# 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 29th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Sweden's own Anders Michanek scored a 15-point maximum to claim his only Individual world title in front of a capacity crowd at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg. Four time champion Ivan Mauger finished second on 11 points after winning a run-off with Swede Sören Sjösten who also scored 11. With the defending champion Jerzy Szczakiel not qualifying after finishing last in the 2nd Continental Semi-final, the only other World Champion in the field was Denmark's Ole Olsen who suffered a horror night, finishing second in his first ride before falling in his second and not being able to contest the rest of the meeting.

## Format changes

The format of the Championship changed for the 1974 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed five 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 11 riders for the World Final.

## First round
### British/Commonwealth preliminaries

* Riders progress to British/Commonwealth qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1 April | Quibell Park Stadium, Scunthorpe | Reg Luckhurst | Russ Osborne | Mike Hiftle |
| 5 April | Derwent Park, Workington | Alan Cowland | Dave Gatenby | Brian Clark |
| 21 April | Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne | Phil Herne | Mike Sampson | Mike Cake |
| 22 April | Earle Street, Crewe | Carl Glover | Mike Broadbanks | Richard Greer |
| 23 April | Ellesmere Port Stadium, Ellesmere Port | Barry Crowson | Richard May | Ken Eyre |

## Second round
### Continental qualifying

* Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1 May | Hansa Stadium, Bremen | Jan Klokočka | Egon Müller | Henny Kroeze |
| 5 May | La Favorita, Sarego | Sandor Csatho | Christoph Betzl | Angel Eftimov |

### British/Commonwealth qualifying

| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 29 April | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Ivan Mauger | Barry Briggs | Phil Herne |
| 30 April | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Terry Betts | Malcolm Simmons | Dave Jessup |
| 1 May | Wimborne Road, Poole | Peter Collins | Dave Jessup | Eric Broadbelt |
| 1 May | The Boulevard, Hull | John Boulger | Nigel Boocock | Jim McMillan |
| 2 May | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Bob Valentine | Bob Paulson | Ray Wilson |
| 2 May | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Bob Kilby | Malcolm Simmons | Eric Boocock |
| 2 May | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | John Louis | Nigel Boocock | Billy Sanders |
| 4 May | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Malcolm Simmons | Ivan Mauger | Tony Davey |
| 4 May | The Shay, Halifax | Eric Boocock | Kevin Holden | Rick France |
| 9 May | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Barry Briggs | Neil Cameron | Richard May |
| 10 May | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Billy Sanders | Rick France | George Hunter |
| 10 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Phil Crump | Ray Wilson | Geoff Mudge |
| 10 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | John Louis | Barry Thomas | Bob Kilby |
| 11 May | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Billy Sanders | Bruce Cribb | John Boulger |
| 11 May | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Bob Valentine | Nigel Boocock | Gordon Kennett |
| 11 May | Hyde Road, Manchester | Chris Pusey | Bob Kilby | Barry Crowson |
| 15 May | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | John Louis | Martin Ashby | Eric Broadbelt |

## Third round

| Norwegian qualifying 14 October 1973 Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien Top 8 to Nordic final 1974 Pos.RiderPoints 1Dag Lovaas14 2Edgar Stangeland12 3Kjell Gimre12 4Oyvind S. Berg11 5Ulf Lovaas10 6Odd Fossengen10 7Jan Terje Gravningen10 8Svein Loken10 9Nils Otto Haraldsen8 10Helge Langli8 11Jon Odegaard5 12Dagfinn Dahl4 13Hans Erik Fuglerud3 14Per Hetland2 15Stein Roar Pedersen1 16Regnar Olaisen1 | Finnish qualifying Turku Hippodrome, Turku) First (+2 seeded riders) to Nordic final 1975 Pos.RiderPoints 1Matti Olin15 2Ilkka Teromaa14 3Reino Santala12 4Kari Vuoristo11 5Rauli Mäkinen11 6Pekka Paljakka9 7Markku Helminen9 8Ari Hiljanen8 9Timo Naskali7 10Esko Myllari5 11Pekka Kortelainen4 12Jouko Naskali3 13Jukka Ahonen2 14Jukka Hautamäki2 15Harry Paranko1 16Veli-Pekka Teromaa12 (disq) |

