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. ^{[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

• Targovishte Speedway Stadium, Targovishte
• May 13

Pos.	Team	Rider	Points
	Hungary - 23+3	?	?
		?	?
	Austria - 23+2	?	?
		?	?
	Finland - 22	?	?
		?	?
4	Netherlands - 21	?	?
		?	?
5	Italy - 19	?	?
		?	?
6	Bulgaria - 10	?	?
		?	?
7	Yugoslavia - 8	?	?
		?	?

Semifinal 1

• Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut
• 9 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	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

• Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana
• 10 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	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

• Speedway Center, Vojens
• 23 June

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

• 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1979 Speedway World Team Cup
• motorcycle speedway
• 1979 in sports

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. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.