# 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 32nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
History was made in the 1977 final when Ivan Mauger of New Zealand equalled Ove Fundin's title record of five World Championship wins. Mauger had gone close to equalling the record before and finally achieved it in Sweden, the home of Fundin. In a decisive 18th heat Mauger won from his nearest challenger Ole Olsen, when Olsen was forced to lay his bike down to avoid hitting John Boulger. The result was just one point for Olsen, a badly damaged Jawa bike and the end of his title hopes. Defending champion Peter Collins won his last ride to claim the silver medal despite riding with a broken left leg, but Olsen won the bronze medal run-off against young English rider Michael Lee.
Qualifying results.

## First round
### British Preliminary round

* Riders progress to British quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 21 April | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Paul Tyrer | Geoff Bouchard | Martin Yeates |
| 30 April | Loomer Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme | Robbie Gardner | John Jackson | Carl Glover |
| 1 May | Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon | Karl Fiala | Les Collins | Mike Lanham |
| 5 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Steve Weatherley | Barney Kennett | Steve Lomas |

### New Zealand qualification

| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| North Island Final |||||
| 12 January | Western Springs Stadium, Auckland | John Goodall | Mike Fullerton | Jack Millen |
| South Island Final |||||
| 3 January | Ruapuna Speedway, Templeton | Roger Wright | Larry Ross | Paul Fewings |

## Second round
### New Zealand semi-final

| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 20 January | Ruapuna Speedway, Templeton | Ivan Mauger | Larry Ross | Barry Briggs |

### Australian qualification

| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| New South Wales Round |||||
| 27 November | Sydney Showground, Sydney | Ricky Day | Billy Sanders | Mitch Shirra |
| Queensland qualification |||||
| 28 November | Carina Speedway, Bundaberg | John Titman | Neil Coddington | Owen Hall |
| Victorian qualification |||||
| 8 January | Northern Park Raceway, Melbourne | Phil Crump | Danny Kennedy | Rob Jones |
| Southern qualification |||||
| 17 January | Rowley Park, Adelaide | John Boulger | Tony Boyle | Bob Maxfield |
| 28 January | Rowley Park, Adelaide | Phil Crump | John Boulger | Tony Boyle |
| New South Wales qualification |||||
| 11 February | Jerilderie Park, Tomago | Phil Crump | Phil Herne | Billy Sanders |
| West Australian qualification |||||
| 21 February | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glyn Taylor | Neil Webb | Les Leisk |
| Northern Zone Final |||||
| 23 February | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | Neil Coddington | Steve Koppe | Mike Farrell |

### Continental Preliminary round

* Riders progress to Continental semi-finals.
Josef Angermüller was killed during the first preliminary round at the San Savino Speedway Park after falling and colliding with a concrete post.
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 24 April | San Savino, Civitanova Marche | Paolo Noro | Jan Hadek | Jiří Štancl |
| 25 April | Breitwangbahn, Bopfingen | Georg Hack | Jiri Jirout | Hans Ziegl |

### British quarter-finals

* Top 32 progress to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 14 May | The Shay, Halifax | Chris Pusey | Doug Wyer | John Louis |
| 16 May | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Gordon Kennett | George Hunter | Bob Kilby |
| 18 May | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Michael Lee | Paul Tyrer | Chris Morton |
| 20 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Malcolm Simmons | Martin Yeates | Dave Jessup |

## Third round
### British semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Terry Betts | 13 |
| 2 | Michael Lee | 11 |
| 3 | Alan Wilkinson | 10+3 |
| 4 | Martin Ashby | 10+2 |
| 5 | Neil Middleditch | 10+1 |
| 6 | Barry Thomas | 9 |
| 7 | Gordon Kennett | 9 |
| 8 | David Gagen | 9 |
| 9 | Bobby Beaton | 8 |
| 10 | Trevor Geer | 8 |
| 11 | Chris Pusey | 8 |
| 12 | Ray Wilson | 7 |
| 13 | Bobby McNeil | 4 |
| 14 | Graham Drury | 3 |
| 15 | Steve Finch | 1 |
| 16 | Paul Tyrer | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Dave Jessup | 15 |
| 2 | Doug Wyer | 14 |
| 3 | Malcolm Simmons | 13 |
| 4 | John Davis | 12 |
| 5 | Bob Kilby | 10 |
| 6 | Keith White | 9 |
| 7 | Chris Morton | 9 |
| 8 | John Louis | 8 |
| 9 | Martin Yeates | 7 |
| 10 | Ian Turner | 6 |
| 11 | Reg Wilson | 5 |
| 12 | Jim McMillan | 4 |
| 13 | Dave Gooderham | 4 |
| 14 | Bernie Leigh | 3 |
| 15 | George Hunter | 1 |
| 16 | John Jackson | 0 |

