1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

European Under-21 Championship
European Under-21 Championship
Venue	Leningrad Speedway Stadium
Location	Leningrad, Soviet Union
Start date	22 July 1979
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the third edition of the European Under-21 Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Championship was won by Ron Preston.^[5]

European final

22 July 1979
Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos
	(2) Ron Preston	13	1					3				3				3				3			13	1
	(3) Ayrat Fayzullin	12	3						X				3				3				3		12	2
	(4) Ari Koponen	11	2							E				3				3				3	11	3
4	(12) Knud Ellegaard	10			3					3		2			X						2		10	4
5	(7) Anders Eriksson	10		1					3					2	2					2			10	5
6	(1) Stanislav Urban	9	0				2				1				3				3				9	6
7	(11) Zbyszek Holy	9			X				2		3					2						2	9	7
8	(13) Trond Helge Skretting	8				3	3							1		1					X		8	8
9	(5) Marek Kępa	6		3			1					0					2					0	6	9
10	(10) Jaromir Bartoš	6			2			2						0			0		2				6	10
11	(16) Vladimir Pankin	6				X				2	2						1			1			6	11
12	(8) Stefan Berecz	5		2						1			1			0			1				5	12
13	(14) Josef Aigner	5				2		1					0		1							1	5	13
14	(15) Hans Albert Klinge	5				1			1			1						2	0				5	14
15	(9) Jan Eriksson	3			1		0						2					E		0			3	15
16	(6) Fausto Birbini	1		0				0			0							1			X		1	16
17	(17) Karl Bidesbergh	0																					0	17
18	(18) Kristian Brandt	0																					0	18
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside	gate B	gate C	gate D - outside

References

^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Individual World Junior Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "1979 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[1] Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.

[2] Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.

[3] "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[4] "Individual World Junior Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[5] "1979 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]