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.TeamRiderPoints
 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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