1971 Individual Long Track World Championship
# 1971 Individual Long Track World Championship

The 1971 Individual Long Track World Championship was the first edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 1 September 1971 in Oslo, Norway.

The world title was won by Ivan Mauger of New Zealand.

## Final Classification

| Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ivan Mauger | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Manfred Poschenrieder | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Runo Wedin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Jan Kater | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Barry Briggs | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Don Godden | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | E | 10 |
| 8 | Hans Siegl | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | E | 9 |
| 9 | Sven Sigurd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | E | 9 |
| 10 | Willihard Thomsson | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 9 |
| 11 | Josef Unterholzner | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | E | 8 |
| 12 | Kurt W. Petersen | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | E | 7 |
| 13 | Berndt Hornfeldt | 2 | 4 | 0 | E | E | 6 |
| 14 | Jan Holm Nielsen | 1 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 6 |
| 15 | Jon Ødegaard | - | - | 6 | E | E | 6 |
| 16 | Walter Matl | - | 1 | 3 | E | E | 4 |
| 17 | Reijo Koski | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | E | 3 |
| 18 | Hans Zierk | - | - | - | E | E | 0 |

Key

* E = Eliminated (no further ride)
