British Nordic speedway final

The British Nordic final was a short lived Motorcycle speedway final sanctioned by the FIM as a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship.[1]

Introduced to the World Championship in the 1966, it served as a qualifying round for the European final, which was in turn the final qualifying round for the World final. The race consisted of British, Commonwealth and Scandinavian riders but in 1974 riders from the United States also competed. The Intercontinental final was inaugurated in 1975 effectively replacing this event.[2]

Winners

Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd place
1966[3] England Sheffield
Owlerton Stadium 		New Zealand Barry Briggs New Zealand Ivan Mauger England Nigel Boocock
1968[4] England London
West Ham Stadium 		New Zealand Ivan Mauger England Nigel Boocock Norway Reidar Eide
1970[5] England Coventry
Brandon Stadium 		Sweden Sören Sjösten Denmark Ole Olsen New Zealand Barry Briggs
1971[6] Scotland Glasgow
Hampden Park 		New Zealand Ivan Mauger England Ole Olsen England Ray Wilson
1973[7] England Coventry
Brandon Stadium 		Sweden Anders Michanek Denmark Ole Olsen New Zealand Ivan Mauger
1974[8] Denmark Fredericia
Fredericia Stadium 		Denmark Ole Olsen New Zealand Ivan Mauger England John Louis

See also

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  3. ^ "1966". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1968". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "1970". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "1971". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "1973". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ "1974". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.