El Campeonato Mundial individual Speedway 1981 fue el último de un récord de 26 veces mayor que Londres famosa 's Estadio de Wembley fue sede de la final del Mundial. También marcó la última vez que el estadio se utilizaría para cualquier circuito de motocicletas . En los años futuros, cuando la final se celebrara en Inglaterra , se llevaría a cabo en el Odsal Stadium de Bradford hasta la llegada de la serie Speedway Grand Prix en 1995 . La final de 1981 se celebró ante una multitud de 92.500 espectadores, apenas por debajo del récord de Wembley de 95.000 establecido en la final mundial de 1938 .
Bruce Penhall se convirtió en el primer estadounidense en ganar el Campeonato Mundial desde Jack Milne en 1937 . Como ganador del Campeonato Mundial en Wembley, Milne, de 74 años, fue un invitado especial en el evento y vio a Penhall terminar con la sequía de 44 años del Campeonato Mundial Individual de Estados Unidos. Aunque permaneció invicto hasta su último viaje cuando solo necesitaba terminar tercero para ganar el Campeonato (terminó esa carrera en segundo lugar detrás de su rival Kenny Carter ), Penhall se vio obligado a trabajar duro por su primer Campeonato Mundial. Tanto en el Heat 7 como en el Heat 14 fue segundo por más de tres vueltas y media detrás de Ole Olsen y Tommy Knudsen, respectivamente, antes de pasar a ambos en la carrera hacia la línea. Olsen derrotaría a Knudsen en una segunda vuelta por el segundo y tercer lugar después de que ambos terminaran con 12 puntos. El triple campeón del mundo se vengó de su compatriota más joven después de que Knudsen derrotara a Olsen en la primera manga del encuentro.
En la sexta eliminatoria, el futuro triple campeón del mundo de Dinamarca , Erik Gundersen, estableció el récord de 4 vueltas de 66,8 segundos para la pista de 345 metros (377 yardas) de largo cuando derrotó al eventual tercer clasificado, Tommy Knudsen (Dinamarca), Jiří Štancl ( Checoslovaquia ) y Zenon Plech ( Polonia ). Como esta fue la última reunión de la pista de carreras en Wembley, siempre será el récord de la pista.
Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
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Austral-Asian Final |
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28 February | Sydney | Ivan Mauger | Danny Kennedy | Larry Ross | |
Norwegian Final |
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26 April | Elgane | Rolf Gramstad | Audun Ove Olsen | Jorn Haufvalstad | |
Danish Final |
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10 May | Fjelsted | Ole Olsen | Bo Petersen | Erik Gundersen | |
American Final |
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30 May | Los Angeles | Bruce Penhall | Dennis Sigalos | Kelly Moran | |
Nordic Final |
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5 June | Norrköping | Tommy Knudsen | Hans Nielsen | Ole Olsen | |
Overseas Final |
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2 July | White City | Dave Jessup | Chris Morton | Bruce Penhall | |
Intercontinental Final |
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25 July | Vojens | Bruce Penhall | Erik Gundersen | Hans Nielsen | |
Australasian Final
- February 28, 1981
- Sydney, Liverpool City Raceway
- First 4 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Ivan Mauger | 15 |
2 | Danny Kennedy | 11+3 |
3 | Larry Ross | 11+2 |
4 | Phil Herne | 11+1 |
5 | Billy Sanders | 10+3 |
6 | Phil Crump | 10+2 |
7 | Gary Guglielmi | 9 |
8 | Mitch Shirra | 8 |
9 | John Titman | 7 |
10 | Mick McKeon | 7 |
11 | Tony Briggs | 6 |
12 | Wayne Brown | 5 |
13 | David Bargh | 2 |
14 | Steve Regeling | 2 |
15 | Mike Fullerton | 1 |
16 | Graeme Beardsley | 1 |
17 | Robert Maxfield (RES) | 1 |
Norwegian Final
- April 26, 1981
- Elgane
- First 2 to Nordic final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Rolf Gramstad | 15 |
2 | Audun Ove Olsen | 13 |
3 | Jorn Haufvalstad | 12 |
4 | Trodd Skretting | 11 |
5 | Dag Haaland | 10 |
6 | Ingve Madland | 9 |
7 | Terje Tollefsen | 7 |
8 | Kurt Ueland | 7 |
9 | Geir Aasland | 7 |
10 | Roy Otto | 6 |
11 | Asgeir Bjerga | 6 |
12 | Dagfin Jorgensen | 5 |
13 | Sigvart Pedersen | 5 |
14 | Kjell Gimre | 5 |
15 | Rolf Havirstad | 2 |
16 | Oddmund Bye | 0 |
Danish Final
- May 10, 1981
- Fredericia
- First 6 to Scandinavian final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Ole Olsen | 15 |
2 | Bo Petersen | 13 |
3 | Erik Gundersen | 12+3 |
4 | Tommy Knudsen | 12+2 |
5 | Hans Nielsen | 12+1 |
