The Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM) is the international governing body for all two and three-wheeled motorsport. It's membership is comprised of national motorsport organisations (e.g. the ACU in Britain and PZM in Poland) who meet annually in a General Assembly to elect officials, determine the annual budget, approve statutes, create or dissolve FIM bodies, and determine the general policy of the organisation.
There are also a number of FIM Commissions that administer the various motorcycling disciplines. The Commission de Courses sur Pistes (CCP) is responsible for track racing which includes speedway, longtrack, grasstrack and ice racing. It consists of fifteen members (each representing a different country) elected by the General Assembly who meet twice a year. The CCP defines the track racing regulations and runs the respective World Championships.
In 1997, the FIM decided to create continental motorcycle unions to which certain activities would be delegated. The Union Europeéns de Motorcyclisme (UEM) is one such organisation and is responsible for running the various European track racing competitions.
More information can be obtained from the FIM Web Site.
The Grand Prix Series finally saw the light of day in 1995, after being
delayed for a year. This replaced the traditional one-off World Final
which, the FIM argued, could no longer attract
television coverage or sponsorship deals. Attendances were also on the
decline and were not helped by the fact that the major countries only
staged a World Final once every five years. It was felt a series would
renew spectator interest as the major countries would all be staging the
equivalent of a World Final each year, and it would be possible to hold
a GP in a country that was not previously on the World Final rota.
There are currently six Grand Prix (GP) held between May and September,
plus a number of qualifying rounds for riders looking to compete in the
2000 GP Series. Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and Sweden are
all guaranteed a GP until 1999, with the other GP being staged by a
different nation each year (Poland has an additional GP in 1999).
It was originally envisaged that the number of GPs would eventually be
increased to eight, or even twelve, with rounds also being held in
Australia, South Africa and the USA. The FIM even
considered the possibility of staging GP in non-speedway countries such
as Spain and Malaysia in order to extend the boundaries of the sport.
Sadly, after a fairly successful first season, the Series struggled to
attract sponsors even with television coverage from Sky Sports.
For 1998, in order to generate wider interest and make the GPs more
exciting for television, the number of participants in each round was
increased from eighteen to twenty-four and a new controversial knockout
format was introduced. Nevertheless, whilst these changes were generally
well received, attendances still remained disappointingly low. The
decision as to whether the GP Series should be expanded, or indeed
whether it should continue at all, must surely be dependent on a
significant upturn in interest during 1999.
What is the format of the World Individual
Speedway Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell, Wladyslaw Pietrzak, Marcin Babnis & Thilo
WunderlichGrand Prix Series
Twenty-four riders participate in each GP. For 1999, these are the eight
highest finishers in the 1998 GP Series, eight qualifiers from the 1998
GP Challenge, two qualifiers each from the 1998 Intercontinental and
Continental Finals, the World Junior Champion
and two wildcard riders. The wildcard riders are nominated by the
Grand Prix Permanent Bureau for each event to ensure that the host
nation has at least one rider taking part, and for the purpose of
attracting television coverage in certain countries. The remaining place
has been allocated to Billy Hamill, the 1997 World Champion, as he was
unable to compete in the 1998 GP Challenge due to injury.
The non-qualifying riders from the GP Challenge become standby reserves in order of their finishing positions. In the event of a rider withdrawing from a GP prior to the day of the meeting, a standby reserve takes their place. A standby reserve assumes the status of a GP rider until the original rider is able to return.
GP riders are allocated a riding number that appears on their race jackets and bikes throughout the series. The final classification from the previous season's competition is used to determine these numbers, starting with the World Champion at No.1, the runner-up at No.2, and so on (except that Nos 23 and 24 are allocated to the wildcard riders)..
Each GP consists of twenty-four heats divided into three events. Sixteen riders compete in the Pre-Main Event that is run over ten heats. Eight riders then progress to the Main Event where they meet eight seeded riders; and which is also run over ten heats. Both events use a repechage format that eliminates riders finishing in third or fourth place more than once.
Eight riders from the Main Event progress on to the Final Event where they are drawn into Semi-Finals that are run on a straight knockout basis. The top two riders from each Semi-Final compete in the Grand Final, whilst the third and fourth-placed riders compete in the Consolation Final.
The draw positions for the first GP are determined by the riding numbers. For subsequent GPs they are determined by the final placings in the previous GP. The heats are then scheduled as follows:
In the Pre-Main and Main Events, riders take the starting gate positions
indicated. Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the
outside.
