1980 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1980 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the eleventh FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2] The final took place at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krsko, Yugoslavia. The championship was won by England (29 points) who beat Poland (22 points) and Denmark (21 points).[3][4]

1980 World Pairs Championship
The venue for the 1980 final
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Preliminary round

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Pos. Team Rider Points
    Hungary (23 pts) ? ?
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    Austria (23 pts) ? ?
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    Finland (22 pts) ? ?
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4   Netherlands (21 pts) ? ?
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5   Italy (19 pts) ? ?
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6   Bulgaria (10 pts) ? ?
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7   Yugoslavia (8 pts) ? ?
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Semifinal 1

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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   New Zealand 25 8 18 25
(11) Ivan Mauger 17 3 3 3 3 3 2
(12) Larry Ross 8 0 2 2 2 2 E
2   Finland 23 6 16 23
(9) Ila Teromaa 12 1 3 2 2 1 3
(10) Kai Niemi 11 2 0 3 3 3 0
3   Sweden 21 5 14 21
(7) Jan Andersson 16 2 2 3 3 3 3
(8) Richard Hellsén 5 0 1 1 2 0 1
4   United States 20 7 12 20
(5) Bruce Penhall 12 3 2 3 E 2 2
(6) Scott Autrey 8 1 1 1 1 3 1
5   Czechoslovakia 16 8 11 16
(1) Jiri Stancl 11 2 2 2 1 2 2
(2) Petr Ondrasik 5 3 1 0 0 0 1
6   West Germany 13 4 7 13
(3) Georg Hack 10 1 3 2 0 1 3
(4) Christoph Betzl 3 0 0 E 1 0 2
7   Austria 8 4 6 8
(13) Herbert Szerecs 8 3 1 1 1 1 1
(14) Adi Funk 0 0 E 0 0 0 E
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

Semifinal 2

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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 25 8 18 25
(11) Edward Jancarz 10 1 3 2 2 2 0
(12) Zenon Plech 15 2 2 3 3 3 2
2   Denmark 22 9 15 22
(7) Ole Olsen 10 1 2 3 3 E 1
(8) Hans Nielsen 12 3 3 0 E 3 3
3   England 22 4 13 22
(9) Dave Jessup 12 E E 3 3 3 3
(10) Peter Collins 10 3 1 2 1 2 1
4   Australia 20 7 13 20
(5) Billy Sanders 13 2 3 3 0 3 2
(6) John Titman 7 0 2 2 1 2 0
5   Norway 14 8 10 14
(1) Audun Ove Olsen 4 2 1 0 0 0 1
(2) Rolf Gramstad 10 3 2 1 1 1 2
6   Hungary 12 2 7 12
(3) Istvan Sziraczki 9 1 1 1 2 1 3
(4) Laszlo Meszaros 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
7   Netherlands 10 4 8 10
(13) Henny Kroeze 7 3 1 1 2 E E
(14) Rudy Muts 3 0 E 0 1 E 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

World final

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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 29 10 20 29
(13) Dave Jessup 15 2 3 2 2 3 3
(14) Peter Collins 14 3 2 3 3 2 1
2   Poland 22 6 15 22
(11) Edward Jancarz 15 3 1 2 3 3 3
(12) Zenon Plech 7 2 E 3 1 1 0
3   Denmark 21 8 14 21
(7) Ole Olsen 13 1 3 3 1 3 2
(8) Hans Nielsen 8 2 2 2 0 1 1
4   Sweden 18 8 14 18
(3) Jan Andersson 9 1 3 0 3 0 2
(4) Richard Hellsén 9 2 2 1 2 2 0
5   New Zealand 16 4 9 16
(1) Ivan Mauger 11 3 1 3 1 3 0
(2) Larry Ross 5 E 0 1 0 2 2
6   Finland 14 4 8 14
(5) Ila Teromaa 8 0 1 2 2 1 2
(6) Kai Niemi 6 3 0 0 0 0 3
7   Yugoslavia 6 2 4 6
(9) Vladislav Kočuvan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(10) Stefan Kekeč 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
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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References

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  1. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.