1977 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 32nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5]

History was made in the 1977 final when Ivan Mauger of New Zealand equalled Ove Fundin's title record of five World Championship wins. Mauger had gone close to equalling the record before and finally achieved it in Sweden, the home of Fundin.[6] In a decisive 18th heat Mauger won from his nearest challenger Ole Olsen, when Olsen was forced to lay his bike down to avoid hitting John Boulger. The result was just one point for Olsen, a badly damaged Jawa bike and the end of his title hopes. Defending champion Peter Collins won his last ride to claim the silver medal despite riding with a broken left leg, but Olsen won the bronze medal run-off against young English rider Michael Lee.[7]

Qualifying results.[8][9]

  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 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Mauger wins World title". Belfast Telegraph. 3 September 1977. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Sad Olsen faces cost of failure". Telegraph. 3 September 1977. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "1977 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  9. ^ "1977 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.