1980 Speedway World Pairs Championship

11th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship

1980 World Pairs Championship

The venue for the 1980 final

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The 1980 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the eleventh FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2] The final took place at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krsko, Yugoslavia. The championship was won by England (29 points) who beat Poland (22 points) and Denmark (21 points).[3][4]

## Preliminary round

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* Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc
* 27 April

Pos. | Team | Rider | Points

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|  Hungary (23 pts) | ? | ?
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|  Austria (23 pts) | ? | ?
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|  Finland (22 pts) | ? | ?
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4 |  Netherlands (21 pts) | ? | ?
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5 |  Italy (19 pts) | ? | ?
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6 |  Bulgaria (10 pts) | ? | ?
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7 |  Yugoslavia (8 pts) | ? | ?
? | ?

## Semifinal 1

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* Olching Speedwaybahn, Olching
* 5 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

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1 |  New Zealand |  25 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25
(11) Ivan Mauger | 17  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2
(12) Larry Ross | 8  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | E
2 |  Finland |  23 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23
(9) Ila Teromaa | 12  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |
(10) Kai Niemi | 11  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |
3 |  Sweden |  21 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
(7) Jan Andersson | 16  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3
(8) Richard Hellsén | 5  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1
4 |  United States |  20 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
(5) Bruce Penhall | 12  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |
(6) Scott Autrey | 8  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |
5 |  Czechoslovakia |  16 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16
(1) Jiri Stancl | 11  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |
(2) Petr Ondrasik | 5  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  |
6 |  West Germany |  13 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
(3) Georg Hack | 10  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |
(4) Christoph Betzl | 3  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | E  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |
7 |  Austria |  8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
(13) Herbert Szerecs | 8  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |
(14) Adi Funk | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | E  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  | E  |  |
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

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## Semifinal 2

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* Arena Częstochowa, Czestochowa
* 8 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

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1 |  Poland |  25 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25
(11) Edward Jancarz | 10  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0
(12) Zenon Plech | 15  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2
2 |  Denmark |  22 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
(7) Ole Olsen | 10  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | E  |  |  | 1
(8) Hans Nielsen | 12  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3
3 |  England |  22 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
(9) Dave Jessup | 12  |  |  | E  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |
(10) Peter Collins | 10  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |
4 |  Australia |  20 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
(5) Billy Sanders | 13  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |
(6) John Titman | 7  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |
5 |  Norway |  14 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
(1) Audun Ove Olsen | 4  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  |
(2) Rolf Gramstad | 10  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |
6 |  Hungary |  12 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
(3) Istvan Sziraczki | 9  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |
(4) Laszlo Meszaros | 3  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |
7 |  Netherlands |  10 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
(13) Henny Kroeze | 7  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | E  |  | E  |  |
(14) Rudy Muts | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | E  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | E  |  | 2  |  |
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

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## World final

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* Matija Gubec Stadium, Krsko
* 22 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

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1 |  England |  29 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29
(13) Dave Jessup | 15  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |
(14) Peter Collins | 14  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |
2 |  Poland |  22 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
(11) Edward Jancarz | 15  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3
(12) Zenon Plech | 7  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0
3 |  Denmark |  21 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
(7) Ole Olsen | 13  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2
(8) Hans Nielsen | 8  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1
4 |  Sweden |  18 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18
(3) Jan Andersson | 9  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |
(4) Richard Hellsén | 9  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |
5 |  New Zealand |  16 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16
(1) Ivan Mauger | 11  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  |
(2) Larry Ross | 5  | E  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |
6 |  Finland |  14 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
(5) Ila Teromaa | 8  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |
(6) Kai Niemi | 6  |  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  |
7 |  Yugoslavia |  6 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
(9) Vladislav Kočuvan | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |
(10) Stefan Kekeč | 6  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 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

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## See also

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* 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
* 1980 Speedway World Team Cup
* motorcycle speedway
* 1980 in sports

## References

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1. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
3. ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290\. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.

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