# 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fourth official FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Borås, Sweden. The championship was won by the host country Sweden (24 points). The silver medal was won by Denmark who beat Poland after a run-off (both 21 points).

## Semifinal 1

* Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
* 13 May
| 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 | 22 |
| 1 | Poland | 30 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 30 | |
| 1 | (1) Zenon Plech | 13 | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | |
| 1 | (2) Henryk Glücklich | 17 | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | USSR | 22 +3 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 22 | |
| 2 | (3) Vladimir Gordeev | 12 | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| 2 | (4) Anatoly Kuzmin | 10 | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | |
| 3 | CSK | 22 +2 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 22 | |
| 3 | (9) Jiří Štancl | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | (10) Petr Ondrašík | 10 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | X | | 3 | | | E | | | | | 2 | | |
| 4 | Hungary | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | |
| 4 | (7) Tibor Danka | 4 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (8) Sandor Domokos | 7 | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | |
| 5 | (5) Drasko Orsic | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | E | | |
| 5 | (6) Stefan Kekec | 6 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | |
| 6 | (11) Gunther Walla | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | - | | | - | | | | | - | |
| 6 | (12) Josef Haider | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | |
| - | Poland B | 22 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 22 | |
| - | (13) Stanislaw Kasa | 11 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | |
| - | (14) Marian Zaranek | 11 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | |
| - | track reserve | 7 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | |
| - | (15) Andrzej Koselski | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | (16) - | 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 | 22 |
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 |

## Semifinal 2

* Poole Stadium, Poole
* 23 May
| 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 | 22 |
| 1 | Denmark | 23 +3 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | 23 | |
| 1 | (1) Ole Olsen | 18 | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (2) Kurt Bøgh | 5 | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 23 +2 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 23 | |
| 2 | (3) Ivan Mauger | 17 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 2 |
| 2 | (4) Graeme Stapleton | 6 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Norway | 22 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 22 | |
| 3 | (13) Reidar Eide | 12 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | |
| 3 | (14) Dag Lövaas | 10 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | England | 19 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 19 | |
| 4 | (11) Terry Betts | 9 | | | 3 | | | | E | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | |
| 4 | (12) Ray Wilson | 10 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | Sweden | 18 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 18 | |
| 5 | (7) Christer Löfqvist | 6 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | E | | | | 2 | | | 0 | |
| 5 | (8) Bernt Persson | 12 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | X | | | 3 | |
| 6 | Scotland | 11 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | |
| 6 | (9) George Hunter | 6 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | E | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 6 | (10) Bobby Beaton | 5 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 7 | Australia | 10 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | |
| 7 | (5) John Boulger | 7 | | 1 | | | X | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | |
| 7 | (6) John Titman | 3 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | X | | |
| - | track reserve | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | |
| - | (15) Bobby Collins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | (16) - | 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 | 22 |
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 |

## World final

* Ryavallen, Borås
* 8 June 1973
| 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 | Sweden | 24 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 24 |
| 1 | (13) Anders Michanek | 15 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 2 | | |
| 1 | (14) Tommy Jansson | 9 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 1 | | |
| 2 | Denmark | 21 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 2 | (3) Ole Olsen | 18+3 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | |
| 2 | (4) Kurt Bøgh | 3 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | |
| 3 | Poland | 21 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 3 | (7) Zenon Plech | 14+2 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | X | | | 3 |
| 3 | (8) Zbigniew Marcinkowski | 7 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | E | | | | 2 | | | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 20 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 4 | (5) Vladimir Gordeev | 10 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | |
| 4 | (6) Anatoly Kuzmin | 10 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 5 | Norway | 17 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 17 |
| 5 | (1) Reidar Eide | 9 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | E | | | |
| 5 | (2) Dag Lövaas | 8 | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 11 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 11 |
| 6 | (9) Jiří Štancl | 9 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | |
| 6 | (10) Petr Ondrašík | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | |
| 7 | New Zealand | 10 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 7 | (11) Ivan Mauger | 8 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | X | | | X | | | | | 2 |
| 7 | (12) Graeme Stapleton | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | X | | | 1 | | | | | 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 |