1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 2, 1979 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 |  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... |
(3,3,2,3,3) | 14 |
| 2 |  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:... |
(3,1,3,3,3) | 13 |
| 3 |  Michael LeeMichael Lee (speedway rider) Michael Andrew Lee is a former international speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1980... |
(2,3,3,0,3) | 11+3 |
| 4 |  Kelly MoranKelly Moran Kelly Moran was a professional speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA.... |
(1,2,3,2,3) | 11+2 |
| 5 |  Billy SandersBilly 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... |
(3,3,1,2,2) | 11+1 |
| 6 |  Ole Olsen |
(3,3,2,1,2) | 9 |
| 7 |  Zdenek KudrnaZdenek Kudrna Zdeněk Kudrna was an international speedway rider who reached he Speedway World Championship final in 1979. He also finished third in the Individual Ice Racing World Championship twice, in 1977 and 1979... |
(2,0,3,3,0) | 8 |
| 8 | 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... |
(0,1,2,3,2) | 8 |
| 9 | 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... |
(1,2,1,2,1) | 7 |
| 10 | 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... |
(2,0,0,2,2) | 6 |
| 11 | 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... |
(2,2,1,1,0) | 6 |
| 12 | John Titman John Titman John Charles Titman is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who was Australian Champion in 1977.-Biography:Titman initially worked as a mechanic, making his speedway debut at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground in April 1968... |
(1,2,2,0,1) | 5 |
| 13 |  Michail Starostin |
(0,1,0,1,1) | 3 |
| 14 |  Christoph Betzl |
(1,0,0,1,0) | 2 |
| 15 | Robert Slabon |
(0,0,1,0,1) | 2 |
| 16 | Alois Wiesböck |
(0,1,0,0,0) | 1 |
| R1 | Petr Ondrašík Petr Ondrašík Petr Ondrašík is a former Czechoslovak international speedway rider who reached the World Final four times... |
did not ride | |
| R2 | Larry Ross Larry Ross Larry Ross in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a former speedway rider who rode with the Wimbledon Dons, Belle Vue Aces, Halifax Dukes and the Bradford Dukes in the British League.-Career summary:... |
did not ride | |