The 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the first FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1] The final took place in Malmö, Sweden. The championship was won by New Zealand (28 points) who beat Sweden (25 points) and England (19 points).[2][3][4][5]
Semifinal 1
edit- Hyde Road, Manchester
- 6 May
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|---|
New Zealand (27 pts) | Ivan Mauger | 14 | |
Barry Briggs | 13 | ||
Scotland (26 pts) | Bert Harkins | 13 | |
Jim McMillan | 13 | ||
England (23 pts) | Nigel Boocock | 16 | |
Eric Boocock | 7 | ||
4 | Australia (16 pts) | Jim Airey | 11 |
Charlie Monk | 5 | ||
5 | Denmark (13 pts) | Ole Olsen | 12 |
Niels Weiss-Schelde | 1 | ||
6 | Norway (13 pts) | Reidar Eide | 7 |
Øyvind S. Berg | 6 | ||
7 | West Germany (7 pts) | Rudolf Kastl | 7 |
Dieter Dauderer | 0 |
Semifinal 2
edit- Kovinar Stadium, Maribor
- 17 May
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia (? pts) | Jiří Štancl | ? | |
Václav Verner | ? | ||
Poland (? pts) | Marian Spychała | ? | |
Paweł Mirowski | ? | ||
Yugoslavia (? pts) | Drago Perko | ? | |
Ivan Kos | ? | ||
4 | Austria (? pts) | ? | ? |
? | ? | ||
5 | Bulgaria (? pts) | ? | ? |
? | ? | ||
6 | East Germany (? pts) | ? | ? |
? | ? | ||
7 | Hungary (? pts) | ? | ? |
? | ? |
World final
edit- Malmö Stadion, Malmö
- 2 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 |
1 | New Zealand | 28 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
(3) Ivan Mauger | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | E | ||||||||||||||||
(4) Ronnie Moore | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Sweden | 25 | 9 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
(11) Ove Fundin | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(12) Bengt Jansson | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | England | 19 | 5 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
(5) Nigel Boocock | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(6) Eric Boocock | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Scotland | 18 | 5 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9) Jim McMillan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
(10) Bert Harkins | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Czechoslovakia | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Jiří Štancl | 6 | 1 | 2 | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) Václav Verner | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | F | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
(13) Drasko Perko | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(14) Ivan Kos | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | e | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
—a | Denmark | 17 | 5 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
(7) Ole Olsen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | E | ||||||||||||||||
(8) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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 |
Notes:
- a. The Danish team weren't classified, because they were track reserve team who replaced Poland.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 1)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.