Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 25th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ivan Mauger became the first rider to win the title in three consecutive years, his five ride 15 point maximum took him to third in the all time list behind Ove Fundin and Barry Briggs. The Poles Paweł Waloszek and Antoni Woryna took silver and bronze respectively in their home nation at the Olympic Stadium.[7]
The format of the Championship changed again for the 1970 event. This time the Polish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Poland. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final.
First round
Qualification results.[8][9]
Swedish qualifying
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish semi-finals
26 April, Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Bengt Jansson | 15 | 2 | Conny Samuelsson | 12 | 3 | Therje Henriksson | 11 | 4 | Tommy Johansson | 10 | 5 | Lennart Michanek | 10 | 6 | Åke Andersson | 10 | 7 | Bengt Brannefors | 9 | 8 | Bengt Svensson | 8 | 9 | Hasse Holmqvist | 7 | 10 | Per-Åke Gerhardsson | 6 | 11 | Inge Gustafsson | 5 | 12 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 5 | 13 | Anders Jansson | 3 | 14 | Yngve Nilsson | 3 | 15 | Kenneth Selmosson | 3 | 16 | Börje Olsson | 1 | | 1 May, Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Leif Enecrona | 14 | 2 | Göte Nordin | 14 | 3 | Olle Nygren | 13 | 4 | Christer Löfqvist | 12 | 5 | Lars Jansson | 10 | 6 | Tommy Bergqvist | 9 | 7 | Bo Magnusson | 9 | 8 | Rolf Johansson | 7 | 9 | Hans Hallberg | 6 | 10 | Dirk van der Voet | 6 | 11 | Benny Lundström | 5 | 12 | Håkan Karlsson | 4 | 13 | Torbjörn Karlsson | 3 | 14 | Börje Melin | 3 | 15 | Sune Stark | 3 | 16 | Roger Gullbrandsgård | 2 | | 3 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Anders Michanek | 15 | 2 | Bo Josefsson | 14 | 3 | Sven-Inge Svensson | 12 | 4 | Sven Sigurd | 10 | 5 | Bengt Larsson | 10 | 6 | Bengt Andersson | 9 | 7 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 9 | 8 | Leif Johansson | 8 | 9 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 8 | 10 | Sigvard Johansson | 7 | 11 | Egon Stengarn | 5 | 12 | Per Sjöholm | 3 | 13 | Nils Ringström | 3 | 14 | Curt Nyqvist | 3 | 15 | Sonny Widergren | 2 | 16 | Torbjörn Runesson | 1 | 17 | Lars-Göran Däldebring | 0 | | |
British/Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 to British semi-finals
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
25 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | Bruce Cribb | Peter Vandenberg |
25 April | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Ronnie Moore | Wayne Briggs | Terry Betts |
25 April | Hyde Road, Manchester | Chris Pusey | Tommy Roper | Cyril Maidment |
27 April | Brough Park, Newcastle | Barry Briggs | Jim Airey | Rick Timmo |
27 April | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Ivan Mauger | Bob Kilby | Martin Ashby |
28 April | West Ham Stadium, London | Ivan Mauger | Bob Kilby | Charlie Monk |
28 April | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ray Wilson | John Boulger | Graham Plant |
29 April | Wimborne Road, Poole | Trevor Hedge | Pete Smith | Gordon Guasco |
30 April | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Eric Boocock | Ronnie Moore | Trevor Hedge |
30 April | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Jim Airey | Les Sharpe | Nigel Boocock |
30 April | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Jim McMillan | John Boulger | Tony Clarke |
1 May | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Nigel Boocock | Martin Ashby | Norman Hunter |
1 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Barry Briggs | Ronnie Moore | Jimmy Gooch |
1 May | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Charlie Monk | Colin McKee | Jim McMillan |
1 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Bill Andrew | Norman Strachan | Jim Airey |
2 May | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Bob Kilby | Ray Wilson |
2 May | The Shay, Halifax | Arnold Haley | Les Sharpe | Eric Boocock |
2 May | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Colin Pratt | Bob Andrews | Jack Biggs |
13 May | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | Ken McKinlay | Rick France |
Second round
Norwegian qualifying Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Reidar Eide | 15 | 2 | Oyvind S. Berg | 14 | 3 | Edgar Stangeland | 12 | 4 | Per Aulie | 12 | 5 | Dag Lövaas | 11 | 6 | Einar Egedius | 8 | 7 | Nils Otto Haraldsen | 7 | 8 | Jon Hovind | 7 | 9 | Hans Olav Schia | 6 | 10 | Kjell Ttomas Skjäveland | 5 | | Finnish qualifying (top 7) Pos. | Rider | Points | Total | 1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 8+8 | 16 | 2 | Matti Olin | 6+6 | 12 | 3 | Timo Laine | 4+1 | 5 | 4 | Jorma Taipale | 0+4 | 4 | 5 | Olavi Turunen | 1+3 | 4 | 6 | Reima Lohkovuori | 2+2 | 4 | 7 | Jouko Naskali | 3+0 | 3 | |
Swedish semi-finals
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
British/Commonwealth semi-finals
Third round
Continental semi-finals
British/Commonwealth Final
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
1 | (13) Ivan Mauger | 14 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 14 | 1 |
2 | (4) Ronnie Moore | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 13 | 2 |
3 | (3) Roy Trigg | 12+3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 12 | 3 |
4 | (2) Arnold Haley | 12+2 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 12 | 4 |
5 | (6) Barry Briggs | 10 | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 10 | 5 |
6 | (16) Trevor Hedge | 9 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 9 | 6 |
7 | (7) Jim Airey | 8 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 8 | 7 |
8 | (14) John Boulger | 8 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 8 |
9 | (11) Nigel Boocock | 7 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 9 |
10 | (12) Chris Pusey | 6 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 6 | 10 |
11 | (1) Charlie Monk | 5 | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 11 |
12 | (8) Martin Ashby | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 5 | 12 |
13 | (10) Ray Wilson | 5 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 5 | 13 |
14 | (5) Howard Cole | 2 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 2 | 14 |
15 | (9) Terry Betts | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | X | | | 2 | 15 |
16 | (15) Jim McMillan | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | 2 | 16 |
| (17) Bob Kilby | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| (18) Tommy Roper | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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 |
Nordic Final
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 |
Fourth round
British Nordic Final
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 |
Continental Final
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 |
Fifth round
European Final
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 |
Polish qualifying
- 6 seeded to World Final
- 1 Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno, 14 Jun; 2 Hasiok, Świętochłowice, 16 June; 3 Rybnik Municipal Stadium, 26 Jun; 4 Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, 3 Jul,; 5 Stadion żużlowy Gorzów, 10 Jul; 6 Stadion Kolejarz, Opole, 31 Jul; 7 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, 7 Aug; 8 Stadion Wybrzeże, Gdańsk, 9 Aug
World Final
- 6 September 1970
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław[10]
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 |
References
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Champion Ivan makes History". Newcastle Journal. 7 September 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1970 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "1970 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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