1979 Individual Speedway World Championship

1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship.

World final

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Ivan Mauger (3,3,2,3,3) 14
2 Zenon Plech (3,1,3,3,3) 13
3 Michael Lee (2,3,3,0,3) 11+3
4 Kelly Moran (1,2,3,2,3) 11+2
5 Billy Sanders (3,3,1,2,2) 11+1
6 Ole Olsen (3,3,2,1,2) 9
7 Zdenek Kudrna (2,0,3,3,0) 8
8 Dave Jessup (0,1,2,3,2) 8
9 Edward Jancarz (1,2,1,2,1) 7
10 Finn Thomsen (2,0,0,2,2) 6
11 Peter Collins (2,2,1,1,0) 6
12 John Titman (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 did not ride -
R2 Larry Ross did not ride -

Heat Results

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos
1 (15) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1
2 (7) Zenon Plech 13 3 1 3 3 3 13 2
3 (5) Michael Lee 11+3 2 3 3 0 3 11 3
4 (3) Kelly Moran 11+2 1 2 3 2 3 11 4
5 (5) Billy Sanders 11+1 3 3 1 2 2 11 5
6 (10) Ole Olsen 11+0 3 3 2 1 2 11 6
7 (11) Zdenek Kudrna 8 2 0 3 3 0 8 7
8 (16) Dave Jessup 8 0 1 2 3 2 8 8
9 (12) Edward Jancarz 7 1 2 1 2 1 7 9
10 (13) Finn Thomsen 6 2 0 0 2 2 6 10
11 (1) Peter Collins 6 2 2 1 1 0 6 11
12 (14) John Titman 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 12
13 (2) Michail Starostin 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 13
14 (6) Christoph Betzl 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 14
15 (8) Robert Slabon 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 (9) Alois Wiesböck 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16
(17) Petr Ondrašík 0 0
(18) Larry Ross 0 0
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

  1. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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