### Danish final

* Top 4 to Nordic final

### Continental quarter-finals

* Top 32 riders to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 18 May | Markéta Stadium, Prague | Mikhail Krasnov | Viktor Trofimov | Vladimir Zapleshny |
| 19 May | Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | Zenon Plech | Edward Jancarz | Henny Kroeze |
| 19 May | Breitenthal Stadium, Krumbach | Henryk Glücklich | Jerzy Szczakiel | Manfred Poschenreider |
| 19 May | Hajdú Volán Stadion, Debrecen | Grigory Khlinovsky | Andrzej Jurczyński | Marek Cieślak |

### British/Commonwealth semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | John Louis | 14 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | 13 |
| 3 | Reg Wilson | 12 |
| 4 | Bob Valentine | 10 |
| 5 | Barry Briggs | 9 |
| 6 | Martin Ashby | 9 |
| 7 | Ivan Mauger | 9 |
| 8 | Billy Sanders | 9 |
| 9 | Doug Wyer | 7 |
| 10 | Chris Pusey | 6 |
| 11 | Phil Herne | 5 |
| 12 | Barry Crowson | 4 |
| 13 | George Hunter | 4 |
| 14 | Bob Kilby | 3 |
| 15 | Eric Broadbelt | 3 |
| 16 | Arnie Haley | 2 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Dave Jessup | 15 |
| 2 | Ray Wilson | 13 |
| 3 | Jim McMillan | 12 |
| 4 | Malcolm Simmons | 11 |
| 5 | John Boulger | 10 |
| 6 | Terry Betts | 10 |
| 7 | Eric Boocock | 8 |
| 8 | Bobby Beaton | 8 |
| 9 | Barry Thomas | 8 |
| 10 | Nigel Boocock | 8 |
| 11 | Rick France | 6 |
| 12 | Kevin Holden | 4 |
| 13 | Tony Davey | 3 |
| 14 | Phil Crump | 3 |
| 15 | Bruce Cribb | 1 |
| 16 | Gordon Kennett | 0 |

## Fourth round
### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Edward Jancarz | 14 |
| 2 | Vladimir Gordeev | 14 |
| 3 | Michail Krasnov | 13 |
| 4 | Zbigniew Filipiak | 11 |
| 5 | Jan Mucha | 9 |
| 6 | Ryszard Fabiszewski | 9 |
| 7 | Zenon Plech | 9 |
| 8 | Vladimir Zaplechny | 8 |
| 9 | Viktor Trofimov | 6 |
| 10 | Miloslav Špinka | 6 |
| 11 | Jiří Štancl | 5 |
| 12 | Paweł Waloszek | 4 |
| 13 | Jan Hadek | 4 |
| 14 | Vladimir Nesterov | 3 |
| 15 | Henny Kroeze | 3 |
| 16 | Boguslaw Nowak | 2 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Henryk Glücklich | 12 |
| 2 | Michail Starostin | 12 |
| 3 | Marek Cieślak | 11 |
| 4 | Valerij Gordeev | 10 |
| 5 | Grigory Khlinovsky | 10 |
| 6 | Anatolij Kuzmin | 10 |
| 7 | Bernard Jąder | 9 |
| 8 | Alexander Pavlov | 9 |
| 9 | Andrzej Jurczyński | 8 |
| 10 | Zdzisław Dobrucki | 7 |
| 11 | Manfred Poschenreider | 6 |
| 12 | Václav Verner | 6 |
| 13 | Josef Angermüller | 4 |
| 14 | Pal Perenyi | 4 |
| 15 | Sándor Domokos | 2 |
| 16 | Jerzy Szczakiel | 0 |
| 17 | Rudolf Weindl | 0 |
| 18 | Kazimierz Bentke | 0 |

### British/Commonwealth Final

* 12 June 1974
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry
* First 10 to British-Nordic 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) Eric Boocock | 13 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 13 | 1 | |
| | (11) Terry Betts | 12 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| | (8) Dave Jessup | 11 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (5) John Boulger | 10 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (13) Ivan Mauger | 9 | | | | 2 | E | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (1) Nigel Boocock | 8 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | (7) Jim McMillan | 8 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (12) Peter Collins | 8 | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (16) John Louis | 8 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (4) Ray Wilson | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | T | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (6) Barry Briggs | 6 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (10) Billy Sanders | 5 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (15) Malcolm Simmons | 5 | | | | 1 | | | E | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | (9) Reg Wilson | 4 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | X | | | | | F | | 1 | | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (2) Bob Valentine | 3 | 3 | | | | | X | | | | F | | | | E | | | | - | | | 3 | 15 | |
| 16 | (3) Martin Ashby | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 2 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Frank Smith | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Roger Hill | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |

