1980 Individual Speedway World Championship

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

1980 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 35th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

With the defending Ivan Mauger failing to qualify for a World Final for the first time since 1966, and Ole Olsen only qualifying as a reserve, the 1980 World Final at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, Sweden was seen as an open final with a number of potential winners. Michael Lee, Bruce Penhall, Dave Jessup and Billy Sanders considered the favourites with Jan Andersson (the only Swedish rider in the World Final), John Davis, Hans Nielsen, Zenon Plech, Chris Morton and Peter Collins all expected to challenge.

Twenty-one-year-old English ace Lee who had only finished 7th in the Intercontinental Final at White City, won his only World Championship with 14 points from his 5 rides. Dave Jessup finished second after defeating Billy Sanders in a runoff when both riders finished on 12 points to give England a 1-2 finish in a World Final.

Michael Lee became only the fifth rider from Great Britain to win speedway's ultimate individual prize, joining Welshman Freddie Williams (1950), and fellow Englishmen Tommy Price (1949), Peter Craven (1955 & 1962) and Peter Collins (1976) as a speedway world champion.

## First round

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### British Qualification

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Date  | Venue  | Winner  | 2nd  | 3rd

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Preliminary Round
8 April | Milton Keynes Stadium,Milton Keynes | Mike Lanham | Rob Hollingworth | David Kennett
9 April | Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton | Dave Perks | Dave Morton | Paul Woods
11 April | East of England Arena, Peterborough | Andy Hines | Nicky Allott | Nigel Flatman
11 April | Ellesmere Port Stadium, Ellesmere Port | Peter Prinsloo | Derek Richardson | David Gagen
13 April | Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon | Melvyn Taylor | Bob Garrad | Ian Clark
Quarter-Final
27 April | The Shay, Halifax | Mike Lanham | Kevin Hawkins | Dave Morton

## Second round

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### Swedish qualification

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* Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final

| (4 May, Målilla (Motorbana)
Målilla)

Pos  | Rider  | Points
1 | Tommy Johansson | 15
2 | Tommy Nilsson | 14
3 | Conny Samuelsson | 11
4 | Bengt Jansson | 11
5 | Gert Carlsson | 11
6 | Per-Ove Gudmundsson | 10+3
7 | Stefan Salmonsson | 10+2
8 | Tommy Steen | 8
9 | Kalle Lindgren | 8
10 | Torgil Roth | 4
11 | Peter Carlsson | 4
12 | Willy Karlsson | 3
13 | Leif Bergqvist (res) | 3
14 | Bertil Andersson (res) | 3
15 | Glenn Andersson | 2
16 | Lars-Ove Lundgren | 1
17 | Alf Trofast | 0
18 | Sven-Erik Andersson | 0
| (4 May, Gislaved Motorbana
Gislaved)

Pos  | Rider  | Points
1 | Anders Michanek | 15
2 | Bo Wirebrand | 13
3 | Hans Danielsson | 12
4 | Lillebror Johansson | 12
5 | Bengt Gustavsson | 12
6 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 10
7 | Thomas Hydling | 9
8 | Benny Ekberg | 8
9 | Lennart Bengtsson | 6
10 | Åke Axelsson | 6
11 | Börje Ring | 5
12 | Åke Fridell | 4
13 | Weine Ström | 4
14 | Anders Eriksson | 2
15 | Thomas Engman | 2
16 | Kent Bäär | 0
| (8 May, Linköping Motorstadion
Linköping)

Pos  | Rider  | Points
1 | Bernt Persson | 15
2 | Richard Hellsén | 14
3 | Börje Klingberg | 12
4 | Jan Ericsson | 11
5 | Rolf Sundberg | 11
6 | Uno Johansson | 10
7 | Jan Davidsson | 10
8 | Ingemar Andersson | 8
9 | Christer Nilsson | 6
10 | Sören Karlsson | 5
11 | Kent Eriksson | 5
12 | Peter Johansson | 4
13 | Anders Törnström | 4
14 | Ragnar Holm | 3
15 | Göran Waltersson | 2
16 | Bo Åstrand | 1
17 | Leif Andersson | 0

### Continental Preliminary round

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19 April |  Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut |  Egon Muller |  Waldemar Bacik |  Edward Jancarz
20 April |  Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz |  Zdeněk Kudrna |  Jerzy Rembas |  Marek Ziarnik
20 April |  Giavera del Montello, Treviso |  Milan Špinka |  Václav Verner |  Herbert Szerecz
20 April |  Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica |  Petr Ondrašík |  Jan Hadek |  Petr Kučera