### New Zealand Final

* 12 February 1977
* Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
* First 8 to Australasian final
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
| 1 | Larry Ross | 3,2,3,3,3 | 14 |
| 2 | Ivan Mauger | X,3,3,3,3 | 12 |
| 3 | Robin Adlington | 2,3,2,2,3 | 12 |
| 4 | Barry Briggs | 1,1,3,3,3 | 11 |
| 5 | John Goodall | 3,3,1,3,1 | 11 |
| 6 | Roger Wright | 1,3,2,2,2 | 10 |
| 7 | Colin Farquharson | 2,2,3,2,1 | 10 |
| 8 | Mike Fullerton | 3,1,2,1,2 | 9 |
| 9 | Colin Tucker | 3,0,1,2,2 | 8 |
| 10 | Paul Fewings | 2,1,0,1,1 | 5 |
| 11 | Max Brown | 1,0,2,0,1 | 4 |
| 12 | Allan Brown | 0,2,1,1,F | 4 |
| 13 | James Moore | 0,F,X,1,2 | 3 |
| 14 | Malcolm Chambers | 2,F,0,-,- | 2 |
| 15 | Bruce Spargo | 0,1,0,0,0 | 1 |
| 16 | John Bargh | 0,-,0,0,0 | 0 |
| R1 | Merv Hodgson | 1,1,0 | 2 |
| R2 | Bruce Mitchell | 2,0 | 2 |

### Australian Final

* 25 February 1977
* Jerilderie Park Speedway, Tomago
* First 8 to Australasian final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Phil Crump | 15 |
| 2 | Phil Herne | 13 |
| 3 | Billy Sanders | 13 |
| 4 | John Boulger | 11 |
| 5 | Mike Farrell | 10 |
| 6 | John Titman | 9 |
| 7 | Ricky Day | 9 |
| 8 | Mitch Shirra | 8 |
| 9 | Stuart Mountford | 7 |
| 10 | Danny Kennedy | 7 |
| 11 | Tony Boyle | 7 |
| 12 | Paul O'Neil | 4 |
| 13 | Robin Amundson | 3 |
| 14 | Mick McKeon | 2 |
| 15 | John Williams | 2 |
| 16 | Robert Maxfield | 0 |

### Finland Final

* 29 August '76
* Turku Hippodrome, Turku
* 4 selected for Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Ilkka Teromaa | 13 |
| 2 | Veli Pekka Teromaa | 12+3 |
| 3 | Markku Helminen | 12+2 |
| 4 | Kai Niemi | 11 |
| 5 | Rauli Mäkinen | 11 |
| 6 | Seppo Palomäki | 11 |
| 7 | Esko Mylläri | 10 |
| 8 | Ari Koponen | |
| 9 | Esa Mattila | 7 |
| 10 | Pekka Hautamäki | 5 |
| 11 | Ismo Kivelä | 5 |
| 12 | Pentti Mattila | 5 |
| 13 | Olli Turkia | 4 |
| 14 | Keijo Mylläri | 3 |
| 15 | Veli Pekka Kunelius | 2 |
| 16 | Veikko Haapamäki | 0 |
| 17 | Veijo Tuoriniemi (res) | 0 |

### Norwegian Final

* 17 April 1977
* Sandnes Stadion, Sandnes
* First 5 to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Tormod Langli | 15 |
| 2 | Rolf Gramstad | 12 |
| 3 | Stein R.Pedersen | 12 |
| 4 | Jan Gravningen | 11 |
| 5 | Edgar Stangeland | 11 |
| 6 | Tom Godal | |
| 7 | Ingve Madland | |
| 8 | Trond Helge Skretting | |
| 9 | Geir Aasland | |

