1971 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 26th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Ole Olsen became the first Danish winner of the Championship. His 15 point maximum denied Ivan Mauger from winning a fourth consecutive title. Mauger won the silver medal run-off against Bengt Jansson.[7]

Format changes edit

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1971 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final.

First round edit

Qualification results.[8][9]

British/Commonwealth qualifying edit

  • Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
17 April The Shay, Halifax Dave Younghusband Ronnie Moore Bill Andrew
17 April Abbey Stadium, Swindon Barry Briggs Martin Ashby George Hunter
19 April Reading Stadium, Reading Ivan Mauger Jim Airey Howard Cole
19 April County Ground Stadium, Exeter Eric Boocock Bob Kilby Dave Younghusband
20 April West Ham Stadium, London Reg Luckhurst Nigel Boocock Greg Kentwell
20 April Leicester Stadium, Leicester Ray Wilson Tommy Roper John Boulger
21 April Wimborne Road, Poole Barry Briggs Tony Lomas Martin Ashby
22 April Wimbledon Stadium, London Garry Middleton John Boulger Ronnie Moore
22 April Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Eric Boocock Brian Leonard Jim Airey
22 April Oxford Stadium, Oxford Martin Ashby Colin Gooddy Charlie Monk
23 April Monmore Green, Wolverhampton Terry Betts Bob Andrews Ivan Mauger
23 April Hampden Park, Glasgow Howard Cole Eric Broadbelt Norman Hunter
24 April Hyde Road, Manchester Ivan Mauger George Hunter Sándor Lévai
24 April Brandon Stadium, Coventry Tony Lomas Alan Cowland Col Cottrell
24 April King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn Malcolm Simmons Ray Wilson Terry Betts
26 April Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley Roy Trigg Garry Middleton Peter Jarman
28 April Brandon Stadium, Coventry Tony Lomas Bruce Cribb Ken McKinlay
30 April Hackney Wick Stadium, London Barry Thomas Garry Middleton Bob Kilby
30 April Somerton Park, Newport Sándor Lévai Nigel Boocock Bill Andrew

Second round edit

Norwegian qualifying edit

Pos. Rider Points
1 Reidar Eide 15
2 Ulf Lovaas 12
3 Svein Kaasa 11
4 Einar Egedius 11
5 Odd Fossengen 10
6 Jan Terje Gravningen 10
7 Jon Odegaard 10
8 Jorn Flatha 9
9 Dag Lovaas 6
10 Dagfinn Dahl 6
11 Johnny Larsen 5
12 Kjell Todnem 5
13 Nils O. Haraldsen 3
14 Thorbjorn Nygaard 3
15 Ragnar Olaisen 2
16 Leif O. Jorgensen 2

Finnish qualifying (top 8) edit

Pos. Rider Points Total
1 Kalevi Lahtinen 8+8 16
2 Matti Olin 6+6 12
3 Jouko Naskali 2+3 5
4 Erkki Hannula 4+0 4
5 Pekka Kulmala 0+4 4
6 Reima Lohkovuori 3+1 4
7 Timo Sinkkonen 0+2 2
8 Olavi Turunen 1+0 1

Continental qualifying edit

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
8 May   Stadio Moretti, Udine   Aleksandr Pavlov   Jerzy Szczakiel   Viktor Trofimov
9 May   Markéta Stadium, Prague   Hans Jürgen Fritz   Jiří Štancl   Peter Liebing
9 May   Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc   Jan Holub I   Vladimir Smirnov   Henryk Glucklich
9 May   Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg   Jan Mucha   Andrzej Wyglenda   Antoni Woryna

British/Commonwealth semi-finals edit

Pos. Rider Points
1   Ronnie Moore 15
2   John Boulger 13
3   Barry Briggs 12
4   Bob Kilby 10
5   Arnie Haley 9
6   Martin Ashby 9
7   Geoff Curtis 8
8   Garry Middleton 7
9   Tommy Roper 7
10   Bruce Cribb 6
11   Roy Trigg 5
12   Ken McKinlay 3
13   George Hunter 2
14   Colin Gooddy 2
15   Ian Turner 1
16   Stan Stevens (res) 0
17   Alan Sage (res) 0
Pos. Rider Points
1   Ivan Mauger 14
2   Ray Wilson 14
3   Nigel Boocock 13
4   Eric Boocock 13
5   Howard Cole 10
6   Bert Harkins 9
7   Tony Lomas 9
8   Dave Younghusband 8
9   Bob Andrews 8
10   Malcom Simmons 7
11   Terry Betts 4
12   Norman Storer 4
13   Sándor Lévai 3
14   Alan Cowland 2
15   Charlie Monk 1
16   Tony Clarke

