1981 Individual Speedway World Championship

1981 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship.

1981 was the last of a record 26 times that London's famous Wembley Stadium hosted the World Final.

World final

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Bruce Penhall (3,3,3,3,2) 14
2 Ole Olsen (2,2,3,2,3) 12+3
3 Tommy Knudsen (3,2,2,2,3) 12+2
4 Erik Gundersen (2,3,0,3,3) 11
5 Kenny Carter (3,2,3,R,3) 11
6 Jan Andersson (1,2,1,3,2) 9
7 Egon Müller (1,1,3,2,2) 9
8 Dave Jessup (3,3,0,R,1) 7
9 Hans Nielsen (2,0,0,2,2) 6
10 Michael Lee (0,3,2,0,F) 5
11 Chris Morton (2,1,1,1,0) 5
12 Edward Jancarz (1,1,1,1,1) 5
13 Larry Ross (0,Tx,1,3,0) 4
14 Aleš Dryml, Sr. (0,0,2,0,1) 3
15 Zenon Plech (F,0,2,1,0) 3
16 Jiří Štancl (1,1,0,0,1) 3
R1 Henryk Olszak (-,0,-,-,-) -
R2 Preben Eriksen 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 (11) Bruce Penhall 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 (3) Ole Olsen 12+3 2 2 3 2 3 12 2
3 (2) Tommy Knudsen 12+2 3 2 2 2 3 12 3
4 (10) Erik Gundersen 11 2 3 0 3 3 11 4
5 (5) Kenny Carter 10 3 2 3 e 3 11 5
6 (12) Jan Andersson 9 1 2 1 3 2 9 6
7 (7) Egon Müller 9 1 1 3 2 2 9 7
8 (16) Dave Jessup 7 3 3 e e 1 7 8
9 (15) Hans Nielsen 6 2 0 0 2 2 6 9
10 (9) Michael Lee 5 0 3 2 0 f 5 10
11 (8) Chris Morton 5 2 1 1 1 0 5 11
12 (1) Edward Jancarz 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 12
13 (4) Larry Ross 4 0 t 1 3 0 4 13
14 (13) Aleš Dryml, Sr. 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 14
15 (6) Zenon Plech 3 f 0 2 1 0 3 15
16 (14) Jiří Štancl 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16
(17) Henryk Olszak 0 0 0
(18) Preben Eriksen 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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