For the Semi-Finals, the winners of Heats 17 and 18 have first choice of
gate positions, the second-placed riders in Heats 17 and 18 have second
choice, the winners of Heats 19 and 20 have third choice, whilst the
second-placed riders in Heats 19 and 20 take the remaining positions.
For the Grand and Consolation Finals, the higher-placed riders in the
Semi-Finals have first and second choice of gate positions, whilst the
lower-placed riders have third and fourth choice (the competitor with
the lowest riding number in each category chooses first).
GP points and prize money are awarded as follows:
Where riders are awarded equal points, the rider with the lowest
riding number is placed higher for the purpose of determining the draw
positions in the next GP.
Points accumulated over the six GP determine the final classification.
The rider with the greatest number of points is declared World Champion.
In addition, the 1st to 10th placed riders automatically qualify for the
2000 GP Series, the 11th to 22nd placed riders must compete in the GP
Challenge, whilst all riders placed 23rd or below are eliminated from
the competition.
A runoff is held if two or more riders are tied for 1st, 2nd, 3rd or
10th place. If there are ties for other places, the rider with the
lowest riding number is placed higher.
Continental Section - (Europe excluding Great Britain and
Scandinavia)
The winners of the Continental and Intercontinental Finals automatically
qualify for the 2000 GP Series. The 3rd to 7th placed Continental
finalists, the 3rd to 8th placed Intercontinental finalists and the World Junior Champion qualify for the GP Challenge
where they meet the 11th to 22nd placed riders from the 1999 GP Series.
The 7th placed Continental finalist, and the 8th placed Intercontinental
finalist become the standby reserves for the GP Challenge.
The GP Challenge consists of twenty-four competitors and uses the same
heat format as the GPs. The top ten riders qualify for the 2000 GP
Series, whilst the 11th to 24th placed riders become the standby
reserves.
1999 Rider Allocations
The World Team Speedway Championship was inaugurated in 1994 following
the amalgamation of the World Team Cup and the World Pairs Championship.
When the FIM decided to revamp the World Individual
Speedway Championship, it became clear that at least one of the team
competitions would have make way for the proposed Grand Prix rounds.
The World Team Cup had been established since 1960, but attendances had
continually declined throughout the Nineties. It was also felt that the
Four Team Tournament format meant smaller nations had difficulty
fielding competitive teams. The World Pairs Championship on the other
hand, was much more popular. With seven teams in each round, it could
attract seven groups of supporters and the format also facilitated
proper team racing. With the introduction of reserves from 1991 (after
the 1990 Final was reduced to a farce when both Great Britain and
Germany lost a rider early in the meeting), the title World Pairs
Championship had become a bit of a misnomer anyway. As a result, the
pairs format was retained for the new team competition, but the system
of qualifying rounds was based on that used for the World Team Cup.
The new competition was generally considered to be an improvement, but
it did not prove popular with some of the major nations who felt the
enhanced pairs format was not a true team championship. In addition, the
refusal of many top riders to participate in the 1996 event as a protest
over the introduction of solid block tyres, meant the competition was
somewhat devalued. As a consequence, Australia, Great Britain and the
USA withdrew from the subsequent competitions in 1997 and 1998.
The FIM however, has acknowledged the problems and
has introduced an innovative new format for 1999. This increases the
number of riders in each team, yet still retains the advantages of the
pairs format. Hopefully, this change will go some way towards restoring
the competition to its former prestigious status.
The competition is held annually between May and September and is
currently organised as follows:
The Final is generally staged on a rota basis, with the host and holder
nations automatically qualifying. If the host nation is also the holder,
the second-placed team is seeded directly to the Final as well.
See 'What are the rules for Four Team
Competitions?' for further details on how each round is run.
1999 Team Allocations
The World Junior Speedway Championship is an individual competition for
riders under the age of twenty-one. In order to be eligible, a rider
must be at least sixteen on the date of the first meeting, and under
twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition.
This competition is held annually between May and September. The current
structure of the competition is shown below, along with the number of
qualifiers from each round.
The Final of this competition is usually held in a country that does
not stage a Grand Prix or a World Team Championship Final.
At least one rider in the Final must be from the host nation. Should no
riders from the host nation qualify by right, the rider that progressed
furthest in the competition is seeded to the Final. In this event, only
seven riders qualify from the Semi-Final on the seeded rider's side of
the draw. The rule is intended to encourage local interest in the
meeting.
A rider winning this competition is not eligible to compete in it
again.
1999 Rider Allocations
The World Longtrack and Grasstrack Championship is an individual
competition that combines the disciplines of longtrack and grasstrack.
