1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2] The final took place in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Denmark (29 points) who beat England (27 pts) and United States (22 pts).[3]
The 1985 World Pairs Final was the last World Championship final appearance of legendary New Zealand rider Ivan Mauger. In a career lasting almost 30 years, Mauger had won 15 World Championships, including a record 6 Individual World Championships, 4 World Team Cups, 3 Long Track World Championships and 2 World Pairs Championships.
Preliminary round
[edit]Stichting Baansport Blijham, Blijham
- 21 April
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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Armando Castagna | 17 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 9 | ||
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Henny Kroeze | 17 |
Frits Koppe | 7 | ||
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Zoltán Adorján | 13+3 |
Zoltan Hajdu | 6 | ||
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Roy Otto | 10+2 |
Einar Kyllingstad | 9 | ||
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Heinrich Schatzer | 13 |
Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
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Orlin Janakiev | 8 |
Stanislav Tzankov | 3 | ||
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Artur Kocmut | 6 |
Krešo Omerzel | 4 |
Semifinal 1
[edit]Motodrom Halbemond, Norden
- 26 May
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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Erik Gundersen | 16 |
Tommy Knudsen | 12 | ||
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Phil Crump | 13 |
Steve Regeling | 11 | ||
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Mitch Shirra | 14 |
Ivan Mauger | 10 | ||
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Karl Maier | 14 |
Klaus Lausch | 5 | ||
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Heinrich Schatzer | 8 |
Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
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Henny Kroeze | 7 |
Frits Koppe | 4 | ||
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Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
Zoltan Hajdu | 3 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Odsal Stadium, Bradford
- 1 June
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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Shawn Moran | 15 |
Bobby Schwartz | 12 | ||
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Kenny Carter | 13 |
Kelvin Tatum | 11 | ||
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Jan Andersson | 14 |
Per Jonsson | 7 | ||
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Armando Castagna | 9 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 8 | ||
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Kai Niemi | 12 |
Ari Koponen | 3 | ||
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Antonin Kasper, Jr. | 9 |
Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | ||
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Einar Kyllingstad | 7 |
Roy Otto | 1 |
World final
[edit]Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
- 15 June
Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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29 | 10 | 19 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
(13) Erik Gundersen | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(14) Tommy Knudsen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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27 | 10 | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9) Kenny Carter | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(10) Kelvin Tatum | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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22 | 6 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Bobby Schwartz | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) Shawn Moran | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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15 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
(7) Ivan Mauger | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | E | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(8) Mitch Shirra | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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14 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
(11) Jan Andersson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(12) Per Jonsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
(5) Steve Regeling | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(6) Phil Crump | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
(3) Andrzej Huszcza | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F | ||||||||||||||||
(4) Grzegorz Dzikowski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 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 |
See also
[edit]- 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1985 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1985 in sports
References
[edit]- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 3)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.