1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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 | edit source]- Netherlands Stichting Baansport Blijham, Blijham
- 21 April
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (26 pts) | Armando Castagna | 17 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 9 | ||
| 2nd | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (24 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 17 |
| Frits Koppe | 7 | ||
| 3rd | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (19+3 pts) | Zoltán Adorján | 13+3 |
| Zoltan Hajdu | 6 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (19+2 pts) | Roy Otto | 10+2 |
| Einar Kyllingstad | 9 | ||
| 5 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (17 pts) | Heinrich Schatzer | 13 |
| Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
| 6 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (11 pts) | Orlin Janakiev | 8 |
| Stanislav Tzankov | 3 | ||
| 7 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (10 pts) | Artur Kocmut | 6 |
| Krešo Omerzel | 4 |
Semifinal 1
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (28 pts) | Erik Gundersen | 16 |
| Tommy Knudsen | 12 | ||
| 2nd | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (24 pts) | Phil Crump | 13 |
| Steve Regeling | 11 | ||
| 3rd | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (24 pts) | Mitch Shirra | 14 |
| Ivan Mauger | 10 | ||
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: West Germany (19 pts) | Karl Maier | 14 |
| Klaus Lausch | 5 | ||
| 5 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (12 pts) | Heinrich Schatzer | 8 |
| Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (11 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 7 |
| Frits Koppe | 4 | ||
| 7 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (8 pts) | Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
| Zoltan Hajdu | 3 |
Semifinal 2
[edit | edit source]- England Odsal Stadium, Bradford
- 1 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (27 pts) | Shawn Moran | 15 |
| Bobby Schwartz | 12 | ||
| 2nd | File:Flag of England.svg England (24 pts) | Kenny Carter | 13 |
| Kelvin Tatum | 11 | ||
| 3rd | Error creating thumbnail: Sweden (21 pts) | Jan Andersson | 14 |
| Per Jonsson | 7 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (17 pts) | Armando Castagna | 9 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 8 | ||
| 5 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (15 pts) | Kai Niemi | 12 |
| Ari Koponen | 3 | ||
| 6 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (14 pts) | Antonin Kasper, Jr. | 9 |
| Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | ||
| 7 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (8 pts) | Einar Kyllingstad | 7 |
| Roy Otto | 1 |
World final
[edit | edit source]| 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 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 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 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 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 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 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 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Sweden | 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 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 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 | Error creating thumbnail: Poland | 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 | edit source]- 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1985 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1985 in sports
References
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