# 1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Denmark (29 points) who beat England (27 pts) and United States (22 pts).
The 1985 World Pairs Final was the last World Championship final appearance of legendary New Zealand rider Ivan Mauger. In a career lasting almost 30 years, Mauger had won 15 World Championships, including a record 6 Individual World Championships, 4 World Team Cups, 3 Long Track World Championships and 2 World Pairs Championships.

## Preliminary round

* Stichting Baansport Blijham, Blijham
* 21 April
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | Italy (26 pts) | Armando Castagna | 17 |
| | Italy (26 pts) | Valentino Furlanetto | 9 |
| | Netherlands (24 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 17 |
| | Netherlands (24 pts) | Frits Koppe | 7 |
| | Hungary (19+3 pts) | Zoltán Adorján | 13+3 |
| | Hungary (19+3 pts) | Zoltan Hajdu | 6 |
| 4 | Norway (19+2 pts) | Roy Otto | 10+2 |
| 4 | Norway (19+2 pts) | Einar Kyllingstad | 9 |
| 5 | Austria (17 pts) | Heinrich Schatzer | 13 |
| 5 | Austria (17 pts) | Toni Pilotto | 4 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (11 pts) | Orlin Janakiev | 8 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (11 pts) | Stanislav Tzankov | 3 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia (10 pts) | Artur Kocmut | 6 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia (10 pts) | Krešo Omerzel | 4 |

## Semifinal 1

* Motodrom Halbemond, Norden
* 26 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | Denmark (28 pts) | Erik Gundersen | 16 |
| | Denmark (28 pts) | Tommy Knudsen | 12 |
| | Australia (24 pts) | Phil Crump | 13 |
| | Australia (24 pts) | Steve Regeling | 11 |
| | New Zealand (24 pts) | Mitch Shirra | 14 |
| | New Zealand (24 pts) | Ivan Mauger | 10 |
| 4 | West Germany (19 pts) | Karl Maier | 14 |
| 4 | West Germany (19 pts) | Klaus Lausch | 5 |
| 5 | Austria (12 pts) | Heinrich Schatzer | 8 |
| 5 | Austria (12 pts) | Toni Pilotto | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands (11 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 7 |
| 6 | Netherlands (11 pts) | Frits Koppe | 4 |
| 7 | Hungary (8 pts) | Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
| 7 | Hungary (8 pts) | Zoltan Hajdu | 3 |

## Semifinal 2

* Odsal Stadium, Bradford
* 1 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| | United States (27 pts) | Shawn Moran | 15 |
| | United States (27 pts) | Bobby Schwartz | 12 |
| | England (24 pts) | Kenny Carter | 13 |
| | England (24 pts) | Kelvin Tatum | 11 |
| | Sweden (21 pts) | Jan Andersson | 14 |
| | Sweden (21 pts) | Per Jonsson | 7 |
| 4 | Italy (17 pts) | Armando Castagna | 9 |
| 4 | Italy (17 pts) | Valentino Furlanetto | 8 |
| 5 | Finland (15 pts) | Kai Niemi | 12 |
| 5 | Finland (15 pts) | Ari Koponen | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (14 pts) | Antonin Kasper, Jr. | 9 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (14 pts) | Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 |
| 7 | Norway (8 pts) | Einar Kyllingstad | 7 |
| 7 | Norway (8 pts) | Roy Otto | 1 |

## World final

* Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
* 15 June
| 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 | Denmark | 29 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | 29 |
| 1 | (13) Erik Gundersen | 16 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 3 | | |
| 1 | (14) Tommy Knudsen | 13 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 2 | | |
| 2 | England | 27 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | 27 |
| 2 | (9) Kenny Carter | 14 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | |
| 2 | (10) Kelvin Tatum | 13 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | |
| 3 | United States | 22 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 22 |
| 3 | (1) Bobby Schwartz | 11 | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | |
| 3 | (2) Shawn Moran | 11 | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 15 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 4 | (7) Ivan Mauger | 8 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | E | | | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 4 | (8) Mitch Shirra | 7 | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden | 14 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 5 | (11) Jan Andersson | 10 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 |
| 5 | (12) Per Jonsson | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 |
| 6 | Australia | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 11 |
| 6 | (5) Steve Regeling | 6 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 6 | (6) Phil Crump | 5 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
| 7 | Poland | 8 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | (3) Andrzej Huszcza | 4 | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | F | | |
| 7 | (4) Grzegorz Dzikowski | 4 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 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 |