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The 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 34th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In his 14th straight World Final appearance (dating back to 1966), New Zealand's Ivan Mauger won his 6th Speedway World Championship, breaking the previous record of 5 wins held by himself and legendary Swede Ove Fundin. Mauger scored 14 points to defeat local favourite Zenon Plech (13) and young English tearaway Michael Lee (11), with Lee the only rider to defeat Mauger on the day. Lee also had to defeat Kelly Moran (USA), Billy Sanders (Australia) and defending champion Ole Olsen in a runoff for third after all four riders finished on 11 points. This would prove to be the last appearance for Ivan Mauger as a rider in a World Final.[7]

Qualification results.[8][9]

First round

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British qualification

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Similar to the previous season, the Sunday Mirror sponsored British qualifying rounds for the World Championship doubled up as qualifying rounds for the Berger-sponsored Grand Prix. Therefore, many non-British riders such as Scott Autrey and Ivan Mauger rode in these meetings scoring points towards the Grand Prix qualification - but their scores didn't count towards World Championship qualification. The Rye House track flooded so the event was moved to Hackney.

Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
Preliminary Round
8 April Hackney Wick Stadium, London Mike Lanham Dave Perks Bobby McNeil
8 April Mildenhall Stadium, Mildenhall Mick Hines Geoff Bouchard Alan Emerson
17 April Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium, Crayford Mike Sampson Colin Richardson Bernie Leigh
17 April Shielfield Park, Berwick Steve Finch Eric Broadbelt Derek Richardson
23 April Boston Sports Stadium, Boston Steve Lomas Malcolm Corradine John Jackson
Qualifying Round
28 April Abbey Stadium, Swindon Phil Crump Jan Andersson Scott Autrey
28 April The Shay, Halifax Ivan Mauger Ian Cartwright Reg Wilson
28 April Brandon Stadium, Coventry Mitch Shirra Alan Molyneux John Davis
30 April Smallmead Stadium, Reading Jan Andersson John Davis Bruce Penhall
30 April County Ground Stadium, Exeter Scott Autrey Phil Crump Colin Richardson
30 April Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium, Birmingham Peter Collins Billy Sanders Alan Grahame
2 May Wimborne Road, Poole Ole Olsen Dave Morton Malcolm Simmons
2 May The Boulevard, Hull Ivan Mauger Bobby Beaton Kenny Carter
3 May Wimbledon Stadium, London Colin Richardson Hans Nielsen Bruce Penhall
3 May Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Doug Wyer Craig Pendlebury Les Collins
4 May Hackney Wick Stadium, London John Davis Mitch Shirra Ole Olsen
4 May Monmore Green, Wolverhampton Kenny Carter Jim McMillan Bruce Cribb
4 May Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne Roger Johns Kai Niemi Dave Jessup
5 May King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn Michael Lee Gordon Kennett Mike Lanham
5 May Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley Bruce Penhall Scott Autrey Steve Bastable
5 May Hyde Road, Manchester Doug Wyer Larry Ross Bobby Beaton
8 May Leicester Stadium, Leicester Michael Lee John Titman Ila Teromaa
10 May Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich Steve Bastable John Louis Andy Grahame

Second round

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Swedish qualification

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  • Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final

Continental Preliminary round

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  • Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
22 April Czechoslovakia Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica Czechoslovakia Jiří Štancl Czechoslovakia Petr Kučera Czechoslovakia Jiří Jirout
22 April Austria Stadion Wiener Neustadt Hungary Laszlo Meszaroš Czechoslovakia Ladislav Hrádecký West Germany Karl Maier
22 April Italy Giavera del Montello, Treviso West Germany Waldemar Bacik Czechoslovakia Jan Hadek Bulgaria Nikolaj Manev
22 April West Germany Rhein-Main Arena, Diedenbergen Netherlands Henny Kroeze West Germany Andrew Curworth Austria Walter Grubmuller

