1968 Individual Long Track European Championship

The 1968 Individual Long Track European Championship was the 12th edition of the Long Track European Championship.[1] The final was held on 30 June 1968 in Mühldorf, West Germany.[2]

1968 Long Track European Championship

The title was won by Manfred Poschenreider of West Germany for the third successive year. He was the first rider to achieve the feat of winning three titles.[3]

Venues
  • Qualifying Round 1 - Scheeßel, 26 May 1968
  • Scandinavian final - Nyköping, 26 May 1968
  • Qualifying Round 2 - Gornja Radgona, 2 June 1968
  • semi-final - Hamburg, 9 June 1968
  • Final - Mühldorf - 30 June 1968

Final Classification
Pos Rider Pts
1 Manfred Poschenreider10
2 Don Godden16
3 Kurt W. Petersen12
4 Timo Laine13
5 Willihard Thomsson13
6 Rainer Jungling10
7 Antonín Šváb Sr.10
8 Sture Lindbolme8
9 Jon Ødegaard8
10 Sven Sigurd7
11 Preben M Christensen7
12 Horst Kinkelbur6
13 Jan Kater6
14 Rudolf Kastl6
15 Heinrich Sprenger5
16 Gunther Walla 3
17 Luboš Tomíček Sr.2
18 Runo Wedin2

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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