title: 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship
text: # 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship
  
  The 1979 Individual Long Track World Championship was the ninth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 9 September 1979 in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, which was Czechoslovakia at the time.
  
  The world title was won by Alois Wiesböck of West Germany.
  
  ## Final Classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alois Wiesböck | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
  | 2 | Anders Michanek | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
  | 3 | Ole Olsen | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
  | 4 | Jiří Štancl | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
  | 5 | Georg Hack | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
  | 6 | Karl Maier | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
  | 7 | Egon Müller | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 12 |
  | 8 | Kristian Præstbro | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | E | 11 |
  | 9 | Michael Lee | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | E | 9 |
  | 10 | Ivan Mauger | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | E | 8 |
  | 11 | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | 2 | ef | 1 | E | 7 |
  | 12 | Peter Collins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | E | 7 |
  | 13 | Christoph Betzl | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 6 |
  | 14 | Wilhelm Duden | 1 | 3 | 2 | E | E | 6 |
  | 15 | Alf Busk | 2 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 3 |
  | 16 | Zdeněk Kudrna | 1 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 2 |
  | 17 | Francesco Biginato | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | E | 1 |
  | 18 | Walter Grubmuller | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 1 |
  
  * E = eliminated (no further ride)
  * ef = engine failure
  