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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. The final was held on 7 September 1961 in Oslo, Norway.

The title was won by Timo Laine of Finland.

Venues

  • 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

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

  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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