{{Short description|Inaugural edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Motorsport season |title = [[Speedway World Pairs Championship]] |link = Speedway World Pairs Championship |year = 1968 |previous = none }}

The '''1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship''' was the unofficial [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Speedway World Pairs Championship]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rogers|first=Martin|title=The Illustrated History of Speedway|year=1978|page=134|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-904584-45-3}}</ref> The final took place at the [[Illerstadion]] in [[Kempten]], West Germany.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=99|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref> The championship was won by [[Sweden national speedway team|Sweden]] (24 points) who beat [[Great Britain national speedway team|Great Britain]] (21 points) and [[Norway national speedway team|Norway]] (16 points).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-pairs-championship.html|title=World Pairs Championship 1968-1993|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is included in all speedway lists.<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=27–28|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref>

==Final== * {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Illerstadion]], [[Kempten]] * 1 September

{| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=160px|Team ||width=170px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |- align=center {{Speedway color|p1}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P1}}|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg|1st]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} - '''24''' ||align=left|[[Ove Fundin]] (3,3,3,3,2) ||14 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p1}} |align=left|[[Torbjörn Harrysson]] (2,2,2,1,3) ||10 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p2}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg|2nd]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} - '''21''' ||align=left|[[Geoff Mudge]] (1,3,3,3,2) ||12 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p2}} |align=left|[[Ray Wilson (speedway rider)|Ray Wilson]] (0,2,2,2,3) ||9 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p3}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg|3rd]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|NOR}} - '''16''' ||align=left|[[Odd Fossengen]] (3,3,1,1,3) ||11 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p3}} |align=left|[[Øyvind S. Berg]] (2,1,0,0,2) ||5 |- align=center |rowspan=2|4 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} B - '''12''' ||align=left|[[Peter Barth]] (1,2,2,3,1) ||9 |- align=center |align=left|[[Rudolf Kastl]] (0,0,1,2,0) ||3 |- align=center |rowspan=2|5 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} A - '''10''' ||align=left|[[Manfred Poschenreider]] (f,3,3,2,0) ||8 |- align=center |align=left|[[Fred Aberl]] (-,1,0,0,1) ||2 |- align=center |rowspan=2|6 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} - '''6''' ||align=left|[[Jens Hauser]] (1,2,0,1,0) ||4 |- align=center |align=left|[[Kurt W. Petersen]] (0,0,1,0,1) ||2 |}

==See also== * [[1968 Individual Speedway World Championship]] * [[1968 Speedway World Team Cup]] * [[motorcycle speedway]] * [[1968 in sports]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Speedway World Pairs Championship}} {{International speedway}}

[[Category:Speedway World Pairs Championship|1968]] [[Category:1968 in speedway|World Pairs]]