Wimbledon Internationale
Appearance
Category | motorcycle speedway |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Inaugural season | 1961 |
Folded | 1982 |
The Wimbledon Internationale sponsored by Embassy was an individual motorcycle speedway event that was hosted annually at Wimbledon Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
History
[edit]The event was first run during July 1961, as compensation to the British public for losing the rights to host the Speedway World Championship every year. The event was awarded to Wimbledon by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme and was significant because it attracted entries from most of the world's leading riders. In 1961, there were ten qualifying events.[3]
It was discontinued after the 1981 edition.
Past winners
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1981 | ![]() |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "Internationale". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 June 1961. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fundin zips to victory". Streatham News. 15 June 1962. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.