# 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 26th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ole Olsen became the first Danish winner of the Championship. His 15-point maximum denied Ivan Mauger from winning a fourth consecutive title. Mauger won the silver medal run-off against Bengt Jansson.

## Format changes

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1971 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. 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.

### British/Commonwealth qualifying

* Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 17 April | The Shay, Halifax | Dave Younghusband | Ronnie Moore | Bill Andrew |
| 17 April | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Martin Ashby | George Hunter |
| 19 April | Reading Stadium, Reading | Ivan Mauger | Jim Airey | Howard Cole |
| 19 April | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Eric Boocock | Bob Kilby | Dave Younghusband |
| 20 April | West Ham Stadium, London | Reg Luckhurst | Nigel Boocock | Greg Kentwell |
| 20 April | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ray Wilson | Tommy Roper | John Boulger |
| 21 April | Wimborne Road, Poole | Barry Briggs | Tony Lomas | Martin Ashby |
| 22 April | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Garry Middleton | John Boulger | Ronnie Moore |
| 22 April | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Eric Boocock | Brian Leonard | Jim Airey |
| 22 April | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Martin Ashby | Colin Gooddy | Charlie Monk |
| 23 April | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Terry Betts | Bob Andrews | Ivan Mauger |
| 23 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Howard Cole | Eric Broadbelt | Norman Hunter |
| 24 April | Hyde Road, Manchester | Ivan Mauger | George Hunter | Sándor Lévai |
| 24 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Tony Lomas | Alan Cowland | Col Cottrell |
| 24 April | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Malcolm Simmons | Ray Wilson | Terry Betts |
| 26 April | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Roy Trigg | Garry Middleton | Peter Jarman |
| 28 April | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Tony Lomas | Bruce Cribb | Ken McKinlay |
| 30 April | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Barry Thomas | Garry Middleton | Bob Kilby |
| 30 April | Somerton Park, Newport | Sándor Lévai | Nigel Boocock | Bill Andrew |

## Second round

| Norwegian qualifying 20 September 1970 Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien Top 1 (+6 seeded) to Nordic final 1971 Pos.RiderPoints 1Reidar Eide15 2Ulf Lovaas12 3Svein Kaasa11 4Einar Egedius11 5Odd Fossengen10 6Jan Terje Gravningen10 7Jon Odegaard10 8Jorn Flatha9 9Dag Lovaas6 10Dagfinn Dahl6 11Johnny Larsen5 12Kjell Todnem5 13Nils O. Haraldsen3 14Thorbjorn Nygaard3 15Ragnar Olaisen2 16Leif O. Jorgensen2 | Finnish qualifying (top 8) (2 rounds) 11 Aug & 25 Aug 1970 Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti & Eteläpuisto, Tampere Top 2 to Nordic final 1971 Pos.RiderPointsTotal 1Kalevi Lahtinen8+816 2Matti Olin6+612 3Jouko Naskali2+35 4Erkki Hannula4+04 5Pekka Kulmala0+44 6Reima Lohkovuori3+14 7Timo Sinkkonen0+22 8Olavi Turunen1+01 |

### Continental qualifying

* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 8 May | Stadio Moretti, Udine | Aleksandr Pavlov | Jerzy Szczakiel | Viktor Trofimov |
| 9 May | Markéta Stadium, Prague | Hans Jürgen Fritz | Jiří Štancl | Peter Liebing |
| 9 May | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Jan Holub I | Vladimir Smirnov | Henryk Glucklich |
| 9 May | Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Jan Mucha | Andrzej Wyglenda | Antoni Woryna |