### Australian Final

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* 26 January 1980
* Sydney Showground, Sydney
* First 9 to Australasian Final

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1 | Billy Sanders | 15
2 | Phil Crump | 12+3
3 | John Titman | 12+2
4 | Steve Koppe | 10
5 | Mike Farrell | 10
6 | Phil Herne | 10
7 | Glyn Taylor | 9
8 | Glenn McDonald | 9
9 | Keith Wright | 7
10 | Rob Maxfield | 6
11 | Peter Collins | 4
12 | Lou Sansom | 3
13 | Danny Kennedy | 2
14 | Rob Moores | 2
15 | Alan Lorymer | 2
16 | Dean Van Bibra | 1

### New Zealand Final

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* 2 February 1980
* Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
* First 7 to Australasian Final

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1 | Larry Ross | 3,3,2,3,3 | 14
2 | David Bargh | 3,3,3,3,2 | 14
3 | Tony Briggs | 2,3,2,2,3 | 12
4 | Graeme Stapleton | 3,2,3,2,1 | 11
5 | Mitch Shirra | 1,3,1,3,3 | 11
6 | Wayne Brown | 3,2,3,3,- | 11
7 | Mike Fullerton | 2,1,1,2,3 | 9
8 | Colin Tucker | 2,0,2,1,2 | 7
9 | Roger Wright | 1,2,3,1,0 | 7
10 | Max Brown | 0,2,2,1,1 | 6
11 | Neil Abrahams | 2,1,0,0,2 | 5
12 | Greg Joynt | 1,1,1,2,x | 5
13 | Colin Farquharson | 1,F,0,0,2 | 3
14 | Greame Beardsley | 0,F,1,-,- | 1
15 | Paul Fewings | F,1,F,-,- | 1
16 | James Moore | E,0,-,-,- | 0
R1 | William Aulsfold | 0,0,1,1 | 2
R2 | Roger Pauling | 0,0 | 0

### British semi-finals

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* 21 May
* Wimborne Road, Poole
* Top 8 to British final

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1 | Peter Collins | 15
2 | Gordon Kennett | 13
3 | Kevin Jolly | 13
4 | Reg Wilson | 10
5 | John Davis | 9
6 | John Louis | 9
7 | Melvyn Taylor | 8
8 | Mike Lanham | 7
9 | Alan Grahame | 7
10 | Kevin Hawkins | 6
11 | Nigel Flatman | 6
12 | Roger Johns | 6
13 | Paul Woods | 6
14 | Alan Molyneux | 0
15 | Jim McMillan | 0

* 22 May
* Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
* Top 8 to British final

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1 | Dave Jessup | 14
2 | Chris Morton | 11
3 | Dave Morton | 11
4 | Peter Prinsloo | 11
5 | Michael Lee | 9
6 | Bobby Beaton | 9
7 | Ian Cartwright  | 8
8 | Phil Collins | 8
9 | Les Collins | 7
10 | Kenny Carter | 7
11 | Steve Bastable | 7
12 | Joe Owen | 6
13 | Malcolm Simmons | 6
14 | Andy Grahame | 3
15 | Bobby Garrad | 2
16 | Ian Clark | 1

## Third round

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### Continental quarter-finals

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* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date  | Venue  | Winner  | 2nd  | 3rd

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3 May |  Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný |  Mikhail Starostin |  Jiří Štancl |  Jan Verner
4 May |  Mladost Stadium, Prelog |  Henny Kroeze |  Václav Verner |  Milan Špinka
4 May |  Stadion Wiener Neustadt |  Zdeněk Kudrna |  Jerzy Rembas |  Piotr Pyszny

### Swedish Final

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* 20 May 1980
* Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
* Winner to World Final, riders 2-5 to Nordic Final

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

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|  (13) Jan Andersson | 13  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 13  | 1
|  (15) Richard Hellsen | 12  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | X  | 3  |  |  |  | 12  | 2
|  (2) Tommy Johansson | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 12  | 3
4  |  (8) Anders Michanek | 11  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 11  | 4
5  |  (14) Bernt Persson | 11  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  | 5
6  |  (9) Bengt Jansson | 10  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 10  | 6
7  |  (11) Tommy Nilsson | 9  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 9  | 7
8  |  (16) Borje Klingberg | 7  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 7  | 8
9  |  (1) Hans Danielsson | 7  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 7  | 9
10  |  (10) Rolf Sundberg | 6  |  |  | 3  |  |  | X  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 6  | 10
11  |  (6) Per-Ove Gundmundsson | 6  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  | 6  | 11
12  |  (4) Bo Wirebrand | 5  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | X  |  |  |  | \-  | 5  | 12
13  |  (7) Conny Samuelsson | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  | 13
14  |  (12) Lillebror Johansson  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | E  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  | 2  | 14
15  |  (5) Bengt Gustavsson | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  | 15
16  |  (3) Jan Eriksson | 0  | E  |  |  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  | \-  |  | 0  | 16
R1  |  (R1) Karl-Erik Claesson | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 4  | R1
R2  |  (R2) Uno Johansson | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 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

