The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2][3] The final took place in Chorzów, [oland. The championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark (21 points).[4]
Semifinal 1
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Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien- 11 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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 Denmark (28 pts) |
Ole Olsen | 17 |
| Finn Thomsen | 11 | ||
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 New Zealand (25 pts) |
Ivan Mauger | 14 |
| Larry Ross | 11 | ||
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 Sweden (22 pts) |
Anders Michanek | 15 |
| Jan Andersson | 7 | ||
| 4 |  Australia (17 pts) |
Phil Crump | 11 |
| Phil Herne | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Finland (15 pts) |
Ila Teromaa | 10 |
| Kai Niemi | 5 | ||
| 6 |  Netherlands (12 pts) |
Henny Kroeze | 6 |
| Rudi Muts | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Norway (6 pts) |
Audun Ove Olsen | 5 |
| Trond Helge Skretting | 1 |
Semifinal 2
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Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, Debrecen- 11 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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 England (30 pts) |
Malcolm Simmons | 15 |
| Gordon Kennett | 15 | ||
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 Czechoslovakia (24 pts) |
Jiří Štancl | 13 |
| Jan Verner | 11 | ||
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 West Germany (22 pts) |
Hans Wassermann | 16 |
| Georg Hack | 6 | ||
| 4 |  Italy (17 pts) |
Giuseppe Marzotto | 11 |
| Mauro Ferracioli | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Hungary (16 pts) |
Istvan Sziraczky | 12 |
| Janos Oresko | 4 | ||
| 6 |  Austria (10 pts) |
Adi Funk | 7 |
| Walter Grubmuller | 3 | ||
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (3 pts) |
Djuro Fleten | 2 |
| Josef Mauser | 1 |
World final
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Silesian Stadium, Chorzów- 25 June
| 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
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24 | 9 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Malcolm Simmons | 15+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Gordon Kennett | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand
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24 | 10 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Ivan Mauger | 12+2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Larry Ross | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Denmark
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21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ole Olsen | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Finn Thomsen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | E | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
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18 | 3 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jiří Štancl | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Jan Verner | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Poland
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15 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Edward Jancarz | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Bolesław Proch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | West Germany
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13 | 2 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Georg Hack | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Hans Wassermann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sweden
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11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Börje Klingberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Jan Andersson | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | E | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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edit- ^ 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 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
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