1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fifth official FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place at the Hyde Road Speedway in Belle Vue, Manchester, England.[1][2] The championship was won by Sweden (28 points) from Australia (23 pts) and New Zealand (21 pts).[3][4] Host nation England, represented by Peter Collins and Dave Jessup, finished 4th with 21 points.[5]
Swedish rider Anders Michanek, who successfully defended his World Pairs crown at this meeting, completed the double later in 1974 when he won the Individual World Championship.
Semifinal 1
- Mladost Stadum, Prelog
- 26 May
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 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
(5) Zenon Plech | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(6) Edward Jancarz | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Soviet Union | 26 | 8 | 18 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
(13) Vladimir Gordeev | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(14) Viktor Kalmykov | 11 | X | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Czechoslovakia | 24 | 8 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Jiri Stancl | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) Milan Spinka | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Yugoslavia | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
(3) Evald Babic | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
(4) Josip Francic | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hungary | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
(11) Janos Szöke | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(12) Istvan Sziraczky | 6 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Austria | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9) Hubert Fischbacher | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(10) Helmut Schippl | 0 | F | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Italy | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
(7) Francesco Biginato | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(8) Sandro Pastorelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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
- Rodenbach Motodrom, Rodenbach
- 26 May[6]
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 | 9 | 19 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
(11) Phil Crump | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(12) John Boulger | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | New Zealand | 22 | 9 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
(7) Ivan Mauger | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(8) Barry Briggs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sweden | 20 | 8 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
(3) Anders Michanek | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(4) Tommy Jansson | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Denmark | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
(13) Ole Olsen | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(14) Finn Thomsen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Norway | 15 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
(5) Reidar Eide | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(6) Dag Lövaas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Scotland | 14 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9) Jim McMillan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(10) George Hunter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | West Germany | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) Jürgen Hehlert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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
- Hyde Road, Manchester
- 13 July
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 | Sweden | 28 | 10 | 18 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
(13) Anders Michanek | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(14) Sören Sjösten | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Australia | 23 | 10 | 17 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
(3) John Boulger | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(4) Phil Crump | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | New Zealand | 21 | 5 | 11 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
(9) Barry Briggs | 4 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(10) Ivan Mauger | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | England | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
(11) Peter Collins | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(12) Dave Jessup | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Poland | 18 | 8 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
(7) Edward Jancarz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
(8) Zenon Plech | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Soviet Union | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
(5) Vladimir Gordeev | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
(6) Grigory Khlinovsky | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Jan Hadek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) Jan Holub I | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
See also
- 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1974 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1974 in sports
References
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 23 March 2024.