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| 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mariánské Lázně | |||||||||
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| Start date | September 9, 1979 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2] The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time.[3]
The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.[4][5]
| Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | E | 11 | |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | E | 9 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | E | 8 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | ef | 1 | E | 7 | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | E | 7 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 6 | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | E | E | 6 | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 2 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 1 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 1 |