There were originally separate competitions for longtrack and
grasstrack, but these were amalgamated in 1997.
The European Grasstrack Championship had always been overshadowed by
the World Longtrack Championship despite the fact that the majority of
riders competed in both disciplines. Until 1994, riders could not enter
both competitions which meant the top riders usually opted for the
higher profile longtrack. Unfortunately, the lack of such riders in the
grasstrack competition meant many clubs staged meetings at a loss.
In 1994, the restriction on riders competing in both championships was
removed, but this did little to raise the appeal of the European
Grasstrack Championship which was still viewed as a second-class
competition by fans and riders alike. The World Longtrack Championship
on the other hand, had always remained popular, but suffered from a lack
of FIM-approved tracks. As a consequence, the same tracks staged rounds
every year and the majority of those were in Germany.
It was decided therefore, that a combined competition with a Grand
Prix-style format should replace the two separate championships. Not
only would this allow non-longtrack countries to stage rounds featuring
the top riders, it would allow a wider variety of tracks to be used.
The competition is held annually between May and September and consists
of a number of qualifying rounds culminating in five Trophy Rounds. Two
Trophy Rounds are held on longtracks and two are held on grasstracks,
with the remaining round alternating between the two surfaces each year.
The Qualifying Rounds are held on a mixture of longtracks and
grasstracks (although predominantly on grasstracks it would appear).
The current structure of the competition is shown below, along with the
number of qualifiers from each round:
The top seven riders from two of the Semi-Finals and the top six riders
from the other Semi-Final participate in each Trophy Round. All riders
are allocated a unique riding number that appears on their race jackets
and bikes throusghout the series. No provision has been made for
wildcard riders in 1999.
The non-qualifying riders from the Semi-Finals become standby reserves
in order of their finishing positions. In the event of a rider
withdrawing from a Trophy Round prior to the day of the meeting, a
standby reserve is called-up to ensure that two reserves are always
present. A standby reserve assumes the status of a qualified rider until
the original rider is able to return.
Only eighteen riders are scheduled to start each Trophy Round. The
remaining two riders are First and Second Reserve respectively. At the
first event, these are the riders that finished in 7th place at the
Semi-Finals. For each subsequent event, the two scheduled riders with
the least number of championship points, exchange places with the
reserves from the previous event. The intermediate championship
classification determines which of the relegated riders becomes First
and Second Reserve.
Championship points and prize money are awarded as follows:
Where two or more riders fail to finish in a final, the rider
completing the least distance is placed lower. Excluded riders however,
are automatically placed lower.
Points accumulated over the five Trophy Rounds determine the final
classification. The rider with the greatest number of points is declared
World Champion. In addition, several of the highest-placed riders will
be seeded directly to the 2000 Semi-Finals (the exact number being
dependent on the competition format).
A runoff is held if two or more riders are tied for 1st, 2nd or 3rd
place. Ties for other places are resolved using a countback of event
results.
1999 Rider Allocations
The Ice Racing Grand Prix Series was introduced in 1994 without any of
the controversy that greeted the Speedway Grand Prix Series. This was
partly because there were no other major competitions with conflicting
interests, and also because ice racing had a long history of staging
World Championship meetings over two days. As with the Speedway Grand
Prix Series, the FIM hoped that the new format
would attract television coverage and sponsorship deals to enable the
sport to broaden it's appeal. Furthermore, it provided an opportunity to
trial the Grand Prix format before it was introduced into the higher
profile speedway competition.
Unfortunately, the Series was unable to attract television coverage or a
major sponsor in 1997 and the Championship briefly reverted back to the
traditional two-day Final during that year. There was also a crisis
during 1998 when many riders threatened to withdraw due to the reduced
levels of GP prize money. Nevertheless, these problems now appear to
have been resolved and with attendances remaining healthy, it has been
possible to include two additional GPs in the 1999 Series.
There are currently twelve Grand Prix (GP) held between November and
March, plus qualifying rounds for riders looking to compete in the 2000
GP Series. These GPs are staged at venues in the Netherlands (twice),
Russia (twice), Germany and Sweden. As ice racing meetings are
traditionally staged over two days, each venue holds two GPs over a
weekend (one on Saturday, one on Sunday). Artificial ice tracks must be
used for all GPs and the GP Challenge unless these are being held in
Russia or Finland.
GP riders are allocated a riding number that appears on their race
jackets throughout the series. The final classification from the
previous season's competition is used to determine these numbers,
starting with the World Champion at No.1, the runner-up at No.2, and so
on..
