Klaus Lausch (born 19 February 1964) is a former speedway rider who competed in speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack Racing. He reached eight World Longtrack world championship Finals finishing second in 1988.
He joined the Oxford Cheetahs in 1984 and was part of the title winning team in 1985.
World Longtrack Championship
Final
1983 Marianske Lazne (Reserve N/S) 1984 Herxheim (th) pts 1985 Esbjerg (11th) 6pts 1987 Mühldorf (14th) 5pts 1988 Scheeßel (32nd) 2pts 1989 Marianske Lazne (17th) 1pt 1990 Herxheim (5th) 28pts 1991 Marianske Lazne (11th) 7pts 1992 Pfarrkirchen (8th) 10pts
Semi-final
1982 Vilshofen (12th) 4pts
1986 Marianske Lazne (15th) 6pts
Qualifying round
1984 Scheeßel (Reserve N/S)
World Final appearances
World Pairs Championship
1986* - Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Karl Maier) - 6th - 27pts (5) 1990* - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Gerd Riss) - 9th - 15pts (15) 1991** - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Gerd Riss - 4th - 18pts (9)
* Competed for West Germany.
** Competed for Germany.
German Individual Speedway Championship
1988 Brokstedt (Champion) 14pts (After run off with Tommy Dunker). 1989 Norden (Champion) 15pts 1990 Neustadt (Champion) 15pts
References
http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/klaus-lausch/
http://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1679/klaus-lausch
http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/zuzel,klaus-lausch-jest-moda-na-johnsa-i-skandynawow,artykul,552649,1,281.html
1964 births
German speedway riders
Polonia Bydgoszcz riders
Living people
German expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Place of birth missing (living people) Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders Oxford Cheetahs riders