1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship

1979 World Pairs Championship
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The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. 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).[1]

Preliminary Round

Pos. Team Rider Points
 Hungary - 23+3 ? ?
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 Austria - 23+2 ? ?
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 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 failed to show up to the meeting and another replacement Ron Preston was stuck in England forcing Penhall to ride alone.
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. ↑ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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