6 | Jens Henry Nielsen | 8+3 |
7 | Finn Thomsen | 8+2 |
8 | Preben Eriksen | 8+1 |
9 | Finn Rune Jensen | 7 |
10 | Michael Lohmann | 7 |
11 | Bent Rasmussen | 5 |
12 | Steen Mastrup | 5 |
13 | Hans Ove Christiansen | 4 |
14 | Bent Juul Larsen | 3 |
15 | Svend Lund | 0 |
16 | Klaus Lohman | 0 |
R1 | Finn Lundahl | 1 |
American Final
- May 30, 1981
- Los Angeles, Costa Mesa Speedway
- First 4 to Overseas final
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 | 21 |
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| (1) Bruce Penhall | 15 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 15 | 1 | |
| (9) Dennis Sigalos | 13 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| (3) Kelly Moran | 13 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 13 | 3 | 2 |
4 | (5) Scott Autrey | 10 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
5 | (16) Shawn Moran | 10 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 10 | 5 | 2 |
6 | (13) Alan Christian | 10 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 10 | 6 | 1 |
7 | (15) Denny Pyeatt | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | 10 | 7 | 0 |
8 | (2) Mike Faria | 8 | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 8 | 8 | |
9 | (8) Bobby Schwartz | 7 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
10 | (11) Steve Gresham | 7 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
11 | (6) David De Temple | 6 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 6 | 11 | |
12 | (4) Brad Oxley | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
13 | (14) Keith Chrisco | 4 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (10) Steve Columbo | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 1 | 14 | |
15 | (12) Jefrey Tomlin | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 15 | |
16 | (7) Dubb Ferrell | 0 | | 0 | | | | | F | | | | | - | - | | | | | - | | | 0 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Bobby McLain | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | R1 |
R2 | (R2) Dan McConnell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | R2 |
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 | 21 |
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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 |
Nordic Final
- June 2, 1981
- Norrköping, Vargarna Speedway
- First 6 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | Tommy Knudsen | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
2 | Hans Nielsen | 2,3,3,2,3 | 13 |
3 | Ole Olsen | 2,3,2,3,2 | 12 |
4 | Preben Eriksen | 3,2,2,2,3 | 12 |
5 | Jan Andersson | 3,2,1,3,2 | 11 |
6 | Erik Gundersen | 2,1,3,3,1 | 10+3 |
7 | Bo Petersen | 3,3,0,2,2 | 10+ns |
8 | Kai Niemi | 1,1,1,2,3 | 8 |
9 | Ari Koponen | E,0,2,1,2 | 5 |
10 | Tommy Nilsson | 1,1,2,1,0 | 5 |
11 | Hans Danielsson | 1,2,0,1,1 | 5 |
12 | Audun Ove Olsen | 1,1,1,1,0 | 4 |
13 | Rolf Gramstad | E,2,1,0,1 | 4 |
14 | Bernt Persson | 0,F,3,0,- | 3 |
15 | Anders Michanek | 2,0,-,-,- | 2 |
16 | Pekka Hautamäki | F,0,0,0,1 | 1 |
17 | Finn Thomsen (Res) | 0,0 | 0 |
18 | Bo Wirebrand (Res) | 0,0 | 0 |
Overseas Final
- July 12, 1981
- London, White City Stadium
- First 10 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
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 | 21 |
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| (14) Dave Jessup | 13 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| (7) Chris Morton | 11 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 2 | |
| (9) Bruce Penhall | 10 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | X | | | 10 | 3 | 3 |
4 | (13) Kelly Moran | 10 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 4 | 2 |
5 | (15) Dennis Sigalos | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 10 | 5 | 1 |
6 | (11) Larry Ross | 9 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
7 | (10) John Louis | 9 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 9 | 7 | |
8 | (4) Michael Lee | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
9 | (16) Kenny Carter | 8 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 8 | 9 | |
10 | (5) Ivan Mauger | 8 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
11 | (1) Les Collins | 7 | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 11 | |
12 | (8) Steve Bastable | 6 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 6 | 12 | |
13 | (6) Ian Cartwright | 4 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (2) Scott Autrey | 4 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 4 | 14 | |