Only sixteen riders are scheduled to start each GP. The remaining two
riders are First and Second Reserve respectively. At the first event,
these are the riders that finished in 7th and 8th place at the GP
Challenge. For each subsequent event, the two scheduled riders with the
least number of GP points, exchange places with the reserves from the
previous GP. The intermediate GP classification determines which of the
relegated riders becomes First and Second Reserve.
A draw is held before each GP to determine the riding order of the
scheduled competitors. Twenty Qualification Heats are then held
according to the standard individual
format. At the conclusion of these heats, riders are ranked
according to the number of race points scored and this determines the
line-ups for the Final Heats. Where two or more riders are tied on race
points, the tie is resolved as follows:
In each Final, the highest scorer has first choice of gate position, the
second-highest scorer has second choice of gate position, and so on..
Should a scheduled rider withdraw from a GP prior to the start, they are
directly replaced by one of the reserves. This reserve becomes a
scheduled rider and, if sufficient time remains, a standby reserve is
called-up to ensure that two reserves are always present. The standby
reserves are those riders that failed to qualify from the previous GP
Challenge and are selected in order of their finishing positions. They
assume the status of a GP rider until the original rider is able to
return.
After the start, the two reserves may alternately take the rides of any
incapacitated rider, replace any rider excluded for a starting infringement, or replace any
rider excluded for exceeding the two
minute time allowance. A reserve may not directly replace a rider in
any of the Finals, but they may qualify if they score enough race points
during the Qualification Heats. Each reserve may ride in a maximum of
five Qualification Heats.
GP points and prize money are awarded as follows:
Where two or more riders fail to finish in a final, the rider
completing the least distance is placed lower. Excluded riders however,
are automatically placed lower.
Points accumulated over the twelve GP determine the final
classification. The rider with the greatest number of points is declared
World Champion. In addition, the 1st to 10th placed riders automatically
qualify for 2000 GP Series, the 11th to 18th placed riders must compete
in the GP Challenge, whilst all riders placed 19th or below are
eliminated from the competition.
A runoff is held if two or more riders are tied for 1st, 2nd, 3rd or
10th place. Ties for other places are resolved using a countback of
GP results.
The top six riders in the GP Challenge qualify for the 2000 GP Series
and a starting place in the first GP. The 7th and 8th placed riders also
qualify for the 2000 GP Series but only as reserves for the first GP.
The 9th to 16th placed riders become the standby reserves. Note however,
there is a rule that restricts each country to a maximum of eight riders
in the GP Series.
1999 Rider Allocations
The World Team Ice Racing Championship is held between January and
March. It is currently organised as a single seven-team event that may
be staged over one or two days (depends on the promoter and/or weather
conditions). See 'What are the rules
for Pairs Meetings?' for further details on how this event is
run.
1999 Teams: Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany,
Netherlands, Russia, Sweden.
Each round is held as a single meeting. See 'What are the rules for Four Team
Tournaments?' for further details on how these rounds are run (the
twenty-heat format is used).
The European Junior Speedway Championship is an individual competition
for riders under the age of nineteen. In order to be eligible, a rider
must be at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under
nineteen on 1 January in the year of the competition.
This competition is held annually between May and September. The
current structure of the competition is shown below, along with the
number of qualifiers from each round.
At least one rider in the Final must be from the host nation. Should no
riders from the host nation qualify by right, the rider that progressed
furthest in the competition is seeded to the Final.
1999 Rider Allocations
The European Solo Grasstrack Championship returns in 1999 after an
absence of two years. It had been discontinued when the World Longtrack and Grasstrack Championship was formed,
but it was subsequently felt the combined competition involved too much
expensive for many grasstrack riders. A smaller version of the original
competition has therefore been revived for riders that do not wish to
compete on longtracks.
This competition is held between May and September. The current
structure of the competition is shown below, along with the number of
qualifiers from each round.
At least one rider in the Final must be from the host nation. Should no
riders from the host nation qualify by right, the rider that progressed
furthest in the competition is seeded to the Final.
The UEM recommends that riders entered for the World Longtrack and Grasstrack Championship are not
entered for this competition as well.
1999 Rider Allocations
The European Sidecar Grasstrack Championship is the premier competition
for 500cc right-handed sidecars. This sidecar class is common in
Continental Europe, but the competition does not have World Championship
status because Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand predominantly
run left-handed sidecars. It would seem that a unified class needs to be
agreed before the status of this competition can be upgraded.
This competition is held annually between May and September. The
current structure of the competition is shown below, along with the
number of qualifiers from each round.
