The 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the second FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2][3][4] The final took place on 11 July 1971 in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Poland (maximum 30 points) who beat New Zealand (25 points) and Sweden (22 points).[5][6]
Semifinal 1
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Matija Gubec Stadium, Krsko- 20 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Czechoslovakia (? pts) |
Václav Verner | ? |
| Pavel Mareš | ? | ||
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 Yugoslavia (? pts) |
Ivan Molan | ? |
| Draško Oršic | ? | ||
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 Austria (23 pts) |
Gunther Walla | 16 |
| Josef Haider | 7 | ||
| 4 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 5 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 6 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ||
| 7 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| ? | ? |
Semifinal 2
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Leicester Stadium, Leicester- 20 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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 New Zealand (24 pts) |
Ivan Mauger | 16 |
| Barry Briggs | 8 | ||
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 Sweden (22 pts) |
Anders Michanek | 16 |
| Sören Sjösten | 6 | ||
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 Scotland (20 pts) |
George Hunter | 11 |
| Jim McMillan | 9 | ||
| 4 |  England (19 pts) |
Ray Wilson | 13 |
| Martin Ashby | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Australia (17 pts) |
John Boulger | 10 |
| Jim Airey | 7 | ||
| 6 |  Norway (13 pts) |
Reidar Eide | 11 |
| Øyvind S. Berg | 2 | ||
| 7 |  Denmark (11 pts) |
Ole Olsen | 10 |
| Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 1 |
World final
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Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik- 11 July 1971
- Referee:
Georg Traunsburger
| 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
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30 | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Andrzej Wyglenda | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Jerzy Szczakiel | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand
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25 | 10 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Ivan Mauger | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Barry Briggs | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sweden
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22 | 6 | 13 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Anders Michanek | 13 | N | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Bernt Persson | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
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17 | 6 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Václav Verner | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Pavel Mareš | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Scotland
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16 | 2 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Jim McMillan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) George Hunter | 5 | 0 | 1 | N | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Yugoslavia
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10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Ivan Molan | 5 | 3 | N | 0 | 1 | N | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Drasco Orsic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Austria
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6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Josef Haider | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Meinz Zimmerman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
Notes:
- Two Poles Antoni Woryna (No. 15) and Jan Mucha (No. 16) were track reserves, but they did not start.
See also
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edit- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 1)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Finał Mistrzostw Świata Par 1971" (in Polish). rLach.republika.pl. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
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