British semi-finals

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Peter Collins 14
2 Gordon Kennett 14
3 Doug Wyer 13
4 Michael Lee 12
5 Alan Molyneux 10
6 Steve Bastable 9
7 Jim McMillan 8
8 Mike Lanham 7
9 Alan Grahame 7
10 IanCartwright 6
11 Vic Harding 6
12 Joe Owen 5
13 Nicky Allott 4
14 Tom Owen 4
15 Kenny Carter 2
16 Bobby Beaton 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Dave Morton 14
2 Dave Jessup 13
3 John Louis 11
4 John Davis 10
5 Chris Morton 10
6 Reg Wilson 10
7 Malcolm Simmons 9
8 Roger Johns 9
9 Ian Turner 9
10 Craig Pendlebury 6
11 Colin Richardson 5
12 Bruce Cribb 4
13 Kevin Jolly 4
14 Les Collins 3
15 Mick Hines 1
16 Trevor Geer 0

New Zealand Final

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Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Larry Ross 3,3,3,3,3 15
2 Mitch Shirra 3,3,2,2,2 12
3 Ivan Mauger 2,3,E,3,3 11
4 Roger Wright 2,0,3,3,3 11
5 John Goodall 1,3,3,1,2 10
6 David Bargh 3,0,1,3,2 9
7 Tony Briggs 1,2,1,2,3 9
8 Graeme Stapleton 2,2,2,1,2 9
9 Mike Fullerton 3,1,3,0,1 8
10 James Moore 1,2,0,2,1 6
11 Colin Tucker 0,2,1,2,0 5
12 Patrick Pawson 0,1,2,1,0 4
13 Robin Adlington 0,1,2,0,1 4
14 Max Brown 1,1,0,0,0 2
15 John Brown 0,0,0,0,1 1
16 William Aulsford ns 0
R1 Paul Fewings 2,1,0 3
R2 Gary Forscutt 0,1 1

Australian Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1 Phil Crump 15
2 Danny Kennedy 13
3 John Boulger 11
4 John Titman 10
5 Steve Koppe 10
6 Billy Sanders 10
7 Gary Guglielmi 9
8 Glyn Taylor 9
9 Rob Maxfield 6
10 Phil Bass 5
11 Glen McDonald 5
12 Mike Farrell 4
13 John Langfield 4
14 David Shields 2
15 Ross Townson 2
16 Kym Amundson 2

Third round

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Continental quarter-finals

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  • Top 32 riders to Continental semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
6 May Hungary Hajdú Volán Stadion, Debrecen Soviet Union Mikhail Starostin Czechoslovakia Jan Verner Hungary Tibor Danka
6 May West Germany Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg Czechoslovakia Jiří Štancl Czechoslovakia Václav Verner Soviet Union Anatoly Maksimow
7 May Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia City Garden Stadium, Osijek Czechoslovakia Petr Ondrašík Soviet Union Valery Gordeev Netherlands Henny Kroeze
7 May Czechoslovakia Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slany Czechoslovakia Aleš Dryml Sr. Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Kudrna Hungary Istvan Sziracky

American semi-finals

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  • Top 16 to American final (two 32 rider meetings, held in 1978)
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
16 September 1978 Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana Denny Pyeatt Bobby Schwartz Mike Bloom
22 September 1978 Sacramento, Sacramento Dennis Robinson Mike Faria Duane Yarrow

British Final

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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
1 England (9) Peter Collins 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 England (8) Michael Lee 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
3 England (7) Dave Jessup 12 2 3 2 3 2 12 3
4 England (16) John Davis 11 3 2 3 2 1 11 4
5 England (10) Doug Wyer 10 1 2 3 3 1 10 5
6 England (11) Malcolm Simmons 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 6
7 England (12) Roger Johns 8 F 1 3 1 3 8 7
8 England (1) Gordon Kennett 7 3 E 0 2 2 7 8
9 England (13) Alan Molyneux 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 9
10 England (2) John Louis 6 2 3 1 0 0 6 10 3
11 England (6) Chris Morton 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 11 2
12 England (5) Reg Wilson 6 1 2 0 1 2 6 12
13 Scotland (15) Jim McMillan 4 0 1 2 1 0 4 13
14 England (14) Alan Grahame 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 14
15 England (4) Mike Lanham 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15
16 England (3) Ian Turner 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 England (R1) Craig Pendlebury 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Ian Cartwright 0 0 R2
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

