1959 Individual Long Track European Championship

The 1959 Individual Long Track European Championship was the third edition of the Long Track European Championship.[1] The final was held on 20 August 1959 in Helsinki, Finland.[2]

1959 Long Track European Championship

The title was won by Josef Hofmeister of West Germany for the second time.[3]

Venues
  • 1st semi-final - Stockholm, 7 May 1959
  • 2nd semi-final - Scheeßel, 7 June 1959
  • Semi Final - Dingolfing on 28 June 1959
  • Final - Helsinki, 20 August 1959

Final Classification
Pos Rider Pts
1 Josef Hofmeister19
2 Antti Pajari18
3 Olle Nygren18
4 Kauko Jousanen24
5 Josef Seidl24
6 Rune Sörmander19
7 Erling Simonsen14
8 Fred Aberl6
9 Aulis Tuominen14
10 Leo Frantila 12
11 Olavi Turunen10
12 Kaveli Lahtinen9
13 Heikki Sorri8
14 Valter Persson7
15 Josef Chalupa3
16 Manfred Poschenreider3
17 Esko Koponen 7
18 Walter Gernert3

References
  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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