### British/Commonwealth semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ronnie Moore | 15 |
| 2 | John Boulger | 13 |
| 3 | Barry Briggs | 12 |
| 4 | Bob Kilby | 10 |
| 5 | Arnie Haley | 9 |
| 6 | Martin Ashby | 9 |
| 7 | Geoff Curtis | 8 |
| 8 | Garry Middleton | 7 |
| 9 | Tommy Roper | 7 |
| 10 | Bruce Cribb | 6 |
| 11 | Roy Trigg | 5 |
| 12 | Ken McKinlay | 3 |
| 13 | George Hunter | 2 |
| 14 | Colin Gooddy | 2 |
| 15 | Ian Turner | 1 |
| 16 | Stan Stevens (res) | 0 |
| 17 | Alan Sage (res) | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ivan Mauger | 14 |
| 2 | Ray Wilson | 14 |
| 3 | Nigel Boocock | 13 |
| 4 | Eric Boocock | 13 |
| 5 | Howard Cole | 10 |
| 6 | Bert Harkins | 9 |
| 7 | Tony Lomas | 9 |
| 8 | Dave Younghusband | 8 |
| 9 | Bob Andrews | 8 |
| 10 | Malcom Simmons | 7 |
| 11 | Terry Betts | 4 |
| 12 | Norman Storer | 4 |
| 13 | Sándor Lévai | 3 |
| 14 | Alan Cowland | 2 |
| 15 | Charlie Monk | 1 |
| 16 | Tony Clarke | |

## Third round
### British/Commonwealth Final

* 16 June 1971
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry
* First 12 to British-Nordic Final
| 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 | (7) Ivan Mauger | 14 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | (2) Barry Briggs | 13 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | (6) Tony Lomas | 12 | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | (16) Bert Harkins | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | (15) Ray Wilson | 8 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | (5) Martin Ashby | 8 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | (9) Ronnie Moore | 7 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | (13) Dave Younghusband | 7 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | (11) Bob Kilby | 7 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | (4) Eric Boocock | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | T | | | | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | (12) Jim Airey | 6 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | (8) Nigel Boocock | 6 | | 1 | | | | | | X | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | (10) Howard Cole | 6 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 13 |
| 14 | (1) Geoff Curtis | 6 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | (3) John Boulger | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 4 | 15 |
| 16 | (14) Arnold Haley | 1 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| | (17) Bill Andrew | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | |
| | (18) Garry Middleton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| 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 |

### Nordic Final

* 6 June 1971
* Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
* First 4 to British/Commonwealth-Nordic Final
| 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 | 21 |
| | (5) Ole Olsen | 14 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 14 | 1 | |
| | (1) Reidar Eide | 12 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 12 | 2 | |
| | (11) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 11 | | | 2 | | | | T | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (12) Kurt Bøgh | 11 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (4) Odd Fossengen | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | F | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (7) Niels Weiss Sorensen | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (6) Øyvind S. Berg | 10 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 10 | 7 | |
| 8 | (3) Jorn Morgensen | 9 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (2) Bjarne Nyegaard | 8 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (10) Preben Rosenkilde | 6 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (9) Svein Kaasa | 6 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (14) Kalevi Lahtinen | 5 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (8) Edgar Stangeland | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (13) Dag Lovaas | 2 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (16) Matti Olin | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (15) Jan Terje Gravningen | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | F | | | | | | - | - | | | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Flemming Larsen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | R1 |
| 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 | 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 |

### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Hans Jürgen Fritz | 14 |
| 2 | Henryk Glücklich | 11 |
| 3 | Jan Holub I | 11 |
| 4 | Piotr Bruzda | 10.5 |
| 5 | Stanislaw Kasa | 10 |
| 6 | Dieter Tetzlaff | 10 |
| 7 | Horst Krüger | 9 |
| 8 | Jiří Štancl | 8 |
| 9 | Vladimir Smirnov | 7.5 |
| 10 | Viktor Kalmykov | 6 |
| 11 | Janos Szöke | 6 |
| 12 | Peter Liebing | 6 |
| 13 | Clemens Bever | 6 |
| 14 | Zbigniew Podlecki | 3 |
| 15 | Zbynek Novotny | 2 |
| 16 | Ferenc Radacsi | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Gennadij Kurilenko | 11 |
| 2 | Jerzy Szczakiel | 11 |
| 3 | Vladimir Gordeev | 11 |
| 4 | Grigorij Khlynovski | 11 |
| 5 | Anatolij Kuzmin | 10 |
| 6 | Viktor Trofimov | 10 |
| 7 | Jan Mucha | 10 |
| 8 | Paweł Waloszek | 9+3 |
| 9 | Alexander Pavlov | 9+2 |
| 10 | Andrzej Wyglenda | 7 |
| 11 | Pavel Mares | 6 |
| 12 | Miroslav Verner | 5 |
| 13 | Antoni Woryna | 4 |
| 14 | Václav Verner | 3 |
| 15 | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | 3 |
| 16 | Milan Špinka | 0 |

