Team Long Track World Championship
The FIM Team Long Track World Championship, known officially as the Longtrack of Nations, is an annual track racing event since 2007 organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM).[1] The championship has been won by Germany nine times.[2][3]
| Sport | Longtrack |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| No. of teams | 7 National Teams |
| Continent | World |
| Most recent champion(s) | Netherlands |
| Most titles | Germany (9 times) |
The 2020 Championships in Morizès, France and the 2021 Championships in Roden, Netherlands were both cancelled, due to the issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
Previous winners edit
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2007 | Morizès | Germany | Great Britain | France |
| 2008 | Werlte | Germany | Netherlands | Great Britain |
| 2009 | Eenrum | Germany | Netherlands | France |
| 2010 | Morizès | Germany | France | Netherlands |
| 2011 | Scheeßel | Germany | Netherlands | Great Britain |
| 2012 | St. Macaire | Germany | Great Britain | France |
| 2013 | Folkestone | Netherlands | France | Great Britain |
| 2014 | Forssa | Germany | Netherlands | France |
| 2015 | Mühldorf | Great Britain | Germany | Finland |
| 2016 | Mariánské Lázně | Netherlands | Germany | Czech Republic |
| 2017 | Roden | Germany | France | Netherlands |
| 2018 | Morizes | France | Great Britain | Germany |
| 2019 | Vechta | France | Germany | Czech Republic |
| 2020 | Morizès | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Roden | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Herxheim | Germany | Czech Republic | France |
| 2023 | Roden | Netherlands | Germany | Great Britain |
Classification edit
| Rider | First | Second | Third | Podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| France | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rules edit
Team composition edit
The 6 competing teams shall each consist of 4 riders: 3 riders having programmed rides and the fourth rider being a team reserve rider, as follows:
- Team A: 1, 2, 3, 19
- Team B: 4, 5, 6, 20
- Team C: 7, 8, 9, 21
- Team D: 10, 11, 12, 22
- Team E: 13, 14, 15, 23
- Team F: 16, 17, 18, 24
The team reserve rider may take the place of any programmed rider, at any time, within the maximum number of permitted heats (5 + 1 Final heat). The riders of each team must have the same nationality as the national federation which has nominated them.
Race format edit
| Race format | ||||||
| Gate | A (inside) | B | C | D | E | F (outside) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat No | Riders starting No | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
| 4 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 7 |
| 13 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
Two teams meet in each heat. Heats will consist of 4 laps. The starting positions draw for each team will be balloted by the CCP.
Heats 1 to 15 are called Qualifying Heats and must be conducted according to the following schedule of heats (like in the table).
After heat 15 there will be an intermediate classification to decide the teams in the Final heats (C, B and A). The points scored in the first 15 heats do not count towards the final classification. There will be three Final heats:
- an A Final for the first and second placed points scoring teams,
- a B Final for the third and fourth placed points scoring teams and
- a C Final for the fifth and sixth placed teams in the intermediate classification.
Points scored in the Final heats by each single rider of a Team will be added to determine the first and second Team of that Final. Start positions for the teams will be balloted for the Finals with two possibilities for position:
- one, three, five or
- two, four, six.
Prize edit
| Placing | Final |
|---|---|
| 1st | 7,500 CHF |
| 2nd | 6,500 CHF |
| 3rd | 5,500 CHF |
| 4th | 5,000 CHF |
| 5th | 4,500 CHF |
| 6th | 4,000 CHF |
| Total | 33,000 CHF |
Travel expenses, as well as long distance and ferry costs are included in the scale of expense reimbursement for each Championship meeting. All amounts indicated in the scale of reimbursement are shown in Swiss franc and are net amounts. All amounts can only be paid to the teams in Euro, Swiss franc, United States dollar or Pound sterling.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Home | FIM".
- ^ "2020 FIM LONG TRACK OF NATIONS CANCELLED!". Eis Speedway. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "FIM LONG TRACK OF NATIONS 2021 CANCELLED". FIM. Retrieved 2 August 2021.