The 1975 Intercontinental Final was the inaugural Intercontinental Final, introduced for Motorcycle speedway riders as part of the qualification for the 1975 Speedway World Championship.[1][2]
Four time World Champion Ivan Mauger became the first Intercontinental Final winner, defeating reigning World Champion Anders Michanek by two points at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg. Another Swede Bernt Persson defeated Ole Olsen in a runoff for third place. Later in the year Olsen would go on to win his second World title at London's Wembley Stadium.[3]
1975 Intercontinental Final edit
- 3 June
Göteborg, Ullevi- Qualification: Top 8 plus 1 reserve to the European Final in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivan Mauger |
14 |
| 2 |  Anders Michanek |
12 |
| 3 | Bernt Persson |
11+3 |
| 4 |  Ole Olsen |
11+2 |
| 5 |  Scott Autrey |
9 |
| 6 | Tommy Jansson |
9 |
| 7 |  Reidar Eide |
8+3 |
| 8 |  Phil Crump |
8+2 |
| 9 | Tommy Johansson |
8+1 |
| 10 | Dag Lovaas |
7 |
| 11 | John Boulger |
4 |
| 12 | Billy Sanders |
4 |
| 13 | Bengt Jansson |
4 |
| 14 | Hasse Holmqvist |
4 |
| 15 | Steven Gresham |
3 |
| 16 | Jan Andersson (Res) |
2 |
| 17 | Barry Briggs |
1 |
| 18 | Kenneth Selmonsson (Res) |
0 |
Classification 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 | (2) Ivan Mauger
|
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (11) Anders Michanek
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (13) Bernt Persson
|
11+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (1) Ole Olsen
|
11+2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (6) Scott Autrey
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Tommy Jansson
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (14) Reidar Eide
|
8+3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Phil Crump
|
8+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (7) Tommy Johansson
|
8+1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (4) Dag Lovaas
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) John Boulger
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Billy Sanders
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Bengt Jansson
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Hasse Holmqvist
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (10) Steven Gresham
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | F | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Barry Briggs
|
1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Kenneth Selmonsson
|
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Jan Andersson
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 edit
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Intercontinental Final". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.