1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship Explained

The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.^{[1] [2] [3]} The final took place in Chorzów, [oland. The championship was won by [[England national speedway team|England]] who beat New Zealand after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by Denmark (21 points).^[4]

Semifinal 1

• Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
• 11 June

width=25px	Pos.	width=160px	Team	width=170px	Rider	width=40px	Points
	(28 pts)		17
	11
	(25 pts)		14
	11
	(22 pts)		15
	7
4	(17 pts)		11
		6
5	(15 pts)		10
		5
6	(12 pts)		6
		6
7	(6 pts)		5
		1

Semifinal 2

• Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, Debrecen
• 11 June

width=25px	Pos.	width=160px	Team	width=170px	Rider	width=40px	Points
	(30 pts)		15
	15
	(24 pts)		13
	11
	(22 pts)		16
	6
4	(17 pts)		11
		6
5	(16 pts)		12
		4
6	(10 pts)		7
		3
7	(3 pts)		2
		1

World final

• • Silesian Stadium, Chorzów 25 June

See also

• 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1978 Speedway World Team Cup
• motorcycle speedway
• 1978 in sports

Notes and References

1. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 99. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
2. Web site: World Pairs Championship 1968-1993. Edinburgh Speedway. 11 July 2021.
3. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 27-28. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
4. Web site: Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2) . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-07-16 . 2009-07-16 .