15 | (12) Danny Kennedy | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 15 | |
16 | (3) Phil Herne | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | E | | 0 | 16 | |
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 | 21 |
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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 |
Intercontinental Final
- July 25, 1981
- Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center
- First 11 to World final plus 1 reserve
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 | 21 |
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| (14) Bruce Penhall | 15 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| (10) Erik Gundersen | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 12 | 2 | |
| (4) Hans Nielsen | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
4 | (8) Kenny Carter | 11 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 11 | 4 | 2 |
5 | (16) Dave Jessup | 10 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 10 | 5 | |
6 | (15) Tommy Knudsen | 9 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 9 | 6 | |
7 | (3) Michael Lee | 8 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | F | | 8 | 7 | |
8 | (5) Jan Andersson | 8 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
9 | (11) Chris Morton | 8 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
10 | (12) Larry Ross | 7 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 7 | 10 | |
11 | (2) Ole Olsen | 6 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 11 | |
12 | (13) Preben Eriksen | 5 | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | F | | | | | 2 | | 5 | 12 | |
13 | (9) Ivan Mauger | 4 | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (7) John Louis | 4 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | 14 | |
15 | (6) Dennis Sigalos | 1 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | F | | 1 | 15 | |
16 | (1) Kelly Moran | 0 | F | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | E | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Bo Petersen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
R2 | (R2) Les Collins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
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 | 21 |
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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 |
- September 5, 1981
- London, Wembley Stadium[1]
- Referee: () Sam Bass
- Attendance: 92,500
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 |
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1 | (11) Bruce Penhall | 14 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 14 | 1 |
2 | (3) Ole Olsen | 12+3 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 12 | 2 |
3 | (2) Tommy Knudsen | 12+2 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 3 |
4 | (10) Erik Gundersen | 11 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 11 | 4 |
5 | (5) Kenny Carter | 11 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | e | | | | | 3 | 11 | 5 |
6 | (12) Jan Andersson | 9 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 |
7 | (7) Egon Müller | 9 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 7 |
8 | (16) Dave Jessup | 7 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | e | | | | | | e | | | 1 | | | 7 | 8 |
9 | (15) Hans Nielsen | 6 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | 6 | 9 |
10 | (9) Michael Lee | 5 | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | f | | | 5 | 10 |
11 | (8) Chris Morton | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 5 | 11 |
12 | (1) Edward Jancarz | 5 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 12 |
13 | (4) Larry Ross | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | t | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | 4 | 13 |
14 | (13) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 14 |
15 | (6) Zenon Plech | 3 | | f | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 3 | 15 |
16 | (14) Jiří Štancl | 3 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 16 |
Res | (17) Henryk Olszak | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Res |
Res | (18) Preben Eriksen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Res |
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 |
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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 |