British Nordic speedway final

The British Nordic final was a short lived Motorcycle speedway final sanctioned by the FIM as a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship.[1]

Introduced to the World Championship in the 1966, it served as a qualifying round for the European final, which was in turn the final qualifying round for the World final. The race consisted of British, Commonwealth and Scandinavian riders but in 1974 riders from the United States also competed. The Intercontinental final was inaugurated in 1975 effectively replacing this event.[2]

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place
1966[3]   Sheffield
Owlerton Stadium
  Barry Briggs   Ivan Mauger   Nigel Boocock
1968[4]   London
West Ham Stadium
  Ivan Mauger   Nigel Boocock   Reidar Eide
1970[5]   Coventry
Brandon Stadium
  Sören Sjösten   Ole Olsen   Barry Briggs
1971[6]   Glasgow
Hampden Park
  Ivan Mauger   Ole Olsen   Ray Wilson
1973[7]   Coventry
Brandon Stadium
  Anders Michanek   Ole Olsen   Ivan Mauger
1974[8]   Fredericia
Fredericia Stadium
  Ole Olsen   Ivan Mauger   John Louis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  3. ^ "1966". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1968". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "1970". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "1971". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "1973". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ "1974". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.