1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship
19th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship
The 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the nineteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1] The final took place in Bradford, England.[2] The championship was won by Denmark (45 points) who beat host team England (41 points) and United States (39 points).[3][4]
Semi final 1
Altes Stadion, Abensberg
- 23 May
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Hans Nielsen | 23 |
Erik Gundersen | 22 | ||
2 | ![]() | Mitch Shirra | 24 |
David Bargh | 17 | ||
3 | ![]() | Gerd Riss | 25 |
Karl Maier | 15 | ||
4 | ![]() | Piotr Swist | 19 |
Roman Jankowski | 15 | ||
5 | ![]() | Roman Matoušek | 17 |
Antonín Kasper Jr. | 13 | ||
6 | ![]() | Kai Niemi | 21 |
Olli Tyrväinen | 10 | ||
7 | ![]() | Nikolaj Manev | 9 |
Angel Eftimov | 9 | ||
8 | ![]() | Ingvar Skogland | 10 |
Tor Einar Hielm | 6 | ||
9 | ![]() | Robert Jan Munnecom | 8 |
Rene Elzinga | 7 |
Semi final 2
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Sam Ermolenko | 25 |
Shawn Moran | 25 | ||
2 | ![]() | Per Jonsson | 25 |
Jimmy Nilsen | 18 | ||
3 | ![]() | Zoltán Adorján | 23 |
Antal KocsoK | 17 | ||
4 | ![]() | Paolo Salvatelli | 22 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 15 | ||
5 | ![]() | Heinrich Schatzer | 20 |
Toni Pilotto | 12 | ||
6 | ![]() | Steve Regeling | 12 |
Steve Baker | 10 | ||
7 | ![]() | Patrice Blondy | 11 |
Alain Blondy | 3 | ||
8 | ![]() | Geert Cools | 8 |
Frans Cools | 2 | ||
9 | ![]() | Lazar Csaba | 3 |
Artur Horvat | 1 |
World final
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
- 31 July
Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | Hans Nielsen | 27 |
Erik Gundersen | 18 | ||
![]() | ![]() | Kelvin Tatum | 21 |
Simon Cross | 20 | ||
![]() | ![]() | Shawn Moran | 23 |
Sam Ermolenko | 16 | ||
4 | ![]() | Mitch Shirra | 24 |
Alan Rivett* | 8 | ||
5 | ![]() | Jimmy Nilsen | 17 |
Per Jonsson | 12 | ||
6 | ![]() | Antal Kocso | 15 |
Zoltán Adorján | 10 | ||
7 | ![]() | Armando Castagna | 17 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 4 | ||
8 | ![]() | Gerd Riss | 17 |
Tommy Dunker | 4 | ||
9 | ![]() | Piotr Świst | 9 |
Roman Jankowski | 8 |
* New Zealand born, Australian rider Alan Rivett replaced injured New Zealand rider David Bargh
See also
- 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1988 Speedway World Team Cup
- motorcycle speedway
- 1988 in sports
References
- ^ "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 4)" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Ice Cool Danes shock Brits". Western Daily Press. 1 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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