{{Short description|9th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Motorsport season |title = World Pairs Championship |link = Speedway World Pairs Championship |year = 1978 }}

The '''1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship''' was the ninth [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Speedway World Pairs Championship]].<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><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><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> The final took place in [[Chorzów]], [oland. The championship was won by [[England national speedway team|England]] who beat [[New Zealand national speedway team|New Zealand]] after Run-Off (both 24 points). Bronze medal was won by [[Denmark national speedway team|Denmark]] (21 points).<ref>{{cite web | title = Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par(część 2) | language = Polish | publisher = SportoweFakty.pl | date = 2009-07-16 | url = http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/07/16/zapomniane-turnieje-mistrzostwa-swiata-parczesc-2/ | accessdate = 2009-07-16 }}</ref>

==Semifinal 1== * {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Geiteryggen Speedwaybane]], [[Skien Municipality|Skien]] * 11 June {| 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|DEN}} (28 pts) ||align=left|[[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]] ||17 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p1}} |align=left|[[Finn Thomsen]] ||11 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p2}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg|2nd]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|NZL}} (25 pts) ||align=left|[[Ivan Mauger]] ||14 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p2}} |align=left|[[Larry Ross (speedway rider)|Larry Ross]] ||11 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p3}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg|3rd]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} (22 pts) ||align=left|[[Anders Michanek]] ||15 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p3}} |align=left|[[Jan Andersson (speedway rider)|Jan Andersson]] ||7 |- align=center |rowspan=2|4 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} (17 pts) ||align=left|[[Phil Crump]] ||11 |- align=center |align=left|[[Phil Herne]] ||6 |- align=center |rowspan=2|5 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FIN}} (15 pts) ||align=left|[[Ila Teromaa]] ||10 |- align=center |align=left|[[Kai Niemi]] ||5 |- align=center |rowspan=2|6 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|NED}} (12 pts) ||align=left|[[Henny Kroeze]] ||6 |- align=center |align=left|[[Rudi Muts]] ||6 |- align=center |rowspan=2|7 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|NOR}} (6 pts) ||align=left|[[Audun Ove Olsen]] ||5 |- align=center |align=left|[[Trond Helge Skretting]] ||1 |}

==Semifinal 2== * {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex]], [[Debrecen]] * 11 June {| 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|ENG}} (30 pts) ||align=left|[[Malcolm Simmons (speedway racer)|Malcolm Simmons]] ||15 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p1}} |align=left|[[Gordon Kennett]] ||15 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p2}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg|2nd]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|CSK}} (24 pts) ||align=left|[[Jiří Štancl]] ||13 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p2}} |align=left|[[Jan Verner]] ||11 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p3}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg|3rd]] ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} (22 pts) ||align=left|[[Hans Wassermann]] ||16 |- align=center {{Speedway color|p3}} |align=left|[[Georg Hack]] ||6 |- align=center |rowspan=2|4 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} (17 pts) ||align=left|[[Giuseppe Marzotto]] ||11 |- align=center |align=left|[[Mauro Ferracioli]] ||6 |- align=center |rowspan=2|5 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|HUN}} (16 pts) ||align=left|[[Istvan Sziraczky]] ||12 |- align=center |align=left|[[Janos Oresko]] ||4 |- align=center |rowspan=2|6 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|AUT}} (10 pts) ||align=left|[[Adi Funk]] ||7 |- align=center |align=left|[[Walter Grubmüller (speedway rider)|Walter Grubmuller]] ||3 |- align=center |rowspan=2|7 ||rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|YUG}} (3 pts) ||align=left|[[Djuro Fleten]] ||2 |- align=center |align=left|[[Josef Mauser]] ||1 |}

==World final== * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Silesian Stadium]], [[Chorzów]] * 25 June

{{speedway event 7p|p1= {{speedway event 7p/p|P1||{{speedway|ENG}} |5|[[Malcolm Simmons (speedway racer)|Malcolm Simmons]] |3||3||0||3||3||3||1b=3 |6|[[Gordon Kennett]] |2||1||3||1||1||1||2b= }}|p2= {{speedway event 7p/p|P2||{{speedway|NZL}} |1|[[Ivan Mauger]] |3||2||2||1||3||1||1b=2 |2|[[Larry Ross (speedway rider)|Larry Ross]] |2||3||1||2||2||2||2b= }}|p3= {{speedway event 7p/p|P3||{{speedway|DEN}} |11|[[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]] |2||3||3||2||3||3||1b= |12|[[Finn Thomsen]] |1||2||0|||E|1||1||2b= }}|p4= {{speedway event 7p/p|4||{{speedway|CSK}} |3|[[Jiří Štancl]] |1||0||1||2||2||3||1b= |4|[[Jan Verner]] |0||2||2||3||0||2||2b= }}|p5= {{speedway event 7p/p|5||{{speedway|POL}} |7|[[Edward Jancarz]] |1||2||3||2||3||2| |8|[[Bolesław Proch]] |0||1||0||1||0||0||2b= }}|p6= {{speedway event 7p/p|6||{{speedway|FRG}} |13|[[Georg Hack]] |1||1||3||3||0||0| |14|[[Hans Wassermann]] |0||0||2||0||2||1||2b= }}|p7= {{speedway event 7p/p|7||{{speedway|SWE}} |9|[[Börje Klingberg]] |0||0||0||1||0||0| |10|[[Jan Andersson (speedway rider)|Jan Andersson]] |3||3||1|||E|1||2| }}|p8= }}

==See also== * [[1978 Individual Speedway World Championship]] * [[1978 Speedway World Team Cup]] * [[motorcycle speedway]] * [[1978 in sports]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:Speedway World Pairs Championship|1978]] [[Category:1978 in speedway|World Pairs]]

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