Australasian Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1 Australia Billy Sanders 13
2 Australia Steve Koppe 12
3 Australia John Titman 11+3
4 Australia Phil Crump 11+2
5 New Zealand Ivan Mauger 11+1
6 New Zealand Larry Ross 10+3
7 New Zealand Mitch Shirra 10+2
8 Australia Gary Guglielmi 8
9 New Zealand John Goodall 8
10 Australia Danny Kennedy 6
11 Australia John Boulger 6
12 Australia Glyn Taylor 6
13 New Zealand Tony Briggs (Res) 4
14 New Zealand Graeme Stapleton 2
15 New Zealand David Bargh (Res) 2
16 New Zealand Roger Wright 0

Danish Final

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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
1 Denmark (5) Bo Petersen 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1 3
2 Denmark (12) Finn Thomsen 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2 2
3 Denmark (6) Mike Lohmann 12 2 2 3 3 2 12 3 3
4 Denmark (1) Hans Nielsen 12 3 3 2 1 3 12 4 2
5 Denmark (14) Finn Rune Jensen 11 3 3 3 0 2 11 5
6 Denmark (7) Bent Rasmussen 10 F 2 3 2 3 10 6
7 Denmark (15) Jens Henry Nielsen 10 2 3 1 2 2 10 7
8 Denmark (10) Steen Mastrup 8 2 1 2 2 1 8 8
9 Denmark (3) Helge Hansen 5 2 1 1 1 0 5 9
10 Denmark (13) Svend Lund 5 0 1 E 3 1 5 10
11 Denmark (4) Gunnar Svendsen 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 11
12 Denmark (2) Finn Londal Jensen 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 12
13 Denmark (16) Alf Busk 4 1 2 1 F - 4 13
14 Denmark (8) Kai Kristiansen 3 1 0 2 F - 3 14
15 Denmark (9) Kristian Præstbro 1 1 E - - - 1 15
16 Denmark (11) Ernst Bogh 0 0 16
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

Norwegian Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1 Reidar Eide 14
2 Rolf Gramstad 13
3 Audun Ove Olsen 11
4 Sigvart Pedersen 10
5 Tom Godal 10
6 Thoralf Holen 10
7 Tormod Langli 9
8 Edgar Stangeland 9
9 Trond Helge Skretting 8
10 Per Arne Hansen 6

Finland Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1 Kai Niemi 12+3
2 Rauli Mäkinen 12+2
3 Martti Väyrynen 10
4 Veijo Tuoriniemi 10
5 Ari Koponen 10
6 Timo Kiansten 9
7 Esko Mylläri 8
8 Olli Turkia 7
9 Seppo Palomäki 7
10 Keijo Mylläri 6
11 Pekka Hautamäki 6
12 Ari Turkia 5
13 Ilkka Teromaa 5
14 Esa Mattila (res) 4
15 Pentti Mattila 3
16 Veikko Haapamäki 3
17 Pekka Paljakka 2
18 Jarmo Puttonen (res) 0

Swedish Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1 Jan Andersson 15
2 Anders Michanek 12
3 Bernt Persson 11
4 Richard Hellsen 11
5 Ake Fridell 11
6 Lars-Åke Andersson 10
7 Bo Wirebrand 9
8 Uno Johansson 8
9 Stefan Salmonsson 7
10 Bengt Jansson 5
11 Hans Danielsson 5
12 Sören Sjösten 4
13 Tommy Nilsson 3
14 Lennart Bengsson (res) 3
15 Gert Carlsson 2
16 Kent Eriksson 1
17 Sören Karlsson 0

