1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1975 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the sixth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2][3][4] The final took place in Wrocław, Poland.

The championship was won by Sweden (24 points), who beat host nation Poland (23 pts) and Denmark (20 points).[5][6]

Semifinal 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 22
1 Denmark Denmark 24 7 14 24
(7) Ole Olsen 18 3 3 3 3 3 3
(8) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 6 1 0 1 0 2 2
2 Sweden Sweden 22 +3 10 16 22
(13) Anders Michanek 13 3 3 2 2 3 X
(14) Sören Sjösten 9 2 2 1 1 2 1 3
3 Australia Australia 22 +2 7 12 22
(3) Phil Crump 10 2 X X 2 3 3
(4) John Boulger 12 3 2 2 1 2 2 2
4 New Zealand New Zealand 20 5 11 20
(9) Gary Peterson 12 X 1 3 3 2 3
(10) Bruce Cribb 8 2 2 0 0 3 1
5 Norway Norway 16 5 14 16
(11) Reidar Eide 8 3 1 1 3 0 0
(12) Edgar Stangeland 8 1 0 3 2 1 1
6 Finland Finland 14 6 11 14
(5) Veli-Pekka Teromaa 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
(6) Ila Teromaa 12 2 3 3 1 1 2
7 Netherlands Nederlands 8 2 6 8
(1) Henny Kroeze 8 1 1 2 2 1 1
(2) Frits Koppe 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
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 22

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

Semifinal 2

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
1  West Germany 27 10 18 27
(7) Christoph Betzl 17 3 3 3 2 3 3
(8) Fritz Baur 10 2 2 2 1 2 1
2  England 23 10 16 23
(13) John Louis 16 2 3 3 3 2 3
(14) Ray Wilson 7 3 2 0 0 1 1
3  Austria 22 6 14 22
(11) Adi Funk 14 3 0 3 3 2 3
(12) Herbert Szerecs 8 2 1 2 0 3 0
4  Yugoslavia 18 6 12 18
(5) Stefan Kekec 13 1 3 2 1 3 3
(6) Juro Fleten 5 0 2 1 2 0 0
5  Hungary 16 6 10 16
(1) Janos Szöke 6 2 0 0 1 3 0
(2) Istvan Sziraczky 10 3 1 3 0 2 1
6  Italy 11 2 8 11
(9) Annibale Pretto 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
(10) Dario Casarsa 10 1 1 2 3 1 2
7  Yugoslavia B 9 2 6 9
(3) Josip Francic 5 1 0 1 2 1 0
(4) Vlado Kocuvan 4 0 1 0 1 0 2
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

World final

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
1  Sweden 24 8 17 24
(7) Anders Michanek 17 2 3 3 3 3 3
(8) Tommy Jansson 7 1 2 2 1 0 1
2  Poland 23 8 15 23
(13) Edward Jancarz 15 2 3 3 2 2 3
(14) Piotr Bruzda 8 3 E 2 0 1 2
3  Denmark 20 8 14 20
(5) Ole Olsen 18+3 3 3 3 3 3 3
(6) Jan Henningsen 2 E 2 0 0 F 0
4  England 20 6 12 20
(1) John Louis 13+2 3 0 2 3 3 2
(2) Peter Collins 7 2 1 1 E 2 1
5  Australia 19 8 14 19
(11) Phil Crump 10 2 2 2 2 0 2
(12) John Boulger 9 3 1 1 1 3 0
6  West Germany 10 2 6 10
(3) Christoph Betzl 6 1 0 0 3 2 0
(4) Fritz Baur 4 0 1 1 E 1 1
7  Austria 10 2 6 10
(9) Herbert Szerecs 4 1 E 0 2 0 1
(10) Adi Funk 6 0 1 1 1 1 2
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

References

  1. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  2. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "Another world title for Mich". Reading Evening Post. 16 June 1975. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.