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### Finland Final

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* Eteläpuisto, Tampere
* 27 August 1979, top 3 to 1980 Nordic final

Pos. | Rider | Total

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1 | Kai Niemi | 12
2 | Ilkka Teromaa | 9
3 | Veijo Tuoriniemi | 9
4 | Ari Koponen | 8
5 | Seppo Palomaki | 8
6 | Olli Turkia | 8
7 | Esko Myllari | 8
8 | Timo Kiansten | 7
9 | Pekka Hautamaki | 6
10 | Hannu Lehtonen | 6
11 | Heimo Kaikko | 4
12 | Markku Haapala | 4
13 | Veli Pekka Kunelius | 3
14 | Olli Tyrvainen | 3
15 | Ismo Kivela | 2
16 | Jarmo Puttonen | 0
17 | Matti Hyyrylainen (res) | 0

### Danish Final

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* 4 May 1980
* Fredericia Speedway Stadium, Fredericia
* First 3 to Nordic final (Olsen, Nielsen & Thomsen seeded through)

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1 | Bo Petersen | 15
2 | Preben Eriksen | 13
3 | Bent Rasmussen | 12+3
4 | Finn Rune Jensen | 12+2
5 | Finn Thomsen | 10
6 | Mike Lohmann | 8
7 | Alf Busk | 8
8 | Jens Henry Nielsen | 7
9 | Lars Vinding | 6
10 | Arne Cruse | 6
11 | Gunnar Hansen | 6
12 | Finn Lundahl | 5
13 | Steen Mastrup | 5
14 | Hans Ove Cristiansen | 3
15 | Svend Lund | 3
16 | Gunnar Svendsen | 1

### Norwegian Final

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* 18 May 1980
* Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
* First 3 to Nordic final

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1 | Reidar Eide | 14
2 | Audun Ove Olsen | 13
3 | Rolf Gramstad | 12+3
4 | Dag Haaland | 12+2
5 | Trond Helge Skretting | 10
6 | Terje Tollefsen | 8
7 | Sigvart Pedersen | 7
8 | Kjell Gimre | 7
9 | Jon Hovind | 6
10 | Roy Otto | 6
11 | Jorn Haugvaldstad | 6
12 | Toralf Holen | 6
13 | Asgeir Bjerga | 4
14 | Geir Aasland | 4
15 | Rolf Havirstad | 2
16 | Dagvinn Jorgensen | 2

### Australasian Final

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* 2 February 1980
* Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
* First 5 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
* Ivan Mauger seeded to Commonwealth final

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

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|  (10) Billy Sanders | 15  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 15  | 1 |
|  (1) John Titman | 13  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 13  | 2 |
|  (16) Larry Ross | 12  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 12  | 3 |
4  |  (2) Mitch Shirra | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 12  | 4 |
5  |  (4) Phil Crump | 11  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  | 5 | 3
6  |  (7) Tony Briggs | 11  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 11  | 6 | 2
7  |  (6) Mike Farrell | 10  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  | 10  | 7 |
8  |  (14) Phil Herne | 8  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 8  | 8 |
9  |  (3) Steve Koppe | 7  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 7  | 9 |
10  |  (11) Glyn Taylor | 5  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 5  | 10 |
11  |  (5) Gleen McDonald | 5  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 5  | 11 |
12  |  (15) Graeme Stapleton | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  | 12 |
13  |  (13) Keith Wright | 2  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  | 13 |
14  |  (9) David Bargh | 2  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  | 14 |
15  |  (8) Mike Fullerton | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  | 15 |
16  |  (12) Wayne Brown | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  | 16 |
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

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### British Final

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* 4 June 1980
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry
* First 10 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