Fourth round

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Continental semi-finals

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Czechoslovakia Aleš Dryml Sr. 13
2 Soviet Union Viktor Kuznetsov 11
3 Czechoslovakia Jiří Štancl 11
4 West Germany Georg Hack 10
5 Czechoslovakia Jan Hadek 10
6 Czechoslovakia Petr Kucera 9
7 Soviet Union Anatolij Maximov 9
8 Czechoslovakia Václav Verner 9
9 Czechoslovakia Zdenek Kudrna 8
10 Hungary Istvan Sziraczki 6
11 Italy Giuseppe Marzotto 5
12 Soviet Union Vladimir Klytchov 5
13 West Germany Waldemar Bacik 4
14 Czechoslovakia Milan Špinka 2
15 Austria Herbert Szerecz 0
16 Germany Peter Lempenhauer 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Czechoslovakia Jan Verner 15
2 Netherlands Henny Kroeze 14
3 Soviet Union Valerij Gordeev 12
4 Czechoslovakia Petr Ondrašík 11
5 Hungary Laszlo Meszaros 10
6 Soviet Union Michail Starostin 10
7 West Germany Christoph Betzl 9
8 West Germany Alois Wiesböck 9
9 West Germany Karl Maier 8
10 Hungary Janos Szöke 6
11 Soviet Union Vladimir Paznikov 5
12 Netherlands Henk Steman 4
13 Soviet Union Alexander Khaljavin 3
14 England Andy Cusworth 2
15 West Germany George Gilgenreiner 2
16 Hungary Tibor Danka 0

American Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1 Bobby Schwartz 12+3
2 Mike Bast 12+2
3 Kelly Moran 12+1
4 Steve Gresham 12+0
5 Mike Faria 10
6 Steve McConnell 9
7 Bruce Penhall 8
8 Bill Cody 7
9 Rich McMurray 7
10 John Cook 6
11 Gary Hutchinson 6
12 Dennis Robinson 5
13 Duane Yarrow 5
14 Dave Faria 4
15 Denny Pyeatt 3
16 Mike Bloom 2

Commonwealth Final

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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
1 England (16) Michael Lee 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1 3
2 Australia (11) Billy Sanders 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 2 2
3 England (13) Dave Jessup 12 2 2 2 3 3 12 3
4 New Zealand (15) Larry Ross 11 1 2 3 3 2 11 4
5 New Zealand (5) Ivan Mauger 11 3 3 2 1 2 11 5
6 England (10) Peter Collins 10 2 2 3 2 1 10 6
7 Australia (8) John Titman 9 2 1 2 1 3 9 7
8 England (6) Gordon Kennett 8 F 3 1 2 2 8 8
9 England (9) John Davis 7 1 1 3 F 2 7 9
10 England (14) Malcolm Simmons 6 0 1 1 3 1 6 10
11 England (4) Doug Wyer 5 3 2 F - - 5 11
12 England (7) John Louis 4 1 0 1 2 F 4 12
13 Australia (1) Phil Crump 2 2 0 - - - 2 13
14 England (3) Roger Johns 2 1 1 E 0 - 2 14
15 Australia (12) Steve Koppe 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 15
16 England (2) Alan Molyneux 1 E E 0 E 1 1 16
R1 Australia (R1) Sean Willmott 0 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Chris Morton 1 1 0 1 R2
R3 New Zealand (R3) Mitch Shirra 1 0 0 1 1 R3
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

Nordic Final

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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
1 Sweden (1) Jan Andersson 13 3 2 3 3 2 13 1 3
2 Denmark (13) Hans Nielsen 13 2 3 3 3 2 13 2 2
3 Denmark (8) Finn Thomsen 12 3 3 3 2 1 12 3 3
4 Denmark (10) Ole Olsen 12 3 3 2 1 3 12 4 2
5 Finland (3) Kai Niemi 9 0 3 0 3 3 9 5 3
6 Finland (5) Ila Teromaa 9 2 1 3 0 3 9 6 2
7 Denmark (16) Bo Petersen 8 3 0 X 2 3 8 7
8 Sweden (6) Bernt Persson 8 1 1 2 3 1 8 8
9 Sweden (4) Anders Michanek 7 1 2 1 2 1 7 9
10 Denmark (14) Mike Lohmann 6 X 2 2 2 E 6 10
11 Norway (2) Reidar Eide 6 2 0 1 1 2 6 11
12 Norway (11) Rolf Gramstad 5 0 2 1 F 2 5 12
13 Sweden (15) Ake Fridell 4 1 0 2 1 0 4 13
14 Sweden (9) Richard Hellsen 3 2 0 1 - - 3 14
15 Finland (7) Olli Turkia 2 0 1 0 1 F 2 15
16 Norway (12) Audun Ove Olsen 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 16
R1 Sweden (R1) Lars-Åke Andersson 1 1 1 R1
R2 Sweden (R2) Sören Karlsson 0 0 0 R2
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

