2023 FIM Long Track World Championship
| 2023 Individual Long Track World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Start date | 18 May | 
| End date | 17 September | 
The 2023 FIM Long Track World Championship was the 53rd edition of the FIM Individual Long Track World Championship.[1][2]
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.
