2010 Individual Long Track World Championship
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The 2010 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 2010
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Individual Long Track World Championship season. Champion was determined in six finals between 30 May and 19 September 2010. The Championship was won by Joonas Kylmäkorpi
who won three of six Grand Prix event and scoring 140 points. Kylmäkorpi beat Theo Pijper
(120 pts) and Richard Speiser (103 pts). Top sevent riders get qualify to the Grand Prix' next season, and next eight riders qualify to the Long Track Challenge
. The defending World Champion, Gerd Riss
crashed at Final Three and he did not participated at next events (after Final Two he was second placed, lossing three points to Kylmäkorpi).
One Wild Card and two Track Reserve riders will be nominated by organising national federation
In case of the absence of one or more riders in the final meetings, the first available Qualified Substitute rider or riders will be elevated for that meeting, and take the place(s) of the relevant missing rider(s). The list of Qualified Substitute riders was published by the CCP before the season according to Long Track Challenge last year.
A starting position draw for each final meeting will be balloted by the CCP.
Each Qualifying Round, Semi-Final, Long Track Challenge or Final Round must be organised in 15 heats with 6 riders in each heat (heats will consist of 4 laps). Heats 1 to 12 are called Qualifying Heats and must be conducted according to the following schedule of heats (like in a table)
After heat 12, there will be an intermediate classification from the 1st to the 20th place according to the total race points each rider has scored during the Qualifying heats. The 12 top-scoring riders from the Qualifying heats will qualify for the Semi-Finals:
Riders' gate positions for each Semi-Final (Heats 13 and 14) will be chosen by the riders, in the order determined by their position in the Classification after qualifying heats.
The 6 top-scoring riders from the second intermediate classification after the Qualifying Heats and Semi-finals will qualify for the Final (Heat 15). Riders' gate positions for the Final heat (Heat 15) will be chosen by the riders. The draw order shall be determined by the second intermediate classification (after the Qualifying and Semi-Final Heats).
If a rider cannot take part in a Semi-Final or Final heat for which he has already qualified, he will automatically be considered placed in the last position of the heat and will be not replaced by a following rider in the Intermediate Classification list.
The total race points scored by each rider during the whole event (Heats 1–15) will determine the final classification for the Final Meeting. Positions 1 to 6 in the Final Meeting Classification will be according to the result of the final heat (Heat 15) irrespective of the total race points scored.
In case of riders tied on World Championship points in the Intermediate Classification, the better placed rider in the last Final Meeting will be considered the better placed rider.
In case of riders involved in a tie on the Final Overall World Championship Classification, the following will apply:
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Individual Long Track World Championship season. Champion was determined in six finals between 30 May and 19 September 2010. The Championship was won by Joonas Kylmäkorpi
Joonas Kylmäkorpi
Joonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year....
who won three of six Grand Prix event and scoring 140 points. Kylmäkorpi beat Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper
Theo Pijper in Dokkum Holland, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the British Premier League and for the Swindon Robins in Elite League....
(120 pts) and Richard Speiser (103 pts). Top sevent riders get qualify to the Grand Prix' next season, and next eight riders qualify to the Long Track Challenge
2011 Individual Long Track World Championship qualification
This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 2011 Individual Long Track World Championship finals.- Qualification Round One :*29 May 2010 Les Artigues-de-Lussac, Gironde*Aérodrome de Libourne *Referee: Istvan Darago...
. The defending World Champion, Gerd Riss
Gerd Riss
Gerd Riss is a German motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany....
crashed at Final Three and he did not participated at next events (after Final Two he was second placed, lossing three points to Kylmäkorpi).
Riders
There will be seventeen permanent riders:- top seven placed riders from the 2009 Individual Long Track World Championship,
- top seven riders from the Long Track Challenge
- three riders nominated by the CCP for all Final Meetings.
One Wild Card and two Track Reserve riders will be nominated by organising national federation
In case of the absence of one or more riders in the final meetings, the first available Qualified Substitute rider or riders will be elevated for that meeting, and take the place(s) of the relevant missing rider(s). The list of Qualified Substitute riders was published by the CCP before the season according to Long Track Challenge last year.
A starting position draw for each final meeting will be balloted by the CCP.
2009 Championship
- (1) Gerd RissGerd RissGerd Riss is a German motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany....
- (2) Stephane Tresarrieu
- (3) Dirk Fabriek
- (4) Matthias KrögerMatthias KrögerMatthias Kröger is a German motorcycle speedway rider who rode in 2002 Speedway World Cup.- See also :* Germany national speedway team...
