# 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the second FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place on 11 July 1971 in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Poland (maximum 30 points) who beat New Zealand (25 points) and Sweden (22 points).

## Semifinal 1

* Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško
* 20 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | Czechoslovakia (? pts) | Václav Verner | ? |
| | Czechoslovakia (? pts) | Pavel Mareš | ? |
| | Yugoslavia (? pts) | Ivan Molan | ? |
| | Yugoslavia (? pts) | Draško Oršic | ? |
| | Austria (23 pts) | Gunther Walla | 16 |
| | Austria (23 pts) | Josef Haider | 7 |
| 4 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 4 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 5 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 5 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 6 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 6 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 7 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |
| 7 | ? (? pts) | ? | ? |

## Semifinal 2

* Leicester Stadium, Leicester
* 20 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | New Zealand (24 pts) | Ivan Mauger | 16 |
| | New Zealand (24 pts) | Barry Briggs | 8 |
| | Sweden (22 pts) | Anders Michanek | 16 |
| | Sweden (22 pts) | Sören Sjösten | 6 |
| | Scotland (20 pts) | George Hunter | 11 |
| | Scotland (20 pts) | Jim McMillan | 9 |
| 4 | England (19 pts) | Ray Wilson | 13 |
| 4 | England (19 pts) | Martin Ashby | 6 |
| 5 | Australia (17 pts) | John Boulger | 10 |
| 5 | Australia (17 pts) | Jim Airey | 7 |
| 6 | Norway (13 pts) | Reidar Eide | 11 |
| 6 | Norway (13 pts) | Øyvind S. Berg | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark (11 pts) | Ole Olsen | 10 |
| 7 | Denmark (11 pts) | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 1 |

## World final

* Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
* 11 July 1971
* Referee: Georg Traunsburger
| 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 | Poland | 30 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 1 | (1) Andrzej Wyglenda | 15 | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (2) Jerzy Szczakiel | 15 | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 25 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | 25 |
| 2 | (9) Ivan Mauger | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | |
| 2 | (10) Barry Briggs | 13 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 22 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 22 |
| 3 | (13) Anders Michanek | 13 | | | | N | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 3 | | |
| 3 | (14) Bernt Persson | 9 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 17 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 17 |
| 4 | (3) Václav Verner | 9 | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 4 | (4) Pavel Mareš | 8 | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | |
| 5 | Scotland | 16 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 5 | (11) Jim McMillan | 11 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 5 | (12) George Hunter | 5 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | N | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | 10 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 6 | (5) Ivan Molan | 5 | | 3 | | | N | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | N | | | 1 | |
| 6 | (6) Drasco Orsic | 5 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | |
| 7 | Austria | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 7 | (7) Josef Haider | 4 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 7 | (8) Meinz Zimmerman | 2 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
| 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 |
Notes:
    Two Poles Antoni Woryna (No. 15) and Jan Mucha (No. 16) were track reserves, but they did not start.