1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship

The 1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the sixth annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1981 Speedway World Championship.[1]

This was the final time the Australasian Championship was staged. It was held at the 300 metres (330 yards) Liverpool City Raceway in Sydney. The Final was easily won by six time World Champion Ivan Mauger who scored a 15-point maximum to win his second Australasian Championship. Surprisingly, Australia's leading riders Phil Crump and reigning Australian Champion Billy Sanders (who was actually riding on his home track) failed to qualify for the Overseas Final to be held at the White City Stadium in London, England. Sanders won a runoff with Crump to be the reserve rider in London.

1981 Australasian Final
Pos.RiderTotal
1New Zealand Ivan Mauger15
2Australia Danny Kennedy11+3
3New Zealand Larry Ross11+2
4Australia Phil Herne11+1
5Australia Billy Sanders10+3
6Australia Phil Crump10+2
7Australia Gary Guglielmi9
8New Zealand Mitch Shirra8
9Australia John Titman7
10Australia Mick McKeon7
11New Zealand Tony Briggs6
12New Zealand Wayne Brown5
13New Zealand David Bargh2
14Australia Steve Regeling2
15New Zealand Mike Fullerton1
16New Zealand Graeme Beardsley1
17Australia Robert Maxfield (RES)1

References
  1. Speedway World Championship History - 1981

See also
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