1972 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1972 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the third FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Borås, Sweden. The championship was won by England (24 points) who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (24 points also) and Sweden B (22 points) who beat Sweden A after Run-Off.[1]
Semifinal 1
London- May 11
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 New Zealand (27 pts) |
Ivan Mauger | 15 |
| Ronnie Moore | 12 | ||
 |
 England (25 pts) |
Ray Wilson | 14 |
| Terry Betts | 11 | ||
 |
 Sweden (22 pts) |
Anders Michanek | 11 |
| Bengt Jansson | 11 | ||
| 4 |  Scotland (15 pts) |
Jim McMillan | 9 |
| George Hunter | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Australia (14 pts) |
Geoff Curtis | 7 |
| Garry Middleton | 7 | ||
| 6 |  Denmark (9 pts) |
Ole Olsen | 7 |
| Paul Rosenkilde | 2 | ||
| 7 |  Norway (9 pts) |
Öyvind S.Berg | 6 |
| Reidar Eide | 3 |
Semifinal 2
Debrecen- May 14
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Poland (? pts) |
Zbigniew Marcinkowski | ? |
| Wiktor Jastrzębski | ? | ||
|
 Hungary (? pts) |
? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
|
 Czechoslovakia (21 pts) |
Petr Ondrasik | 11 |
| Jan Verner | 10 | ||
| 4 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 5 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 6 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 7 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? |
World final
Borås- 1 June 1972
| 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 | England
|
24 | 6 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ray Wilson | 15+3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Terry Betts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2* | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand
|
24 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Ivan Mauger | 14+F | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Ronnie Moore | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sweden B
|
22 | 8 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Bernt Persson | 13+3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Hasse Holmqvist | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sweden A
|
22 | 8 | 14 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Anders Michanek | 15+2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Bengt Jansson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Poland
|
15 | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Zbigniew Marcinkowski | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | F | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Wiktor Jastrzębski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Czechoslovakia
|
12 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jan Holub I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Jiri Stancl | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hungary
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Ferenc Radacsi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Pal Perenyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
- 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1972 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1972 in sports
References
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 1)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
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