1977 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 2, 1977 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...
- Referee: ( ) Torrie Kittelsen
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | 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... |
(3,2,3,3,3) | 14 |
2 | 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... |
(3,3,2,2,3) | 13 |
3 | Ole Olsen | (2,3,3,3,1) | 12+3 |
4 | Michael Lee Michael Lee (speedway rider) Michael Andrew Lee is a former international speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1980... |
(2,3,3,2,2) | 12+2 |
5 | Finn Thomsen Finn Thomsen Finn Thomsen is a former motorcycle speedway rider who first rode in the UK with the Wolverhampton Wolves. Signed by Len Silver for the Hackney Hawks in a swap deal with Dave Morton, becoming team captain in 1980 . When the Hawks closed at the end of the season 1983 he then retired from British... |
(2,3,1,1,3) | 10 |
6 | 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,... |
(1,1,2,3,2) | 9 |
7 | Egon Müller Egon 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... |
(3,2,0,0,3) | 8 |
8 | 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... |
(2,0,3,3,0) | 8 |
9 | Billy Sanders Billy Sanders William Robert Sanders 'Billy Sanders' was an Australian international Speedway rider who won six Australian Championships and was a five time Speedway World Championship finalist with a career best second place in Germany 1983.-Australian Speedway:Billy Sanders bought his first speedway bike from... |
(1,2,0,3,1) | 7 |
10 | Tommy Nilsson | (0,2,0,2,2) | 6 |
11 | Bernt Persson Bernt Persson Bernt Eveart Persson is a former Swedish international speedway rider who finished runner up in the 1972 Speedway World Championship final.... |
(1,1,2,1,1) | 6 |
12 | John Boulger John Boulger John Boulger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. After he retired from riding Solo's, Boulger raced in Speedcars from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s... |
(1,2,0,2,0) | 5 |
13 | 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... |
(1,1,1,1,0) | 4 |
14 | Jiří Štancl Jirí 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... |
(0,0,1,0,2) | 3 |
15 | Jan Verner | (0,0,0,1,0) | 1 |
16 | Jan Mucha Jan Mucha (speedway rider) Jan Mucha is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals four times.-World Final appearances:* 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 7pts... |
(0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
R1 | Sören Karlsson | did not ride | |
R2 | John Davis John Davis (speedway rider) John Henry Davis is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented England when they won the World Team Cup in 1977.-World Final Appearances:* 1977 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - did not ride... |
did not ride | |