1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship Explained

The 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1] The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten, West Germany.[2] The championship was won by Sweden (24 points) who beat Great Britain (21 points) and Norway (16 points).[3] Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is listed in all speedway lists.[4]

Final

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- 24 Ove Fundin (3,3,3,3,2) 14
Torbjörn Harrysson (2,2,2,1,3) 10
- 21 Geoff Mudge (1,3,3,3,2) 12
Ray Wilson (0,2,2,2,3) 9
- 16 Odd Fossengen (3,3,1,1,3) 11
Øyvind S. Berg (2,1,0,0,2) 5
4 B - 12 Peter Barth (1,2,2,3,1) 9
Rudolf Kastl (0,0,1,2,0) 3
5 A - 10 Manfred Poschenreider (f,3,3,2,0) 8
Fred Aberl (-,1,0,0,1) 2
6 - 6 Jens Hauser (1,2,0,1,0) 4
Kurt W. Petersen (0,0,1,0,1) 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 134. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.
  2. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 99. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
  3. Web site: World Pairs Championship 1968-1993. Edinburgh Speedway. 11 July 2021.
  4. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 27-28. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.