At least one crew in the Final must be from the host nation. Should no
crew from the host nation qualify by right, the team that finished
highest in the Semi-Finals is seeded to the Final.
1999 Team Allocations
The European Individual Ice Racing Championship is a new competition for
1999. It is organised as a single event staged over two days. See 'What are the rules for Individual
Meetings?' for further details on how this event is run.
1999 Rider Allocations
Copies of the FIM Regulations may be obtained from:
Fédération Internationale de Motorcycliste,
Phone: +41 22-950-9500
Prices: FIM Annuaire 27 CHF, Sporting Code 18 CHF, Track Racing Rules 18
CHF, Track Racing Technical Rules 18 CHF, Standards for Track Racing
Circuits 18 CHF, Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix 18
CHF.
They are also available on the FIM Web Site.
Heat
Red
(Gate A) Blue
(Gate B) White
(Gate C) Y/B
(Gate D)
Pre-Main Event
1:
Draw No.9
Draw No.16
Draw No.17
Draw No.24
2:
Draw No.10
Draw No.15
Draw No.18
Draw No.23
3:
Draw No.11
Draw No.14
Draw No.19
Draw No.22
4:
Draw No.12
Draw No.13
Draw No.20
Draw No.21
5:
3rd Heat 1
3rd Heat 3
4th Heat 2
4th Heat 4
6:
3rd Heat 2
3rd Heat 4
4th Heat 1
4th Heat 3
7:
1st Heat 1
1st Heat 3
2nd Heat 2
2nd Heat 4
8:
1st Heat 2
1st Heat 4
2nd Heat 1
2nd Heat 3
9:
1st Heat 5
2nd Heat 6
3rd Heat 7
4th Heat 8
10:
1st Heat 6
2nd Heat 5
3rd Heat 8
4th Heat 7
Main Event
11:
Draw No.1
Draw No.8
1st Heat 7
2nd Heat 8
12:
Draw No.2
Draw No.7
1st Heat 8
2nd Heat 7
13:
Draw No.3
Draw No.6
1st Heat 9
2nd Heat 10
14:
Draw No.4
Draw No.5
1st Heat 10
2nd Heat 9
15:
3rd Heat 11
3rd Heat 13
4th Heat 12
4th Heat 14
16:
3rd Heat 12
3rd Heat 14
4th Heat 11
4th Heat 13
17:
1st Heat 11
1st Heat 13
2nd Heat 12
2nd Heat 14
18:
1st Heat 12
1st Heat 14
2nd Heat 11
2nd Heat 13
19:
1st Heat 15
2nd Heat 16
3rd Heat 17
4th Heat 18
20:
1st Heat 16
2nd Heat 15
3rd Heat 18
4th Heat 17
Final Event
21: SF
1st Heats 17 & 19, 2nd Heats 18 & 20
22: SF
1st Heats 18 & 20, 2nd Heats 17 & 20
23: CF
3rd Heats 21 & 22, 4th Heats 21 & 22
24: GF
1st Heats 21 & 22, 2nd Heats 21 & 22
Final Placing
Points
Prize Money
(US$)
1st in Heat 24:
2nd in Heat 24:
3rd in Heat 24:
4th in Heat 24:
1st in Heat 23:
2nd in Heat 23:
3rd in Heat 23:
4th in Heat 23:
3rd in Heats 19 & 20:
4th in Heats 19 & 20:
3rd in Heats 15 & 16:
4th in Heats 15 & 16:
3rd in Heats 9 & 10:
4th in Heats 9 & 10:
3rd in Heats 5 & 6:
4th in Heats 5 & 6:
25
20
18
16
15
14
12
10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
10,000
7,200
6,000
5,500
5,000
4,500
4,300
4,000
3,000
2,600
2,300
2,000
1,400
1,200
1,000
1,000
Qualifying Rounds
A qualifying competition is held for non-GP riders to determine who will
compete in the GP Challenge. For historical and political reasons, the
qualifying competition is run on a geographical basis. The structure is
shown below, along with the number of qualifiers from each round.
Qualifying Rd (7Q) \
-> Semi-Final (8Q+1R) \
Qualifying Rd (7Q) / \
-> Final
Qualifying Rd (7Q) \ /
-> Semi-Final (8Q+1R) /
Qualifying Rd (7Q) /
Intercontinental Section - (Australasia, Great Britain, North
America, Scandinavia, South Africa)
Overseas Final (8Q+1R) \
-> Intercontinental Final
Scandinavian Final (8Q+1R) /
Each qualifying round consists of sixteen competitors and two reserves.