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1 | Dave Jessup | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15
2 | Michael Lee | (3,3,3,3,2) | 14
3 | Phil Collins | (1,2,2,3,3) | 11
4 | Peter Collins | (3,3,0,3,1) | 10
5 | Gordon Kennett | (2,2,2,2,2) | 10
6 | John Louis | (3,1,3,1,1) | 9
7 | John Davis | (X,2,1,2,3) | 8
8 | Chris Morton | (0,1,1,2,3) | 7
9 | Melvyn Taylor | (2,1,X,2,2) | 7
10 | Reg Wilson | (2,2,1,1,0) | 6+3
11 | Bobby Beaton | (0,1,3,0,2) | 6+2
12 | Ian Cartwright | (1,0,2,1,1) | 5
13 | Dave Morton | (1,3,0,0,0) | 4
14 | Kevin Jolly | (2,0,1,0,1) | 4
15 | Peter Prinsloo | (2,1,0,1,0) | 4
16 | Mike Lanham | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0

## Fourth round

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### Continental semi-finals

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* 25 May
* Motodrom Halbemond, Norden
* Top 8 to Continental final

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1 |  Jiří Štancl | 14
2 |  Edward Jancarz | 12
3 |  Petr Ondrašík | 11
4 |  Andrzej Huszcza | 11
5 |  Egon Müller | 10
6 |  Zenon Plech | 10
7 |  Nikolaj Kornev | 9
8 |  Michail Starostin | 9
9 |  Waldemar Bacik | 8
10 |  Petr Kucera | 6
11 |  Roman Jankowski | 5
12 |  Valerij Gordeev | 4
13 |  Jan Hadek | 4
14 |  Jan Verner | 3
15 |  Ladislav Hradecky | 2
16 |  Zytun Gafurov | 1

* 25 May
* Targovishte Speedway Stadium, Targovishte
* Top 8 to Continental final

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1 |  Zdenek Kudrna | 13
2 |  Václav Verner | 13
3 |  Aleš Dryml Sr. | 11
4 |  Jerzy Rembas | 10
5 |  Milan Špinka | 9
6 |  Andy Cusworth | 6
7 |  Wojciech Zabialowicz | 8+3
8 |  Georg Hack | 8+2
9 |  Henny Kroeze | 8+1
10 |  Herbert Szerecz | 7
11 |  Grigory Khlinovsky | 7
12 |  Sergej Denisov | 6
13 |  Piotr Pyszny | 4
14 |  Walter Grubmüller | 3
15 |  Frits Koppe | 1
16 |  Marek Ciarnik (res) | 0

### Commonwealth Final

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* 29 June 1980
* Wimbledon Stadium, London
* First 9 to Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

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

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|  (2) Dave Jessup | 14  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 14  | 1 |
|  (14) John Louis | 13  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 13  | 2 |
|  (3) Ivan Mauger | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 12  | 3 |
4  |  (8) John Davis | 11  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 11  | 4 |
5  |  (9) Billy Sanders | 10  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  | 10  | 5 |
6  |  (4) Chris Morton | 11  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  | 11  | 6 |
7  |  (5) Michael Lee | 9  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 9  | 7 |
8  |  (7) Mitch Shirra | 9  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  | 8 |
9  |  (10) Peter Collins | 7  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 7  | 9 |
10  |  (15) Gordon Kennett | 6  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 0  |  |  |  | 6  | 10 | 3
11  |  (1) Larry Ross | 6  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 6  | 11 | E
12  |  (12) Phil Collins | 5  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 5  | 12 |
13  |  (6) John Titman | 4  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | E  |  | 4  | 13 |
14  |  (11) Melvyn Taylor | 3  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 3  | 14 |
15  |  (13) Phil Crump | 2  |  |  |  | 1  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  | 15 |
16  |  (16) Reg Wilson | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  | 16 |
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

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* 16 November 1979
* Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim
* First 2 to Intercontinental Final

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2 | Scott Autrey | 13+3
3 | Dennis Sigalos | 13+2
4 | Ron Preston | 13+1
5 | Shawn Moran | 10
6 | Gene Woods | 10
7 | John Cook | 9
8 | Mike Faria | 7
9 | Bobby Schwartz | 5
10 | Alan Christian | 5
11 | Denny Pyeatt | 5
12 | Duane Yarrow | 5
13 | Brad Oxley | 4
14 | John Santona | 4
15 | Dan McNeill | 3
16 | Kelly Moran | 1
17 | Larry Kosta | 0

### Nordic Final

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* 15 June 1980
* Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
* First 5 to Intercontinental Final

