1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 6, 1974 Göteborg, UlleviUlleviUllevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | Anders Michanek Anders Michanek Anders Michanek is a Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He also won the World Pairs Championship with the late Tommy Jansson in 1973 and 1975 and with Sören Sjösten in 1974.Michanek had a very successful career... |
(3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
2 | Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger Ivan Mauger, OBE, MBE, is a retired motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships, a feat only equalled by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden... |
(2,2,3,2,2) | 11+3 |
3 | Sören Sjösten Sören Sjösten Sören Willy Ernfrid Sjösten was a motorcycle speedway rider. He won the world pairs championship in 1974 with Anders Michanek and became world team champion three times representing Sweden, in 1962, 1964 and 1970. Sjösten also appeared in six individual World Championship Finals with two bronze... |
(3,3,1,1,3) | 11+2 |
4 | John Louis | (1,3,0,2,3) | 9 |
5 | Bengt Jansson Bengt Jansson Bengt Gustaf Jansson is a former Swedish international speedway rider."Banger" was runner up in the 1967 World Final to fellow countryman Ove Fundin after losing a race-off and finished third in 1971, again after a run-off.He rode in Britain for West Ham Hammers, Edinburgh Monarchs, Hackney Hawks,... |
(2,1,3,3,0) | 9 |
6 | Peter Collins Peter Collins (speedway rider) Peter Spencer Collins MBE is a former Speedway rider who spent his whole career with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child... |
(2,2,2,2,1) | 9 |
7 | Tommy Johansson | (3,0,0,3,2) | 8 |
8 | Zenon Plech Zenon Plech Zenon Plech is a former Polish international motorcycle speedway rider.He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and then runner-up in 1979.-Career summary:... |
(0,3,1,2,2) | 8 |
9 | Christer Löfqvist Christer Löfqvist Christer Löfqvist was a former international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1974.... |
(3,2,2,1,0) | 8 |
10 | Gregory Khlynovski | (1,0,2,3,0) | 6 |
11 | Dag Lövaas Dag Lövaas Dag Lövaas is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1974... |
(1,0,3,1,1) | 5 |
12 | Terry Betts Terry Betts Terence Arnold Betts is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship in 1974... |
(0,1,1,1,3) | 6 |
13 | Dave Jessup Dave Jessup David John Jessup is a former speedway rider who finished runner-up the Speedway World Championship in 1980 to fellow countryman Michael Lee. The same season he won the World Pairs Championship with Peter Collins and became British Speedway Champion after finishing runner-up in 1978 and third in... |
(0,2,2,0,1) | 4 |
14 | Mikhail Krasnov | (1,1,0,0,1) | 3 |
15 | Ole Olsen | (2,F,-,-,-) | 2 |
16 | Vladimir Gordeev Vladimir Gordeev Vladimir Gordeev is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship three times but was disqualified in 1971 for using illegal fuel additives... |
(0,-,-,-,-) | 0 |
R1 | Tommy Jansson Tommy Jansson Per Tommy Jansson was a motorcycle speedway rider. He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a World Championship Qualifying Round meeting.... |
(1,0,2) | 3 |
R2 | Edward Jancarz Edward Jancarz Edward 'Ed' Jancarz was an international speedway rider.-Career:Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982 and in Poland for Stal Gorzów... |
(1,0,0) | 1 |