1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Sweden's own Anders Michanek scored a 15-point maximum to claim his only Individual world title in front of a capacity crowd at the Ullevi stadium in Göteborg. Four time champion Ivan Mauger finished second on 11 points after winning a run-off with Swede Sören Sjösten who also scored 11. With the defending champion Jerzy Szczakiel not qualifying after finishing last in the 2nd Continental Semi-final, the only other World Champion in the field was Denmark's Ole Olsen who suffered a horror night, finishing second in his first ride before falling in his second and not being able to contest the rest of the meeting.British Qualification
British Final
- June 12, 1974
- Coventry
- First 10 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
Scandinavian Qualifications
Scandinavian Final
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
| 1 |  Ole Olsen | | 15 |
| 2 |  Dag Lovaas | | 14 |
| 3 |  Matti Olin | | 11 |
| 4 | Bent Noregaard | | 10 |
| 5 | Reidar Eide | | 9 |
| 6 | Kari Vuoristo | | 9 |
| 7 | Oyvind Berg | | 8 |
| 8 | Edgar Stangeland | | 8 |
| 9 | Preben Rosenkilde | | 7 |
| 10 | Jan Gravningen | | 6 |
| 11 | Ulf Lovaas | | 6 |
| 12 | Kaj Kristensen | | 5 |
| 13 | Pekka Paljakka | | 4 |
| 14 | Svein Lokken | | 4 |
| 15 | Kjell Gimre | | 3 |
| 16 | Nils Nilsen | | 0 |
| R1 | ?. Eklund | | 1 |
Intercontinental Round
Nordic-British Final
Continental Final
