1976 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Qualification
British Qualification
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
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| Preliminary Round | |||||
| 3 April |  Berwick | Taffy Owen | Tom Owen | Graham Jones |
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| 10 April | Cantenbury | Reg Luchurst | Tedd Hubbard | Graham Banks |
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| 11 April | Mildenhall | Kevin Jolly | Andy Cusworth | Laurie Etheridge |
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| 13 April | Weymouth | Tony Featherstone | Bob Coles | Barny Kennett |
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| 22 April | Sheffield | Trevor Geer | Alan Grahame | Paul Tyrer |
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| 23 April | Wolverhampton | Alan Moulyneux | Brian Havelock | Bob Coles |
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| 24 April | Swindon | Dave Perks | Steve Bastable | Tom Owen |
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| 24 April | Cradley Heath | Bobby McNeill | Mick Hines | Mick Bell |
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| 3 May | Birmingham | Peter Collins | Chris Pusey | Alan Moulyneux |
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| 5 May | Poole | Dave Jessup | Dave Morton | Arthur Price |
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| 8 May | Belle Vue | Alan Grahame | John Davis | Michael Lee |
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| 8 May | King's Lynn | Malcolm Simmons | Chris Morton | Doug Wyer |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 18 May | Leicester | Malcolm Simmons | Bob Kilby | John Louis |
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| 19 May | White City | Peter Collins |  Jim McMillan | Doug Wyer |
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| Final | |||||
| June 2 | Coventry | Malcolm Simmons | Chris Morton | Doug Wyer |
result |
- June 2, 1976
- GBR Coventry, Brandon Stadium
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(9) Malcolm Simmons |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(3) Chris Morton |
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(6) Doug Wyer |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (12) Peter Collins |
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (5) John Louis |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Dave Jessup |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (2) Jim McMillan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Terry Betts |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (13) Ray Wilson |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Bob Kilby |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (16) John Davis |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Dave Morton |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (14) George Hunter |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (1) Mick Lanham |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Reg Wilson 0 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Chris Pusey |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) John Harrhy |
0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Swedish Qualification
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 6 May |  Kumla | Bernt Persson | Tommy Nilsson | Soren Sjosten |
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| 9 May | Malilla | Lars Jansson | Bo Wirebrand | Per-Loke Gerhardsson |
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| 9 May | Lindesberg | Tommy Jansson | Hans Holmqvist | Christer Sjosten |
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| Final | |||||
| 25 May | Linkoping | Bernt Persson | Anders Michanek | Soren Karlsson |
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- May 25, 1976
- SWE Linkoping
| 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 | (9) Bernt Persson |
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (14) Anders Michanek |
11 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (2) Soren Karlsson |
11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Bengt Jansson |
11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (10) Jan Simensen |
10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (16) Tommy Nilsson |
10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (13) Soren Sjosten |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (4) Christer Sjosten |
8 | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Cal-Erik Claesson |
8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (6) Lars-Like Andersson |
6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Eddie Davidsson |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (15) Richard Helssen |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Sven Nilsson |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (7) Per-Olof Dovhjort |
1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (11) Bo Wirebrand |
1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) Kenneth Selmolsson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Bengt Larsson |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Gunnar Malmqvist |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
New Zealand Qualification
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Island Final | |||||
| 6 December, '75 |  Invercargill | Larry Ross | Grahame Stapleton | Denis Sincock |
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| North Island Final | |||||
| 10 January | Palmerston North Showgrounds | Colin Farquharson | Colin Tucker | Roy Trigg |
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| New Zealand Final | |||||
| 14 February | Ruapuna Speedway | Ivan Mauger | Barry Briggs | Larry Ross |
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Australian Qualification
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Round | |||||
| 22 November '75 |  Liverpool International Speedway | Billy Sanders | Phil Herne | Mitch Shirra |
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| 28 November '75 | Newcastle Motordrome | Phil Herne | Terry Southerland | Mitch Shirra |
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| 29 November '75 | Sydney Showground Speedway | Mitch Shirra | Phil Herne | Billy Sanders |
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| Queensland Qualification | |||||
| 6 December '75 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Mike Farrell | Ron Henderson | Darryl McLean |
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| Southern Territory Qualification | |||||
| 9 January | Rowley Park Speedway | John Boulger | Ray Snider | Robin Amundson |
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| Victoria Qualification | |||||
| 17 January | Northern Park Raceway | Denny Kennedy | Rob Jones | John Dewhurst |
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| Northern District | |||||
| 23 January | Rowley Park Speedway | Phil Crump | John Boulger | Kym Amundson |
