1968 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship.
British Qualification
British Final
- July 11, 1968
Wimbledon- First 10 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (12) Ivan Mauger |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(14) Barry Briggs |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Eric Boocock |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Martin Ashby |
10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (6) Trevor Hedge |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (10) Nigel Boocock |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (13) Norman Hunter |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  (4) Jim McMillan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) Terry Betts |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3) Dave Younghusband |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  (15) Geoff Mudge |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Charlie Monk |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Mike Broadbanks |
3 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Ray Wilson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Peter Vandenberg |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (7) Bob Andrews |
0 | F | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Reg Luckhurst |
2 | 2 | F | 2 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Jim Airey |
0 | X | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
British-Nordic Final
- August 6, 1968
- West Ham
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(11) Ivan Mauger |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Nigel Boocock |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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 (16) Reidar Eide |
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (7) Martin Ashby |
11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (15) Sverre Harffeldt |
10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Terry Betts |
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Trevor Hedge |
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Eric Boocock |
7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (13) Norman Hunter |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) Barry Briggs |
6 | 1 | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (10) Odd Fossengen |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Jim McMillan |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Oyvind Berg |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  (2) Ole Olsen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | F | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Dave Younghusband |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Gotfried Andersen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Per J.Aulle |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Geoff Mudge |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Scandinavian Qualifications
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifications | |||||
| 28 April |  Malilla | Ove Fundin | Bengt Jansson | Anders Michanek |
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| 1 May | Visby | Soren Sjosten | Torbjorn Harrysson | Olle Nygren |
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| 27 May | Malmö | Gunnar Malmqvist | Anders Michanek | Hans Holmqvist |
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| 28 May | Göteborg | Bernt Persson | Gunnar Malmqvist | Torbjorn Harrysson |
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| 30 May | Linköping | Ove Fundin | Bengt Jansson | Gunnar Malmqvist |
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| Final | |||||
| 2 June | Hillerod | Reidar Eide | Oyvind Berg | Odd Fossengen |
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Scandinavian Final
- June 2, 1968
- Hillerod
- First 8 to British-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(10) Reidar Eide |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(1) Oyvind Berg |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(11) Odd Fossengen |
12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) Sverre Harffeldt |
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Ole Olsen |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Gotfried Andersen |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (3) Per J.Aulie |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (16) Ole Todnem |
9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Kurt Bogh |
7 | F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (13) Preben Moller Christensen |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (8) Jens Ring |
6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Helgie Langlie |
3 | F | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  (4) Matti Olin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (6) Eidar Egedius |
2 | 1 | 1 | E | F | - | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (7) Timo Laine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) Jouko Naskali |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Per Ehlert |
1 | 1 | 1 | 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 Round
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 4 May |  Meissen |  Boris Samorodov |  Jan Holub I |  Antoni Woryna |
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| 5 May |  Svetozarevo | Gennadij Kurilenko | Joachim Maj | Jurij Chekranov |
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| 5 May |  Miskolc | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | Henryk Glucklich | Viktor Trofimov |
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| 5 May |  Abensberg | Jan Mucha | Igor Plechanov | Luboš Tomíček, Sr. |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 26 May | Mseno | Luboš Tomíček, Sr. | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
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| 27 May | Rybnik | Antoni Woryna | Joachim Maj | Andrzej Wyglenda |
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| Continental Final | |||||
| 21 June | Ufa | Gennadij Kurilenko | Pawel Waloszek | Vladimir Smirnov |
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| European Final | |||||
| 25 August | Wroclaw | Pawel Waloszek | Antoni Woryna | Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
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Continental Final
- June 21, 1968
- Ufa
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(2) Gennadij Kurilenko |
12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(6) Pawel Waloszek |
10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(16) Vladimir Smirnov |
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15) Edward Jancarz |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (13) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Antoni Woryna |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Igor Plechanov |
8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Konstanty Pociejkowicz |
8 | 2 | 0 | F | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (7) Jerzy Padewski |
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | F | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (9) Jan Holub I |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Andrzej Wyglenda |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Zygmunt Pytko |
6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (10) Boris Samorodov |
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Jan Mucha |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Joachim Maj |
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Luboš Tomíček, Sr. |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Gerhard Ulenbrock |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Vaclav Verner |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
European Final
- August 25, 1968
- Wroclaw
- First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(3) Pawel Waloszek |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Antoni Woryna |
11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(16) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Ivan Mauger |
10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (8) Barry Briggs |
9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (1) Gennadij Kurilenko |
9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (14) Reidar Eide |
8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (10) Edward Jancarz |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | F | - | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (12) Nigel Boocock |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Martin Ashby |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (9) Igor Plechanov |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Vladimir Smirnov |
5 | 2 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (4) Trevor Hedge |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (7) Terry Betts |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (13) Sverre Harrfeldt |
2 | 1 | 1 | F | - | - | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Konstanty Pociejkowicz |
0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Jerzy Padewski |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Vaclav Verner |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(6) Ivan Mauger |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Barry Briggs |
12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(7) Edward Jancarz |
11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (9) Gennady Kurilenko |
11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Paweł Waloszek |
10 | F | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Torbjörn Harrysson |
10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Anders Michanek |
9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (10) Hasse Holmqvist |
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Ove Fundin |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Gunnar Malmqvist |
7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (2) Martin Ashby |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (15) Antoni Woryna |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Reidar Eide |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | F | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (3) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (14) Bernt Persson |
1 | E | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (13) Nigel Boocock |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | E | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Igor Plechanov |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Bengt Jansson |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
References
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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