- (5) Glen PhillipsGlen Phillips (speedway rider)Glen Alan Phillips in Farnborough, Kent, is a speedway and Grasstrack rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Isle of Wight Islanders in the Premier League.He has represented Great Britain at Under-21 level.-References:...
- (6) Theo PijperTheo PijperTheo Pijper in Dokkum Holland, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the British Premier League and for the Swindon Robins in Elite League....
(Dutch, starting with French licency) - (7) Joonas KylmäkorpiJoonas KylmäkorpiJoonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year....
Long Track Challenge
- (8) Stephan Katt
- (9) Herbert Rudolph
- (10) Alessandro MilaneseAlessandro MilaneseAlessandro Milanese is an Italian motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Italy's national team. Miotello started at 2008 Italian Grand Prix- World Championships :* Individual Speedway World Championship...
withdraw and was replaced by first Qualified Substitutes rider Jan Pape - (11) Jorg Tebbe
- (12) Richard Speiser
- (13) Enrico Janoschka
- (14) Mathieu TresarrieuMathieu TrésarrieuMathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu is a French motorcycle speedway rider who is a three-time champion of France.-Biography:Trésarrieu was born in Bordeaux in 1986, and took up speedway at the age of twelve. His two older brother Stéphane and Sebastien are also speedway riders. He won the French national...
Nominations
- (15) Richard Wolff
- (16) Jannick de Jong
- (17) Andrew Appleton
Wild cards and track reserves
- Final One in PfarrkirchenPfarrkirchenPfarrkirchen is a municipality in southern Lower Bavaria Germany, the capital of the district Rottal-Inn. It has about 12,500 inhabitants and is an important school centre with about 10,000 pupils from all over Lower Bavaria. The town spreads over an area of about 52 square kilometers and lies...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- (18) Martin SmolinskiMartin SmolinskiMartin Smolinski is a German international motorcycle speedway and Grasstrack rider who has represented the German speedway team at senior level...
- (19) Bernd Diener
- (20) Marcel Dachs
- Final Two in Saint-MacaireSaint-MacaireSaint-Macaire is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Final Two in Saint-Macaire
- (18) Jérôme Lespinase
- (19) Maxime Mazeau
- (20) Philippe Ostyn
- Final Three in MarmandeMarmandeMarmande is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département in south-western France.-Geography:Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the southern railway from Bordeaux to Sète. The town is situated at the confluence of the Trec with the Garonne on the right bank of the latter river, which...
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- Final Three in Marmande
- (18) Jérôme Lespinase
- (19) Philippe Ostyn
- (20) Gabriel Dubernard
- Final Four in EenrumEenrumEenrum is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of De Marne, 17 km northwest of the city of Groningen.Eenrum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Kloosterburen and Leens....
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
- Final Four in Eenrum
- (18) Mark Stiekema
- (19) Jeffrey Woortman
- (20) Sjoerd Rozenberg
- Final Five in VechtaVechtaVechta with a population of nearly 32,000 is the biggest city and also the capital of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany.It's well known all around Europe for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which occurs every summer and has a history dating back to 1298....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- Final Five in Vechta
- (18) Daniel Rath
- (19) Martin SmolinskiMartin SmolinskiMartin Smolinski is a German international motorcycle speedway and Grasstrack rider who has represented the German speedway team at senior level...
- (20) Marcel Dachs
- Final Six in Marianske Laszne, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
- Final Six in Marianske Laszne, Czech Republic
- (18) Josef FrancJosef FrancJosef Franc is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League....
- (19) Michael HádekMichael HádekMichael Hádek is a Czech motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Czech junior national team.- World Championships :* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2008 - 9th place in the Qualifying Round 5...
- (20) Zdeněk Schneiderwind
Qualified Substitutes
- (21) Jerome Lespinasse
- (22) Vladimir Trofimiv
- (23) Rene LehtinenRene LehtinenRene Lehtinen is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2007 Speedway World Cup.- World Championships :* Team World Championship...
- (24) Mark Stiekema
- (25) Massimo Mora
- (26) Maxime Mazeau
Format
The riders’ starting position draw will be balloted before each Final Meeting by the CCP.Each Qualifying Round, Semi-Final, Long Track Challenge or Final Round must be organised in 15 heats with 6 riders in each heat (heats will consist of 4 laps). Heats 1 to 12 are called Qualifying Heats and must be conducted according to the following schedule of heats (like in a table)
After heat 12, there will be an intermediate classification from the 1st to the 20th place according to the total race points each rider has scored during the Qualifying heats. The 12 top-scoring riders from the Qualifying heats will qualify for the Semi-Finals:
- Semi-final one (heat 13): 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th in the intermediate classification,
- Semi-final two (heat 14): 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th in the intermediate classification.