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2 |  Ole Olsen | 14
3 |  Finn Thomsen | 13
4 |  Bent Rasmussen | 12
5 |  Kai Niemi | 10
6 |  Ila Teromaa | 8
7 |  Bo Petersen | 8
8 |  Hans Danielsson | 7
9 |  Tommy Johansson | 7
10 |  Preben Eriksen | 6
11 |  Rolf Gramstad | 5
12 |  Bernt Persson | 5
13 |  Veijo Tyoriniemi | 4
14 |  Audun Ove Olsen | 2
15 |  Reidar Eide | 1
16 |  Bengt Jansson | 0

## Fifth round

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### Continental Final

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* 27 July 1980
* Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo
* First 5 to World Final plus 1 reserve

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

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|  (13) Jiří Štancl | 14  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 14  | 2 | 2
|  (7) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 12  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 12  | 3 |
4  |  (1) Egon Müller | 11  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 11  | 4 |
5  |  (5) Petr Ondrašík | 11  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  | 5
6  |  (6) Václav Verner | 9  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  | 9  | 6
7  |  (4) Mikhail Starostin | 7  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | E  | 7  | 7
8  |  (8) Jerzy Rembas | 7  |  | X  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 7  | 8
9  |  (14) Georg Hack | 7  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | F  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 7  | 9
10  |  (11) Milan Špinka | 6  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 6  | 10
11  |  (10) Zdeněk Kudrna | 6  |  |  | X  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 6  | 11
12  |  (2) Andrzej Huszcza | 6  | F  |  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 6  | 12
13  |  (3) Andy Cusworth | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  | 13
14  |  (12) Wojciech Żabiałowicz | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | F  |  | 2  | 14
15  |  (15) Nikolay Kornev | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | E  | F  |  |  |  | 2  | 15
16  |  (9) Edward Jancarz | 0  |  |  | F  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 16
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

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### Intercontinental Final

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* 3 August 1980
* White City Stadium, London
* First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve

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

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|  (5) Bruce Penhall | 12  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 12  | 2 | 2
|  (15) Billy Sanders | 11  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  | 11  | 3 | 3
4  |  (3) Kai Niemi | 11  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 11  | 4 | 2
5  |  (16) Finn Thomsen | 10  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 10  | 5
6  |  (8) Dave Jessup | 9  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | E  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 9  | 6
7  |  (13) Michael Lee | 9  |  |  |  | 3  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 9  | 7
8  |  (9) John Davis | 9  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  | 8
9  |  (4) Hans Nielsen | 8  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | X  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  | 8  | 9
10  |  (2) Peter Collins | 7  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 7  | 10
11  |  (7) Ole Olsen | 6  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 6  | 11
12  |  (11) Scott Autrey | 6  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 6  | 12
13  |  (14) Ivan Mauger | 5  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 5  | 13
14  |  (12) John Louis | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  | 14
15  |  (6) Mitch Shirra | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  | 15
16  |  (10) Bent Leif Rasmussen | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | X  |  |  | E  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 0  | 16
R1  |  (R1) Gordon Kennett | 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

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

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## World Final

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* 5 September 1980
* Ullevi, Göteborg[9]
* Referee: () Torrie Kittlesen
* Attendance: 35,000 (approx)

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

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|  (10) Dave Jessup | 12  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 12  | 2 | 3
|  (13) Billy Sanders | 12  |  |  |  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 12  | 3 | 2
4  |  (5) Jan Andersson | 11  |  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  | 4 |
5  |  (1) Bruce Penhall | 9  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 9  | 5 |
6  |  (2) John Davis | 9  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  | 6 |
7  |  (11) Peter Collins | 8  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 8  | 7 |
8  |  (12) Kai Niemi | 8  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 8  | 8 |
9  |  (7) Chris Morton | 8  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 8  | 9 |
10  |  (14) Finn Thomsen | 7  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 7  | 10 |
11  |  (4) Hans Nielsen | 7  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 7  | 11 |
12  |  (8) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 5  | 12 |
13  |  (15) Jiří Štancl | 5  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  | 5  | 13 |
14  |  (6) Egon Muller | 4  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | E  |  |  | 1  |  | 4  | 14 |
15  |  (16) Zenon Plech | 1  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  | 15 |
16  |  (3) Petr Ondrašík | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  | 16 |
R1  |  (R1) Ole Olsen | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | R1
R2  |  (R2) Václav Verner | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | R2
R3  |  (R3) Hans Danielsson | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | R3
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

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## References

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1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
6. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
7. ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
8. ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
9. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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