1989 Individual Long Track World Championship

{{short description|Long track motorcycle racing event}}

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The 1989 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 19th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|publisher=Speedway.org}} The event was held on 20 August 1989 at Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic which was Czechoslovakia at the time.{{cite web|url=http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/world-longtrack/|title=World Longtrack World Champions|publisher=Grasstrack GB}}

The world title was won by Simon Wigg of England for the second time.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/pdf/Longtrack.pdf|title=WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes|publisher=Speedway Plus.com}}{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=A To Z of Sport, page 512|year=2004|publisher=Little Brown|isbn=0-316-72946-9}}

Final Classification

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width=20| Pos

!width=400| Rider

!width=20| Heat Pts

!width=20| Heat Pts

!width=20| Heat Pts

!width=20| Heat Pts

!width=20| Sf Pts

!width=20| Final Pts

!width=100| Total Pts

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|1

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Wigg66777538
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|2

align="left"| {{flagicon|TCH}} Aleš Dryml Sr.57756737
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|3

align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier75537633
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|4

align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Erik Stenlund5x676428
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|5

align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Egon Mülleref3565322
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|6

align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} Hans Nielsen34642120
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|7

align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Andre Pollehnf6263219
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|8

align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Mario Trupkovic77221ef19
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|9

align="left"| {{flagicon|SWI}} Marcel Gerhard44423E17
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|10

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Marvyn Cox453x4E16
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|11

align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Riss6efef15E12
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|12

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Schofield21ef54E12
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|13

align="left"| {{flagicon|TCH}} Borivoj Hadek23340E12
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|14

align="left"| {{flagicon|TCH}} Petr Vandirekf243efE9
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|15

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Morton32111E8
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|16

align="left"| {{flagicon|TCH}} Antonín Kasper Jr. |
|102E3
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|17

align="left"| {{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Lauschef1 |
|E1

  • E = eliminated (no further ride)
  • f = fell
  • ef = engine failure
  • x = excluded

References