1961 Individual Long Track European Championship

1961 Long Track European Championship
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The 1961 Individual Long Track European Championship was the fifth edition of the Long Track European Championship.[1] The final was held on 7 September 1961 in Oslo, Norway.[2]

The title was won by Timo Laine of Finland.[3]

Venues

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  • qualifying rounds - Marianske Lazne, 14 May 1961
  • 1st semi-final - Scheeßel, 4 June 1961
  • Semi Final - Mühldorf am Inn, 11 June 1961
  • Scandinavian final - Örebro, 18 June 1961
  • Final - Oslo, 7 September 1961

Final Classification

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Pos Rider Pts
1 Finland Timo Laine 24
2 Sweden Ove Fundin 20
3 Norway Erling Simonsen 21
4 West Germany Manfred Poschenreider 23
5 Sweden Agnar Stenlund 19
6 Norway Rolf Westerberg 16
7 Finland Kauko Jousanen 18
8 Finland Antti Pajari 16
9 Finland Aulis Tuominen 14
10 Norway Egil Bratvold 12
11 Sweden Sven Fahlén 12
12 Sweden Bert Lindarw 12
13 West Germany Alfred Dannmeyer 10
14 West Germany Hermann Viets 8
15 Sweden Rune Sörmander 7
16 Sweden Roger Steen 6
17 Norway Odvar Kristiansen 6
18 Sweden Bertil Stridh 0

References

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  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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