Third round edit

British/Commonwealth Final edit

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

Nordic Final edit

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 21
    (5) Ole Olsen 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
    (1) Reidar Eide 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 2
    (11) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 11 2 T 3 3 3 11 3
4   (12) Kurt Bøgh 11 3 3 2 1 2 11 4
5   (4) Odd Fossengen 10 2 2 3 3 F 10 5
6   (7) Niels Weiss Sorensen 10 1 2 2 2 3 10 6
7   (6) Øyvind S. Berg 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 7
8   (3) Jorn Morgensen 9 0 3 3 2 1 9 8
9   (2) Bjarne Nyegaard 8 1 3 1 2 1 8 9
10   (10) Preben Rosenkilde 6 1 0 1 1 3 6 10
11   (9) Svein Kaasa 6 0 1 2 1 2 6 11
12   (14) Kalevi Lahtinen 5 3 1 0 0 1 5 12
13   (8) Edgar Stangeland 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 13
14   (13) Dag Lovaas 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 14
15   (16) Matti Olin 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15
16   (15) Jan Terje Gravningen 1 0 1 F - - 1 16
R1   (R1) Flemming Larsen 0 0 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 21

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 semi-finals edit

Pos. Rider Points
1   Hans Jürgen Fritz 14
2   Henryk Glücklich 11
3   Jan Holub I 11
4   Piotr Bruzda 10.5
5   Stanislaw Kasa 10
6   Dieter Tetzlaff 10
7   Horst Krüger 9
8   Jiří Štancl 8
9   Vladimir Smirnov 7.5
10   Viktor Kalmykov 6
11   Janos Szöke 6
12   Peter Liebing 6
13   Clemens Bever 6
14   Zbigniew Podlecki 3
15   Zbynek Novotny 2
16   Ferenc Radacsi 0
Pos. Rider Points
1   Gennadij Kurilenko 11
2   Jerzy Szczakiel 11
3   Vladimir Gordeev 11
4   Grigorij Khlynovski 11
5   Anatolij Kuzmin 10
6   Viktor Trofimov 10
7   Jan Mucha 10
8   Paweł Waloszek 9+3
9   Alexander Pavlov 9+2
10   Andrzej Wyglenda 7
11   Pavel Mares 6
12   Miroslav Verner 5
13   Antoni Woryna 4
14   Václav Verner 3
15   Jerzy Trzeszkowski 3
16   Milan Špinka 0

Fourth round edit

Swedish qualifying edit

  • Top 4 in each heat to Swedish final

British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final edit

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
    (2) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
    (6) Ray Wilson 13 3 2 3 2 3 13 2
    (9) Ole Olsen 11 2 3 2 3 1 11 3
4   (12) Nigel Boocock 11 3 3 2 2 1 11 4
5   (1) Jim Airey 9 2 2 0 3 2 9 5
6   (16) Eric Boocock 9 1 1 2 2 3 9 6
7   (4) Tony Lomas 9 1 2 3 1 2 9 7
8   (11) Ronnie Moore 9 0 3 1 2 3 9 8
9   (10) Barry Briggs 7 1 0 F 3 3 7 9
10   (8) Dave Younghusband 7 2 0 3 1 1 7 10
11   (13) Kurt Bøgh 6 2 0 2 0 2 6 11
12   (14) Reidar Eide 4 3 1 0 - 0 4 12
13   (15) Martin Ashby 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 13
14   (3) Bert Harkins 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 14
15   (5) Bob Kilby 2 1 1 0 0 - 2 15
16   (7) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16
R1   (R1) Odd Fossengen 1 1 1 R1
R2   (R2) John Boulger 1 1 1 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

