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1975 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1975 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 30th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ole Olsen won his second World title in front of 81,000 at Wembley Stadium in London with a 15-point maximum from his five rides. Defending champion Anders Michanek finished second and England's John Louis won the run-off for the bronze medal, defeating four time world champion Ivan Mauger. Some criticism was aimed at the track surface which was described as dusty and dry.
Format changes
The format of the Championship changed for the 1975 event. This time the British riders (not including Commonwealth riders for the first time) were allowed four places in the World Final to be held in England. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 12 riders for the World Final. The European Final qualification route included a new Intercontinental Final which feature riders from the United States for the first time for many years.
First round
Swedish qualifying
- Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
| (1 May, Motorbanen Hagalund | |||
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| Lindesberg) | Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Bernt Persson | 14 | |
| 2 | Tommy Jansson | 14 | |
| 3 | Sören Sjösten | 12 | |
| 4 | Eddie Davidsson | 12 | |
| 5 | Bo Josefsson | 11 | |
| 6 | Richard Hellsén | 10 | |
| 7 | Bo Wirebrand | 9 | |
| 8 | Kjell Bergström | 8 | |
| 9 | Åke Dovhed | 6 | |
| 10 | Sven Nilsson | 6 | |
| 11 | Berndt Johansson | 5 | |
| 12 | Bengt Larsson | 4 | |
| 13 | Sven-Olof Lindh | 4 | |
| 14 | Sune Stark | 2 | |
| 15 | Ragnar Holm | 2 | |
| 16 | Gunnar Ärlevik | 1 |
| (1 May, Målilla (Motorbana) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Målilla) | Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Jan Simensen | 15 | |
| 2 | Christer Sjösten | 13 | |
| 3 | Bengt Jansson | 12 | |
| 4 | Conny Samuelsson | 11 | |
| 5 | Åke Andersson | 11 | |
| 6 | Peter Smith | 10 | |
| 7 | Tommy Nilsson | 9 | |
| 8 | Jan Johansson | 8 | |
| 9 | Sigvard Johansson | 7 | |
| 10 | Lars-Inge Hultberg | 7 | |
| 11 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 4 | |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | 3 | |
| 13 | Billy Syrén | 3 | |
| 14 | Leif Mellberg | 2 | |
| 15 | Sven-Erik Andersson | 2 | |
| 16 | Bo Åstrand | 1 | |
| 17 | Bertil Andersson (res) | 1 |
| (1 May, Gamla Galgberget | |||
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| Visby) | Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Tommy Johansson | 15 | |
| 2 | Hasse Holmqvist | 14 | |
| 3 | Sören Karlsson | 13 | |
| 4 | Jan Andersson | 12 | |
| 5 | Leif Enecrona | 9 | |
| 6 | Stefan Salmonsson | 8 | |
| 7 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 8 | |
| 8 | Stephan Johansson | 8 | |
| 9 | Dirk van der Voet | 8 | |
| 10 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 7 | |
| 11 | Börje Klingberg | 6 | |
| 12 | Christer Löfqvist | 4 | |
| 13 | Curt Nyqvist | 4 | |
| 14 | Käll Haage | 2 | |
| 15 | Tommy Wedén | 2 | |
| 16 | Eskil Jonsson | 0 | |
| 17 | Rolf Jacobsson (res) | 0 |
Continental qualifying
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | AUT Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt | FRG Alois Wiesböck | AUT Adi Funk | TCH Josef Minarik |
| 4 May | ITA La Favorita, Sarego | GDR Otto Barth | ITA Giuseppe Marzotto | BUL Angeł Eftimov |
Second round
British/Commonwealth preliminary round
- Riders progress to British/Commonwealth qualifying round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April | Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury | Bob Humphreys | Les Rumsey | Nigel Wasley |
| 22 April | Wessex Stadium, Weymouth | Paul Gachet | Trevor Geer | Ian Cartwright |
| 27 April | Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon | Phil Herne | Joe Owen | Alan Sage |
| 30 April | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | Terry Kelly | Sid Sheldrick | Geoff Bouchard |
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | FRG Breitenthal Stadium, Krumbach | CSK Jan Hadek | POL Marek Cieślak | USSR Valery Gordeev |
| 18 May | YUG Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | POL Henryk Glücklich | CSK Josef Minarik | USSR Vladimir Nesterov |
| 18 May | CSK Trade Union Stadium, Ostrava | CSK Jiří Štancl | USSR Vladimir Gordeev | POL Paweł Waloszek |
| 18 May | HUN Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | POL Edward Jancarz | HUN Isztvan Sziracki | USSR Viktor Trofimov |
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Finland Final
- FIN Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- 25 August 1974, first (+1 seeded riders) to 1975 Nordic final
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Danish Final
- Top 3 to Nordic final Main article: 1975 Danish speedway season
Swedish Final
- 21 May 1975
- SWE Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
- First 8 to Nordic Final
Third round
Continental semi-finals
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- 31 May
- TCH Markéta Stadium, Prague
- Top 8 to Continental final
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British/Commonwealth qualifying round
- Top 5 Commonwealth riders to Intercontinental final, top 32 British riders to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Bob Kilby | Tom Owen | John Boulger |
| 16 May | Mmonmore Green, Wolverhampton | Ivan Mauger | Arthur Price | Chris Morton |
| 17 May | The Shay, Halifax | Chris Pusey | Dave Morton | Charlie Monk |
| 19 May | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Ivan Mauger | Steve Reinke | Martin Ashby |
| 19 May | Smallmead Stadium, Reading | Terry Betts | Bob Humphreys | Bobby Beaton |
| 20 May | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ray Wilson | Billy Sanders | Bob Valentine |
| 21 May | Wimborne Road, Poole | Malcolm Simmons | Paul Tyrer | Neil Street |
| 21 May | The Boulevard, Hull | Bruce Cribb | Jim McMillan | John Boulger |
| 24 May | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Ray Bales | Mick Hines | Terry Betts |
| 24 May | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | George Hunter | Malcolm Simmons |
| 29 May | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Ray Wilson | Chris Morton | Carl Glover |
| 29 May | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Phil Herne | Dave Jessup | Richard Greer |
| 29 May | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | John Louis | Billy Sanders | Jim McMillan |
| 30 May | Wimbledon Stadium. London | Peter Collins | Colin Gooddy | Eric Broadbelt |
| 30 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Dave Morton | Ray Wilson | Billy Sanders |
| 31 May | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Ivan Mauger | Martin Ashby | Barry Thomas |
| 31 May | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Arthur Price | George Hunter | John Boulger |
| 31 May | Hyde Road, Manchester | Alan Wilkinson | Chris Morton | Peter Collins |
Nordic Final
- 1 June 1975
- NOR Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
- First 9 to Intercontinental Final
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Fourth round
British semi-finals
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- 24 June
- ENG Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
- Top 8 to British final
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Intercontinental Final
- 3 June 1975
- SWE Ullevi, Gothenburg
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
Continental Final
- 22 June 1975
- USSR Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad
- First 8 to European Final
Fifth round
British Final
- 30 July 1975
- ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- First 4 to World Final plus 1 reserve
European Final
- 24 August 1975
- POL Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
- First 12 to World Final plus 1 reserve
World Final
- 6 September 1975
- ENG Wembley Stadium, London.
- Referee: (NOR) Torrie Kittelsen
References
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- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX".
- (7 September 1975). "Olsen-king of the track". The People.
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- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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