The 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the eighth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2][3][4] The final took place in Manchester, England and was sponsored by Kawasaki. The championship was won by host England (28 points) who beat Sweden and West Germany (both 18 points).[5]
Semifinal 1
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Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo- 12 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 |
| 1 |  Schweden
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25 | 8 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Bernt Persson | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Anders Michanek | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Neuseeland
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23 | 6 | 13 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ivan Mauger | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Larry Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia
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21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Jan Verner | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Jiří Štancl | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Polen
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20 | 8 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Edward Jancarz | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Marek Cieślak | 8 | 2 | X | 3 | 3 | E | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Italien
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17 | 2 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Giuseppe Marzotto | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Francesco Biginato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Ungarn
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11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Laszlo Meszaros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Herbert Szerecs | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Österreich
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9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Adi Funk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Hubert Fischbacher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Semifinal 2
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Rottalstadion, Pocking- 12 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
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 West Germany (25 pts) |
Egon Müller | 16 |
| Hans Wassermann | 10 | ||
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 Australien (24 pts) |
Billy Sanders | 14 |
| Phil Crump | 10 | ||
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 Finnland (21 pts) |
Ila Teromaa | 14 |
| Kai Niemi | 7 | ||
| 4 |  Dänemark (18 pts) |
Ole Olsen | 12 |
| Finn Thomsen | 6 | ||
| 5 |  Niederlande (17 pts) |
Henny Kroeze | 13 |
| Henk Steman | 4 | ||
| 6 |  Norwegen (10 pts) |
Tormod Langli | 5 |
| Jan Terje Gravningen | 5 | ||
| 7 | West Germany B (9 pts) |
Christoph Betzl | 7 |
| Fritz Lang | 2 |
World final
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Hyde Road, Manchester- 2 July
| 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 |  England
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28 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Peter Collins | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (6) Malcolm Simmons | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Schweden
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18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Anders Michanek | 16+3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Bernt Persson | 2 | X | 1 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | West Germany
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18 | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Egon Müller | 11+2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Hans Wassermann | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
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17 | 9 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (9) Jiří Štancl | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (10) Jan Verner | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Neuseeland
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17 | 5 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (13) Ivan Mauger | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14) Larry Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Finnland
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14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ila Teromaa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | F | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (12) Kai Niemi | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Australien
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12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (7) Phil Crump | 10 | 1 | E | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (8) Billy Sanders | 2 | E | - | X | 1 | 0 | 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
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edit- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "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.