### Danish Final

* 19 May 1977
* Speedway Center, Fredericia
* First 5 to Nordic Final (Ole Olsen seeded to Nordic final)
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Finn Thomsen | 13 |
| 2 | Erling Rasmussen | 12+3 |
| 3 | Bo Petersen | 12+2 |
| 4 | Gunnar Svendsen | 11 |
| 5 | Finn Rune Jensen | 9+3 |
| 6 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 9+2 |
| 7 | Bent Rasmussen | 8 |
| 8 | Frank Mastrup | 8 |
| 9 | Kaj Kristiansen | 7 |
| 10 | Knud Ellegaard | 7 |
| 11 | Jens Erik Krause Kjaer | 7 |
| 12 | Kurt Bøgh | 6 |
| 13 | Frank Hansen | 5 |
| 14 | Jorgen Walther Johansen | 5 |
| 15 | Otto Larsen | 1 |
| 16 | Preben Rosenkilde | 0 |

### Continental quarter-finals

* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1 May | Hansa Stadium, Bremen | Edward Jancarz | Marek Cieślak | Egon Muller |
| 8 May | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | Jiří Štancl | Siegfried Eder | Jerzy Szczakiel |
| 7 May | Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný | Sergey Dyuzhev | Zenon Plech | Jerzy Rembas |
| 8 May | Hajdú Volán Stadion, Debrecen | Walter Grubmuller | Sergey Uchov | Václav Verner |

## Fourth Round
### Swedish qualification

* Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
(6 May, Avestavallen, Avesta) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Sören Karlsson | 15 |
| 2 | Jan Andersson | 14 |
| 3 | Jan Simensen | 13 |
| 4 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 11 |
| 5 | Eddie Davidsson | 10 |
| 6 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 9 |
| 7 | Lars Hedlund | 9 |
| 8 | Roger Björkman | 8 |
| 9 | Lars Ericsson | 8 |
| 10 | Jan Holmqvist | 5 |
| 11 | Åke Dovhed] | |
| 12 | Leif Johansson | 4 |
| 13 | Björn Persson | 3 |
| 14 | Harald Sandberg (res) | 3 |
| 15 | Bo Wirebrand | 2 |
| 16 | Bernt Johansson | 0 |
| 17 | Tommy Karlsson 0 | 0 |
(7 May, Motala Arena, Motala) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Hasse Holmqvist | 14 |
| 2 | Richard Hellsén | 13 |
| 3 | Christer Sjösten | 12 |
| 4 | Bengt Jansson | 12 |
| 5 | Börje Klingberg | 11 |
| 6 | Conny Samuelsson | 9 |
| 7 | Olle Nygren | 8 |
| 8 | Stephan Johansson | 7 |
| 9 | Therje Henriksson | 6 |
| 10 | Kenneth Selmosson | 6 |
| 11 | Fredrik Lindqvist | 5 |
| 12 | Dirk van der Voet | 5 |
| 13 | Bo Jansson | 4 |
| 14 | Jan Davidsson | 4 |
| 15 | Göran Waltersson | 3 |
| 16 | Per-Olov Dovhjort | 1 |
(8 May, Ljungheden, Västervik) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Bernt Persson | 14 |
| 2 | Sören Sjösten | 14 |
| 3 | Tommy Johansson | 13 |
| 4 | Tommy Nilsson | 13 |
| 5 | Åke Fridell | 9+3 |
| 6 | Stefan Salmonsson | 9+2 |
| 7 | Willy Karlsson | 8 |
| 8 | Sven Nilsson | 8 |
| 9 | Tomas Pettersson | 7 |
| 10 | Bengt Larsson | 7 |
| 11 | Karl-Fredrik Lindgren | 6 |
| 12 | Börje Ohlsson | 4 |
| 13 | Kjell Bergström | 3 |
| 14 | Nils Eriksson (res) | 2 |
| 15 | Roy Dantanus | 2 |
| 16 | Stefan Hjort | 1 |
| 17 | Per-Åke Gerhardsson (res) | 0 |
| 18 | Göran Hedberg | 0 |

### American Final

* 29 July 1977
* Costa Mesa Speedway, Los Angeles
* First 2 to Intercontinental final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Mike Bast | 14 |
| 2 | Bruce Penhall | 13+3 |
| 3 | Scott Autrey | 13+2 |
| 4 | Steve Bast | 11 |
| 5 | Rick Woods | 10 |
| 6 | Alan Christian | 9 |
| 7 | Mike Curoso | 9 |
| 8 | Dennis Sigalos | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Gresham | 8 |
| 10 | Duane Yarrow | 7 |
| 11 | Larry Shaw | 6 |
| 12 | Rich McMurray | 5 |
| 13 | Dennis Robinson | 5 |
| 14 | Ron McGill | 1 |
| 15 | Dave Faria | 1 |

