 Karl Maier in 1992 | |
| Born | 24 August 1957 Munich, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
| 1979 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1982-83 | Birmingham Brummies |
| Individual honours | |
| 1980, 1982, 1987, 1988 | Long Track World Champion |
| 1992, 1993 | German Longtrack Champion |
| 1979, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990 | West German Longtrack Champion |
Karl Maier (born 24 August 1957) is a former speedway rider who competed in speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack Racing. He reached seventeen World Longtrack world championship Finals and took the top honors four times.[1][2]
World Longtrack Championship
Finals
- 1978 Mühldorf (7th) 17pts
- 1979
Marianske Lazne (6th) 13pts - 1980 Scheeßel (Champion) 23pts
- 1981
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Radgona (13th) 5pts - 1982
Esbjerg (Champion) 24pts - 1983 Marianske Lazne (Third) 18pts
- 1984 Herxheim (Third) 17pts
- 1986 Herxheim (6th) 11pts
- 1987 Mühldorf (Champion) 22pts
- 1988 Scheeßel (Champion) 42pts
- 1989 Marianske Lazne (Third) 33pts
- 1990 Herxheim (Second) 30pts
- 1991 Marianske Lazne (7th) 10pts
- 1992 Pfarrkirchen (Third) 20pts
- 1993 Mühldorf (Second) 20pts
- 1995 Scheeßel (6th) 14pts
- 1996 Herxheim (6th) 11pts
Semi-finalist
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1983 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 9th - 8pts
- 1984 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 9th - 7pts - 1985 -
Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 16th - 1pt - 1986 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 13th - 3pts
World Pairs Championship
- 1983 - Gothenburg, Ullevi (with Egon Müller) - 6th - 12pts (6)
- 1986 - Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Klaus Lausch) - 6th - 27pts (22)
- 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Gerd Riss) - 4th - 36pts (22)
World Team Cup
- 1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Egon Müller / Georg Hack / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 28pts (8)
- 1982 - London, White City Stadium (with Georg Hack / Egon Müller / Alois Wiesböck / Georg Gilgenreiner) - 3rd - 18pts (7)
References
- ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 524. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ↑ "Karl Maier". Grasstrack GB. 1957-08-24. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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