1980 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 35th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

With the defending Ivan Mauger failing to qualify for a World Final for the first time since 1966, and Ole Olsen only qualifying as a reserve, the 1980 World Final at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, Sweden was seen as an open final with a number of potential winners. Michael Lee, Bruce Penhall, Dave Jessup and Billy Sanders considered the favourites with Jan Andersson (the only Swedish rider in the World Final), John Davis, Hans Nielsen, Zenon Plech, Chris Morton and Peter Collins all expected to challenge.

Twenty-one-year-old English ace Lee who had only finished 7th in the Intercontinental Final at White City, won his only World Championship with 14 points from his 5 rides. Dave Jessup finished second after defeating Billy Sanders in a runoff when both riders finished on 12 points to give England a 1-2 finish in a World Final.

Michael Lee became only the fifth rider from Great Britain to win speedway's ultimate individual prize, joining Welshman Freddie Williams (1950), and fellow Englishmen Tommy Price (1949), Peter Craven (1955 & 1962) and Peter Collins (1976) as a speedway world champion.

First round

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British Qualification

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
Preliminary Round
8 April Milton Keynes Stadium,Milton Keynes Mike Lanham Rob Hollingworth David Kennett
9 April Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton Dave Perks Dave Morton Paul Woods
11 April East of England Arena, Peterborough Andy Hines Nicky Allott Nigel Flatman
11 April Ellesmere Port Stadium, Ellesmere Port Peter Prinsloo Derek Richardson David Gagen
13 April Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon Melvyn Taylor Bob Garrad Ian Clark
Quarter-Final
27 April The Shay, Halifax Mike Lanham Kevin Hawkins Dave Morton

Second round

Swedish qualification

Continental Preliminary round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
19 April Flag of Germany.svg Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut Flag of Germany.svg Egon Muller Flag of Germany.svg Waldemar Bacik Flag of Poland.svg Edward Jancarz
20 April Flag of Poland.svg Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kudrna Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Rembas Flag of Poland.svg Marek Ziarnik
20 April Flag of Italy.svg Giavera del Montello, Treviso Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Špinka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Verner Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Szerecz
20 April Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Ondrašík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hadek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kučera

Australian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Billy Sanders 15
2 Phil Crump 12+3
3 John Titman 12+2
4 Steve Koppe 10
5 Mike Farrell 10
6 Phil Herne 10
7 Glyn Taylor 9
8 Glenn McDonald 9
9Keith Wright7
10Rob Maxfield6
11Peter Collins4
12 Lou Sansom 3
13 Danny Kennedy 2
14Rob Moores2
15Alan Lorymer2
16Dean Van Bibra1

New Zealand Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Larry Ross 3,3,2,3,314
2 David Bargh 3,3,3,3,214
3 Tony Briggs 2,3,2,2,312
4 Graeme Stapleton 3,2,3,2,111
5 Mitch Shirra 1,3,1,3,311
6 Wayne Brown 3,2,3,3,-11
7 Mike Fullerton 2,1,1,2,39
8 Colin Tucker 2,0,2,1,27
9 Roger Wright 1,2,3,1,07
10Max Brown0,2,2,1,16
11Neil Abrahams2,1,0,0,25
12Greg Joynt1,1,1,2,x5
13Colin Farquharson1,F,0,0,23
14Greame Beardsley0,F,1,-,-1
15Paul FewingsF,1,F,-,-1
16James MooreE,0,-,-,-0
R1William Aulsfold0,0,1,12
R2Roger Pauling0,00

British semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Peter Collins 15
2 Gordon Kennett 13
3 Kevin Jolly 13
4 Reg Wilson 10
5 John Davis 9
6 John Louis 9
7 Melvyn Taylor 8
8 Mike Lanham 7
9 Alan Grahame 7
10 Kevin Hawkins 6
11 Nigel Flatman 6
12 Roger Johns 6
13 Paul Woods 6
14 Alan Molyneux 0
15 Jim McMillan 0
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Dave Jessup 14
2 Chris Morton 11
3 Dave Morton 11
4 Peter Prinsloo 11
5 Michael Lee 9
6 Bobby Beaton 9
7 Ian Cartwright 8
8 Phil Collins 8
9 Les Collins 7
10 Kenny Carter 7
11 Steve Bastable 7
12 Joe Owen 6
13 Malcolm Simmons 6
14 Andy Grahame 3
15 Bobby Garrad 2
16 Ian Clark 1

Third round

Continental quarter-finals

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
3 May Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Starostin Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Štancl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Verner
4 May Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mladost Stadum, Prelog Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henny Kroeze Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Verner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Špinka
4 May Flag of Austria.svg Stadion Wiener Neustadt Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kudrna Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Rembas Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Pyszny

