The 1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the second FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place on 11 July 1971 in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Poland (maximum 30 points) who beat New Zealand (25 points) and Sweden (22 points).
Semifinal 1 Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško 20 May Pos. Team Rider Points (? pts) Václav Verner ?Pavel Mareš ? (? pts) Ivan Molan ?Draško Oršic ? (23 pts) Gunther Walla 16Josef Haider 74 ? (? pts) ? ?? ?5 ? (? pts) ? ?? ?6 ? (? pts) ? ?? ?7 ? (? pts) ? ?? ?
Semifinal 2 Leicester Stadium, Leicester 20 June Pos. Team Rider Points (24 pts) Ivan Mauger 16Barry Briggs 8 (22 pts) Anders Michanek 16Sören Sjösten 6 (20 pts) George Hunter 11Jim McMillan 94 (19 pts) Ray Wilson 13Martin Ashby 65 (17 pts) John Boulger 10Jim Airey 76 (13 pts) Reidar Eide 11Øyvind S. Berg 27 (11 pts) Ole Olsen 10Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 1
World final Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik 11 July 1971 Referee: Georg Traunsburger
Notes: Two Poles Antoni Woryna (No. 15) and Jan Mucha (No. 16) were track reserves, but they did not start.
See also 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship 1971 Speedway World Team Cup motorcycle speedway 1971 in sports
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