2023 FIM Long Track World Championship

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2023 Individual Long Track World Championship
Start date18 May
End date17 September
  2022
2024  

The 2023 FIM Long Track World Championship was the 53rd edition of the FIM Individual Long Track World Championship. [1] [2]

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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

FinalDateVenueWinner
118 May Flag of Germany.svg Herxheim Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Franc [4]
217 June Flag of Poland.svg Ostrów Wielkopolski Flag of England.svg Chris Harris [5]
313 July Flag of France.svg Marmande Flag of England.svg Chris Harris [6]
420 August Flag of Germany.svg Scheessel Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Kruse Hansen [7]
52 September Flag of France.svg Morizes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Hummel [8]
617 September Flag of Germany.svg Mühldorf Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Kruse Hansen [9]

Final Classification

PosRiderFinal 1Final 2Final 3Final 4Final 5Final 6Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Smolinski 131919171919106
2 Flag of England.svg Chris Harris 10212119171199
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Kruse Hansen 217321132177
4 Flag of England.svg Zach Wajtknecht 191317491577
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Hummel 115910211773
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Franc 211172101364
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Jakub Bukhave 97111111554
8 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Fienhage 178139xx47
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hynek Štichauer11510381047
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave Meijerink x315515745
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mika Meijer 39873232
12 Flag of Germany.svg Stephan Katt 821132329
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Pijper 74581429
14 Flag of France.svg Gaétan Stella 151xx7124
15 Flag of Finland.svg Tero Aarnio xx404917
16 Flag of Germany.svg Erik Riss xxx15xx15
17 Flag of Poland.svg Stanisław Burza x10xxxx10
18 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Tebbe 0xx1x89
19 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Spiller 5xxxxx5
Flag of France.svg Jordan Dubernard xx0x5x5
21 Flag of Germany.svg Max Dilger 4xxxxx4
22 Flag of France.svg Mathias Trésarrieu xx2xxx2
23 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Wachs xxx0xx0

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