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.

First Round
  • British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final
  • Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final
  • Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final
  • Swedish Qualifying - 16 to Swedish Final

British/Commonwealth Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
1 April Scunthorpe Reg Luckhurst Russ Osborne Mike Hiftle
5 April Workington Alan Cowland Dave Gatenby Brian Clark
21 April Eastbourne Phil Herne Mike Sampson Mike Cake
22 April Crewe Carl Glover Mike Broadbanks Richard Greer
23 April Ellesmere Port Barry Crowson Richard May Ken Eyre
29 April Exeter Ivan Mauger Barry Briggs Phil Herne
30 April Leicester Terry Betts Malcolm Simmons Dave Jessup
1 May Poole Peter Collins Dave Jessup Eric Broadbelt
1 May Hull John Boulger Nigel Boocock Jim McMillan
2 May Sheffield Bob Valentine Bob Paulson Ray Wilson
2 May Oxford Bob Kilby Malcolm Simmons Eric Boocock
2 May Ipswich John Louis Nigel Boocock Billy Sanders
4 May Kings Lynn Malcolm Simmons Ivan Mauger Tony Davey
4 May Halifax Eric Boocock Kevin Holden Rick France
9 May Wimbledon Barry Briggs Neil Cameron Richard May
10 May Wolverhampton Billy Sanders Rick France George Hunter
10 May Newport Phil Crump Ray Wilson Geoff Mudge
10 May Hackney John Louis Barry Thomas Bob Kilby
11 May Cradley Heath Billy Sanders Bruce Cribb John Boulger
11 May Coventry Bob Valentine Nigel Boocock Gordon Kennett
11 May Belle Vue Chris Pusey Bob Kilby Barry Crowson
15 May Swindon John Louis Martin Ashby Eric Broadbelt
Semi-Finals
21 May Leicester John Louis Peter Collins Ray Wilson
30 May Sheffield Dave Jessup Ray Wilson Jim McMillan

Scandinavian Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
27 April Hillerod Nils Nilsen Preben Rosenkilde Bent Nørregaard-Jensen

Swedish Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
1 May Visby Christer Löfqvist Bengt Jansson Tommy Pettersson
1 May Malilla Tommy Johansson Bo Wirebrand Christer Sjösten
1 May Gislaved Sören Sjösten Bernt Persson Terje Henriksson

Continental Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifying Round
1 May Bremen Jan Klokočka Egon Müller Henny Kroeze
5 May Lonigo ? ? ?
Quarter-Finals
18 May Prague Mikhail Krasnov Viktor Trofimov Vladimir Zapleshny
19 May Lubljana Zenon Plech Edward Jancarz Henny Kroeze
19 May Krumbach Henryk Glücklich Jerzy Szczakiel Manfred Poschenreider
19 May Debrecen Grigory Khlinovsky Andrzej Jurczyński Marek Cieślak
Semi-Finals
2 June Wrocław Edward Jancarz Vladimir Gordeev Mikhail Krasnov
2 June Norden Henryk Glücklich Mikhail Starostin Marek Cieślak

Second Round
  • British/Commonwealth Final - 10 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic final
  • Nordic Final - 6 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic final

British/Commonwealth Final
  • June 12, 1974
  • 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
(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
  • Tampere
  • First 6 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Ole Olsen15
2 Dag Lövaas14
3 Matti Olin11
4 Bent Nørregaard-Jensen10
5 Reidar Eide9
6 Kari Vuoristo9
7 Øyvind S. Berg8
8 Edgar Stangeland8
9 Preben Rosenkilde7
10 Jan Terje Gravningen6
11 Ulf Lovaas6
12 Kaj Kristensen5
13 Pekka Paljakka4
14 Svein Lokken4
15 Kjell Gimre3
16 Nils Nilsen0
R1 ?. Eklund1

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

Continental Final
  • June 23, 1974
  • 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
(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
  • August 4, 1974
  • 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
(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

Fourth Round
  • Swedish Finals - 5 to World Final
  • European Final - 11 to World Final

Swedish Finals

Three races held on 28 May at Stockholm, 29 May at Norrköping and 30 May in Göteborg

RiderPoints
Anders Michanek42
Sören Sjösten41
Christer Löfqvist35
Bengt Jansson33
Tommy Johansson33
Tommy Jansson32
Sören Karlsson23
Hasse Holmqvist23
Tommy Pettersson22
Bernt Persson20
Bo Wirebrand15
Christer Sjösten13
Karl-Erik Claesson8
Sven Nilsson8
Stephan Johansson5
Tommy Nilsson5
Käll Haage1
Therje Henriksson0
Leif Enecrona0

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
(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
(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

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