### Nordic Final

* 9 June 1974
* Eteläpuisto, Tampere
* First 6 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
| 1 | Ole Olsen | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Dag Lövaas | 3,3,3,3,2 | 14 |
| 3 | Matti Olin | 2,2,2,2,3 | 11 |
| 4 | Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 3,1,2,2,2 | 10 |
| 5 | Reidar Eide | ef,2,3,3,1 | 9 |
| 6 | Kari Vuoristo | 0,2,2,2,3 | 9 |
| 7 | Øyvind S. Berg | 2,1,3,1,1 | 8 |
| 8 | Edgar Stangeland | 2,3,0,1,2 | 8 |
| 9 | Preben Rosenkilde | 1,1,0,3,2 | 7 |
| 10 | Jan Terje Gravningen | 1,3,2,0,ef | 6 |
| 11 | Ulf Lovaas | 1,ef,-,2,3 | 6 |
| 12 | Kaj Kristensen | 3,0,1,0,1 | 5 |
| 13 | Pekka Paljakka | 1,0,1,1,1 | 4 |
| 14 | Svein Lokken | 2,1,1,0,0 | 4 |
| 15 | Kjell Gimre | 0,2,1,0,0 | 3 |
| 16 | Nils Nilsen | ef,-,-,-,- | 0 |
| R1 | Antti Eklund | f,0,0,1,0 | 1 |

## Fifth round
### Swedish qualification

* Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
(1 May, Gamla Galgberget Visby) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Christer Löfqvist | 15 |
| 2 | Bengt Jansson | 12 |
| 3 | Tomas Pettersson | 12 |
| 4 | Sven Nilsson | 11 |
| 5 | Hasse Holmqvist | 11 |
| 6 | Tommy Nilsson | 9+3 |
| 7 | Bengt Larsson | 9+2 |
| 8 | Lars-Åke Andersson | 8 |
| 9 | Roy Dantanus | 8 |
| 10 | Jan Johansson | 7 |
| 11 | Sven-Olov Lindh | 4 |
| 12 | Benny Ekberg | 4 |
| 13 | Willy Karlsson | 4 |
| 14 | Rolf Johansson | 2 |
| 15 | Åke Andersson | 2 |
| 16 | Claes-Ingvar Svensson | 1 |
| 17 | Kjell Bergström | 1 |
(1 May, Målilla (Motorbana) Målilla) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Tommy Johansson | 15 |
| 2 | Bo Wirebrand | 12 |
| 3 | Christer Sjösten | 11 |
| 4 | Tommy Jansson | 10 |
| 5 | Sören Karlsson | 10 |
| 6 | Käll Haage | 9 |
| 7 | Olle Nygren | 7 |
| 8 | Berndt Johansson | 7 |
| 9 | Leif Johansson | 7 |
| 10 | Richard Hellsén | 6 |
| 11 | Eddie Davidsson | 6 |
| 12 | Tommy Wedén | 6 |
| 13 | Hans Johansson | 6 |
| 14 | Karl-Fredrik Lindgren | 4 |
| 15 | Ragnar Holm | 2 |
| 16 | Kenneth Selmosson | 1 |
| 17 | Stefan Hjort | 1 |
(1 May, Gislaved Motorbana Gislaved) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Sören Sjösten | 15 |
| 2 | Bernt Persson | 14 |
| 3 | Therje Henriksson | 12 |
| 4 | Leif Enecrona | 11 |
| 5 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 11 |
| 6 | Stephan Johansson | 10 |
| 7 | Lars Jansson | 9 |
| 8 | Stefan Salmonsson | 8 |
| 9 | Lars Larsson | 6 |
| 10 | Börje Klingberg | 5 |
| 11 | Peter Smith | 5 |
| 12 | Lars-Inge Hultberg | 5 |
| 13 | Conny Samuelsson | 4 |
| 14 | Leif Mellberg | 2 |
| 15 | Åke Dovhed | 2 |
| 16 | Anders Lövgren | 1 |
| 17 | Sven-Erik Andersson | 0 |
| 18 | Håkan Karlsson | 0 |

