1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 29th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Sweden's own Anders Michanek scored a 15-point maximum to claim his only Individual world title in front of a capacity crowd at the Ullevi stadium in Göteborg. Four time champion Ivan Mauger finished second on 11 points after winning a run-off with Swede Sören Sjösten who also scored 11. With the defending champion Jerzy Szczakiel not qualifying after finishing last in the 2nd Continental Semi-final, the only other World Champion in the field was Denmark's Ole Olsen who suffered a horror night, finishing second in his first ride before falling in his second and not being able to contest the rest of the meeting.[7]
Format changes
The format of the Championship changed for the 1974 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed five 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 11 riders for the World Final.[8][9]
First round
British/Commonwealth preliminaries
- Riders progress to British/Commonwelath qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 1 April | Quibell Park Stadium, Scunthorpe | Reg Luckhurst | Russ Osborne | Mike Hiftle |
| 5 April | Derwent Park, Workington | Alan Cowland | Dave Gatenby | Brian Clark |
| 21 April | Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne | Phil Herne | Mike Sampson | Mike Cake |
| 22 April | Earle Street, Crewe | Carl Glover | Mike Broadbanks | Richard Greer |
| 23 April | Ellesmere Port Stadium, Ellesmere Port | Barry Crowson | Richard May | Ken Eyre |
Second round
Continental qualifying
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 1 May | Hansa Stadium, Bremen | Jan Klokočka | Egon Müller | Henny Kroeze |
| 5 May | La Favorita, Sarego | Sandor Csatho | Christoph Betzl | Angel Eftimov |
British/Commonwealth qualifying
Third round
Norwegian qualifying
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Finnish qualifying
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Danish final
- Top 4 to Nordic final
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 riders to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 18 May | Markéta Stadium, Prague | Mikhail Krasnov | Viktor Trofimov | Vladimir Zapleshny |
| 19 May | Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | Zenon Plech | Edward Jancarz | Henny Kroeze |
| 19 May | Breitenthal Stadium, Krumbach | Henryk Glücklich | Jerzy Szczakiel | Manfred Poschenreider |
| 19 May | Hajdú Volán Stadion, Debrecen | Grigory Khlinovsky | Andrzej Jurczyński | Marek Cieślak |
British/Commonwealth semi-finals
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Fourth round
Continental semi-finals
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British/Commonwealth Final
- 12 June 1974
- Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- First 10 to British-Nordic 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 |
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| (14) Eric Boocock | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Terry Betts | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Dave Jessup | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) John Boulger | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (13) Ivan Mauger | 9 | 2 | E | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (1) Nigel Boocock | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (7) Jim McMillan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (12) Peter Collins | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (16) John Louis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (4) Ray Wilson | 7 | 1 | 2 | T | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Barry Briggs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Billy Sanders | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (15) Malcolm Simmons | 5 | 1 | E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (9) Reg Wilson | 4 | 2 | 1 | X | F | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (2) Bob Valentine | 3 | 3 | X | F | E | - | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Martin Ashby | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Frank Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Roger Hill | 0 | 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 |
Nordic Final
- 9 June 1974
- Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- First 6 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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| 1 | Ole Olsen | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Dag Lövaas | 3,3,3,3,2 | 14 |
| 3 | Matti Olin | 2,2,2,2,3 | 11 |
| 4 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 3,1,2,2,2 | 10 |
| 5 | Reidar Eide | ef,2,3,3,1 | 9 |
| 6 | Kari Vuoristo | 0,2,2,2,3 | 9 |
| 7 | Øyvind S. Berg | 2,1,3,1,1 | 8 |
| 8 | Edgar Stangeland | 2,3,0,1,2 | 8 |
| 9 | Preben Rosenkilde | 1,1,0,3,2 | 7 |
| 10 | Jan Terje Gravningen | 1,3,2,0,ef | 6 |
| 11 | Ulf Lovaas | 1,ef,-,2,3 | 6 |
| 12 | Kaj Kristensen | 3,0,1,0,1 | 5 |
| 13 | Pekka Paljakka | 1,0,1,1,1 | 4 |
| 14 | Svein Lokken | 2,1,1,0,0 | 4 |
| 15 | Kjell Gimre | 0,2,1,0,0 | 3 |
| 16 | Nils Nilsen | ef,-,-,-,- | 0 |
| R1 | Antti Eklund | f,0,0,1,0 | 1 |
Fifth round
Swedish qualification
- Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
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Continental Final
- 23 June 1974
- Anatoly Stepanov Stadium, Tolyatti
- 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 | 21 |
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| (10) Vladimir Gordeev | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Mikhail Starostin | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Zenon Plech | 11 | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Mikhail Krasnov | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (3) Anatoly Kuzmin | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Jan Mucha | 9 | 2 | 1 | E | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (13) Edward Jancarz | 9 | 3 | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (14) Grigory Khlinovsky | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Ryszard Fabiszewski | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (15) Valery Gordeev | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | E | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Vladimir Zapleshny | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (16) Marek Cieślak | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Henryk Glücklich | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 1 | X | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (9) Aleksandr Pavlov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (12) Bernard Jąder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (2) Zbigniew Filipiak | 2 | E | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Josef Angermüller | 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 |
British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final
- 4 August 1974
- Speedway Center, Fredericia
- 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 | 21 |
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| (8) Ole Olsen | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (5) Ivan Mauger | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) John Louis | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (2) Terry Betts | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (12) Peter Collins | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Dave Jessup | 10 | 2 | E | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (4) Scott Autrey | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Dag Lovaas | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | E | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) John Boulger | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | E | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (6) Jim McMillan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13) Reidar Eide | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (15) Nigel Boocock | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (11) Matti Olin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) Eric Boocock | 0 | F | - | - | - | - | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (10) Kari Vuoristo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Ray Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Øyvind S. Berg | 0 | 0 | 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 |
Sixth round
Swedish Finals
- Top 5 from 3 meetings progress to World final
- R1 (28 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm)
- R2 (29 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
- R3 (30 May, Ullevi, Göteborg)
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European Final
- Top 11 to World final
- 31 August 1974
- Wembley Stadium, London
| 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 |
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| (15) Peter Collins | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) Ole Olsen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) Ivan Mauger | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (8) Vladimir Gordeev | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (12) John Louis | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (14) Zenon Plech | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Dave Jessup | 8 | E | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Dag Lovaas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | E | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (16) Grigory Khlinovsky | 7 | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Terry Betts | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13) Mikhail Krasnov | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Edward Jancarz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Scott Autrey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (9) Mikhail Starostin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) Anatoly Kuzmin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Jan Mucha | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Jim McMillan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) John Boulger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 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 | 21 |
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| (10) Anders Michanek | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Ivan Mauger | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (13) Sören Sjösten | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (16) John Louis | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (8) Bengt Jansson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | R | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (15) Peter Collins | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (7) Tommy Johansson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (11) Zenon Plech | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (4) Christer Löfqvist | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | R | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (6) Grigory Khlinovsky | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | F | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) Dag Lövaas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (5) Terry Betts | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (14) Dave Jessup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Mikhail Krasnov | 3 | 1 | 1 | R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Ole Olsen | 2 | 2 | F | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Vladimir Gordeev | 0 | 0 | F | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Tommy Jansson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Edward Jancarz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
References
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
- "1974 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- "1974 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
External links
- The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)
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