1975 Intercontinental final

The 1975 Intercontinental Final was the inaugural Intercontinental Final, introduced for Motorcycle speedway riders as part of the qualification for the 1975 Speedway World Championship.^[1][2]

1975 Intercontinental Final

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Anders Michanek during the 1975 Intercontinental Final

Four time World Champion Ivan Mauger became the first Intercontinental Final winner, defeating reigning World Champion Anders Michanek by two points at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. Another Swede Bernt Persson defeated Ole Olsen in a runoff for third place. Later in the year Olsen would go on to win his second World title at London's Wembley Stadium.^[3]

1975 Intercontinental Final

• 3 June
• Gothenburg, Ullevi
• Qualification: Top 8 plus 1 reserve to the European Final in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Ivan Mauger	14
2	Anders Michanek	12
3	Bernt Persson	11+3
4	Ole Olsen	11+2
5	Scott Autrey	9
6	Tommy Jansson	9
7	Reidar Eide	8+3
8	Phil Crump	8+2
9	Tommy Johansson	8+1
10	Dag Lovaas	7
11	John Boulger	4
12	Billy Sanders	4
13	Bengt Jansson	4
14	Hasse Holmqvist	4
15	Steven Gresham	3
16	Jan Andersson (Res)	2
17	Barry Briggs	1
18	Kenneth Selmonsson (Res)	0

Classification

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos
1	(2) Ivan Mauger	14	2					3				3				3				3			14	1
2	(11) Anders Michanek	12			2				3		3					1						3	12	2
3	(13) Bernt Persson	11+3				3	3							0		2					3		11	3
4	(1) Ole Olsen	11+2	3				1				2				2				3				11	4
5	(6) Scott Autrey	9		3				2			1							2			1		9	5
6	(9) Tommy Jansson	9			3		2						2					1		1			9	6
7	(14) Reidar Eide	8+3				2		1					3		0							2	8	7
8	(3) Phil Crump	8+2	1						2				1				2				2		8	8
9	(7) Tommy Johansson	8+1		1					0					2	3					2			8	9
10	(4) Dag Lovaas	7	0							3				1				3				0	7	10
11	(12) John Boulger	4			1					0		2			1						0		4	11
12	(8) Billy Sanders	4		0						2			0			0			2				4	12
13	(16) Bengt Jansson	4				0				1	0						3			0			4	13
14	(5) Hasse Holmqvist	4		2			0					1					0					1	4	14
15	(10) Steven Gresham	3			0			0						3			0		F				3	15
16	(15) Barry Briggs	1				1			-			-						-	-				1	16
	(17) Kenneth Selmonsson	0																					0
	(18) Jan Andersson	2							1			0						0	1				2
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside

gate B

gate C

gate D - outside