### Continental Final

* 23 June 1974
* Anatoly Stepanov Stadium, Tolyatti
* 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 | 21 |
| | (10) Vladimir Gordeev | 12 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | 12 | 1 | |
| | (1) Mikhail Starostin | 11 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 2 | |
| | (4) Zenon Plech | 11 | F | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (11) Mikhail Krasnov | 10 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (3) Anatoly Kuzmin | 10 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (7) Jan Mucha | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | E | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (13) Edward Jancarz | 9 | | | | 3 | X | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (14) Grigory Khlinovsky | 8 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (5) Ryszard Fabiszewski | 8 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (15) Valery Gordeev | 7 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | E | | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (6) Vladimir Zapleshny | 6 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (16) Marek Cieślak | 5 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (8) Henryk Glücklich | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | X | | | 1 | | | X | | | | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (9) Aleksandr Pavlov | 3 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | E | | 2 | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (12) Bernard Jąder | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 3 | 15 | |
| 16 | (2) Zbigniew Filipiak | 2 | E | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Josef Angermüller | 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 |

### British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final

* 4 August 1974
* Speedway Center, Fredericia
* 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 | 21 |
| | (8) Ole Olsen | 14 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (5) Ivan Mauger | 13 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 13 | 2 | |
| | (16) John Louis | 10 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 10 | 3 | |
| 4 | (2) Terry Betts | 10 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (12) Peter Collins | 10 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (9) Dave Jessup | 10 | | | 2 | | E | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (4) Scott Autrey | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (7) Dag Lovaas | 9 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | E | | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (1) John Boulger | 8 | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | E | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (6) Jim McMillan | 8 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 8 | 10 | |
| 11 | (13) Reidar Eide | 7 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | (14) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen | 6 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (15) Nigel Boocock | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | E | 1 | | | | 2 | 13 | |
| 14 | (11) Matti Olin | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 15 | (3) Eric Boocock | 0 | F | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | 0 | 15 | |
| 16 | (10) Kari Vuoristo | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | - | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Ray Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Øyvind S. Berg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 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 |

## Sixth round
### Swedish Finals

* Top 5 from 3 meetings progress to World final
* R1 (28 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm)
* R2 (29 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
* R3 (30 May, Ullevi, Gothenburg)
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Anders Michanek | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Sören Sjösten | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 3 | Christer Löfqvist | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Bengt Jansson | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | Tommy Johansson | 11 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Tommy Jansson | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Sören Karlsson | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Hasse Holmqvist | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Tommy Pettersson | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| 10 | Bernt Persson | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 11 | Bo Wirebrand | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | Christer Sjösten | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | Sven Nilsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | Stephan Johansson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Tommy Nilsson | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 17 | Käll Haage | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Therje Henriksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Leif Enecrona | 0 | - | - | 0 |

### European Final

* Top 11 to World final
* 31 August 1974
* Wembley Stadium, London
| 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 |
| | (15) Peter Collins | 13 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| | (2) Ole Olsen | 13 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| | (4) Ivan Mauger | 13 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | (8) Vladimir Gordeev | 11 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (12) John Louis | 10 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (14) Zenon Plech | 10 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (11) Dave Jessup | 8 | | | E | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (7) Dag Lovaas | 7 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | E | | | | | 3 | | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (16) Grigory Khlinovsky | 7 | | | | F | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (5) Terry Betts | 6 | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (13) Mikhail Krasnov | 6 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (10) Edward Jancarz | 5 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (6) Scott Autrey | 3 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (9) Mikhail Starostin | 2 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (3) Anatoly Kuzmin | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (1) Jan Mucha | 0 | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Jim McMillan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) John Boulger | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | 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

* 6 September 1974
* Ullevi, Gothenburg.
| 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 |
| | (10) Anders Michanek | 15 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (1) Ivan Mauger | 11 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| | (13) Sören Sjösten | 11 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (16) John Louis | 9 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | (8) Bengt Jansson | 9 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | R | | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (15) Peter Collins | 9 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (7) Tommy Johansson | 8 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (11) Zenon Plech | 8 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (4) Christer Löfqvist | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | R | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (6) Grigory Khlinovsky | 6 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | F | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (12) Dag Lövaas | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (5) Terry Betts | 6 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (14) Dave Jessup | 5 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | (2) Mikhail Krasnov | 3 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | R | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (9) Ole Olsen | 2 | | | 2 | | F | | | | | | - | | | | | - | | - | | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (3) Vladimir Gordeev | 0 | 0 | | | | | | F | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Tommy Jansson | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 3 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Edward Jancarz | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 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 |