### Nordic Final

* 29 May 1977
* Eteläpuisto, Tampere
* First 4 to Intercontinental final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Ole Olsen | 15 |
| 2 | Ila Teromaa | 14 |
| 3 | Finn Thomsen | 12 |
| 4 | Kai Niemi | 12 |
| 5 | Bo Petersen | 10 |
| 6 | Tom Godal | 10 |
| 7 | Finn Jensen | 9 |
| 8 | Tormod Langli | 8 |
| 9 | Gunnar Svendsen | 7 |
| 10 | Markku Helminen | 5 |
| 11 | Erling Rasmussen | 5 |
| 12 | Trond Helge Skretting | 4 |
| 13 | Esa Mattila (Res) | 3 |
| 14 | Rauli Mäkinen (Res) | 2 |
| 15 | Geir Aasland | 1 |
| 16 | Pentti Mattila (Res) | 1 |
| 17 | Ingve Madland | 0 |
| 18 | Ari Koponen | 0 |
| 19 | Stein R Pedersen | 0 |

### Australasian Final

* 19 February 1977
* Sydney Showground Speedway, Sydney
* First 4 to Intercontinental 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) Ivan Mauger | 14 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| | (1) Phil Crump | 14 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| | (16) John Boulger | 14 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | (9) Billy Sanders | 12 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 12 | 4 | |
| 5 | (12) Phil Herne | 11 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 5 | |
| 6 | (4) Barry Briggs | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (3) Ricky Day | 9 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (13) Mitch Shirra | 8 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (6) Mike Farrell | 7 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (14) John Titman | 7 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (7) Colin Farquharson | 4 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | 11 | |
| 12 | (10) Larry Ross | 4 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | (15) Robin Adlington | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (11) Mike Fullerton | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | E | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (8) Roger Wright | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | E | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (2) John Goodall | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Stuart Mountford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Paul O'Neil | 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 |

### British Final

* 13 July 1977
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry
* First 5 plus Peter Collins (seeded) to Intercontinental 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 |
| | (6) Michael Lee | 14 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (8) Dave Jessup | 13 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 2 | |
| | (16) Doug Wyer | 12 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | (2) John Davis | 10 | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (5) Keith White | 10 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (3) Chris Morton | 9 | X | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (14) Bob Kilby | 9 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (11) Gordon Kennett | 8 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (1) Terry Betts | 8 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (9) Alan Wilkinson | 7 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (15) John Louis | 6 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (10) Martin Ashby | 5 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (7) Barry Thomas | 2 | | T | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 13 | |
| 14 | (12) David Gagen | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (4) Neil Middleditch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (13) Malcolm Simmons | 0 | | | | F | - | | | | | | | - | | - | | | | | - | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Mick Bell | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Frank Smith | 0 | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | 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 |

### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Jerzy Rembas | 13+3 |
| 2 | Boguslaw Nowak | 13+2 |
| 3 | Jan Mucha | 11+3 |
| 4 | Václav Verner | 11+2 |
| 5 | Jan Verner | 11+1 |
| 6 | Alexander Juchov | 11+0 |
| 7 | Vladimir Rozhanchuck | 8 |
| 8 | Grigory Khlinovsky | 8 |
| 9 | Andrzej Jurczynski | 7 |
| 10 | Zenon Plech | 6 |
| 11 | Istvan Sziraczki | 5 |
| 12 | Mieczyslaw Wozniak | 5 |
| 13 | Ryszard Fabiszewski (res) | 5 |
| 14 | Laszlo Meszaros | 3 |
| 15 | Sergej Djuchev | 1 |
| 16 | Jindrich Dominik | 1 |
| 17 | Pavel Khlynovski | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Marek Cieslak | 15 |
| 2 | Egon Müller | 13 |
| 3 | Edward Jancarz | 13 |
| 4 | Jiří Štancl | 13 |
| 5 | Gregorij Ivanov | 10 |
| 6 | Angel Eftimov | 9 |
| 7 | Henny Kroeze | 9 |
| 8 | Jan Hadek | 9 |
| 9 | Hubert Fischbacher | 6 |
| 10 | Zdzislaw Dobrucki | 5 |
| 11 | Nikolaj Kornev | 5 |
| 12 | Siegfried Eder | 4 |
| 13 | Frits Koning | 3 |
| 14 | Henryk Glücklich | 3 |
| 15 | Alexander Rachimov | 2 |
| 16 | Andrzej Tkocz | 2 |

