1978 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

The 1978 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the second edition of the European Under-21 Championships.[1][2][3][4]

European Under-21 Championship
Neil Middleditch took the bronze medal
VenueSanta Marina Stadium
LocationLonigo, Italy
Start date22 July 1978
← 1977
1979 →

The Championship was won by Finn Jensen.[5]

European Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
    (12) Finn Rune Jensen 13 3 3 3 3 1 13 1
    (13) Kevin Jolly 12 3 2 1 3 3 12 2 3
    (16) Neil Middleditch 12 2 2 2 3 3 12 3 2
4   (15) Steve Finch 12 1 3 2 3 3 12 4 1
5   (5) Hans Nielsen 11 3 3 F 2 3 11 5
6   (6) Erik Gundersen 11 2 2 3 2 2 11 6
7   (8) Joszef Juza 8 1 0 3 2 2 8 7
8   (4) Pavel Karnas 8 3 1 3 1 0 8 8
9   (2) Ryszard Romaniak 6 2 1 1 0 2 6 9
10   (10) Henryk Olszak 5 1 3 0 1 0 5 10
11   (7) Fausto Birbini 5 0 0 2 2 1 5 11
12   (11) Lillebror Johansson 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 12
13   (14) Nikolai Manev 4 X 0 2 F 2 4 13
14   (9) Mieczysław Kmieciak 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 14
15   (1) Armando Gigliali 2 F 0 0 1 1 2 15
16   (3) Roman Jankowski 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 16
R1   (R1) Ladislav Gradecky 0 0 R1
R2   (R2) Danny Kennedy 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

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  1. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "1978 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.