See 'What are the rules for
Individual Meetings?' for further details on how these rounds are
run.
OF SF CQA CQB CQC CQD SF1 SF2 TOT
Australia (MA) 4 - - - - - - - 4
Austria (ÖAMTC) - - 1 - - 3 - - 4
Croatia (HMS) - - - - - 3 - - 3
Czech Rep. (CMF) - - 2 2 2 2 - - 8
Denmark (DMU) - 5+1 - - - - - - 5+1
Estonia (EMF) - - - 1 - - - - 1
Finland (SML) - 2+1 - - - - - - 2+1
France (FFM) - - 2 - - 2 - - 4
Germany (DMSB) - - 3 - 2 - 2 - 7
Great Britain (ACU) 7 - - - - - - - 7
Hungary (MAMS) - - 3 2 - 1 - - 6
Italy (FMI) - - - - 2 3 - 1 6
Latvia (LaMSF) - - - 3 - - - - 3
Netherlands (KNMV) - - 2 - 2 - - - 4
New Zealand (MNZ) 1 - - - - - - - 1
Norway (NMF) - 2+1 - - - - - - 2+1
Poland (PZM) - - - 2 4 2 - - 8
Russia (MFR) - - 2 2 2 - - - 6
Slovakia (SMF) - - - 2 - - - - 2
Slovenia (AMSZ) - - 1 2 2 - - 1 6
Sweden (SVEMO) - 5+1 - - - - - - 5+1
USA (AMA) 4 - - - - - - - 4
Track Res. (FMNR) 2 - 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
Note: Canada has been allocated two places in the 1999 North American
Final that determines the US qualifiers for the Overseas Final. Denmark,
Finland, Norway and Sweden each nominate one rider for a pre-meeting
runoff that decides the remaining two places in the Scandinavian
Final.
What is the format of the World Team Speedway
Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell, Wladyslaw Pietrzak, Marcin Babnis & Thilo
Wunderlich
/ Qualifying Rd (1Q) -> Semi-Final (1Q) \
Preliminary Rd (2Q) -> Final
\ Qualifying Rd (1Q) -> Semi-Final (1Q) /
Each round involves four teams and is held as a single meeting. Results
from the previous season are used to determine the composition of these.
With the exception of the Final, the highest-ranked team in each round
has the option of home advantage. If they decline, the option moves to
the second-highest ranked team, and so on..
PR QR1 QR2 SF1 SF2 Fnl
Australia (MA) - - 1 - - -
Austria (ÖAMTC) 1 - - - - -
Croatia (HMS) 1 - - - - -
Czech Rep. (CMF) - - - - - 1
Denmark (DMU) - - - - 1 -
France (FFM) 1 - - - - -
Germany (DSMB) - 1 - - - -
Great Britain (ACU) - - - - 1 -
Hungary (MAMS) - - - - 1 -
Italy (FMI) - - 1 - - -
Latvia (LaMSF) - 1 - - - -
Netherlands (KNMV) 1 - - - - -
Norway (NMF) - 1 - - - -
Poland (PZM) - - - 1 - -
Russia (MFR) - - - 1 - -
Slovenia (AMSZ) - - 1 - - -
Sweden (SVEMO) - - - 1 - -
USA (AMA) - - - - - 1
What is the format of the World Junior Speedway
Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell & Wladyslaw Pietrzak
Qualifying Rd (10Q) -+
+-> Semi-Final (8Q+1R) \
Qualifying Rd (10Q) -+ -> Final
+-> Semi-Final (8Q+1R) /
Scandinavian Rd (8Q) -+
Each round consists of sixteen competitors and two reserves. See 'What are the rules for Individual
Meetings?' for further details on how these rounds are run.
SR QR1 QR2 SF1 SF2 TOT
Australia (MA) - 1 1 - - 2
Austria (ÖAMTC) - 2 - - - 2
Canada (CMA) - 1 - - - 1
Croatia (HMS) - 2 - - - 2
Czech Rep. (CMF) - 1 2 - - 3
Denmark (DMU) 5+1 - - - - 5+1
Finland (SML) 2+1 - - - - 2+1
France (FFM) - 2 - - - 2
Germany (DSMB) - 1 2 1 - 4
Great Britain (ACU) - 1 2 1 - 4
Hungary (MAMS) - 1 1 - - 2
Italy (FMI) - 1 - - - 1
Netherlands (KNMV) - - 2 - - 2
Norway (NMF) 3+1 - - - - 3+1
Poland (PZM) - 1 2 - 2 5
Russia (MFR) - - 2 - - 2
Slovakia (SMF) - - 1 - - 1
Slovenia (AMSZ) - 2 - - - 2
Sweden (SVEMO) 5+1 - - - - 5+1
USA (AMA) - - 1 - - 1
Track Res. (FMNR) - 2 2 2 2 8
Note: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden each nominate one rider for
a pre-meeting runoff that decides the remaining place in the
Scandinavian Round.
