

Classification

Rider	First	Second	Third	Podium
Germany	9	4	1	14
Netherlands	3	4	2	9
France	2	3	5	10
Great Britain	1	3	4	8
Czech Republic	0	1	2	3
Finland	0	0	1	1

Rules

Team composition

The 6 competing teams shall each consist of 4 riders: 3 riders having programmed rides and the fourth rider being a team reserve rider, as follows:

Team A: 1, 2, 3, 19
Team B: 4, 5, 6, 20
Team C: 7, 8, 9, 21
Team D: 10, 11, 12, 22
Team E: 13, 14, 15, 23
Team F: 16, 17, 18, 24

The team reserve rider may take the place of any programmed rider, at any time, within the maximum number of permitted heats (5 + 1 Final heat). The riders of each team must have the same nationality as the national federation which has nominated them.

Race format

Two teams meet in each heat. Heats will consist of 4 laps. The starting positions draw for each team will be balloted by the CCP.

Heats 1 to 15 are called Qualifying Heats and must be conducted according to the following schedule of heats (like in the table).

After heat 15 there will be an intermediate classification to decide the teams in the Final heats (C, B and A). The points scored in the first 15 heats do not count towards the final classification. There will be three Final heats:

an A Final for the first and second placed points scoring teams,
a B Final for the third and fourth placed points scoring teams and
a C Final for the fifth and sixth placed teams in the intermediate classification.

Points scored in the Final heats by each single rider of a Team will be added to determine the first and second Team of that Final. Start positions for the teams will be balloted for the Finals with two possibilitiesfor position:

one, three, five or
two, four, six.

Prize

Placing	Final
1st	7,500 CHF
2nd	6,500 CHF
3rd	5,500 CHF
4th	5,000 CHF
5th	4,500 CHF
6th	4,000 CHF
Total	33,000 CHF

Travel expenses, as well as long distance and ferry costs are included in the scale of expense reimbursement for each Championship meeting. All amounts indicated in the scale of reimbursement are shown in Swiss franc and are net amounts. All amounts can only be paid to the teams in Euro, Swiss franc, United States dollar or Pound sterling.

References

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

Web site: European Long Track Championship. Edinburgh Speedway. 17 July 2021.
Web site: World Longtrack Championship. GrasstrackGB. 17 July 2021.
Web site: Home | FIM.
Web site: 2020 FIM LONG TRACK OF NATIONS CANCELLED!. Eis Speedway. 16 May 2020. 2 August 2021.
Web site: FIM LONG TRACK OF NATIONS 2021 CANCELLED. FIM. 2 August 2021.