1979 Commonwealth final

The 1979 Commonwealth Final was the inaugural running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1979 Speedway World Championship Final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland. The 1979 Final was run on 1 July at the White City Stadium in London, England, and was part of the qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations.[1]

Riders from Australia and New Zealand qualified for the new final through the 1979 Australasian Final held at the Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide, South Australia in February. Those from Great Britain (primarily from England), qualified through the British Championship final held two weeks earlier at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry.[2]

Michael Lee won the event defeating Australian Billy Sanders in a run-off after both riders finished on 14 points.[3]

1979 Commonwealth Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1England Michael Lee14+3
2Australia Billy Sanders14+2
3England Dave Jessup12
4New Zealand Larry Ross11
5New Zealand Ivan Mauger11
6England Peter Collins10
7Australia John Titman9
8England Gordon Kennett8
9England John Davis7
10England Malcolm Simmons6
11England Doug Wyer5
12England John Louis4
13England Roger Johns2
14Australia Phil Crump2
15Australia Steve Koppe2
16England Alan Molyneux1
17New Zealand Mitch Shirra (Res)1
17England Chris Morton (Res)1

References

  1. Speedway World Championship History - 1979
  2. "1979 Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. "Timelines, Take a Moment". Speedway Star page 47. 13 August 2022.

See also

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