What is the format of the World Longtrack and
Grasstrack Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell, Wladyslaw Pietrzak, Marcin Babnis & Thilo
Wunderlich
+- Semi-Final (7Q) -+
Qualifying Rd (9Q) -+ |
+- Semi-Final (6Q) -+-> 5 Trophy Rounds
Qualifying Rd (9Q) -+ |
+- Semi-Final (7Q) -+
Each round (including Trophy Rounds) consists of eighteen competitors
and two reserves. See 'What are the
rules for Longtrack/Grasstrack Meetings?' for further details on how
these rounds are run (the fifteen-heat format is used).
Final Placing
Points
Prize Money
(CHF)
1st in A-Final:
2nd in A-Final:
3rd in A-Final:
4th in A-Final:
5th in A-Final:
6th in A-Final:
1st in B-Final:
2nd in B-Final:
3rd in B-Final:
4th in B-Final:
5th in B-Final:
6th in B-Final:
1st in C-Final:
2nd in C-Final:
3rd in C-Final:
4th in C-Final:
5th in C-Final:
6th in C-Final:
Other riders:
25
20
18
16
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-
3,000
2,000
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,600
1,500
1,000
950
950
900
900
850
850
800
800
700
700
700
QR1 QR2 SF1 SF2 SF3 TOT
Australia (MA) 3 - 2 - - 5
Austria (ÖAMTC) 1 - - - - 1
Czech Rep. (CMF) 2 2 2 - 2 8
Denmark (DMU) 2 - - - - 2
Estonia (EMF) - 1 - - - 1
Finland (SML) - 3 1 - - 4
France (FFM) 2 2 - 2 2 8
Germany (DSMB) 2 1 2 2 2 9
Great Britain (ACU) 3 - 2 2 2 9
Italy (FMI) - - - 2 - 2
Netherlands (KNMV) 2 5 1 2 - 10
New Zealand (ANZ) 1 - - - - 1
Norway (NMF) - 2 - - - 2
Russia (MFR) - - - - 2 2
Slovakia (SMF) - 1 - - - 1
Sweden (SVEMO) - 1 - - - 1
Track Res. (FMNR) 2 2 2 2 2 10
Note: The top six riders of the 1998 Championship are also seeded
directly to the Semi-Finals.
What is the format of the World Individual Ice
Racing Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell, Wladyslaw Pietrzak, Marcin Babnis & Thilo
WunderlichGrand Prix Series
Eighteen riders participate in each GP. For 1999, these are the ten
highest finishers in the 1998 GP Series and eight qualifiers from the
1998 GP Challenge. No provision has been made for wildcard riders in
1999.
A further four heats are then held as follows:
D-Final:
13th to 16th placed riders
C-Final:
9th to 12th placed riders
B-Final:
5th to 8th placed riders
A-Final:
1st to 4th placed riders
Final Placing
Points
Prize Money
(CHF)
1st in A-Final:
2nd in A-Final:
3rd in A-Final:
4th in A-Final:
1st in B-Final:
2nd in B-Final:
3rd in B-Final:
4th in B-Final:
1st in C-Final:
2nd in C-Final:
3rd in C-Final:
4th in C-Final:
1st in D-Final:
2nd in D-Final:
3rd in D-Final:
4th in D-Final:
Other riders:
25
20
18
16
14
13
12
11
9
8
7
6
4
3
2
1
-
2,200
1,800
1,500
1,300
1,200
1,100
1,000
1,000
950
950
900
900
850
800
700
700
700
Qualifying Rounds
A qualifying competition is held for non-GP riders to determine who will
meet the 11th to 18th placed GP riders in the GP Challenge. The current
structure of the qualifying competition is shown below, along with the
number of qualifiers from each round.
1st Qualifying Rd (6Q+2R) -> 2nd Qualifying Rd (8Q+2R) -> GP Challenge
Each round may be staged over one or two days (depends on the promoter
and/or weather conditions) and consists of sixteen competitors and two
reserves. See 'What are the rules for
Individual Meetings?' for further details on how these rounds are
run.
