1961 Individual Long Track European Championship

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]

1961 Long Track European Championship

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

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
1Finland Timo Laine24
2Sweden Ove Fundin20
3Norway Erling Simonsen21
4West Germany Manfred Poschenreider23
5Sweden Agnar Stenlund19
6Norway Rolf Westerberg16
7Finland Kauko Jousanen18
8Finland Antti Pajari16
9Finland Aulis Tuominen14
10Norway Egil Bratvold12
11Sweden Sven Fahlén12
12Sweden Bert Lindarw12
13West Germany Alfred Dannmeyer10
14West Germany Hermann Viets8
15Sweden Rune Sörmander7
16Sweden Roger Steen6
17Norway Odvar Kristiansen6
18Sweden Bertil Stridh0

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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