2023 FIM Long Track of Nations

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The 2023 FIM Long Track of Nations was the 15th annual FIM Team Long Track World Championship. The final took place on 24 September 2023 in Roden, Netherlands. [1] [2]

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The Netherlands won the event for a fourth time, with 2021 individual World Long Track champion Romano Hummel winning all six of his races for a maximum 30 points. Dave Meijerink, Mika Meijer and Jannick de Jong completed the successful quartet.

Nine-time champions Germany finished second, with Erik Riss top scoring, while Great Britain completed the podium. [3]

Results

Pos.TeamPtsriders
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 64 Romano Hummel 30, Dave Meijerink 17, Mika Meijer 10, Jannick de Jong 7
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57 Erik Riss 29, Martin Smolinski 18, Jörg Tebbe 9, Stephan Katt 1
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 49 Chris Harris 25, Zach Wajtknecht 12, Andrew Appleton 12
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 44 Henri Ahlbom 16, Tero Aarnio 14, Jesse Mustonen 13, Topi Mustonen 1
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 36Hynek Štichauer 18, Josef Franc 13, Jan Macek 5
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 35 Jacob Bukhave 23, Tobias Thomsen 12, Morten Qvistgaard 0
7Flag of France.svg  France 29 Mathias Trésarrieu 10, Jordan Dubernard 8, Steven Labouyrie 8, Gaétan Stella 3

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References

  1. "2023 FIM Long Track of Nations" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. "24 September 2023 in Roden". Bahn Sport (In Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. "Bronze for GB in Roden". British Speedway. Retrieved 25 September 2023.