The Germany national long track team is the national longtrack motorcycle speedway team of Germany and is controlled by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB).
History The German longtrack team are traditionally the strongest nation in the world, with many of their riders prioritising a career in longtrack instead of the popular conventional oval form of speedway. The first Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship was held in 1957 (known as the European Championship at the time) and the West German/German team won 16 of the first 40 individual titles from 1957 to 1996. Since the advent of the Grand Prix series in 1997 they have continued the success, winning another 16 titles up to the end of the 2023 season.
Since the creation of the World Longtrack team championship in 2007, now called the (FIM Long Track of Nations), Germany have won 9 of the 15 editions (up to the end of 2023).
Results Longtrack of Nations YearVenuePlacingPtsRidersRef2007 Morizès 59 Stephan Katt (24), Gerd Riss (21), Matthias Kröger (9), Enrico Janoschka (5)2008 Werlte 64 Gerd Riss (23), Bernd Diener (18), Matthias Kröger (16), Stephan Katt (7)2009 Eenrum 55 Gerd Riss (26), Matthias Kröger (19), Enrico Janoschka (10), Richard Speiser (0)2010 Morizès 57 Matthias Kröger (8), Stephan Katt (19), Richard Speiser (19), Martin Smolinski (11)2011 Scheessel 68 Stephan Katt (25), Richard Speiser (21), Martin Smolinski (15), Jörg Tebbe (7)2012 Saint-Macaire 48 Stephan Katt (22), Matthias Kröger (11), Jörg Tebbe (9), Bernd Diener (6)2013 Folkestone4 44Stephan Katt 16, Jörg Tebbe 13, Enrico Janoschka 8, Richard Speiser 72014 Forssa 45 Erik Riss (24), Jörg Tebbe (11), Stephan Katt (6), Enrico Janoschka (4)2015 Mühldorf41 Erik Riss 18, Michael Hartel 14, Jörg Tebbe 9, Stephan Katt 0 2016 Mariánské Lázně 44 Martin Smolinski 23, Michael Hartel 14, Jörg Tebbe 5, Stephan Katt 2 2017 Roden 61 Matthias Kröger (8), Martin Smolinski (28), Michael Härtel (21), Lukas Fienhage (11), Stephan Katt (0)2018 Morizès38 Lukas Fienhage 16, Jörg Tebbe 15, Danny Maassen 7, Jens Benneker 0 2019 Vechta 59 Lukas Fienhage 24, Martin Smolinski 24, Max Dilger 11 Not held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-192022 Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz 45+12 Gerd Riss (35), Lukas Fienhage (17), Max Dilger (2)2023 Roden 57 Erik Riss 29, Martin Smolinski 18, Jörg Tebbe 9, Stephan Katt 12024 Morizès 68Lukas Fienhage (29), Erik Riss (25), Max Dilger (14)2025 Vechta 48Lukas Fienhage 23, Stephan Katt 13, Mario Niedermeier 12
World individual longtrack champions Gerd Riss (8) 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 Karl Maier (4) 1980, 1982, 1987, 1988 Robert Barth (4) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Josef Hofmeister (3) 1958, 1959, 1960 Manfred Poschenreider (3) 1966, 1967, 1968 Egon Müller (3) 1974, 1975, 1978 Martin Smolinski (3) 2018, 2023, 2024 Erik Riss (2) 2014, 2016 Alois Wiesböck (1) 1979 Tommy Dunker (1) 1997 Lukas Fienhage (1) 2020
National longtrack championship
YearWinnersRunner-up3rd placeWest German Longtrack Championship 1967 Heinrich SprengerManfred PoschenreiderRainer Jüngling 1968 Manfred PoschenreiderRudi KastlHans Zierk 1969 Manfred PoschenreiderGeorg PurzerRudi Kastl 1970 Gottfried SchwarzeHorst KinkelburRudi Kastl 1971 Manfred PoschenreiderJosef AngermüllerHans Siegl 1972 Hans SieglAlois WiesböckManfred Poschenreider 1973 Egon MüllerManfred PoschenreiderWaldemar Bacik 1974 Alois WiesböckOtto LantenhammerJosef Angermüller 1975 Egon MüllerHans WassermannGeorg Hack 1976 Alois WiesböckEgon MüllerJosef Angermüller 1977 Egon MüllerWilhelm KallKarl Maier 1978 Alois Wiesböck Egon Müller Wilhelm Duden 1979 Karl Maier Egon Müller Wilhelm Duden 1980 Karl Maier Josef Aigner Egon Müller 1981 Alois Wiesböck Christoph Betzl Karl Maier 1982 Egon Müller Georg Gilgenreiner Alois Wiesböck 1983 Karl Maier Hans-Otto Pingel Georg Hack 1984 Egon Müller Hans-Otto Pingel Josef Aigner 1985 Egon Müller Karl Maier Michael Datzmann 1986 Klaus Lausch Robert Gührer Karl Maier 1987 Karl Maier Wilhelm Duden Klaus Lausch 1988 Gerd Riss Karl MaierKlaus Lausch 1989 Karl Maier Egon Müller Alois Bachhuber 1990 Karl Maier Hans-Otto Pingel Andre Pollehn German Longtrack Championship 1991 Gerd Riss Klaus LauschGeorg Limbrunner 1992 Karl Maier Uwe Gessner Gerd Riss 1993Karl MaierGerd Riss Marvyn Cox 1994Robert BarthGerd Riss Marvyn Cox 1995Gerd Riss Karl MaierBernd Diener 1996Gerd Riss Karl MaierBernd Diener 1997Gerd Riss Tommy Dunker Robert Barth 1998 Gerd Riss Bernd Diener Matthias Kröger 1999 Robert BarthGerd Riss Herbert Rudolph 2000Bernd DienerRobert BarthDaniel Bacher 2001Robert BarthGerd Riss Stephan Katt 2002 Gerd Riss Robert BarthDaniel Bacher 2003 Robert BarthGerd Riss Enrico Janoschka 2004 Gerd Riss Herbert RudolphStephan Katt 2005 Robert BarthEnrico JanoschkaBernd Diener 2006 Robert BarthBernd DienerStephan Katt 2007 Gerd Riss Stephan KattEnrico Janoschka 2008 Sirg SchützbachGerd Riss Bernd Diener 2009Gerd Riss Stephan KattMatthias Kröger 2010 Stephan Katt Bernd DienerMatthias Kröger 2011 Stephan KattMartin SmolinskiMatthias Kröger 2012 Martin SmolinskiGerd Riss Herbert Rudolph 2013Martin Smolinski Richard Speiser Enrico Janoschka 2014Erik Riss Jörg Tebbe Bernd Diener 2015Jörg Tebbe Bernd Diener Stephan Katt 2016Martin Smolinski Stephan Katt Bernd Diener 2017Stephan Katt Bernd Diener Max Dilger 2018Jörg Tebbe Martin SmolinskiAndrew Appleton 2019Michael Härtel Max Dilger Bernd Diener2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021Max Dilger Lukas Fienhage Stephan Katt2022 cancelled due to bad weather2023 cancelled due death of sidecar rider Peter Maurer
See also Germany national speedway team
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