1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

European Under-21 Championship
Tommy Knudsen won the 1980 event
Venue	Rottalstadion
Location	Pocking, West Germany
Start date	20 July 1980

The 1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the fourth edition of the European Under-21 Championships.[1][2][3]

The Championship was won by Tommy Knudsen.[4][5]

European final

• 20 July 1980
• Rottalstadion, Pocking

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
	(14) Tommy Knudsen	14				3		3					2		3							3	14	1
	(1) Tony Briggs	12	3				3				2				2				2				12	2
	(15) Dennis Sigalos	11				X			2			3						3	3				11	3	3
4	(11) Erik Gundersen	11			3				3		1					3						1	11	4	2
5	(10) Ari Koponen	9			1			2						3			3		0				9	5
6	(16) Marek Kępa	9				2				1	3						0			3			9	6
7	(4) Neil Evitts	9	2							2				1				2				2	9	7
8	(12) Nigel Flatman	8			0					3		2			1						2		8	8
9	(8) Antonín Kasper Jr.	6		E						0			3			2			1				6	9
10	(3) Josef Aigner	6	F						0				1				2				3		6	10
11	(5) Lars Hammarberg	5		3			1					X					0					1	5	11
12	(13) Christian Brandt	5				1	2							0		1					1		5	12
13	(2) Rif Saitgareev	5	1					1				1				0				2			5	13
14	(6) Mirosław Berliński	3		2				E			0							1			X		3	14
15	(9) Shawn Moran	2			2		0						0					E		-			2	15
16	(7) Klaus Lohmann	0		F					-					-	-					-			0	16
17	(17) Hans Albert Klinge	4		1					1					2	0					X			4	17
18	(18) Zoltan Hajdu	0																		E			0	18
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

1. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
2. "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
3. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
4. "1980 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. "Euro glory for Briggs". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 July 1980. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.