2023 FIM Long Track World Championship
The 2023 FIM Long Track World Championship was the 53rd edition of the FIM Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2]
| 2023 Individual Long Track World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Start date | 18 May |
| End date | 17 September |
Mathieu Trésarrieu was the defending champion having won the title in 2022, but did not compete.[3]
Germany's Martin Smolinski won the championship by seven points from Chris Harris, despite not winning a Grand Prix. It was the second time he won the title, having also triumphed in 2018. Kenneth Kruse Hansen completed the podium on countback, ahead of Zach Wajtknecht.
Venues
| Final | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May | Herxheim | Josef Franc[4] |
| 2 | 17 June | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Chris Harris[5] |
| 3 | 13 July | Marmande | Chris Harris[6] |
| 4 | 20 August | Scheessel | Kenneth Kruse Hansen[7] |
| 5 | 2 September | Morizes | Romano Hummel[8] |
| 6 | 17 September | Mühldorf | Kenneth Kruse Hansen[9] |
Final Classification
| Pos | Rider | Final 1 | Final 2 | Final 3 | Final 4 | Final 5 | Final 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Smolinski | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 106 |
| 2 | Chris Harris | 10 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 99 |
| 3 | Kenneth Kruse Hansen | 2 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 77 |
| 4 | Zach Wajtknecht | 19 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 77 |
| 5 | Romano Hummel | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 73 |
| 6 | Josef Franc | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 64 |
| 7 | Jakub Bukhave | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 54 |
| 8 | Lukas Fienhage | 17 | 8 | 13 | 9 | x | x | 47 |
| Hynek Štichauer | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 47 | |
| 10 | Dave Meijerink | x | 3 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 45 |
| 11 | Mika Meijer | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Stephan Katt | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| Theo Pijper | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | |
| 14 | Gaétan Stella | 15 | 1 | x | x | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Tero Aarnio | x | x | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 16 | Erik Riss | x | x | x | 15 | x | x | 15 |
| 17 | Stanisław Burza | x | 10 | x | x | x | x | 10 |
| 18 | Jörg Tebbe | 0 | x | x | 1 | x | 8 | 9 |
| 19 | Daniel Spiller | 5 | x | x | x | x | x | 5 |
| Jordan Dubernard | x | x | 0 | x | 5 | x | 5 | |
| 21 | Max Dilger | 4 | x | x | x | x | x | 4 |
| 22 | Mathias Trésarrieu | x | x | 2 | x | x | x | 2 |
| 23 | Fabian Wachs | x | x | x | 0 | x | x | 0 |
References
- "Long Track World Championship comes to life this Thursday". FIM. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Zach on the attack". FIM. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Mathieu Trésarrieu: No World Cup - Lots of Work at the Job". Speedweek. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "FRANC STRIKES FIRST AS WAJTKNECHT IS SECOND IN 2023 FIM LONG TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER – RACE REPORT & RESULTS". Dirt Hub. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Gold for Harris in Ostrow". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "Harris takes second World Long Track win". FIM Moto. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- "Scheessel result" (PDF). FIM Moto. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "Victory for Hummel sets up thrilling decider". FIM Moto. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "FIM Long Track World Championship-Final 6-Mühldorf". Baansport fansite. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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