Team Long Track World Championship

Team Long Track World Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2012 Team Long Track World Championship
Sport Long track
Founded 2007
No. of teams 6 national teams
Continent World
Most recent champion(s)  Germany (2011)
Most titles  Germany (5 times)
Related competitions Individual Championship

The FIM Team Long Track World Championship is an annual long track event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 2007. The championship has been dominated by Germany with them winning first place in all of the past championships.

Rules

Team composition

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:

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

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:

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:

Prize

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.

Previous winners

For more details on this topic, see List of Team Long Track World Championship medalists.
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2007 France Morizès  Germany (51 pts + 1st)  Great Britain (44 pts + 2nd)  France (39 pts + 1st)
2008 Germany Werlte  Germany (55 pts + 1st)  Netherlands (45 pts + 2nd)  Great Britain (40 pts + 1st)
2009 Netherlands Eenrum  Germany (47 pts + 1st)  Netherlands (46 pts + 2nd)  France (38 pts + 1st)
2010 France Morizès  Germany (49 pts + 1st)  France (47 pts + 2nd)  Netherlands (42 pts + 1st)
2011 Germany Scheeßel  Germany (56 pts + 1st)  Netherlands (38 pts + 2nd)  Great Britain (36 pts + 1st)
2012 TBA

Classification

Pos National Team Total
1.  Germany 5 5
2.  Netherlands 4 3 1
3.  France 3 1 2
 Great Britain 3 1 2

See also

References

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