4th official edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship
1973 World Pairs Championship
The 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fourth official FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2][3][4] The final took place in Borås, Sweden. The championship was won by the host country Sweden (24 points). The silver medal was won by Denmark who beat Poland after a run-off (both 21 points).[5]
Semifinal 1
- Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
- 13 May
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 | 22 |
1 | Poland | 30 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 30 | |
(1) Zenon Plech | 13 | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | |
(2) Henryk Glücklich | 17 | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | |
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2 | USSR | 22 +3 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 22 | |
(3) Vladimir Gordeev | 12 | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 |
(4) Anatoly Kuzmin | 10 | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | |
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3 | CSK | 22 +2 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 22 | |
(9) Jiří Štancl | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 2 |
(10) Petr Ondrašík | 10 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | X | | 3 | | | E | | | | | 2 | | |
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4 | Hungary | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | |
(7) Tibor Danka | 4 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
(8) Sandor Domokos | 7 | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
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5 | Yugoslavia | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | |
(5) Drasko Orsic | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | E | | |
(6) Stefan Kekec | 6 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
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6 | Austria | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | |
(11) Gunther Walla | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | - | | | - | | | | | - | |
(12) Josef Haider | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | |
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- | Poland B | 22 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 22 | |
(13) Stanislaw Kasa | 11 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | |
(14) Marian Zaranek | 11 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | |
- | track reserve | 7 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | |
(15) Andrzej Koselski | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(16) - | 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 | 22 |
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
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
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
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 16 July 2009.