1975 Intercontinental Final

The 1975 Intercontinental Final was the inaugural Intercontinental Final, introduced for Motorcycle speedway riders as part of the qualification for the 1975 Speedway World Championship.[1]

1975 Intercontinental Final
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Four time World Champion Ivan Mauger became the first Intercontinental Final winner, defeating reigning World Champion Anders Michanek by two points at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg. Another Swede Bernt Persson defeated Ole Olsen in a runoff for third place. Later in the year Olsen would go on to win his second World title at London's Wembley Stadium.

1975 Intercontinental Final

  • 3 June
  • Göteborg, Ullevi
  • Referee:
  • Qualification: Top 8 plus 1 reserve to the European Final in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Pos.RiderTotal
1 Ivan Mauger14
2 Anders Michanek12
3 Bernt Persson11+3
4 Ole Olsen11+2
5 Scott Autrey9
6 Tommy Jansson9
7 Reidar Eide8+3
8 Phil Crump8+2
9 Tommy Johansson8+1
10 Dag Lovaas7
11 John Boulger4
12 Billy Sanders4
13 Bengt Jansson4
14 Hasse Holmqvist4
15 Steven Greshak3
16 Jan Andersson (Res)2
17 Barry Briggs1
18 Kenneth Selmonsson (Res)0

Classification

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 (2) Ivan Mauger 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
2 (11) Anders Michanek 12 2 3 3 1 3 12 2
3 (13) Bernt Persson 11+3 3 3 0 2 3 11 3
4 (1) Ole Olsen 11+2 3 1 2 2 3 11 4
5 (6) Scott Autrey 9 3 2 1 2 1 9 5
6 (9) Tommy Jansson 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 6
7 (14) Reidar Eide 8+3 2 1 3 0 2 8 7
8 (3) Phil Crump 8+2 1 2 1 2 2 8 8
9 (7) Tommy Johansson 8+1 1 0 2 3 2 8 9
10 (4) Dag Lovaas 7 0 3 1 3 0 7 10
11 (12) John Boulger 4 1 0 2 1 0 4 11
12 (8) Billy Sanders 4 0 2 0 0 2 4 12
13 (16) Bengt Jansson 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 13
14 (5) Hasse Holmqvist 4 2 0 1 0 1 4 14
15 (10) Steven Greshak 3 0 0 3 0 F 3 15
16 (15) Barry Briggs 1 1 - - - - 1 16
(17) Kenneth Selmonsson 0 0
(18) Jan Andersson 2 1 0 0 1 2
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

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