1976 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 5, 1976 ChorzówChorzówChorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, Silesian Stadium
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter CollinsPeter 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... |
(3,3,3,3,2) | 14 |
| 2 | Malcolm Simmons Malcolm Simmons Malcolm Simmons is a former speedway rider.-Career:He made his debut at Hackney Hawks in 1963 aged seventeen but was unable to break into the Hackney team regularly so moved to the newly re-opened West Ham Hammers for the 1964 season. In 1965 Simmons won a British League and British League... |
(2,2,3,3,3) | 13 |
| 3 |  Phil CrumpPhil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
(3,3,2,1,3) | 12 |
| 4 |  Ivan MaugerIvan 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... |
(3,0,2,3,3) | 11 |
| 5 |  Zenon PlechZenon 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:... |
(2,1,1,3,2) | 9 |
| 6 | John Louis |
(2,1,1,3,2) | 9 |
| 7 | Doug Wyer Doug Wyer Doug Wyer is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976... |
(0,3,3,1,1) | 8 |
| 8 |  Egon MüllerEgon Müller Egon Muller is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and was winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1983, winning the title in his homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He was also German Champion eight times... |
(3,1,2,2,0) | 8 |
| 9 |  Scott AutreyScott Autrey Scott Brian Autrey is a former international speedway rider with the Exeter Falcons - with whom he won the British League title in 1974, Swindon Robins and the Poole Pirates in England. In 1976, he became the first American rider to reach a world final since Ernie Roccio in 1951... |
(2,2,1,2,0) | 7 |
| 10 |  Jiří ŠtanclJirí Štancl Jiří Štancl is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship on nine occasions, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 in Los Angeles... |
(2,2,0,1,1) | 6 |
| 11 | Chris Morton Chris Morton Christopher John Morton MBE is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He rode bikes from a young age at the farm of Peter Collins' parents.-Brief career summary:... |
(1,1,1,2,1) | 6 |
| 12 | 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... |
(1,1,0,1,2) | 5 |
| 13 | Marek Cieślak Marek Cieslak Marek Kazimierz Cieślak is a former Polish speedway rider and a current speedway coach.In 2007 he was a manager of Poland national team. Poland won Speedway World Cup and Team U-21 World Championship... |
(0,3,0,0,1) | 4 |
| 14 | Jerzy Rembas Jerzy Rembas Jerzy Rembas is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals twice, missing out on a rostrum place after finishing third in the third place run-off to Scott Autrey and Dave Jessup.Rembas rode for Stal Gorzów in Poland from 1971 until his... |
(1,0,2,0,0) | 3 |
| 15 |  Valery GordeevValery Gordeev Valery Gordeev is a former Soviet international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times... |
(0,0,1,0,-) | 1 |
| 16 | Jan Verner |
(0,0,0,1,0) | 1 |
| R1 |  Anders MichanekAnders 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... |
(-,-,-,-,2) | 2 |
| R2 | Gregory Khlynovski |
did not ride | |