The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 26th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Ole Olsen became the first Danish winner of the Championship. His 15 point maximum denied Ivan Mauger from winning a fourth consecutive title. Mauger won the silver medal run-off against Bengt Jansson.[7]

Format changes

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1971 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final.

First round

  • British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final
  • Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final
  • Swedish Qualifying - 16 to Swedish Finals

British/Commonwealth Qualifying

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
17 April United KingdomHalifaxUnited Kingdom Dave YounghusbandNew Zealand Ronnie MooreNew Zealand Bill Andrew
17 April United KingdomSwindonNew Zealand Barry BriggsUnited Kingdom Martin AshbyUnited Kingdom George Hunter
19 April United KingdomReadingNew Zealand Ivan MaugerAustralia Jim AireyWales Howard Cole
19 April United KingdomExeterUnited Kingdom Eric BoocockUnited Kingdom Bob KilbyUnited Kingdom Dave Younghusband
20 April United KingdomWest HamUnited Kingdom Reg LuckhurstUnited Kingdom Nigel BoocockUnited Kingdom Greg Kentwell
20 April United KingdomLeicesterUnited Kingdom Ray WilsonUnited Kingdom Tommy RoperAustralia John Boulger
21 April United KingdomPooleNew Zealand Barry BriggsUnited Kingdom Tony LomasUnited Kingdom Martin Ashby
22 April United KingdomWimbledonAustralia Garry MiddletonAustralia John BoulgerNew Zealand Ronnie Moore
22 April United KingdomSheffieldUnited Kingdom Eric BoocockUnited Kingdom Brian LeonardAustralia Jim Airey
22 April United KingdomOxfordUnited Kingdom Martin AshbyUnited Kingdom Colin GooddyAustralia Charlie Monk
23 April United KingdomWolverhamptonUnited Kingdom Terry BettsNew Zealand Bob AndrewsNew Zealand Ivan Mauger
23 April ScotlandGlasgowWales Howard ColeUnited Kingdom Eric BroadbeltUnited Kingdom Norman Hunter
24 April United KingdomBelle VueNew Zealand Ivan MaugerUnited Kingdom George HunterHungary Sándor Lévai
24 April United KingdomCoventryUnited Kingdom Tony LomasUnited Kingdom Alan CowlandUnited Kingdom Col Cottrell
24 April United KingdomKings LynnUnited Kingdom Malcolm SimmonsUnited Kingdom Ray WilsonUnited Kingdom Terry Betts
26 April United KingdomCradley HeathNew Zealand Roy TriggAustralia Garry MiddletonUnited Kingdom Peter Jarman
28 April United KingdomCoventryUnited Kingdom Tony LomasNew Zealand Bruce CribbScotland Ken McKinlay
30 April United KingdomHackneyUnited Kingdom Barry ThomasAustralia Garry MiddletonUnited Kingdom Bob Kilby
30 April WalesNewportHungary Sándor LévaiUnited Kingdom Nigel BoocockNew Zealand Bill Andrew
Semi-Finals
18 May United KingdomWest HamNew Zealand Ronnie MooreAustralia John BoulgerNew Zealand Barry Briggs
20 May United KingdomSheffieldNew Zealand Ivan MaugerUnited Kingdom Ray WilsonUnited Kingdom Nigel Boocock

Swedish Qualifying

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
1 May SwedenVisbySweden Bengt JanssonSweden Leif EnecronaSweden Bo Wirebrand
1 May SwedenGislavedSweden Göte NordinSweden Bernt PerssonSweden Hasse Holmqvist
2 May SwedenMalillaSweden Sören SjöstenSweden Anders MichanekSweden Runo Wedin
3 May SwedenMalmöSweden Per Olof SödermanSweden Olle NygrenSweden Bo Josefsson

Continental Qualifying

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
8 May ItalyUdineSoviet Union Aleksandr PavlovPoland Jerzy SzczakielSoviet Union Viktor Trofimov
9 May CzechoslovakiaPragueEast Germany Hans Jürgen FritzCzechoslovakia Jiří ŠtanclEast Germany Peter Liebing
9 May HungaryMiskolcCzechoslovakia Jan Holub ISoviet Union Vladimir SmirnovPoland Henryk Glucklich
9 May West GermanyAbensbergPoland Jan MuchaPoland Andrzej WyglendaPoland Antoni Woryna
Semi-Finals
5 June East GermanyGustrowEast Germany Hans Jürgen FritzPoland Henryk GlucklichCzechoslovakia Jan Holub I
6 June PolandGorzów WielkopolskiSoviet Union Gennady KurilenkoPoland Jerzy SzczakielSoviet Union Vladimir Gordeev

Second round

  • British/Commonwealth Final - 12 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic final
  • Nordic Final - 4 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic final

