1959 Individual Long Track European Championship

1959 Long Track European Championship 1958 1960 The 1959 Individual Long Track European Championship was the third edition of the Long Track European Championship.http://www.speedway.org/history/59.htm#1959 SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK Speedway.org 17 July 2021 The final was held on 20 August 1959 in Helsinki, Finland.https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/world-longtrack-1959-final/ World Longtrack World Champions Grasstrack GB 17 July 2021 The title was won by Josef Hofmeister of West Germany for the second time.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2016/10/european-long-track-championship.html European Long Track Championship Edinburgh Speedway 17 July 2021 Venues 1st semi-final - Stockholm, 7 May 1959 2nd semi-final - Scheeßel, 7 June 1959 Semi Final - Dingolfing on 28 June 1959 Final - Helsinki, 20 August 1959 Final Classification Pos Rider Pts1 FRG Josef Hofmeister 192 FIN Antti Pajari 183 SWE Olle Nygren 184 FIN Kauko Jousanen 245 FRG Josef Seidl 246 SWE Rune Sörmander 197 NOR Erling Simonsen 148 FRG Fred Aberl 69 FIN Aulis Tuominen 1410 FIN Leo Frantila 1211 FIN Olavi Turunen 1012 FIN Kaveli Lahtinen 913 FIN Heikki Sorri 814 SWE Valter Persson 715 AUT Josef Chalupa 316 FRG Manfred Poschenreider 317 FIN Esko Koponen 718 FRG Walter Gernert 3 References Category:Sports competitions in Helsinki Motor Motor Category:1950s in Helsinki Category:International sports competitions hosted by Sweden