## Fourth round
### Swedish qualifying

* Top 4 in each heat to Swedish final
(1 May, Gamla Speedway Track, Visby) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Bengt Jansson | 15 |
| 2 | Leif Enecrona | 14 |
| 3 | Bo Wirebrand | 12 |
| 4 | Tommy Jansson | 11 |
| 5 | Börje Ohlsson | 11 |
| 6 | Therje Henriksson | 10 |
| 7 | Kenneth Selmosson | 7 |
| 8 | Bengt Olsson | 7 |
| 9 | Bengt Svensson | 5 |
| 10 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 5 |
| 11 | Tommy Johansson | 5 |
| 12 | Bertil Andersson | 4 |
| 13 | Åke Andersson | 3 |
| 14 | Casimir Nilsson | 2 |
| 15 | Egon Stengarn | 1 |
| 16 | Roger Gullbrandsgård | 0 |
(1 May, Gislaved Motorbana, Gislaved) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Göte Nordin | 15 |
| 2 | Bernt Persson | 13 |
| 3 | Hasse Holmqvist | 11 |
| 4 | Rolf Johansson | 10 |
| 5 | Käll Haage | 9 |
| 6 | Claes Löfstrand | 9 |
| 7 | Christer Sjösten | 8 |
| 8 | Leif Johansson | 7 |
| 9 | Bo Magnusson | 7 |
| 10 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 7 |
| 11 | Göran Jansso | 6 |
| 12 | Torbjörn Karlsson | 5 |
| 13 | Nils Eriksson | 5 |
| 14 | Börje Meli | 5 |
| 15 | Torbjörn Runesson | 2 |
| 16 | Hans Engzell | 1 |
(2 May, Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Sören Sjösten | 15 |
| 2 | Anders Michanek | 11 |
| 3 | Runo Wedin | 11 |
| 4 | Sven-Inge Svensson | 10 |
| 5 | Christer Löfqvist | 10 |
| 6 | Jan Simensen | 10 |
| 7 | Hans Johansson | 10 |
| 8 | Sune Stark | 9 |
| 9 | Inge Gustavsson | 8 |
| 10 | Tommy Bergqvist | 8 |
| 11 | Ingemar Thillander | 6 |
| 12 | Anders Jansson | 5 |
| 13 | Lennart Johansson | 3 |
| 14 | Ove Helander | 2 |
| 15 | Anders Lövgre | 1 |
| 16 | Börje Klingberg | 1 |
(3 May, Malmö Stadion, Malmö) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Per-Olof Söderman | 14 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 13 |
| 3 | Bo Josefsson | 13 |
| 4 | Lars Jansson | 13 |
| 5 | Bengt Larsson | 11 |
| 6 | Willy Karlsson | 10 |
| 7 | Berndt Johansson | 9 |
| 8 | Sigvard Johansson | 8 |
| 9 | Håkan Karlsson | 7 |
| 10 | Jan-Inge Karlsson | 5 |
| 11 | Tommy Wedén | 5 |
| 12 | Harald Andersson | 4 |
| 13 | Lars Jennefors | 3 |
| 14 | Roland Karlsson | 2 |
| 15 | Arne Hansson (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Ragnar Holm | 1 |
| 17 | Sven-Olov Lindh | 0 |

