1971 Individual Speedway World Championship

1971 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship.


Overseas Series

British Final

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 New Zealand (7) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 New Zealand (2) Barry Briggs 13 3 2 2 3 3 13 2
3 United Kingdom (6) Tony Lomas 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 3
4 United Kingdom (16) Bert Harkins 9 2 2 2 3 0 9 4
5 United Kingdom (15) Ray Wilson 8 3 1 3 1 0 8 5
6 United Kingdom (5) Martin Ashby 8 2 2 1 1 2 8 6
7 New Zealand (9) Ronnie Moore 7 1 0 3 2 1 7 7
8 United Kingdom (13) Dave Younghusband 7 0 3 1 2 1 7 8
9 United Kingdom (11) Bob Kilby 7 2 2 1 1 1 7 9
10 United Kingdom (4) Eric Boocock 6 0 3 0 T 3 6 10
11 Australia (12) Jim Airey 6 3 1 0 2 0 6 11
12 United Kingdom (8) Nigel Boocock 6 1 X 2 0 3 6 12
13 United Kingdom (10) Howard Cole 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 13
14 Australia (1) Geoff Curtis 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 14
15 Australia (3) John Boulger 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 15
16 United Kingdom (14) Arnold Haley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
New Zealand (17) Bill Andrew 0 0 0
United Kingdom (18) Garry Middleton 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

World final

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 Denmark (14) Ole Olsen 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 New Zealand (7) Ivan Mauger 12+3 3 1 3 2 3 12 2
3 Sweden (13) Bengt Jansson 12+3 2 3 1 3 3 12 3
4 England (3) Ray Wilson 11 3 3 1 3 1 11 4
5 Sweden (4) Anders Michanek 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5
6 Sweden (12) Bernt Persson 9 3 1 2 1 2 9 6
7 Australia (5) Jim Airey 8 2 1 3 2 0 8 7
8 Sweden (11) Sören Sjösten 8 2 2 2 1 1 8 8
9 England (1) Nigel Boocock 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 9
10 New Zealand (10) Ronnie Moore 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 10
11 England (6) Eric Boocock 4 0 0 3 1 0 4 11
12 Sweden (9) Leif Enecrona 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 12
13 Czech Republic (2) Jiří Štancl 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 13
14 Sweden (16) Tommy Jansson 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14
15 Poland (15) Jerzy Szczakiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
16 Soviet Union (8) Vladimir Gordeev Dsq 1 3 2 2 3 11 16
Sweden (17) Göte Nordin 0 0
England (18) Tony Lomas 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

Note : Vladimir Gordeev was disqualified after illegal additives were found in his fuel.

References

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