Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 26th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ole Olsen became the first Danish winner of the Championship. His 15 point maximum denied Ivan Mauger from winning a fourth consecutive title. Mauger won the silver medal run-off against Bengt Jansson.[7]
The format of the Championship changed again for the 1971 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. 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]
British/Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
17 April | The Shay, Halifax | Dave Younghusband | Ronnie Moore | Bill Andrew |
17 April | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Martin Ashby | George Hunter |
19 April | Reading Stadium, Reading | Ivan Mauger | Jim Airey | Howard Cole |
19 April | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Eric Boocock | Bob Kilby | Dave Younghusband |
20 April | West Ham Stadium, London | Reg Luckhurst | Nigel Boocock | Greg Kentwell |
20 April | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ray Wilson | Tommy Roper | John Boulger |
21 April | Wimborne Road, Poole | Barry Briggs | Tony Lomas | Martin Ashby |
22 April | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Garry Middleton | John Boulger | Ronnie Moore |
22 April | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Eric Boocock | Brian Leonard | Jim Airey |
22 April | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Martin Ashby | Colin Gooddy | Charlie Monk |
23 April | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Terry Betts | Bob Andrews | Ivan Mauger |
23 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Howard Cole | Eric Broadbelt | Norman Hunter |
24 April | Hyde Road, Manchester | Ivan Mauger | George Hunter | Sándor Lévai |
24 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Tony Lomas | Alan Cowland | Col Cottrell |
24 April | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Malcolm Simmons | Ray Wilson | Terry Betts |
26 April | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Roy Trigg | Garry Middleton | Peter Jarman |
28 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Tony Lomas | Bruce Cribb | Ken McKinlay |
30 April | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Barry Thomas | Garry Middleton | Bob Kilby |
30 April | Somerton Park, Newport | Sándor Lévai | Nigel Boocock | Bill Andrew |
Second round
Norwegian qualifying | Finnish qualifying (top 8) Pos. | Rider | Points | Total | 1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 8+8 | 16 | 2 | Matti Olin | 6+6 | 12 | 3 | Jouko Naskali | 2+3 | 5 | 4 | Erkki Hannula | 4+0 | 4 | 5 | Pekka Kulmala | 0+4 | 4 | 6 | Reima Lohkovuori | 3+1 | 4 | 7 | Timo Sinkkonen | 0+2 | 2 | 8 | Olavi Turunen | 1+0 | 1 | |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
British/Commonwealth semi-finals
Third round
British/Commonwealth 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 |
Nordic 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 | 21 |
| (5) Ole Olsen | 14 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 14 | 1 | |
| (1) Reidar Eide | 12 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 12 | 2 | |
| (11) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 11 | | | 2 | | | | T | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
4 | (12) Kurt Bøgh | 11 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 11 | 4 | |
5 | (4) Odd Fossengen | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | F | 10 | 5 | |
6 | (7) Niels Weiss Sorensen | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 | |
7 | (6) Øyvind S. Berg | 10 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 10 | 7 | |
8 | (3) Jorn Morgensen | 9 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 9 | 8 | |
9 | (2) Bjarne Nyegaard | 8 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 9 | |
10 | (10) Preben Rosenkilde | 6 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 6 | 10 | |
11 | (9) Svein Kaasa | 6 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 6 | 11 | |
12 | (14) Kalevi Lahtinen | 5 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
13 | (8) Edgar Stangeland | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (13) Dag Lovaas | 2 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 14 | |
15 | (16) Matti Olin | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 15 | |
16 | (15) Jan Terje Gravningen | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | F | | | | | | - | - | | | | 1 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Flemming Larsen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | R1 |
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 | 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 |
Continental semi-finals
Fourth round
Swedish qualifying
- Top 4 in each heat to Swedish final
| | | (3 May, Malmö Stadion, Malmö) | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Per-Olof Söderman | 14 | 2 | Olle Nygren | 13 | 3 | Bo Josefsson | 13 | 4 | Lars Jansson | 13 | 5 | Bengt Larsson | 11 | 6 | Willy Karlsson | 10 | 7 | Berndt Johansson | 9 | 8 | Sigvard Johansson | 8 | 9 | Håkan Karlsson | 7 | 10 | Jan-Inge Karlsson | 5 | 11 | Tommy Wedén | 5 | 12 | Harald Andersson | 4 | 13 | Lars Jennefors | 3 | 14 | Roland Karlsson | 2 | 15 | Arne Hansson (res) | 2 | 16 | Ragnar Holm | 1 | 17 | Sven-Olov Lindh | 0 | |
British/Commonwealth/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
Swedish Finals
European Final
- 21 August 1971
Wembley Stadium, London - First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
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
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 |
Note : Vladimir Gordeev was disqualified after illegal additives were found in his fuel.
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.
- ^ "Ole Olsen wins world speedway title". Birmingham Daily Post. 11 September 1971. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1971 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "1971 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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