QR1 QR2 TOT
Austria (ÖAMTC) 2 - 2
Czech Rep. (CMF) 1 1 2
Finland (SML) 2 1 3
Germany (DSMB) 2 2 4
Great Britain (ACU) 2 - 2
Ireland (MCUI) 1 - 1
Netherlands (KNMV) 3 2 5
Russia (MFR) - 2 2
Sweden (SVEMO) 1 2 3
Switzerland (FMS) 1 - 1
USA (AMA) 1 - 1
Track Res. (FMNR) 2 - 2
What is the format of the World Team Ice Racing
Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell, Wladyslaw Pietrzak, Marcin Babnis & Thilo
Wunderlich
Final:
Representatives of Czech Republic, Germany and Poland
Winner of Group A
Group A:
Representatives of Latvia, Russia and Ukraine
Winner of Group B
Group B:
Representatives of France, Hungary, Netherlands and
Slovenia
What is the format of the European Junior Speedway
Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell, Wladyslaw Pietrzak & Marcin Babnis
/ Semi-Final (8Q+1R) \
Qualifying Rd (8Q+2R) -> Final
\ Semi-Final (8Q+1R) /
Each round consists of sixteen competitors and two reserves. See 'What are the rules for Individual
Meetings?' for further details on how these rounds are run.
QR SF1 SF2 TOT
Austria (ÖAMTC) - 2 - 2
Czech Rep. (CMF) 1 1 1 3
Denmark (DMU) 2 - - 2
Germany (DMSB) 2 - 2 4
Finland (FMI) 2 - 2 4
France (FFM) - 2 - 2
Hungary (MAMS) - - 2 2
Latvia (LaMSF) 2 - - 2
Netherlands (KNMV) - 2 - 2
Norway (NMF) 2 - - 2
Poland (PZM) - 3 3 6
Russia (MFR) 2 - - 2
Slovakia (SMF) 1 - - 1
Slovenia (AMSZ) - 2 - 2
Sweden (SVEMO) 2 - - 2
Ukraine (FMU) - - 2 2
Track Res. (FMNR) 2 - - 2
What are rules for the European Solo Grasstrack
Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell & Wladyslaw Pietrzak
/ Semi-Final (9Q+1R) \
Qualifying Rd (9Q+2R) -> Final
\ Semi-Final (9Q+1R) /
Each round consists of eighteen competitors and two reserves. See 'What are the rules for Longtrack/Grasstrack
Meetings?' for further details on how these rounds are run (the
twelve-heat format is used).
QR SF1 SF2 TOT
Czech Rep. (CMF) 1 1 2 4
Denmark (DMU) 1 - 2 3
Estonia (EMF) 1 - - 1
France (FFM) 2 2 2 6
Germany (DMSB) 2 3 3 8
Great Britain (ACU) 2 2 2 6
Italy (FMI) 1 - 1 2
Netherlands (KNMV) 3 3 2 8
Norway (NMF) 1 - - 1
Russia (MFR) - 2 - 2
Slovakia (SMF) 1 - - 1
Sweden (SVEMO) 1 - - 2
Ukraine (FMU) 2 - - 2
Track Res. (FMNR) 2 - - 2
What is the format of the European Sidecar
Grasstrack Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell & Wladyslaw Pietrzak
Semi-Final (6Q+1R) \
-> Final
Semi-Final (6Q+1R) /
Each round consists of twelve competing crews and two reserve crews. See
'What are the rules for Sidecar
Meetings?' for further details on how these rounds are run.
SF1 SF2 TOT
France (FFM) 2 2 4
Germany (DMSB) 3 3 6
Great Britain (ACU) 2 3 5
Netherlands (KNMV) 3 3 6
Norway (NMF) - 1 1
Russia (MFR) 2 - 2
Track Res. (FMNR) 2 2 4
What are rules for the European Individual Ice
Racing Championship?
From: Kevin Meynell & Wladyslaw Pietrzak
Austria (ÖAMTC) 2
Belarus (BMX) 1
Czech Rep. (CMF) 1
Estonia (EMF) 1
Finland (SML) 2
Germany (DMSB) 2
Latvia (LaMSF) 1
Netherlands (KNMV) 2
Track Res. (FMNR) 2
Where can I obtain a copy of the FIM
Regulations?
From: Wladyslaw Pietrzak
11 route Suisse,
1295 Mies,
Switzerland.
Fax: +41 22-950-9501
E-mail: fim@fim.ch
Payments may be made to account 285.178.00Y at the Union Bank of
Switzerland (Swift UBSWCHZH12A), to postal account 12-1714-8, or by
international postal mandate. Add 10 CHF for postage and packing.