Swedish Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (13) Jan Andersson 1323323131
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (15) Richard Hellsen 12333X3122
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Tommy Johansson 1223232123
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (8) Anders Michanek 1133212114
5 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Bernt Persson 1112323115
6 Flag of Sweden.svg (9) Bengt Jansson 1012133106
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Tommy Nilsson 92230297
8 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Borje Klingberg 70123178
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (1) Hans Danielsson 71113179
10 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Rolf Sundberg 63X120610
11 Flag of Sweden.svg (6) Per-Ove Gundmundsson 621012611
12 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Bo Wirebrand 5302X-512
13 Flag of Sweden.svg (7) Conny Samuelsson 311010313
14 Flag of Sweden.svg (12) Lillebror Johansson 202E--214
15 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Bengt Gustavsson 100100115
16 Flag of Sweden.svg (3) Jan Eriksson 0EFF--016
R1 Flag of Sweden.svg (R1) Karl-Erik Claesson 402114R1
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg (R2) Uno Johansson 1101R2
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

Finland Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Kai Niemi 12
2 Ilkka Teromaa 9
3 Veijo Tuoriniemi 9
4 Ari Koponen 8
5Seppo Palomaki8
6Olli Turkia8
7Esko Myllari8
8Timo Kiansten7
9Pekka Hautamaki6
10Hannu Lehtonen6
11Heimo Kaikko4
12Markku Haapala4
13Veli Pekka Kunelius3
14 Olli Tyrvainen 3
15Ismo Kivela2
16Jarmo Puttonen0
17Matti Hyyrylainen (res)0

Danish Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Bo Petersen 15
2 Preben Eriksen 13
3 Bent Rasmussen 12+3
4 Finn Rune Jensen 12+2
5 Finn Thomsen 10
6 Mike Lohmann 8
7 Alf Busk 8
8 Jens Henry Nielsen 7
9 Lars Vinding 6
10 Arne Cruse 6
11 Gunnar Hansen 6
12 Finn Lundahl 5
13 Steen Mastrup 5
14 Hans Ove Cristiansen 3
15 Svend Lund 3
16 Gunnar Svendsen 1

Norwegian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Reidar Eide 14
2 Audun Ove Olsen 13
3 Rolf Gramstad 12+3
4 Dag Haaland 12+2
5 Trond Helge Skretting 10
6 Terje Tollefsen 8
7 Sigvart Pedersen 7
8 Kjell Gimre 7
9 Jon Hovind 6
10 Roy Otto 6
11Jorn Haugvaldstad6
12Toralf Holen6
13Asgeir Bjerga4
14Geir Aasland4
15Rolf Havirstad2
16Dagvinn Jorgensen2

Australasian Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (10) Billy Sanders 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (1) John Titman 1333232132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg (16) Larry Ross 1233321123
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg (2) Mitch Shirra 1222332124
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (4) Phil Crump 11122331153
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg (7) Tony Briggs 11231231162
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (6) Mike Farrell 1031123107
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (14) Phil Herne 82031288
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Steve Koppe 70221279
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (11) Glyn Taylor 521020510
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (5) Gleen McDonald 502201511
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg (15) Graeme Stapleton 310011312
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (13) Keith Wright 201001213
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg (9) David Bargh 210100214
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg (8) Mike Fullerton 210010215
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg (12) Wayne Brown 101000116
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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

British Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Dave Jessup (3,3,3,3,3)15
2 Michael Lee (3,3,3,3,2)14
3 Phil Collins (1,2,2,3,3)11
4 Peter Collins (3,3,0,3,1)10
5 Gordon Kennett (2,2,2,2,2)10
6 John Louis (3,1,3,1,1)9
7 John Davis (X,2,1,2,3)8
8 Chris Morton (0,1,1,2,3)7
9 Melvyn Taylor (2,1,X,2,2)7
10 Reg Wilson (2,2,1,1,0)6+3
11 Bobby Beaton (0,1,3,0,2)6+2
12 Ian Cartwright (1,0,2,1,1)5
13 Dave Morton (1,3,0,0,0)4
14 Kevin Jolly (2,0,1,0,1)4
15 Peter Prinsloo (2,1,0,1,0)4
16 Mike Lanham (0,0,0,0,0)0

Fourth round

Continental semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Štancl 14
2 Flag of Poland.svg Edward Jancarz 12
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Ondrašík 11
4 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Huszcza 11
5 Flag of Germany.svg Egon Müller 10
6 Flag of Poland.svg Zenon Plech 10
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolaj Kornev 9
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Michail Starostin 9
9 Flag of Germany.svg Waldemar Bacik 8
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kucera 6
11 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Jankowski 5
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valerij Gordeev 4
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hadek 4
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Verner 3
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Hradecky 2
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zytun Gafurov 1
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdenek Kudrna 13
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Verner 13
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Dryml Sr. 11
4 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Rembas 10
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Špinka 9
6 Flag of England.svg Andy Cusworth 6
7 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Zabialowicz 8+3
8 Flag of Germany.svg Georg Hack 8+2
9 Flag of Poland.svg Henny Kroeze 8+1
10 Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Szerecz 7
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Grigory Khlinovsky 7
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergej Denisov 6
13 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Pyszny 4
14 Flag of Poland.svg Walter Grubmüller 3
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frits Koppe 1
16 Flag of Poland.svg Marek Ciarnik (res)0

