1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Chorzów, Poland. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark (21 points).[1]
| 1978 World Pairs Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1977 | Next: | 1979 |
Semifinal 1
Skien- June 11
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Denmark (28 pts) | Ole Olsen | 17 |
| Finn Thomsen | 11 | ||
 |  New Zealand (25 pts) | Ivan Mauger | 14 |
| Larry Ross | 11 | ||
 |  Sweden (22 pts) | Anders Michanek | 15 |
| Jan Andersson | 7 | ||
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (17 pts) | Phil Crump | 11 |
| Phil Herne | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Finland (15 pts) | Ila Teromaa | 10 |
| Kai Niemi | 5 | ||
| 6 |  Netherlands (12 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 6 |
| Rudi Muts | 6 | ||
| 7 | Norway (6 pts) | Audun Ove Olsen | 5 |
| Trond Skretting | 1 |
Semifinal 2
Debrecen- June 11
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|  England (30 pts) | Malcolm Simmons | 15 |
| Gordon Kennett | 15 | ||
|  Czechoslovakia (24 pts) | Jiri Stancl | 13 |
| Jan Verner | 11 | ||
|  West Germany (22 pts) | Hans Wasserman | 16 |
| Georg Hack | 6 | ||
| 4 |  Italy (17 pts) | Giuseppe Marzotto | 11 |
| Mauro Ferracioli | 6 | ||
| 5 | Hungary (16 pts) | Istvan Sziraczky | 12 |
| Janos Oresko | 4 | ||
| 6 |  Austria (10 pts) | Adi Funk | 7 |
| Walter Grubmuller | 3 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (3 pts) | Djuro Fleten | 2 |
| Josef Mauser | 1 |
World final
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium- June 25
| 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 | England |
24 | 9 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Malcolm Simmons | 15+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Gordon Kennett | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand |
24 | 10 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Ivan Mauger | 12+2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Larry Ross | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Denmark |
21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ole Olsen | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Finn Thomsen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | E | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
18 | 3 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jiri Stancl | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Jan Verner | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Poland |
15 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Edward Jancarz | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Bolesław Proch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | West Germany |
13 | 2 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Georg Hack | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Hans Wasserman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sweden |
11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Börje Klingberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Jan Andersson | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | E | 1 | 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 |
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
- "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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| Speedway World Pairs Championship |  | |
| Speedway of Nations (SON) | ||
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| Europe | ||
| National Championships | ||
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