Fifth round

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Continental Final

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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
1 West Germany (9) Christoph Betzl 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 Soviet Union (3) Mikhail Starostin 13 3 3 1 3 3 13 2
3 Czechoslovakia (5) Zdeněk Kudrna 12 3 1 3 2 3 12 3 3
4 West Germany (14) Alois Wiesböck 12 3 3 2 3 1 12 4 2
5 Czechoslovakia (13) Petr Ondrašík 11 1 2 3 3 2 11 5
6 Soviet Union (16) Valery Gordeev 10 2 1 3 1 3 10 6
7 Czechoslovakia (11) Václav Verner 9 2 1 2 2 2 9 7
8 Czechoslovakia (10) Jiří Štancl 7 1 1 2 0 3 7 8
9 Soviet Union (12) Viktor Kuznetsov 7 0 2 2 2 1 7 9
10 Soviet Union (15) Anatoly Maksimov 6 X 2 0 2 2 6 10
11 West Germany (2) Karl Maier 6 2 2 1 X 1 6 11
12 West Germany (4) Georg Hack 4 1 3 X - X 4 12
13 Czechoslovakia (7) Jan Hadek 4 2 0 1 1 X 4 13
14 Hungary (1) László Mészáros 2 X 0 1 0 1 2 14
15 Czechoslovakia (8) Jan Verner 0 X X X X X 0 15
16 Czechoslovakia (6) Aleš Dryml Sr. 0 X - - - - 0 16
R1 Hungary (R1) Janosz Szoke 1 0 0 1 0 1 R1
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

Intercontinental Final

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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
1 England (14) Michael Lee 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1 3
2 England (7) Peter Collins 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2 2
3 Denmark (9) Finn Thomsen 10 2 3 1 3 1 10 3 3
4 New Zealand (8) Ivan Mauger 10 1 3 2 2 2 10 4 2
5 England (13) Dave Jessup 10 2 2 3 3 0 10 5 1
6 Denmark (4) Ole Olsen 9 3 1 1 2 2 9 6
7 Australia (2) Billy Sanders 8 2 0 3 1 2 8 7
8 United States (3) Kelly Moran 8 1 2 0 3 2 8 8
9 Australia (10) John Titman 8 1 2 0 2 3 8 9
10 New Zealand (6) Larry Ross 7 0 1 3 0 3 7 10
11 Finland (15) Kai Niemi 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 11
12 England (5) Gordon Kennett 5 2 1 1 1 0 5 12
13 England (12) John Davis 4 3 0 0 0 1 4 13
14 Denmark (16) Hans Nielsen 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 14
15 United States (11) Bobby Schwartz 2 F 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 Sweden (1) Jan Andersson 1 0 0 T 1 0 1 16
R1 England (R1) Malcolm Simmons 2 2 2 R1
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

World Final

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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
1 New Zealand (15) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1
2 Poland (7) Zenon Plech 13 3 1 3 3 3 13 2
3 England (5) Michael Lee 11+3 2 3 3 0 3 11 3
4 United States (3) Kelly Moran 11+2 1 2 3 2 3 11 4
5 Australia (4) Billy Sanders 11+1 3 3 1 2 2 11 5
6 Denmark (10) Ole Olsen 11+0 3 3 2 1 2 11 6
7 Czech Republic (11) Zdeněk Kudrna 8 2 0 3 3 0 8 7
8 England (16) Dave Jessup 8 E 1 2 3 2 8 8
9 Poland (12) Edward Jancarz 7 1 2 1 2 1 7 9
10 Denmark (13) Finn Thomsen 6 2 E 0 2 2 6 10
11 England (1) Peter Collins 6 2 2 1 1 E 6 11
12 Australia (14) John Titman 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 12
13 Soviet Union (2) Mikhail Starostin 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 13
14 Germany (6) Christoph Betzl 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 14
15 Poland (8) Robert Słaboń 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 Germany (9) Alois Wiesböck 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16
Czech Republic (17) Petr Ondrašík 0 0
New Zealand (18) Larry Ross 0 0
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

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

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