1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

The 1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the fourth edition of the European Under-21 Championships.[1][2][3]

European Under-21 Championship
Tommy Knudsen won the 1980 event
VenueRottalstadion
LocationPocking, West Germany
Start date20 July 1980
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1981 →

The Championship was won by Tommy Knudsen.[4][5]

European final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (14) Tommy Knudsen 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1
    (1) Tony Briggs 12 3 3 2 2 2 12 2
    (15) Dennis Sigalos 11 X 2 3 3 3 11 3 3
4   (11) Erik Gundersen 11 3 3 1 3 1 11 4 2
5   (10) Ari Koponen 9 1 2 3 3 0 9 5
6   (16) Marek Kępa 9 2 1 3 0 3 9 6
7   (4) Neil Evitts 9 2 2 1 2 2 9 7
8   (12) Nigel Flatman 8 0 3 2 1 2 8 8
9   (8) Antonín Kasper Jr. 6 E 0 3 2 1 6 9
10   (3) Josef Aigner 6 F 0 1 2 3 6 10
11   (5) Lars Hammarberg 5 3 1 X 0 1 5 11
12   (13) Christian Brandt 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 12
13   (2) Rif Saitgareev 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 13
14   (6) Mirosław Berliński 3 2 E 0 1 X 3 14
15   (9) Shawn Moran 2 2 0 0 E - 2 15
16   (7) Klaus Lohmann 0 F - - - - 0 16
17   (17) Hans Albert Klinge 4 1 1 2 0 X 4 17
18   (18) Zoltan Hajdu 0 E 0 18
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1980 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Euro glory for Briggs". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 July 1980. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.