Continental Final edit

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 21
    (14) Henryk Glucklich 10 1 3 3 3 0 10 1 3
    (12) Jan Mucha 10 0 3 3 2 2 10 2 2
    (7) Gennady Kurilenko 10 1 3 2 1 3 10 3 1
4   (15) Jerzy Szczakiel 10 2 1 1 3 3 10 4 0
5   (11) Grigory Khlinovsky 9 3 0 0 3 3 9 5
6   (3) Viktor Trofimov 9 0 2 1 3 3 9 6
7   (1) Jiří Štancl 9 3 1 3 0 2 9 7
8   (13) Valery Gordeev 9 3 2 3 1 X 9 8
9   (4) Pawel Waloszek 9 2 2 1 2 2 9 9
10   (5) Anatoly Kuzmin 8 2 3 2 F 1 8 10
11   (2) Jan Holub I 7 1 2 0 2 2 7 11
12   (6) Horst Krüger 6 3 0 2 1 F 6 12
13   (8) Dieter Tetzlaff 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 13
14   (10) Stanislaw Kasa 3 2 1 F - - 3 14
15   (16) Hans Jürgen Fritz 1 0 0 1 F - 1 15
16   (9) Piotr Bruzda 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
R1   (R1) Miloslav Verner 3 2 0 1 3 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 21

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

Fifth round edit

Swedish Finals edit

Pos. Rider R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Anders Michanek 14 15 12 41
2 Bengt Jansson 11 11 14 36
3 Bernt Persson 11 14 9 34
4 Leif Enecrona 12 8 11 31
5 Tommy Jansson 10 10 10 30
6 Sören Sjösten 8 7 14 29
7 Göte Nordin 3 12 13 28
8 Hasse Holmqvist 8 10 8 26
9 Lars Jansson 9 7 7 23
Pos. Rider R1 R2 R3 Total
10 Olle Nygren 8 5 6 19
11 Bo Wirebrand 4 4 7 15
12 Runo Wedin 4 7 4 15
13 Bo Josefsson 5 4 2 11
14 Sven-Inge Svensson 5 2 3 10
15 Per Olof Söderman 5 3 1 9
16 Herje Henriksson - 1 0 1
17 Rolf Johansson 0 0 - 0

European Final edit

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 21
    (13) Ivan Mauger 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
    (7) Ray Wilson 12 3 3 X 3 3 12 2 3
    (9) Ole Olsen 12 3 3 3 3 E 12 3 2
4   (16) Nigel Boocock 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 4 X
5   (3) Eric Boocock 10 2 2 2 3 1 10 5
6   (12) Jim Airey 9 2 2 3 T 2 9 6
7   (4) Jerzy Szczakiel 7 3 1 2 1 0 7 7
8   (14) Ronnie Moore 7 1 3 1 1 1 7 8
9   (5) Vladimir Gordeev 6 2 0 0 1 3 6 9 3
10   (2) Jiří Štancl 6 0 2 1 2 1 6 10 2
11   (11) Tony Lomas 6 1 0 2 1 2 6 11 1
12   (8) Henryk Glucklich 4 1 X 0 0 3 4 12
13   (6) Grigory Khlinovsky 4 0 1 1 2 0 4 13
14   (1) Viktor Trofimov 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 14
15   (15) Jan Mucha 4 F 1 2 F 1 4 15
16   (10) Gennady Kurilenko 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16
R1   (R1) Barry Briggs 2 2 2 R1
R2   (R2) Pawel Waloszek 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 21

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 edit

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   (14) Ole Olsen 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2   (7) Ivan Mauger 12+3 3 1 3 2 3 12 2
3   (13) Bengt Jansson 12+3 2 3 1 3 3 12 3
4   (3) Ray Wilson 11 3 3 1 3 1 11 4
5   (4) Anders Michanek 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5
6   (12) Bernt Persson 9 3 1 2 1 2 9 6
7   (5) Jim Airey 8 2 1 3 2 0 8 7
8   (11) Sören Sjösten 8 2 2 2 1 1 8 8
9   (1) Nigel Boocock 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 9
10   (10) Ronnie Moore 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 10
11   (6) Eric Boocock 4 0 0 3 1 0 4 11
12   (9) Leif Enecrona 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 12
13   (2) Jiří Štancl 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 13
14   (16) Tommy Jansson 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14
15   (15) Jerzy Szczakiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
16   (8) Vladimir Gordeev Dsq 1 3 2 2 3 11 16
  (17) Göte Nordin 0 0
  (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.

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