1976 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship.
England's Peter Collins became the first British World Speedway Champion since Peter Craven had won in 1962. Fellow Englishman Malcolm Simmons finished second with Australia's Phil Crump finishing third. 1976 was the first time since 1952 that no rider from either New Zealand or Sweden finished on the podium in the World Final.British Qualification
British Final
Swedish Final
Australian Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Phil Crump | | 15 |
2 | John Langfield | | 13 |
3 | Phil Herne | | 12 |
4 | John Boulger | | 12 |
5 | Mitch Shirra | | 10 |
6 | John Titman | | 9 |
7 | Ticky Day | | 9 |
8 | Billy Sanders | | 8 |
9 | Mick McKeon | | 8 |
10 | Mike Farrell | | 6 |
11 | Robin Amundson | | 5 |
12 | Robert Maxfield | | 4 |
13 | Ron Henderson | | 3 |
14 | Rod Chessell | | 3 |
15 | Ray Snider | | 2 |
16 | Dene Davies | | 1 |
17 | Paul Scanlon | | 0 |
Intercontinental Round
Australasian Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | John Boulger | 3,3,2,3,3 | 14 |
2 | Billy Sanders | 2,3,3,3,2 | 13 |
3 | Phil Crump | 3,3,3,X,3 | 12 |
4 | Ivan Mauger | 3,2,X,3,3 | 11+3 |
5 | Phil Herne | 3,2,1,2,3 | 11+2 |
6 | Mitch Shirra | 2,3,2,3,1 | 11+1 |
7 | Barry Briggs | X,1,3,2,2 | 8 |
8 | John Titman | X,2,2,2,2 | 8 |
9 | Ricky Day | 1,1,3,0,1 | 6 |
10 | Colin Tucker | 2,2,1,0,0 | 5 |
11 | Colin Farqhuarson | 1,E,1,2,1 | 5 |
12 | John Langfield | X,1,2,1,0 | 4 |
13 | Larry Ross | 2,1,0,1,E | 4 |
14 | Graeme Stapleton | 0,0,E,1,2 | 3 |
15 | Roy Trigg | 1,0,0,0,1 | 2 |
16 | Paul Fewlings | 0,0,1,0,0 | 1 |
R1 | Dennis Sincock | | 1 |
R2 | Robin Adlington | | 1 |
Norwegian Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Reidar Eide | | 15 |
2 | Dag Lovaas | | 14 |
3 | Edgard Stangeland | | 13 |
4 | Audun Olsen | | 11 |
5 | Oyvind Berg | | 11 |
6 | Jan Gravningen | | 10 |
7 | Kjell Gimre | | 9 |
8 | Helge Langli | | 9 |
9 | Tormod Langli | | 6 |
10 | Tom Godal | | 5 |
11 | Ingve Madland | | 4 |
12 | Stein Pedersen | | 4 |
13 | Askild Malmin | | 3 |
14 | Jorn Flatha | | 2 |
15 | Sigvard Pedersen | | 2 |
16 | Per Hetland | | 1 |
Danish Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Finn Thomsen | | 15 |
2 | Kurt Bogh | | 12+3 |
3 | Jan Henningsen | | 12+2 |
4 | Leif Rasmusen | | 12+1 |
5 | Finn Rune Jensen | | 11 |
6 | Gunnar Svensen | | 10 |
7 | Bent Noregaard | | 10 |
8 | Michael Lohmann | | 8 |
9 | Kristian Praestbro | | 8 |
10 | Jens Erik Krause | | 4 |
11 | Knud Ellegaard | | 4 |
12 | Ernst Boegh | | 4 |
13 | Erling Rasmussen | | 3 |
14 | Gotfried Andreasen | | 3 |
15 | Jorgen Johansen | | 2 |
16 | Kaj Kristensen | | 2 |
Nordic Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Scott Autrey | | |
2 | Mike Curosco | | |
3 | Steve Gresham | | |
Intercontinental Final
Continental Final