1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship Explained

The 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the first FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.^[1] The final took place in Malmö, Sweden. The championship was won by New Zealand (28 points) who beat Sweden (25 points) and England (19 points).^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Semifinal 1

• Hyde Road, Manchester
• 6 May

width=25px	Pos.	width=160px	Team	width=170px	Rider	width=40px	Points
	(27 pts)		14
	13
	(26 pts)		13
	13
	(23 pts)		16
	7
4	(16 pts)		11
		5
5	(13 pts)		12
		1
6	(13 pts)		7
		6
7	(7 pts)		7
		0

Semifinal 2

• Kovinar Stadium, Maribor
• 17 May

width=25px	Pos.	width=160px	Team	width=170px	Rider	width=40px	Points
	(? pts)		?
	?
	(? pts)		?
	?
	(? pts)		?
	?
4	(? pts)	?	?
	?	?
5	(? pts)	?	?
	?	?
6	(? pts)	?	?
	?	?
7	(? pts)	?	?
	?	?

World final

• Malmö Stadion, Malmö
• 2 June

Notes:

a. The Danish team weren't classified, because they were track reserve team who replaced Poland.

See also

• 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1970 Speedway World Team Cup
• motorcycle speedway
• 1970 in sports

Notes and References

1. Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 134. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.
2. Web site: Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 1) . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-07-09 . 2009-07-09 .
3. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 99. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
4. Web site: World Pairs Championship 1968-1993. Edinburgh Speedway. 11 July 2021.
5. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 27–28. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.