The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Vojens, Denmark. The championship was won by host Denmark (25 points) who beat England (24 points) and Poland (20 points).
Preliminary round Targovishte Speedway Stadium, Targovishte May 13 Pos. Team Rider Points - 23+3 ? ?? ? - 23+2 ? ?? ? - 22 ? ?? ?4 - 21 ? ?? ?5 - 19 ? ?? ?6 - 10 ? ?? ?7 - 8 ? ?? ?
Semifinal 1 Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut 9 June
Semifinal 2 Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana 10 June
World final Speedway Center, Vojens 23 June
American Kelly Moran did not start, because he was injured at official practice. His replacement Steve Gresham and the reserve rider Ron Preston were stuck at Heathrow Airport in England, forcing Penhall to ride alone.
See also 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship 1979 Speedway World Team Cup motorcycle speedway 1979 in sports
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