1980 Individual Speedway World Championship

British Qualification

British Final

• June 4, 1980
• Coventry, Brandon Stadium
• First 10 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

Pos.	Rider	Heat Scores	Total
1	Dave Jessup		15
2	Michael Lee		14
3	Phil Collins		11
4	Peter Collins		10
5	Gordon Kennett		10
6	John Louis		9
7	John Davis		8
8	Chris Morton		7
9	Melvyn Taylor		7
10	Reg Wilson		6+3
11	Bobby Beaton		6+2
12	Ian Cartwright		5
13	Dave Morton		4
14	Kevin Jolly		4
15	Peter Prinsloo		4
16	Mike Lanham		0

Swedish Qualification

Swedish Final

• May 20, 1980
• Norrköping
• Winner to World Final, riders 2-5 to Nordic Final

  New Zealand Final

• 2 February 1980
• Aucland
• First 8 to Austral-Asian Final

Pos.	Rider	Heat Scores	Total
1	Larry Ross	3,3,2,3,3	14
2	David Bargh	3,3,3,3,2	14
3	Tony Briggs	2,3,2,2,3	12
4	Graeme Stapleton	3,2,3,2,1	11
5	Mitch Shirra	1,3,1,3,3	11
6	Wayne Brown	3,2,3,3,-	11
7	Mike Fullerton	2,1,1,2,3	9
8	Colin Tucker	2,0,2,1,2	7
9	Roger Wright	1,2,3,1,0	7
10	Max Brown	0,2,2,1,1	6
11	Neil Abrahams	2,1,0,0,2	5
12	Greg Joynt	1,1,1,2,x	5
13	Colin Farquharson	1,F,0,0,2	3
14	Greame Beardsley	0,F,1,-,-	1
15	Paul Fewings	F,1,F,-,-	1
16	James Moore	E,0,-,-,-	0
R1	William Aulsfold	0,0,1,1	2
R2	Roger Pauling	0,0	0

Intercontinental Round

American Final

• November 16, 1979
• Anaheim, Anaheim Stadium
• First 2 to Intercontinental Final

Pos.	Rider	Heat Scores	Total
1	Bruce Penhall		14
2	Scott Autrey		13+3
3	Dennis Sigalos		13+2
4	Ron Preston		13+1
5	Shawn Moran		10
6	Gene Woods		10
7	John Cook		9
8	Mike Faria		7
9	Bobby Schwartz		5
10	Alan Christian		5
11	Denny Pyeatt		5
12	Duane Yarrow		5
13	Brad Oxley		4
14	John Santona		4
15	Dan McNeill		3
16	Kelly Moran		1
17	Larry Kosta		0

Austral-Asian Final

• February 2, 1980
• Christchurch, Ruapuna Speedway
• First 5 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
• Ivan Mauger seeded to Commonwealth final

  Danish Final

• May 4, 1980
• Fredericia
• First 6 to Scandinavian final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Bo Petersen	15
2	Preben Eriksen	13
3	Bent Rasmussen	12+3
4	Finn Rune Jensen	12+2
5	Finn Thomsen	10
6	Michael Lohman	8
7	Alf Busk	8
8	Jens Henry Nielsen	7
9	Lars Vinding	6
10	Arne Cruse	6
11	Gunnar Hansen	6
12	Finn Lundahl	5
13	Steen Mastrup	5
14	Hans Cristiansen	3
15	Svend Lund	3
16	Gunnar Svendsen	1

Norwegian Final

• May 18, 1980
• Skien
• First 3 to Scandinavian final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Reidar Eide	14
2	Audun Ove Olsen	13
3	Rolf Gramstad	12+3
4	Dag Haaland	12+2
5	Trond Skretting	10
6	Terje Tollefsen	8
7	Sigvart Pedersen	7
8	Kjell Gimre	7
9	Jon Hovind	6
10	Roy Otto	6
11	Jorn Haugvaldstad	6
12	Toralf Holen	6
13	Asgeir Bjerga	4
14	Geir Aasland	4
15	Rolf Havirstad	2
16	Dagvinn Jorgensen	2

Scandinavian Final

• June 15, 1980
• Skien
• First 5 to Intercontinental Final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Hans Nielsen	15
2	Ole Olsen	14
3	Finn Thomsen	13
4	Bent Rasmussen	12
5	Kai Niemi	10
6	Ila Teromaa	8
7	Bo Petersen	8
8	Hans Danielsson	7
9	Tommy Johansson	7
10	Preben Eriksen	6
11	Rolf Gramstad	5
12	Bernt Persson	5
13	Veijo Tyoriniemi	4
14	Audun Ove Olsen	2
15	Reidar Eide	1
16	Bengt Jansson	0

Commonwealth Final

• June 29, 1980
• London, Wimbledon Stadium
• First 9 to Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

  Intercontinental Final

• August 3, 1980
• London, White City Stadium
• First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve

  Continental Round

Continental Final

• July 27, 1980
• Lonigo, Pista Speedway
• First 5 to World Final plus 1 reserve

  World Final

• 5 September 1980
• Göteborg, Ullevi
• Referee: Torrie Kittlesen
• Attendance: 35,000