British/Commonwealth Final

  • June 16, 1971
  • United Kingdom Coventry
  • First 12 to British-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
1 New Zealand (7) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 New Zealand (2) Barry Briggs 13 3 2 2 3 3 13 2
3 United Kingdom (6) Tony Lomas 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 3
4 Scotland (16) Bert Harkins 9 2 2 2 3 0 9 4
5 United Kingdom (15) Ray Wilson 8 3 1 3 1 0 8 5
6 United Kingdom (5) Martin Ashby 8 2 2 1 1 2 8 6
7 New Zealand (9) Ronnie Moore 7 1 0 3 2 1 7 7
8 United Kingdom (13) Dave Younghusband 7 0 3 1 2 1 7 8
9 United Kingdom (11) Bob Kilby 7 2 2 1 1 1 7 9
10 United Kingdom (4) Eric Boocock 6 0 3 0 T 3 6 10
11 Australia (12) Jim Airey 6 3 1 0 2 0 6 11
12 United Kingdom (8) Nigel Boocock 6 1 X 2 0 3 6 12
13 Wales (10) Howard Cole 6 0 1 2 2 1 6 13
14 Australia (1) Geoff Curtis 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 14
15 Australia (3) John Boulger 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 15
16 United Kingdom (14) Arnold Haley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
New Zealand (17) Bill Andrew 0 0 0
Australia (18) Garry Middleton 0 0
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

Nordic Final

  • June 6, 1971
  • Denmark Hillerød
  • First 4 to British-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 21
1 Denmark (5) Ole Olsen 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 Norway (1) Reidar Eide 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 2
3 Denmark (11) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 11 2 T 3 3 3 11 3
4 Denmark (12) Kurt Bøgh 11 3 3 2 1 2 11 4
5 Norway (4) Odd Fossengen 10 2 2 3 3 F 10 5
6 Denmark (7) Niels Weiss Sorensen 10 1 2 2 2 3 10 6
7 Norway (6) Øyvind S. Berg 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 7
8 Denmark (3) Jorn Morgensen 9 0 3 3 2 1 9 8
9 Denmark (2) Bjarne Nyegaard 8 1 3 1 2 1 8 9
10 Denmark (10) Preben Rosenkilde 6 1 0 1 1 3 6 10
11 Norway (9) Svein Kaasa 6 0 1 2 1 2 6 11
12 Finland (14) Kalevi Lahtinen 5 3 1 0 0 1 5 12
13 Norway (8) Edgar Stangeland 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 13
14 Norway (13) Dag Lovaas 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 14
15 Finland (16) Matti Olin 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15
16 Norway (15) Jan Terje Gravningen 1 0 1 F - - 1 16
R1 Denmark (R1) Flemming Larsen 0 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 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


Third round

  • British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final - 8 to European Final
  • Continental Final - 8 to European Final

British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final

  • July 30, 1971
  • Scotland Glasgow
  • First 8 to European 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
1 New Zealand (2) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 United Kingdom (6) Ray Wilson 13 3 2 3 2 3 13 2
3 Denmark (9) Ole Olsen 11 2 3 2 3 1 11 3
4 United Kingdom (12) Nigel Boocock 11 3 3 2 2 1 11 4
5 Australia (1) Jim Airey 9 2 2 0 3 2 9 5
6 United Kingdom (16) Eric Boocock 9 1 1 2 2 3 9 6
7 United Kingdom (4) Tony Lomas 9 1 2 3 1 2 9 7
8 New Zealand (11) Ronnie Moore 9 0 3 1 2 3 9 8
9 New Zealand (10) Barry Briggs 7 1 0 F 3 3 7 9
10 United Kingdom (8) Dave Younghusband 7 2 0 3 1 1 7 10
11 Denmark (13) Kurt Bøgh 6 2 0 2 0 2 6 11
12 Norway (14) Reidar Eide 4 3 1 0 - 0 4 12
13 United Kingdom (15) Martin Ashby 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 13
14 Scotland (3) Bert Harkins 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 14
15 United Kingdom (5) Bob Kilby 2 1 1 0 0 - 2 15
16 Denmark (7) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16
R1 Norway (R1) Odd Fossengen 1 1 1 R1
R2 Australia (R2) John Boulger 1 1 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

