1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2][3] The final took place in Vojens, Denmark. The championship was won by host Denmark (25 points) who beat England (24 points) and Poland (20 points).[4][5][6]

Preliminary round

Pos. Team Rider Points
1st  Hungary - 23+3 ? ?
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2nd  Austria - 23+2 ? ?
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3rd  Finland - 22 ? ?
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4  Netherlands - 21 ? ?
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5  Italy - 19 ? ?
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6  Bulgaria - 10 ? ?
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7  Yugoslavia - 8 ? ?
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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
1  Australia 28 10 20 28
(11) Phil Crump 16 3 3 2 3 3 2
(12) John Titman 12 2 2 3 2 0 3
2  Finland 23 9 15 23
(5) Kai Niemi 15 3 3 3 1 2 3
(6) Ila Teromaa 8 2 1 2 0 1 2
3  England 20 5 12 20
(3) Michael Lee 13 3 2 3 E 2 3
(4) Gordon Kennett 7 0 0 1 3 1 2
4  Sweden 14 8 10 14
(1) Jan Andersson 7 1 2 0 1 3 0
(2) Bernt Persson 7 2 3 1 0 0 1
5  West Germany 14 4 8 14
(7) Georg Hack 11 0 3 2 2 3 1
(8) Waldemar Bacik 3 1 E 0 0 2 0
6  Netherlands 13 4 9 13
(9) Rudi Muts 8 0 2 3 X 2 1
(10) Frits Koppe 5 1 1 E 2 1 0
7  Norway 13 2 9 13
(13) Tormod Langli 10 1 1 2 3 3 0
(14) Reidar Eide 3 0 0 1 1 0 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

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  Poland 26 9 16 26
(13) Edward Jancarz 16 3 3 2 3 2 3
(14) Zenon Plech 10 2 1 0 2 3 2
2  New Zealand 25 6 15 25
(11) Ivan Mauger 13 1 E 3 3 3 3
(12) Larry Ross 12 3 2 1 2 2 2
3  United States 22 5 14 22
(9) Kelly Moran 8 0 0 1 2 3 2
(10) Bruce Penhall 14 2 3 3 3 2 1
4  Czechoslovakia 18 7 13 18
(7) Jiri Stancl 11 3 2 2 0 3 1
(8) Jan Verner 7 1 1 3 1 1 0
5  Hungary 15 6 12 15
(1) Istvan Sziraczky 11 3 1 3 2 0 2
(2) Laszlo Meszaros 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
6  Austria 13 7 10 13
(5) Adi Funk 10 2 3 2 1 0 2
(6) Frits Koppe 3 E 2 0 0 1 0
7  Yugoslavia 6 2 4 6
(3) Franc Zagar 5 1 0 1 1 1 1
(4) Vlado Kocuvan 1 0 1 0 0 0 E
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

American Kelly Moran did not start, because he was injured at official practice. His replacement Steve Gresham and the reserve rider Ron Preston were stuck at Heathrow Airport in England, forcing Penhall to ride alone.[6]

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  Denmark 25 8 15 25
(11) Ole Olsen 15 2 3 2 3 2 3
(12) Hans Nielsen 10 1 2 0 2 3 2
2  England 24 10 19 24
(1) Malcolm Simmons 9 2 2 2 3 0 0
(2) Michael Lee 15 3 3 3 1 3 2
3  Poland 20 6 15 20
(7) Edward Jancarz 13 1 3 3 2 3 1
(8) Zenon Plech 7 2 0 1 3 1 0
4  Australia 19 6 13 19
(9) Phil Crump 13 3 2 1 3 2 2
(10) John Titman 6 W 1 2 1 1 1
5  United States 14 6 8 14
(5) Bruce Penhall 14 3 3 1 1 3 3
(6) *Kelly Moran -0 - - - - -
6  New Zealand 12 2 5 12
(13) Ivan Mauger 6 0 1 E X 2 3
(14) Larry Ross 6 1 0 3 E E 2
7  Finland 7 1 5 7
(3) Ila Teromaa 0 0 F - - - -
(4) Kai Niemi 7 1 X 2 2 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

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. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  6. ^ a b Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.