The 1981 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the twelfth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Chorzów, Poland. The championship was won by United States first time (23 points). American pair beat New Zealand (22 points) and Poland (21 points).Świat Żużla, No 3 (59) 2004, page 44,
The win by American's Bruce Penhall and Bobby Schwartz was the first time an American team or riders had won a World Championship in speedway since Jack Milne had won the 1937 World Final at the Wembley Stadium in London, England. Later in 1981 Penhall would go on to win the Individual World Final at Wembley.
Preliminary round Mladost Stadum, Prelog 3 May Pos. Team Rider Points – 21+3 Rolf Gramstad 17Ingvar Hauverstad 4 – 21+2 Stefan Kekec 15Vlado Kocuvan 6 – 20Adi Funk 9Herbert Szerecz 114 – 19Henny Kroeze 6Frits Koppe 135 – 18Zoltán Adorján 16Isztvan Sziracky 26 – 13Angel Jeftimov 8Nikolaj Manev 57 – 11M.Gerard 8F.Ender 3
Semifinal 1 Motodrom Halbemond, Norden 7 June
Semifinal 2 Giavera del Montello Municipal Stadium, Treviso 7 June
World final 20 June 1981 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
See also 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship 1981 Speedway World Team Cup motorcycle speedway 1981 in sports
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