1975 Intercontinental final
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 Gothenburg. 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 | edit source]- 3 June
- Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi
- Qualification: Top 8 plus 1 reserve to the European Final in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivan Mauger |
14 |
| 2 | Sweden Anders Michanek | 12 |
| 3 | Sweden Bernt Persson | 11+3 |
| 4 |  Ole Olsen |
11+2 |
| 5 | United States Scott Autrey | 9 |
| 6 | Sweden Tommy Jansson | 9 |
| 7 | Norway Reidar Eide | 8+3 |
| 8 |  Phil Crump |
8+2 |
| 9 | Sweden Tommy Johansson | 8+1 |
| 10 | Norway Dag Lovaas | 7 |
| 11 | John Boulger |
4 |
| 12 | Billy Sanders |
4 |
| 13 | Sweden Bengt Jansson | 4 |
| 14 | Sweden Hasse Holmqvist | 4 |
| 15 | United States Steven Gresham | 3 |
| 16 | Sweden Jan Andersson (Res) | 2 |
| 17 | Barry Briggs |
1 |
| 18 | Sweden Kenneth Selmonsson (Res) | 0 |
Classification
[edit | edit source]| 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 | Sweden (11) Anders Michanek | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sweden (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 | United States (6) Scott Autrey | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sweden (9) Tommy Jansson | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Norway (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 | Sweden (7) Tommy Johansson | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Norway (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 | Sweden (16) Bengt Jansson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sweden (5) Hasse Holmqvist | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | United States (10) Steven Gresham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | F | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Barry Briggs
|
1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden (17) Kenneth Selmonsson | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (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
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