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The 1976 Intercontinental Final was the second running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1976 Speedway World Championship. From 1976 it replaced the European Final as the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations [1]

The Final took place at the famous Wembley Stadium in London. England's "Golden Boy" Peter Collins defeated then four-time World Champion Ivan Mauger in a runoff to claim the Final and go into the World Final at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland as the clear favourite. Collins' form would continue in Chorzów as he would go on to win his only individual World Championship. After both riders finished the Intercontinental Final on 11 points, Australia's Phil Crump defeated England's Malcolm Simmons in a runoff for third place.

The biggest surprise of the meeting was reigning World Champion Ole Olsen who sensationally failed to qualify for the World Final. Nearly always a strong performer at Wembley, on this occasion Olsen could only score 6 points from his five rides to finish in 12th place. The other surprise was 1974 World Champion Anders Michanek who had finished runner-up to Olsen in the World Final at Wembley in 1975. Michanek was defeated in a runoff by England's John Louis for 8th place and the last spot in the World Final. As a result, the Swede would only be a reserve in Poland.

1976 Intercontinental Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Peter Collins 12+3
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger 12+2
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Crump 11+3
4 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Simmons 11+2
5 Flag of England.svg Chris Morton 10
6 Flag of England.svg Doug Wyer 10
7 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Autrey 9
8 Flag of England.svg John Louis 8+3
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Michanek 8+2
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Boulger 7
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Sanders 7
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Ole Olsen 6
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Jansson 4
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Bernt Persson 3
15 Flag of Norway.svg Dag Lovaas 1
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Soren Sjosten
17 Flag of England.svg Trevor Geer (Res)0
18 Flag of England.svg Barry Thomas (Res)0

Classification

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
1 Flag of England.svg (11) Peter Collins 12+303333121
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg (9) Ivan Mauger 12+213233122
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (1) Phil Crump 11+331223113
4 Flag of England.svg (7) Malcolm Simmons 11+230332114
5 Flag of England.svg (8) Chris Morton 1022312105
6 Flag of England.svg (5) Doug Wyer 1012322106
7 Flag of the United States.svg (10) Scott Autrey 92213197
8 Flag of England.svg (6) John Louis 8+30302388
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Anders Michanek 8+23310189
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (12) John Boulger 73121T710
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Billy Sanders 722111711
12 Flag of Denmark.svg (13) Ole Olsen 6XE222612
13 Flag of Sweden.svg (15) Bengt Jansson 4211X0413
14 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Bernt Persson 310011314
15 Flag of Norway.svg (2) Dag Lovaas 101000115
16 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Soren Sjosten 110E--116
Flag of England.svg (17) Trevor Geer 0000
Flag of England.svg (18) Barry Thomas 000
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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