The 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten, West Germany. The championship was won by Sweden (24 points) who beat Great Britain (21 points) and Norway (16 points). Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is included in all speedway lists.
Final Illerstadion, Kempten 1 September
Pos. Team Rider Points - 24 Ove Fundin (3,3,3,3,2) 14Torbjörn Harrysson (2,2,2,1,3) 10 - 21 Geoff Mudge (1,3,3,3,2) 12Ray Wilson (0,2,2,2,3) 9 - 16 Odd Fossengen (3,3,1,1,3) 11Øyvind S. Berg (2,1,0,0,2) 54 B - 12 Peter Barth (1,2,2,3,1) 9Rudolf Kastl (0,0,1,2,0) 35 A - 10 Manfred Poschenreider (f,3,3,2,0) 8Fred Aberl (-,1,0,0,1) 26 - 6 Jens Hauser (1,2,0,1,0) 4Kurt W. Petersen (0,0,1,0,1) 2
See also 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship 1968 Speedway World Team Cup motorcycle speedway 1968 in sports
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