The 1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2] The final took place in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Denmark (29 points) who beat England (27 pts) and United States (22 pts).[3]
The 1985 World Pairs Final was the last World Championship final appearance of legendary New Zealand rider Ivan Mauger. In a career lasting almost 30 years, Mauger had won 15 World Championships, including a record 6 Individual World Championships, 4 World Team Cups, 3 Long Track World Championships and 2 World Pairs Championships.
Preliminary round edit
Stichting Baansport Blijham, Blijham- 21 April
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Italy (26 pts) |
Armando Castagna | 17 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 9 | ||
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 Netherlands (24 pts) |
Henny Kroeze | 17 |
| Frits Koppe | 7 | ||
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 Hungary (19+3 pts) |
Zoltán Adorján | 13+3 |
| Zoltan Hajdu | 6 | ||
| 4 |  Norway (19+2 pts) |
Roy Otto | 10+2 |
| Einar Kyllingstad | 9 | ||
| 5 |  Austria (17 pts) |
Heinrich Schatzer | 13 |
| Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
| 6 |  Bulgaria (11 pts) |
Orlin Janakiev | 8 |
| Stanislav Tzankov | 3 | ||
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (10 pts) |
Artur Kocmut | 6 |
| Krešo Omerzel | 4 |
Semifinal 1 edit
Motodrom Halbemond, Norden- 26 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
 Denmark (28 pts) |
Erik Gundersen | 16 |
| Tommy Knudsen | 12 | ||
| |
 Australia (24 pts) |
Phil Crump | 13 |
| Steve Regeling | 11 | ||
| |
 New Zealand (24 pts) |
Mitch Shirra | 14 |
| Ivan Mauger | 10 | ||
| 4 |  West Germany (19 pts) |
Karl Maier | 14 |
| Klaus Lausch | 5 | ||
| 5 | Austria (12 pts) |
Heinrich Schatzer | 8 |
| Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands (11 pts) |
Henny Kroeze | 7 |
| Frits Koppe | 4 | ||
| 7 | Hungary (8 pts) |
Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
| Zoltan Hajdu | 3 |
Semifinal 2 edit
Odsal Stadium, Bradford- 1 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
 United States (27 pts) |
Shawn Moran | 15 |
| Bobby Schwartz | 12 | ||
| |
 England (24 pts) |
Kenny Carter | 13 |
| Kelvin Tatum | 11 | ||
| |
 Sweden (21 pts) |
Jan Andersson | 14 |
| Per Jonsson | 7 | ||
| 4 | Italy (17 pts) |
Armando Castagna | 9 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 8 | ||
| 5 |  Finland (15 pts) |
Kai Niemi | 12 |
| Ari Koponen | 3 | ||
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (14 pts) |
Antonin Kasper, Jr. | 9 |
| Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | ||
| 7 | Norway (8 pts) |
Einar Kyllingstad | 7 |
| Roy Otto | 1 |
World final edit
Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik- 15 June
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 1 | Denmark
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29 | 10 | 19 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Erik Gundersen | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Tommy Knudsen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England
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27 | 10 | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Kenny Carter | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Kelvin Tatum | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States
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22 | 6 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Bobby Schwartz | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Shawn Moran | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Zealand
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15 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Ivan Mauger | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | E | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Mitch Shirra | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sweden
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14 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Jan Andersson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Per Jonsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia
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11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Steve Regeling | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Phil Crump | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Poland
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8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Andrzej Huszcza | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Grzegorz Dzikowski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 3)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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