The 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fifth official FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place at the Hyde Road Speedway in Belle Vue, Manchester, England.[1][2] The championship was won by Sweden (28 points) from Australia (23 pts) and New Zealand (21 pts).[3][4] Host nation England, represented by Peter Collins and Dave Jessup, finished 4th with 21 points.[5]

Swedish rider Anders Michanek, who successfully defended his World Pairs crown at this meeting, completed the double later in 1974 when he won the Individual World Championship.

Semifinal 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
1  Poland 28 10 20 28
(5) Zenon Plech 13 3 2 3 2 X 3
(6) Edward Jancarz 15 2 3 2 3 3 2
2  Soviet Union 26 8 18 26
(13) Vladimir Gordeev 15 3 3 2 3 2 2
(14) Viktor Kalmykov 11 X 2 3 2 1 3
3  Czechoslovakia 24 8 14 24
(1) Jiri Stancl 12 3 2 1 2 2 2
(2) Milan Spinka 12 2 1 0 3 3 3
4  Yugoslavia 12 2 8 12
(3) Evald Babic 1 1 - - - - -
(4) Josip Francic 11 0 1 3 3 3 1
5  Hungary 12 4 6 12
(11) Janos Szöke 6 3 1 0 0 0 2
(12) Istvan Sziraczky 6 X 0 1 1 1 3
6  Austria 9 5 7 9
(9) Hubert Fischbacher 9 2 3 1 1 1 1
(10) Helmut Schippl 0 F - - - - -
7  Italy 9 4 7 9
(7) Francesco Biginato 8 1 2 2 1 1 1
(8) Sandro Pastorelli 1 0 1 0 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

Semifinal 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
1  Australia 28 9 19 28
(11) Phil Crump 16 3 3 3 3 1 3
(12) John Boulger 12 2 1 2 2 3 2
2  New Zealand 22 9 16 22
(7) Ivan Mauger 15 3 3 2 3 3 1
(8) Barry Briggs 7 1 2 1 1 2 0
3  Sweden 20 8 15 20
(3) Anders Michanek 10 2 1 0 3 2 2
(4) Tommy Jansson 10 3 2 3 1 0 1
4  Denmark 18 6 12 18
(13) Ole Olsen 16 3 2 3 2 3 3
(14) Finn Thomsen 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
5  Norway 15 5 11 15
(5) Reidar Eide 11 2 3 3 1 1 1
(6) Dag Lövaas 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
6  Scotland 14 2 6 14
(9) Jim McMillan 9 0 1 2 2 1 3
(10) George Hunter 5 1 0 0 0 2 2
7  West Germany 9 3 5 9
(1) Gerhard Uhlenbrock 8 0 2 1 1 3 1
(2) Jürgen Hehlert 1 1 0 0 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

World final

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  Sweden 28 10 18 28
(13) Anders Michanek 14 3 2 2 3 2 2
(14) Sören Sjösten 14 2 3 1 2 3 3
2  Australia 23 10 17 23
(3) John Boulger 9 2 2 1 1 2 1
(4) Phil Crump 14 3 3 3 2 3 0
3  New Zealand 21 5 11 21
(9) Barry Briggs 4 0 E 0 0 2 2
(10) Ivan Mauger 17 2 3 3 3 3 3
4  England 20 5 15 20
(11) Peter Collins 12 1 1 3 3 1 3
(12) Dave Jessup 8 3 0 2 2 0 1
5  Poland 18 8 11 18
(7) Edward Jancarz 6 2 2 0 0 2 0
(8) Zenon Plech 12 3 1 2 1 3 2
6  Soviet Union 10 2 8 10
(5) Vladimir Gordeev 4 1 1 2 0 0 0
(6) Grigory Khlinovsky 6 0 0 3 1 1 1
7  Czechoslovakia 6 2 4 6
(1) Jan Hadek 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
(2) Jan Holub I 3 1 1 0 0 0 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

References

  1. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  2. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Jürgen Hehlert: The first German Speedway Champion". Speedweek. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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