Josef Hofmeister
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| Born | 17 June 1934 Abensberg, West Germany |
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| Nationality |  England |
| Career history | |
| 1952 | Germiston Stars |
| 1952 | Durban Hornets |
| Individual honours | |
| 1958, 1959, 1960 | Long Track World Champion |
| 1956, 1959, 1961 | German Longtrack Golden Helmet |
| 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 | German Longtrack Silver Helmet |
| Team honours | |
| 1952 | South African League Championship |
Josef Hofmeister (born 17 June 1934) is a former Motorcycle rider who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and Speedway. He competed in six World Longtrack Championship Finals and won a hat-trick of titles between 1958 and 1960. Josef was also a World Speedway finalist on four occasion.
Hofmeister started his career in 1949 in the youth class and retired 1963 at just 29 years of age. In the 1950s and early 1960s, he was the first German star of international motorcycle racing. After retiring Josef Hofmeister ran a sports shop in Kempten / Allgäu.
Individual World Championship
- 1957 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts - 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
- 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts
- 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 6pts
World Longtrack Championship
European Championship
- 1957
Stockholm (Second) 14pts - 1958
Mühldorf (Champion) 21pts - 1959
Helsinki (Champion) 19pts - 1960 Plattling (Champion) 24pts
- 1961 Semi-final
- 1962 Mühldorf (13th) 8pts
- 1963 Malmö (12th) 7pts
