{{Short description|16th 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 = 1985 }}

The '''1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship''' was the sixteenth [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Speedway World Pairs Championship]].<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=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|year=1987|page=290|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}}</ref> The final took place in [[Rybnik]], Poland. The championship was won by [[Denmark national speedway team|Denmark]] (29 points) who beat [[England national speedway team|England]] (27 pts) and [[United States national speedway team|United States]] (22 pts).<ref>{{cite web|title=Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 3) |language=Polish |publisher=SportoweFakty.pl |date=2009-08-03 |url=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/08/03/zapomniane-turnieje-mistrzostwa-swiata-par-czesc-3/ |accessdate=2009-08-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806173136/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/08/03/zapomniane-turnieje-mistrzostwa-swiata-par-czesc-3/ |archivedate=2009-08-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 1985 World Pairs Final was the last World Championship final appearance of legendary New Zealand rider [[Ivan Mauger]]. In a career lasting almost 30 years, Mauger had won 15 World Championships, including a record 6 [[Individual Speedway World Championship|Individual World Championships]], 4 [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cups]], 3 [[Individual Long Track World Championship|Long Track World Championships]] and 2 World Pairs Championships.

==Preliminary round== * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Blijham#Sport|Stichting Baansport Blijham]], [[Blijham]] * 21 April

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=160px|Team ||width=170px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |- {{Speedway color|p1}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P1}}|[[File:Gold medal icon.svg|1st]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|ITA}} (26 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Armando Castagna]] ||17 |- {{Speedway color|p1}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Valentino Furlanetto]] ||9 |- {{Speedway color|p2}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[File:Silver medal icon.svg|2nd]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|NED}} (24 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Henny Kroeze]] ||17 |- {{Speedway color|p2}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Frits Koppe]] ||7 |- {{Speedway color|p3}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|3rd]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|HUN}} (19+3 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Zoltán Adorján]] ||13+3 |- {{Speedway color|p3}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Zoltan Hajdu]] ||6 |- |rowspan=2|4 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|NOR}} (19+2 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Roy Otto]] ||10+2 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Einar Kyllingstad]] ||9 |- |rowspan=2|5 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|AUT}} (17 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Heinrich Schatzer]] ||13 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Toni Pilotto]] ||4 |- |rowspan=2|6 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|BUL}} (11 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Orlin Janakiev]] ||8 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Stanislav Tzankov]] ||3 |- |rowspan=2|7 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|YUG}} (10 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Artur Kocmut]] ||6 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Krešo Omerzel]] ||4 |}

==Semifinal 1== * {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Motodrom Halbemond]], [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]] * 26 May

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=160px|Team ||width=170px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |- {{Speedway color|p1}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P1}}|[[File:Gold medal icon.svg|1st]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|DEN}} (28 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Erik Gundersen]] ||16 |- {{Speedway color|p1}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Tommy Knudsen]] ||12 |- {{Speedway color|p2}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[File:Silver medal icon.svg|2nd]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|AUS}} (24 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Phil Crump]] ||13 |- {{Speedway color|p2}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Steve Regeling]] ||11 |- {{Speedway color|p3}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|3rd]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|NZL}} (24 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Mitch Shirra]] ||14 |- {{Speedway color|p3}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Ivan Mauger]] ||10 |- |rowspan=2|4 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|FRG}} (19 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Karl Maier (speedway rider)|Karl Maier]] ||14 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Klaus Lausch]] ||5 |- |rowspan=2|5 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|AUT}} (12 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Heinrich Schatzer]] ||8 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Toni Pilotto]] ||4 |- |rowspan=2|6 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|NED}} (11 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Henny Kroeze]] ||7 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Frits Koppe]] ||4 |- |rowspan=2|7 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|HUN}} (8 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Zoltán Adorján]] ||5 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Zoltan Hajdu]] ||3 |}

==Semifinal 2== * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] * 1 June

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=160px|Team ||width=170px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |- {{Speedway color|p1}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P1}}|[[File:Gold medal icon.svg|1st]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|USA}} (27 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Shawn Moran]] ||15 |- {{Speedway color|p1}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Bobby Schwartz]] ||12 |- {{Speedway color|p2}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|[[File:Silver medal icon.svg|2nd]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|ENG}} (24 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Kenny Carter]] ||13 |- {{Speedway color|p2}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Kelvin Tatum]] ||11 |- {{Speedway color|p3}} |rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|3rd]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|SWE}} (21 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Jan Andersson (speedway rider)|Jan Andersson]] ||14 |- {{Speedway color|p3}} | style="text-align: left" |[[Per Jonsson]] ||7 |- |rowspan=2|4 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|ITA}} (17 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Armando Castagna]] ||9 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Valentino Furlanetto]]||8 |- |rowspan=2|5 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|FIN}} (15 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Kai Niemi]] ||12 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Ari Koponen (speedway rider)|Ari Koponen]] ||3 |- |rowspan=2|6 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|CSK}} (14 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Antonin Kasper, Jr.]] ||9 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Aleš Dryml Sr.]] ||5 |- |rowspan=2|7 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align: left" |{{speedway|NOR}} (8 pts) || style="text-align: left" |[[Einar Kyllingstad]] ||7 |- | style="text-align: left" |[[Roy Otto]] ||1 |}

==World final== * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Rybnik Municipal Stadium]], [[Rybnik]] * 15 June

{{speedway event 7p|p1= {{speedway event 7p/p|P1||{{speedway|DEN}} |13|[[Erik Gundersen]] |3||3||3||2||2||3||1b= |14|[[Tommy Knudsen]] |2||2||1||3||3||2||2b= }}|p2= {{speedway event 7p/p|P2||{{speedway|ENG}} |9|[[Kenny Carter]] |3||2||2||2||2||3||1b= |10|[[Kelvin Tatum]] |2||3||0||3||3||2||2b= }}|p3= {{speedway event 7p/p|P3||{{speedway|USA}} |1|[[Bobby Schwartz]] |2||0||2||3||1||3||1b= |2|[[Shawn Moran]] |3||1||3||2||0||2||2b= }}|p4= {{speedway event 7p/p|4||{{speedway|NZL}} |7|[[Ivan Mauger]] |0||1||3|||E|1||3||1b= |8|[[Mitch Shirra]] |3||0||2||1||0||1||2b= }}|p5= {{speedway event 7p/p|5||{{speedway|SWE}} |11|[[Jan Andersson (speedway rider)|Jan Andersson]] |0||1||1||3||3||2| |12|[[Per Jonsson]] |1||0||0||1||2||0||2b= }}|p6= {{speedway event 7p/p|6||{{speedway|AUS}} |5|[[Steve Regeling]] |2||1||1||0||1||1| |6|[[Phil Crump]] |1||2||0||2||0||0||2b= }}|p7= {{speedway event 7p/p|7||{{speedway|POL}} |3|[[Andrzej Huszcza]] |0||3||1||0||0|||F |4|[[Grzegorz Dzikowski]] |1||0||0||1||1||1| }} }}

==See also== * [[1985 Individual Speedway World Championship]] * [[1985 Speedway World Team Cup]] * [[motorcycle speedway]] * [[1985 in sports]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:Speedway World Pairs Championship|1985]] [[Category:1985 in speedway|World Pairs]] [[Category:1985 in Polish speedway|World]]

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