## Fifth round
### Swedish Final

* First 4 over three meetings to World final plus 1 reserve
* R1 (24 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda)
* R2 (25 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
* R3 (26 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna)
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Anders Michanek | 15 | 15 | 14 | 44 |
| 2 | Bengt Jansson | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Bernt Persson | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Tommy Nilsson | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Sören Karlsson | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Jan Andersson | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | Richard Hellsén | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Christer Sjösten | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 9 | Sören Sjösten | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 | Tommy Johansson | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Hasse Holmqvist | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Jan Simensen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | Åke Fridell | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | Börje Klingberg | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Eddie Davidsson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| 18 | Conny Samuelsson | - | 0 | - | 0 |

### Continental Final

* 25 July 1977
* Anatoly Stepanov Stadium, Tolyatti
* First 5 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 |
| | (9) Jan Verner | 13 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| | (4) Egon Muller | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| | (6) Jiří Štancl | 13 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | (12) Edward Jancarz | 11 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (13) Jan Mucha | 11 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 5 | |
| 6 | (10) Vladimir Rozhanchuk | 10 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (11) Grigory Khlinovsky | 9 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (14) Bogusław Nowak | 7 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | T | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (7) Jerzy Rembas | 6 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | F | | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | (2) Jan Hadek | 5 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 5 | 10 | |
| 11 | (8) Angel Jeftimov | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | F | | | - | | | - | | | | 3 | 11 | |
| 12 | (15) Henny Kroeze | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | F | | | | | | - | - | | | | 2 | 12 | |
| 13 | (16) Marek Cieślak | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | F | 1 | | | | | | E | | | E | | | 1 | 13 | |
| 14 | (5) Georgy Ivanov | 1 | | 1 | | | F | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | 1 | 14 | |
| 15 | (3) Andrzej Jurczyński | 0 | F | | | | | | 0 | | | | F | | | | F | | | | - | | 0 | 15 | |
| 16 | (1) Václav Verner | 0 | F | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Nikolay Kornev | 5 | | | | | | | | | E | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 5 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Nikolay Dubrovin | 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 | 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 |

### Intercontinental Final

* 21 August 1977
* White City Stadium, London
* First 7 to World 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 |
| | (1) Peter Collins | 15 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (15) Ole Olsen | 13 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 13 | 2 | |
| | (12) Billy Sanders | 12 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | (11) Michael Lee | 12 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | (4) Ivan Mauger | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (16) John Boulger | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (3) Finn Thomsen | 8 | E | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (9) John Davis | 7 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | X | | 2 | | | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | (5) Dave Jessup | 7 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | F | 7 | 9 | F |
| 10 | (8) Ila Teromaa | 6 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (7) Doug Wyer | 6 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (14) Kai Niemi | 5 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (6) Keith White | 4 | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (13) Bruce Penhall | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (10) Phil Crump | 2 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | E | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (2) Mike Bast | 1 | T | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Trevor Geer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 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 |

## World Final

* 2 September 1977
* Ullevi, Gothenburg
* Referee: Torrie Kittelsen
| 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 |
| | (7) Ivan Mauger | 14 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 14 | 1 |
| | (14) Peter Collins | 13 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| | (9) Ole Olsen | 12+3 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | (16) Michael Lee | 12+2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | (3) Finn Thomsen | 10 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | (13) Bengt Jansson | 8 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | (1) Egon Müller | 8 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | F | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | (5) Anders Michanek | 8 | | 2 | | | E | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | E | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | (11) Billy Sanders | 7 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | E | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | (4) Tommy Nilsson | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | E | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | (12) Bernt Persson | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | (2) John Boulger | 5 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | E | | | | 2 | | | | F | | | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | (6) Edward Jancarz | 4 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | (15) Jiří Štancl | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | (8) Jan Verner | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | X | | | | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | (10) Jan Mucha | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | E | | X | | | | 1 | 16 |
| R1 | (R1) Sören Karlsson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Bogusław Nowak | 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 |
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 |