Commonwealth Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (2) Dave Jessup 1432333141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (14) John Louis 1323233132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg (3) Ivan Mauger 1223133123
4 Flag of England.svg (8) John Davis 1112323114
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (9) Billy Sanders 1033031105
6 Flag of England.svg (4) Chris Morton 1103332116
7 Flag of England.svg (5) Michael Lee 93221197
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg (7) Mitch Shirra 92212298
9 Flag of England.svg (10) Peter Collins 71032179
10 Flag of England.svg (15) Gordon Kennett 6311106103
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg (1) Larry Ross 611112611E
12 Flag of England.svg (12) Phil Collins 521002512
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (6) John Titman 40130E413
14 Flag of England.svg (11) Melvyn Taylor 3F0210314
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (13) Phil Crump 210001215
16 Flag of England.svg (16) Reg Wilson 000000016
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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

American Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Bruce Penhall 14
2 Scott Autrey 13+3
3 Dennis Sigalos 13+2
4 Ron Preston 13+1
5 Shawn Moran 10
6 Gene Woods 10
7 John Cook 9
8 Mike Faria 7
9 Bobby Schwartz 5
10 Alan Christian 5
11 Denny Pyeatt 5
12 Duane Yarrow 5
13 Brad Oxley 4
14 John Santona 4
15 Dan McNeill 3
16 Kelly Moran 1
17 Larry Kosta 0

Nordic Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen 15
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Ole Olsen 14
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Finn Thomsen 13
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Bent Rasmussen 12
5 Flag of Finland.svg Kai Niemi 10
6 Flag of Finland.svg Ila Teromaa 8
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Petersen 8
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Danielsson 7
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Tommy Johansson 7
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Preben Eriksen 6
11 Flag of Norway.svg Rolf Gramstad 5
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Bernt Persson 5
13 Flag of Finland.svg Veijo Tyoriniemi 4
14 Flag of Norway.svg Audun Ove Olsen 2
15 Flag of Norway.svg Reidar Eide 1
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Jansson 0

Fifth round

Continental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (16) Zenon Plech 14333321413
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Jiří Štancl 14233331422
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (7) Aleš Dryml Sr. 1213233123
4 Flag of Germany.svg (1) Egon Müller 1131223114
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (5) Petr Ondrašík 1122223115
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (6) Václav Verner 93112296
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (4) Mikhail Starostin 722F3E77
8 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Jerzy Rembas 7X131278
9 Flag of Germany.svg (14) Georg Hack 7122F279
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (11) Milan Špinka 632001610
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (10) Zdeněk Kudrna 6X3111611
12 Flag of Poland.svg (2) Andrzej Huszcza 6FE321612
13 Flag of Germany.svg (3) Andy Cusworth 310101313
14 Flag of Poland.svg (12) Wojciech Żabiałowicz 21001F214
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (15) Nikolay Kornev 2011EF215
16 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Edward Jancarz 0F---016
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

Intercontinental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (1) Chris Morton 12213331213
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg (5) Bruce Penhall 12331321222
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (15) Billy Sanders 11133221133
4 Flag of Finland.svg (3) Kai Niemi 11322131142
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Finn Thomsen 1022123105
6 Flag of England.svg (8) Dave Jessup 923E3196
7 Flag of England.svg (13) Michael Lee 93031297
8 Flag of England.svg (9) John Davis 91231298
9 Flag of Denmark.svg (4) Hans Nielsen 811X3389
10 Flag of England.svg (2) Peter Collins 703220710
11 Flag of Denmark.svg (7) Ole Olsen 611211611
12 Flag of the United States.svg (11) Scott Autrey 630201612
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg (14) Ivan Mauger 502120513
14 Flag of England.svg (12) John Louis 320001314
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg (6) Mitch Shirra 101000115
16 Flag of Denmark.svg (10) Bent Leif Rasmussen 000XE-016
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Gordon Kennett 000R1
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

World Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (9) Michael Lee 1423333141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (10) Dave Jessup 12322231223
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (13) Billy Sanders 12313231232
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Jan Andersson 1130233114
5 Flag of the United States.svg (1) Bruce Penhall 93211295
6 Flag of England.svg (2) John Davis 92113296
7 Flag of England.svg (11) Peter Collins 81331087
8 Flag of Finland.svg (12) Kai Niemi 80132288
9 Flag of England.svg (7) Chris Morton 82113189
10 Flag of Denmark.svg (14) Finn Thomsen 723101710
11 Flag of Denmark.svg (4) Hans Nielsen 712022711
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (8) Aleš Dryml Sr. 503200512
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (15) Jiří Štancl 512011513
14 Flag of Germany.svg (6) Egon Muller 4102E1414
15 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Zenon Plech 1E0010115
16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (3) Petr Ondrašík 000000016
R1 Flag of Denmark.svg (R1) Ole Olsen 00R1
R2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (R2) Václav Verner 00R2
R3 Flag of Sweden.svg (R3) Hans Danielsson 00R3
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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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