The 1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Denmark (29 points) who beat England (27 pts) and United States (22 pts).
The 1985 World Pairs Final was the last World Championship final appearance of legendary New Zealand rider Ivan Mauger. In a career lasting almost 30 years, Mauger had won 15 World Championships, including a record 6 Individual World Championships, 4 World Team Cups, 3 Long Track World Championships and 2 World Pairs Championships.
Preliminary round Stichting Baansport Blijham, Blijham 21 April
Pos. Team Rider Points (26 pts) Armando Castagna 17Valentino Furlanetto 9 (24 pts) Henny Kroeze 17Frits Koppe 7 (19+3 pts) Zoltán Adorján 13+3Zoltan Hajdu 64 (19+2 pts) Roy Otto 10+2Einar Kyllingstad 95 (17 pts) Heinrich Schatzer 13Toni Pilotto 46 (11 pts) Orlin Janakiev 8Stanislav Tzankov 37 (10 pts) Artur Kocmut 6Krešo Omerzel 4
Semifinal 1 Motodrom Halbemond, Norden 26 May
Pos. Team Rider Points (28 pts) Erik Gundersen 16Tommy Knudsen 12 (24 pts) Phil Crump 13Steve Regeling 11 (24 pts) Mitch Shirra 14Ivan Mauger 104 (19 pts) Karl Maier 14Klaus Lausch 55 (12 pts) Heinrich Schatzer 8Toni Pilotto 46 (11 pts) Henny Kroeze 7Frits Koppe 47 (8 pts) Zoltán Adorján 5Zoltan Hajdu 3
Semifinal 2 Odsal Stadium, Bradford 1 June
Pos. Team Rider Points (27 pts) Shawn Moran 15Bobby Schwartz 12 (24 pts) Kenny Carter 13Kelvin Tatum 11 (21 pts) Jan Andersson 14Per Jonsson 74 (17 pts) Armando Castagna 9Valentino Furlanetto85 (15 pts) Kai Niemi 12Ari Koponen 36 (14 pts) Antonin Kasper, Jr. 9Aleš Dryml Sr. 57 (8 pts) Einar Kyllingstad 7Roy Otto 1
World final Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik 15 June
See also 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship 1985 Speedway World Team Cup motorcycle speedway 1985 in sports
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