# 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the first FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Malmö, Sweden. The championship was won by New Zealand (28 points) who beat Sweden (25 points) and England (19 points).

## Semifinal 1

* Hyde Road, Manchester
* 6 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | New Zealand (27 pts) | Ivan Mauger | 14 |
| | New Zealand (27 pts) | Barry Briggs | 13 |
| | Scotland (26 pts) | Bert Harkins | 13 |
| | Scotland (26 pts) | Jim McMillan | 13 |
| | England (23 pts) | Nigel Boocock | 16 |
| | England (23 pts) | Eric Boocock | 7 |
| 4 | Australia (16 pts) | Jim Airey | 11 |
| 4 | Australia (16 pts) | Charlie Monk | 5 |
| 5 | Denmark (13 pts) | Ole Olsen | 12 |
| 5 | Denmark (13 pts) | Niels Weiss-Schelde | 1 |
| 6 | Norway (13 pts) | Reidar Eide | 7 |
| 6 | Norway (13 pts) | Øyvind S. Berg | 6 |
| 7 | West Germany (7 pts) | Rudolf Kastl | 7 |
| 7 | West Germany (7 pts) | Dieter Dauderer | 0 |

## Semifinal 2

* Kovinar Stadium, Maribor
* 17 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | Czechoslovakia (? pts) | Jiří Štancl | ? |
| | Czechoslovakia (? pts) | Václav Verner | ? |
| | Poland (? pts) | Marian Spychała | ? |
| | Poland (? pts) | Paweł Mirowski | ? |
| | Yugoslavia (? pts) | Drago Perko | ? |
| | Yugoslavia (? pts) | Ivan Kos | ? |
| 4 | Austria (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 4 | Austria (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 5 | Bulgaria (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 5 | Bulgaria (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 6 | East Germany (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 6 | East Germany (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 7 | Hungary (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 7 | Hungary (? pts) | ? | ? |

## World final

* Malmö Stadion, Malmö
* 2 June
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 28 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 28 |
| 1 | (3) Ivan Mauger | 12 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | E | | |
| 1 | (4) Ronnie Moore | 16 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | |
| 2 | Sweden | 25 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | 25 |
| 2 | (11) Ove Fundin | 15 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | E | | | | | 3 |
| 2 | (12) Bengt Jansson | 10 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 3 | England | 19 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 3 | (5) Nigel Boocock | 6 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | |
| 3 | (6) Eric Boocock | 13 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 18 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 18 |
| 4 | (9) Jim McMillan | 10 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (10) Bert Harkins | 8 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 11 |
| 5 | (1) Jiří Štancl | 6 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | F | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | |
| 5 | (2) Václav Verner | 5 | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | F | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 6 | (13) Drasko Perko | 6 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 6 | (14) Ivan Kos | 1+1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | e | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 1 | | |
| — | Denmark | 17 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 17 |
| — | (7) Ole Olsen | 12 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | E |
| — | (8) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 5 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 1 |
| Placing | Pair / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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 |
    a. The Danish team weren't classified, because they were track reserve team who replaced Poland.