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

Continental Final

  • June 26, 1971
  • Czechoslovakia Slany
  • First 8 to European 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
1 Poland (14) Henryk Glucklich 10 1 3 3 3 0 10 1 3
2 Poland (12) Jan Mucha 10 0 3 3 2 2 10 2 2
3 Soviet Union (7) Gennady Kurilenko 10 1 3 2 1 3 10 3 1
4 Poland (15) Jerzy Szczakiel 10 2 1 1 3 3 10 4 0
5 Soviet Union (11) Grigory Khlinovsky 9 3 0 0 3 3 9 5
6 Soviet Union (3) Viktor Trofimov 9 0 2 1 3 3 9 6
7 Czechoslovakia (1) Jiří Štancl 9 3 1 3 0 2 9 7
8 Soviet Union (13) Valery Gordeev 9 3 2 3 1 X 9 8
9 Poland (4) Pawel Waloszek 9 2 2 1 2 2 9 9
10 Soviet Union (5) Anatoly Kuzmin 8 2 3 2 F 1 8 10
11 Czechoslovakia (2) Jan Holub I 7 1 2 0 2 2 7 11
12 East Germany (6) Horst Krüger 6 3 0 2 1 F 6 12
13 East Germany (8) Dieter Tetzlaff 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 13
14 Poland (10) Stanislaw Kasa 3 2 1 F - - 3 14
15 East Germany (16) Hans Jürgen Fritz 1 0 0 1 F - 1 15
16 Poland (9) Piotr Bruzda 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
R1 Czechoslovakia (R1) Miroslav Verner 3 2 0 1 3 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 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

Fourth round

  • European Final - 10 to World Final
  • Swedish Finals - 6 to World Final

Swedish Finals

Three races held on 1 June at Eskilstuna, 2 June at Norrköping and 3 June in Stockholm

RiderPoints
Sweden Anders Michanek41
Sweden Bengt Jansson36
Sweden Bernt Persson31
Sweden Leif Enecrona31
Sweden Tommy Jansson30
Sweden Sören Sjösten29
Sweden Göte Nordin28
Sweden Hasse Holmqvist26
Sweden Lars Jansson24
Sweden Olle Nygren19
Sweden Bo Wirebrand15
Sweden Runo Wedin14
Sweden Bo Josefsson12
Sweden Per Olof Söderman11
Sweden Sven-Inge Svensson10
Sweden Rolf Johansson1
Sweden Herje Henriksson0

European Final

  • August 21, 1971
  • United Kingdom Wembley
  • 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 21
1 New Zealand (13) Ivan Mauger 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
2 United Kingdom (7) Ray Wilson 12 3 3 X 3 3 12 2 3
3 Denmark (9) Ole Olsen 12 3 3 3 3 E 12 3 2
4 United Kingdom (16) Nigel Boocock 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 4 X
5 United Kingdom (3) Eric Boocock 10 2 2 2 3 1 10 5
6 Australia (12) Jim Airey 9 2 2 3 T 2 9 6
7 Poland (4) Jerzy Szczakiel 7 3 1 2 1 0 7 7
8 New Zealand (14) Ronnie Moore 7 1 3 1 1 1 7 8
9 Soviet Union (5) Vladimir Gordeev 6 2 0 0 1 3 6 9 3
10 Czechoslovakia (2) Jiří Štancl 6 0 2 1 2 1 6 10 2
11 United Kingdom (11) Tony Lomas 6 1 0 2 1 2 6 11 1
12 Poland (8) Henryk Glucklich 4 1 X 0 0 3 4 12
13 Soviet Union (6) Grigory Khlinovsky 4 0 1 1 2 0 4 13
14 Soviet Union (1) Viktor Trofimov 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 14
15 Poland (15) Jan Mucha 4 F 1 2 F 1 4 15
16 Soviet Union (10) Gennady Kurilenko 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16
R1 New Zealand (R1) Barry Briggs 2 2 2 R1
R2 Poland (R2) Pawel Waloszek 0 0 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 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

World 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
1 Denmark (14) Ole Olsen 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 New Zealand (7) Ivan Mauger 12+3 3 1 3 2 3 12 2
3 Sweden (13) Bengt Jansson 12+3 2 3 1 3 3 12 3
4 United Kingdom (3) Ray Wilson 11 3 3 1 3 1 11 4
5 Sweden (4) Anders Michanek 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5
6 Sweden (12) Bernt Persson 9 3 1 2 1 2 9 6
7 Australia (5) Jim Airey 8 2 1 3 2 0 8 7
8 Sweden (11) Sören Sjösten 8 2 2 2 1 1 8 8
9 United Kingdom (1) Nigel Boocock 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 9
10 New Zealand (10) Ronnie Moore 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 10
11 United Kingdom (6) Eric Boocock 4 0 0 3 1 0 4 11
12 Sweden (9) Leif Enecrona 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 12
13 Czech Republic (2) Jiří Štancl 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 13
14 Sweden (16) Tommy Jansson 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14
15 Poland (15) Jerzy Szczakiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
16 Soviet Union (8) Vladimir Gordeev Dsq 1 3 2 2 3 11 16
Sweden (17) Göte Nordin 0 0
United Kingdom (18) Tony Lomas 0 0
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

Note : Vladimir Gordeev was disqualified after illegal additives were found in his fuel.

References

  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 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "ole Olsen wins world speedway title". Birmingham Daily Post. 11 September 1971. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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