### British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final

* 30 July 1971
* Hampden Park, Glasgow
* First 8 to European Final
| 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 |
| | (2) Ivan Mauger | 14 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 14 | 1 |
| | (6) Ray Wilson | 13 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 13 | 2 |
| | (9) Ole Olsen | 11 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | (12) Nigel Boocock | 11 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | (1) Jim Airey | 9 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | (16) Eric Boocock | 9 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | (4) Tony Lomas | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | (11) Ronnie Moore | 9 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | (10) Barry Briggs | 7 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | F | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | (8) Dave Younghusband | 7 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | (13) Kurt Bøgh | 6 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | (14) Reidar Eide | 4 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | - | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | (15) Martin Ashby | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | (3) Bert Harkins | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | (5) Bob Kilby | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | (7) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | 16 |
| R1 | (R1) Odd Fossengen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) John Boulger | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | R2 |
| 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 |

### Continental Final

* 26 June 1971
* Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
* First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 | 21 |
| | (14) Henryk Glucklich | 10 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| | (12) Jan Mucha | 10 | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| | (7) Gennady Kurilenko | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | (15) Jerzy Szczakiel | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | (11) Grigory Khlinovsky | 9 | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (3) Viktor Trofimov | 9 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (1) Jiří Štancl | 9 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (13) Valery Gordeev | 9 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | X | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (4) Pawel Waloszek | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | (5) Anatoly Kuzmin | 8 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | F | | | | | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| 11 | (2) Jan Holub I | 7 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | (6) Horst Krüger | 6 | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | F | | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (8) Dieter Tetzlaff | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (10) Stanislaw Kasa | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | F | | | - | | - | | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (16) Hans Jürgen Fritz | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | F | | | - | | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (9) Piotr Bruzda | 1 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Miloslav Verner | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 0 | 1 | | | 3 | R1 | |
| 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 | 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 |

## Fifth round
### Swedish Finals

* Three races held on
* R1, 1 June at Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
* R2, 2 June at Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
* R3, 3 June in Gubbängens IP, Stockholm
* Top 6 to World Final & 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Anders Michanek | 14 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
| 2 | Bengt Jansson | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Bernt Persson | 11 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Leif Enecrona | 12 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Tommy Jansson | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Sören Sjösten | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | Göte Nordin | 3 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | Hasse Holmqvist | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Lars Jansson | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 10 | Olle Nygren | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 11 | Bo Wirebrand | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | Runo Wedin | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Bo Josefsson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | Sven-Inge Svensson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | Per Olof Söderman | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Herje Henriksson | - | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Rolf Johansson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |

### European Final

* 21 August 1971
* Wembley Stadium, London
* First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 | 21 |
| | (13) Ivan Mauger | 14 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (7) Ray Wilson | 12 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | X | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| | (9) Ole Olsen | 12 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | E | | | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (16) Nigel Boocock | 12 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 12 | 4 | X |
| 5 | (3) Eric Boocock | 10 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (12) Jim Airey | 9 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | T | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (4) Jerzy Szczakiel | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | (14) Ronnie Moore | 7 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (5) Vladimir Gordeev | 6 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | (2) Jiří Štancl | 6 | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | (11) Tony Lomas | 6 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | (8) Henryk Glucklich | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | X | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | (6) Grigory Khlinovsky | 4 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (1) Viktor Trofimov | 4 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (15) Jan Mucha | 4 | | | | F | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | F | 1 | | | | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | (10) Gennady Kurilenko | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Barry Briggs | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Pawel Waloszek | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 | |
| 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 | 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 |

## World Final

* 10 September 1971
* Ullevi, Gothenburg
* Referee: Georg Traunspurger
| 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 | (14) Ole Olsen | 15 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | (7) Ivan Mauger | 12+3 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | (13) Bengt Jansson | 12+3 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | (3) Ray Wilson | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | (4) Anders Michanek | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | (12) Bernt Persson | 9 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | (5) Jim Airey | 8 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | (11) Sören Sjösten | 8 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | (1) Nigel Boocock | 6 | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | (10) Ronnie Moore | 5 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | (6) Eric Boocock | 4 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | (9) Leif Enecrona | 4 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | (2) Jiří Štancl | 3 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | (16) Tommy Jansson | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | (15) Jerzy Szczakiel | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | (8) Vladimir Gordeev | Dsq | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 16 |
| | (17) Göte Nordin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| | (18) Tony Lomas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| 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 |
Note : Vladimir Gordeev was disqualified after illegal additives were found in his fuel.