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14th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship
1983 World Pairs Championship
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Heading into Heat 16 of the Final, Billy Sanders was the only unbeaten rider. He won the start from Guglielmi and out of form West German pair Egon Müller and Karl Maier when he unbelievably fell in turn 2 of the first lap. Although Guglielmi went on to win the re-run of the heat, the points lost as a result of Sanders exclusion ultimately cost Australia its first (and only) World Pairs Championship. While Australian referee Sam Bass had no hesitation in excluding Sanders, he had earlier allowed Peter Collins to re-start after video replays suggested that he fell with no help in the first turn of Heat 10 against Denmark. England went on to a 5–0 score in the heat after Nielsen was excluded from the re-start for falling off his bike over the tapes and Gundersen suffered engine failure a lap from the flag while leading the race.
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
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
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
Hungary - 27
Netherlands - 21
Bulgaria - 20
Italy - 18
Yugoslavia - 17
Austria - 15
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
New Zealand
Australia
Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Hansa Stadium, Bremen
United States
England
Finland
Norway
Sweden