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| 31 January | Sydney Showground Speedway | Billy Sanders | Mike Farrell | John Langfield |
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| 7 February | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Mike Farrell | John Titman | Garry Middleton |
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| Southern Zone Final | |||||
| 13 February | Rowley Park Speedway | Phil Crump | John Langfield | Phil Herne |
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Intercontinental Round
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australasian Final | |||||
| 21 February | Western Springs Stadium | John Boulger | Billy Sanders | Phil Crump |
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| Norwegian Final | |||||
| 25 April |  Skien | Reidar Eide | Dag Lovaas | Edgar Stangeland |
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| Danish Final | |||||
| 25 April |  Vojens | Finn Thomsen | Kurt Bogh | Jan Henningsen |
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| Nordic Final | |||||
| 2 June | Norrkoping | Ole Olsen | Anders Michanek | Bengt Jansson |
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| American Final | |||||
| ? June |  Santa Monica | Scott Autrey | Mike Curosco | Steve Gresham |
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| Interconinental Final | |||||
| 26 June | Wembley | Peter Collins | Ivan Mauger | Phil Crump |
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- June 26, 1976
- GBR London, Wembley Stadium
| 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) Peter Collins |
12+3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (9) Ivan Mauger |
12+2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (1) Phil Crump |
11+3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (7) Malcolm Simmons |
11+2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (8) Chris Morton |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (5) Doug Wyer |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (10) Scott Autrey |
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (6) John Louis |
8+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (16) Anders Michanek |
8+2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) John Boulger |
7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | T | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Billy Sanders |
7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (13) Ole Olsen |
6 | X | E | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (15) Bengt Jansson |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (4) Bernt Persson |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (2) Dag Lovaas |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Soren Sjosten |
1 | 1 | 0 | E | - | - | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Trevor Geer |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Barry Thomas |
0 | 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 |
Continental Round
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | |||||
| ? |  Lonigo | ? | ? | ? | |
| ? |  Wiener Neustadt | ? | ? | ? | |
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 15 May |  Ostrava |  Mikhail Starostin | Vladimir Gordeev | Viktor Trofimov |
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| 15 May |  Prelog | Giuseppe Marzotto | Viktor Kuznetsov |  Angel Eftimov |
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| 16 May |  Pocking | Egon Muller | Christoph Betzl | Valery Gordeev |
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| 16 May |  Debrecen | Vaclav Hejl | Paolo Noro | Vaclav Verner |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 30 May |  Gdańsk | Viktor Kuznetsov | Giuseppe Marzotto | Vladimir Gordeev |
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| 30 May | Krumbach | Egon Muller | Valery Gordeev | Cristoph Betzl |
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| Final | |||||
| June 20 | Leningrad | Egon Muller | Jiri Stancl | Valery Gordeev |
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- June 20, 1976
- USSR Leningrad
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(6) Egon Muller |
9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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(4) Jiri Stancl |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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(9) Valery Gordeev |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (7) Vladimir Gordeev |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (11) Grigory Khlynovsky |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (14) Georgy Ivanov |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (12) Jan Hadek |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Viktor Kuznetsov |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (13) Nikolay Kornev |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Vladimir Smirnov |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (16) Viktor Trofimov |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Giuseppe Marzotto |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (2) Hans Wasserman |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Christoph Betzl |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) Jan Klokocka |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Mikhail Starostin |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
- September 5, 1976
- POL Chorzów, Silesian Stadium
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (11) Peter Collins |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(15) Malcolm Simmons |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(13) Phil Crump |
12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) Ivan Mauger |
11 | 3 | E | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (9) Zenon Plech |
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) John Louis |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (10) Doug Wyer |
8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (1) Egon Müller |
8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | F | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2) Scott Autrey |
7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) Jiří Štancl |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (16) Chris Morton |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Edward Jancarz |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (4) Marek Cieślak |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | E | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (3) Jerzy Rembas |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (8) Valery Gordeev |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Vladimir Gordeev |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Anders Michanek |
2 | 2 | 2 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Grigory Khlinovsky |
0 | 0 | R2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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