Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1975 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 30th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ole Olsen won his second World title in front of 81,000 at Wembley Stadium in London with a 15 point maximum from his five rides. Defending champion Anders Michanek finished second and England's John Louis won the run-off for the bronze medal, defeating four time world champion Ivan Mauger. Some criticism was aimed at the track surface which was described as dusty and dry.[7]
The format of the Championship changed for the 1975 event. This time the British riders (not including Commonwealth riders for the first time) were allowed four places in the World Final to be held in England. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 12 riders for the World Final. The European Final qualification route included a new Intercontinental Final which feature riders from the United States for the first time for many years.[8][9]
First round
Swedish qualifying
- Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
(1 May, Motorbanen Hagalund Lindesberg) | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Bernt Persson | 14 | 2 | Tommy Jansson | 14 | 3 | Sören Sjösten | 12 | 4 | Eddie Davidsson | 12 | 5 | Bo Josefsson | 11 | 6 | Richard Hellsén | 10 | 7 | Bo Wirebrand | 9 | 8 | Kjell Bergström | 8 | 9 | Åke Dovhed | 6 | 10 | Sven Nilsson | 6 | 11 | Berndt Johansson | 5 | 12 | Bengt Larsson | 4 | 13 | Sven-Olof Lindh | 4 | 14 | Sune Stark | 2 | 15 | Ragnar Holm | 2 | 16 | Gunnar Ärlevik | 1 | | (1 May, Målilla (Motorbana) Målilla) | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Jan Simensen | 15 | 2 | Christer Sjösten | 13 | 3 | Bengt Jansson | 12 | 4 | Conny Samuelsson | 11 | 5 | Åke Andersson | 11 | 6 | Peter Smith | 10 | 7 | Tommy Nilsson | 9 | 8 | Jan Johansson | 8 | 9 | Sigvard Johansson | 7 | 10 | Lars-Inge Hultberg | 7 | 11 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 4 | 12 | Stefan Johansson | 3 | 13 | Billy Syrén | 3 | 14 | Leif Mellberg | 2 | 15 | Sven-Erik Andersson | 2 | 16 | Bo Åstrand | 1 | 17 | Bertil Andersson (res) | 1 | | |
Continental qualifying
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
Second round
British/Commonwealth preliminary round
- Riders progress to British/Commonwealth qualifying round
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Norwegian Final - 14 September 1974
Nærbø, Nærbø - Top 2 (+1 seeded) to Nordic final 1975
| Finland Final Pos. | Rider | Total | 1 | Kari Vuoristo | 15 | 2 | Matti Olin | 14 | 3 | Veli Pekka Teromaa | 13 | 4 | Kai Niemi | 12 | 5 | Markku Helminen | 10 | 6 | Ari Hiljanen | 9 | 7 | Pekka Paljakka | 9 | 8 | Seppo Palomäki | 7 | 9 | Seppo Santala | 6 | 10 | Juhani Eronen | 5 | 11 | Esa Mattila | 5 | 12 | Reino Santala | 5 | 13 | Pekka Kortelainen | 2 | 14 | Harry Skofeldt | 2 | 15 | Erkki Etelatahti | 1 | 16 | Pentti Mattila | 1 | |
Danish Final
Swedish 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 |
Third round
Continental semi-finals
British/Commonwealth qualifying round
- Top 5 Commonwealth riders to Intercontinental final, top 32 British riders to British semi-finals
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
16 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Bob Kilby | Tom Owen | John Boulger |
16 May | Mmonmore Green, Wolverhampton | Ivan Mauger | Arthur Price | Chris Morton |
17 May | The Shay, Halifax | Chris Pusey | Dave Morton | Charlie Monk |
19 May | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Ivan Mauger | Steve Reinke | Martin Ashby |
19 May | Smallmead Stadium, Reading | Terry Betts | Bob Humphreys | Bobby Beaton |
20 May | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ray Wilson | Billy Sanders | Bob Valentine |
21 May | Wimborne Road, Poole | Malcolm Simmons | Paul Tyrer | Neil Street |
21 May | The Boulevard, Hull | Bruce Cribb | Jim McMillan | John Boulger |
24 May | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Ray Bales | Mick Hines | Terry Betts |
24 May | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | George Hunter | Malcolm Simmons |
29 May | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Ray Wilson | Chris Morton | Carl Glover |
29 May | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Phil Herne | Dave Jessup | Richard Greer |
29 May | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | John Louis | Billy Sanders | Jim McMillan |
30 May | Wimbledon Stadium. London | Peter Collins | Colin Gooddy | Eric Broadbelt |
30 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Dave Morton | Ray Wilson | Billy Sanders |
31 May | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Ivan Mauger | Martin Ashby | Barry Thomas |
31 May | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Arthur Price | George Hunter | John Boulger |
31 May | Hyde Road, Manchester | Alan Wilkinson | Chris Morton | Peter Collins |
Nordic Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Ole Olsen | 3,2,3,3,3 | 14 |
2 | Tommy Jansson | 2,3,2,3,3 | 13 |
3 | Dag Lovaas | 3,0,3,3,3 | 12+3 |
4 | Bernt Persson | 2,3,2,3,2 | 12+2 |
5 | Reidar Eide | 3,3,1,2,1 | 10 |
6 | Tommy Johansson | 2,1,3,1,3 | 10 |
7 | Hasse Holmqvist | 1,2,2,1,2 | 8 |
8 | Anders Michanek | F,1,3,2,2 | 8 |
9 | Bengt Jansson | 0,3,0,2,2 | 7 |
10 | Edgar Stangeland | 0,2,1,2,1 | 6 |
11 | Ila Teromaa | 2,2,1,0,F | 5 |
12 | Finn Thomsen | 3,F,0,0,1 | 4 |
13 | Sören Sjösten | 1,1,1,1,E | 4 |
14 | Sören Karlsson | 1,0,2,0,0 | 3 |
15 | Kari Vuoristo | 0,0,0,1,0 | 1 |
16 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | F,-,-,-,- | 0 |
R1 | Tormod Langli | 1,0 | 1 |
R2 | Helge Langli | 1,0,1 | 2 |
Fourth round
British semi-finals
Intercontinental 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
British 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 | (6) John Louis | 15 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 15 | 1 |
2 | (8) Peter Collins | 13+3 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 2 |
3 | (9) Malcolm Simmons | 13+2 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 13 | 3 |
4 | (12) Ray Wilson | 11+3 | | | F | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 11 | 4 |
5 | (3) Martin Ashby | 11+2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 11 | 5 |
6 | (10) Chris Pusey | 10 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 10 | 6 |
7 | (11) Tony Davey | 9 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 7 |
8 | (1) Gordon Kennett | 6 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 6 | 8 |
9 | (2) Dave Jessup | 6 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 9 |
10 | (4) Doug Wyer | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 5 | 10 |
11 | (7) Jim McMillan | 5 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 5 | 11 |
12 | (13) Bob Kilby | 5 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 5 | 12 |
13 | (14) Chris Morton | 5 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 13 |
14 | (5) Dave Morton | 3 | | 0 | | | E | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 3 | 14 |
15 | (16) Alan Wilkinson | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | F | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 2 | 15 |
16 | (15) Carl Glover | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 1 | 16 |
| (17) Nigel Boocock | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| (18) Bobby Beaton | 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 |
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 |
World Final
- 6 September 1975
Wembley Stadium, London.[10] - Referee: (
) Torrie Kittelsen
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 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Olsen-king of the track". The People. 7 September 1975. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1975 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "1975 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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