1970 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 25th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

Ivan Mauger became the first rider to win the title in three consecutive years, his five ride 15 point maximum took him to third in the all-time list behind Ove Fundin and Barry Briggs. The Poles Paweł Waloszek and Antoni Woryna took silver and bronze respectively in their home nation at the Olympic Stadium.

Format changes

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1970 event. This time the Polish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Poland. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final.

First round

Qualification results.

Swedish qualifying

• Top 8 in each heat to Swedish semi-finals

British/Commonwealth qualifying

• Top 32 to British semi-finals

Second round

Swedish semi-finals

Continental qualifying

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

British/Commonwealth semi-finals

Third round

Continental semi-finals

British/Commonwealth Final

• 9 June 1970
• West Ham Stadium, London
• First 8 to British-Nordic Final

Nordic Final

• 4 June 1970
• Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
• First 8 to British-Nordic Final

Fourth round

British Nordic Final

• 1 July 1970
• Brandon Stadium, Coventry
• First 8 to European Final

Continental Final

• 2 June 1970
• Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg
• First 8 to European Final

Fifth round

European Final

• 20 July 1970
• Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad
• First 10 to World Final

Polish qualifying

• 6 seeded to World Final
• 1 Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno, 14 Jun; 2 Hasiok, Świętochłowice, 16 June; 3 Rybnik Municipal Stadium, 26 Jun; 4 Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, 3 Jul,; 5 Stadion żużlowy Gorzów, 10 Jul; 6 Stadion Kolejarz, Opole, 31 Jul; 7 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, 7 Aug; 8 Stadion Wybrzeże, Gdańsk, 9 Aug

World Final

• 6 September 1970
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław

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