Riders' gate positions for each Semi-Final (Heats 13 and 14) will be chosen by the riders, in the order determined by their position in the Classification after qualifying heats.
The 6 top-scoring riders from the second intermediate classification after the Qualifying Heats and Semi-finals will qualify for the Final (Heat 15). Riders' gate positions for the Final heat (Heat 15) will be chosen by the riders. The draw order shall be determined by the second intermediate classification (after the Qualifying and Semi-Final Heats).
If a rider cannot take part in a Semi-Final or Final heat for which he has already qualified, he will automatically be considered placed in the last position of the heat and will be not replaced by a following rider in the Intermediate Classification list.
Results
The total points scored by each rider from the Qualifying heats, Semi-final and Final heats (Heats 1–15) in a Final Meeting will be credited as World Championship points in the overall championship and the Intermediate World Championship Classification will be according to these credited points.The total race points scored by each rider during the whole event (Heats 1–15) will determine the final classification for the Final Meeting. Positions 1 to 6 in the Final Meeting Classification will be according to the result of the final heat (Heat 15) irrespective of the total race points scored.
| # | Date | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
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| 1 | May 30 |  PfarrkirchenPfarrkirchen Pfarrkirchen is a municipality in southern Lower Bavaria Germany, the capital of the district Rottal-Inn. It has about 12,500 inhabitants and is an important school centre with about 10,000 pupils from all over Lower Bavaria. The town spreads over an area of about 52 square kilometers and lies... |
Stephan Katt (29 pts) |
 Joonas KylmäkorpiJoonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year.... (24 pts) |
Jörg Tebbe (19 pts) |
| 2 | June 12 |  Saint-MacaireSaint-Macaire Saint-Macaire is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*... |
Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year.... (29 pts) |
Gerd Riss Gerd Riss Gerd Riss is a German motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany.... (26 pts) |
Theo Pijper Theo Pijper Theo Pijper in Dokkum Holland, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the British Premier League and for the Swindon Robins in Elite League.... (23 pts) |
| 3 | July 13 | Marmande Marmande Marmande is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département in south-western France.-Geography:Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the southern railway from Bordeaux to Sète. The town is situated at the confluence of the Trec with the Garonne on the right bank of the latter river, which... |
Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year.... (28 pts) |
 Jannick de Jong (26 pts) |
Theo Pijper Theo Pijper Theo Pijper in Dokkum Holland, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the British Premier League and for the Swindon Robins in Elite League.... (20 pts) |
| 4 | August 22 | Eenrum Eenrum Eenrum is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of De Marne, 17 km northwest of the city of Groningen.Eenrum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Kloosterburen and Leens.... |
 Andrew Appleton (29 pts) |
Theo Pijper Theo Pijper Theo Pijper in Dokkum Holland, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the British Premier League and for the Swindon Robins in Elite League.... (25 pts) |
Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year.... (24 pts) |
| 5 | September 11 | Vechta Vechta Vechta with a population of nearly 32,000 is the biggest city and also the capital of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany.It's well known all around Europe for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which occurs every summer and has a history dating back to 1298.... |
Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi Joonas Kylmäkorpi is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. He is the back to back Long Track World Championship,winning in 2010 and 2011, as well as winning the London Riders' Championship the same year.... (27 pts) |
Mathieu Tresarrieu Mathieu Trésarrieu Mathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu is a French motorcycle speedway rider who is a three-time champion of France.-Biography:Trésarrieu was born in Bordeaux in 1986, and took up speedway at the age of twelve. His two older brother Stéphane and Sebastien are also speedway riders. He won the French national... (26 pts) |
Richard Speiser (25 pts) |
| 6 | September 19 |  Marianske Laszne |
Stephan Katt (27 pts) |
Andrew Appleton (24 pts) |
Herbert Rudolph (27 pts) |
Classification
The FIM Long Track World Champion will be the rider having collected the most points at the end of the Long Track World Championship Final Meeting series.In case of riders tied on World Championship points in the Intermediate Classification, the better placed rider in the last Final Meeting will be considered the better placed rider.
In case of riders involved in a tie on the Final Overall World Championship Classification, the following will apply:
- Run-off for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
- Run-off for 7th place, which is the last qualifying place for the following year's Final rounds.
- For all other placing, the better placed rider in the last Final meeting will be considered the better placed rider.
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