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1971 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 26th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ole Olsen became the first Danish winner of the Championship. His 15-point maximum denied Ivan Mauger from winning a fourth consecutive title. Mauger won the silver medal run-off against Bengt Jansson.
Format changes
The format of the Championship changed again for the 1971 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final.
First round
Qualification results.
British/Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April | The Shay, Halifax | Dave Younghusband | Ronnie Moore | Bill Andrew |
| 17 April | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Martin Ashby | George Hunter |
| 19 April | Reading Stadium, Reading | Ivan Mauger | Jim Airey | Howard Cole |
| 19 April | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Eric Boocock | Bob Kilby | Dave Younghusband |
| 20 April | West Ham Stadium, London | Reg Luckhurst | Nigel Boocock | Greg Kentwell |
| 20 April | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ray Wilson | Tommy Roper | John Boulger |
| 21 April | Wimborne Road, Poole | Barry Briggs | Tony Lomas | Martin Ashby |
| 22 April | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Garry Middleton | John Boulger | Ronnie Moore |
| 22 April | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Eric Boocock | Brian Leonard | Jim Airey |
| 22 April | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Martin Ashby | Colin Gooddy | Charlie Monk |
| 23 April | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Terry Betts | Bob Andrews | Ivan Mauger |
| 23 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Howard Cole | Eric Broadbelt | Norman Hunter |
| 24 April | Hyde Road, Manchester | Ivan Mauger | George Hunter | Sándor Lévai |
| 24 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Tony Lomas | Alan Cowland | Col Cottrell |
| 24 April | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Malcolm Simmons | Ray Wilson | Terry Betts |
| 26 April | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Roy Trigg | Garry Middleton | Peter Jarman |
| 28 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Tony Lomas | Bruce Cribb | Ken McKinlay |
| 30 April | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Barry Thomas | Garry Middleton | Bob Kilby |
| 30 April | Somerton Park, Newport | Sándor Lévai | Nigel Boocock | Bill Andrew |
Second round
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Finnish qualifying (top 8)
- (2 rounds) 11 Aug & 25 Aug 1970
- FIN Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti & Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- Top 2 to Nordic final 1971
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 8 May | ITA Stadio Moretti, Udine | USSR Aleksandr Pavlov | POL Jerzy Szczakiel | USSR Viktor Trofimov |
| 9 May | CSK Markéta Stadium, Prague | DDR Hans Jürgen Fritz | CSK Jiří Štancl | DDR Peter Liebing |
| 9 May | HUN Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | CSK Jan Holub I | USSR Vladimir Smirnov | POL Henryk Glucklich |
| 9 May | FRG Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | POL Jan Mucha | POL Andrzej Wyglenda | POL Antoni Woryna |
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- 20 May
- ENG Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
- Top 8 to British/Commonwealth final
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Third round
British/Commonwealth Final
- 16 June 1971
- ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- First 12 to British-Nordic Final
Nordic Final
- 6 June 1971
- DEN Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
- First 4 to British/Commonwealth-Nordic Final
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- 6 June
- POL Stadion żużlowy, Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Fourth round
Swedish qualifying
- Top 4 in each heat to Swedish final
| (1 May, Gamla Speedway Track, Visby) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Bengt Jansson | 15 | |
| 2 | Leif Enecrona | 14 | |
| 3 | Bo Wirebrand | 12 | |
| 4 | Tommy Jansson | 11 | |
| 5 | Börje Ohlsson | 11 | |
| 6 | Therje Henriksson | 10 | |
| 7 | Kenneth Selmosson | 7 | |
| 8 | Bengt Olsson | 7 | |
| 9 | Bengt Svensson | 5 | |
| 10 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 5 | |
| 11 | Tommy Johansson | 5 | |
| 12 | Bertil Andersson | 4 | |
| 13 | Åke Andersson | 3 | |
| 14 | Casimir Nilsson | 2 | |
| 15 | Egon Stengarn | 1 | |
| 16 | Roger Gullbrandsgård | 0 |
| (1 May, Gislaved Motorbana, Gislaved) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Göte Nordin | 15 | |
| 2 | Bernt Persson | 13 | |
| 3 | Hasse Holmqvist | 11 | |
| 4 | Rolf Johansson | 10 | |
| 5 | Käll Haage | 9 | |
| 6 | Claes Löfstrand | 9 | |
| 7 | Christer Sjösten | 8 | |
| 8 | Leif Johansson | 7 | |
| 9 | Bo Magnusson | 7 | |
| 10 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 7 | |
| 11 | Göran Jansso | 6 | |
| 12 | Torbjörn Karlsson | 5 | |
| 13 | Nils Eriksson | 5 | |
| 14 | Börje Meli | 5 | |
| 15 | Torbjörn Runesson | 2 | |
| 16 | Hans Engzell | 1 |
| (2 May, Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Sören Sjösten | 15 | |
| 2 | Anders Michanek | 11 | |
| 3 | Runo Wedin | 11 | |
| 4 | Sven-Inge Svensson | 10 | |
| 5 | Christer Löfqvist | 10 | |
| 6 | Jan Simensen | 10 | |
| 7 | Hans Johansson | 10 | |
| 8 | Sune Stark | 9 | |
| 9 | Inge Gustavsson | 8 | |
| 10 | Tommy Bergqvist | 8 | |
| 11 | Ingemar Thillander | 6 | |
| 12 | Anders Jansson | 5 | |
| 13 | Lennart Johansson | 3 | |
| 14 | Ove Helander | 2 | |
| 15 | Anders Lövgre | 1 | |
| 16 | Börje Klingberg | 1 |
| (3 May, Malmö Stadion, Malmö) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Per-Olof Söderman | 14 | |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 13 | |
| 3 | Bo Josefsson | 13 | |
| 4 | Lars Jansson | 13 | |
| 5 | Bengt Larsson | 11 | |
| 6 | Willy Karlsson | 10 | |
| 7 | Berndt Johansson | 9 | |
| 8 | Sigvard Johansson | 8 | |
| 9 | Håkan Karlsson | 7 | |
| 10 | Jan-Inge Karlsson | 5 | |
| 11 | Tommy Wedén | 5 | |
| 12 | Harald Andersson | 4 | |
| 13 | Lars Jennefors | 3 | |
| 14 | Roland Karlsson | 2 | |
| 15 | Arne Hansson (res) | 2 | |
| 16 | Ragnar Holm | 1 | |
| 17 | Sven-Olov Lindh | 0 |
British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final
- 30 July 1971
- SCO Hampden Park, Glasgow
- First 8 to European Final
Continental Final
- 26 June 1971
- TCH Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
Fifth round
Swedish Finals
- Three races held on
- R1, 1 June at Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
- R2, 2 June at Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
- R3, 3 June in Gubbängens IP, Stockholm
- Top 6 to World Final & 1 reserve
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European Final
- 21 August 1971
- ENG Wembley Stadium, London
- First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
World Final
- 10 September 1971
- SWE Ullevi, Gothenburg
- Referee: FRG Georg Traunspurger
Note : Vladimir Gordeev was disqualified after illegal additives were found in his fuel.
References
References
- Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
- "World Championship 1936-1994".
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX".
- (11 September 1971). "Ole Olsen wins world speedway title". Birmingham Daily Post.
- "1971 World Championship".
- "1971 World Championship".
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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