The 1979 Commonwealth final was the inaugural running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1979 Speedway World Championship Final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland. The 1979 Final was run on 1 July at the White City Stadium in London, England, and was part of the qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations.Speedway World Championship History - 1979
Riders from Australia and New Zealand qualified for the new final through the 1979 Australasian Final held at the Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide, South Australia in February. Those from Great Britain (primarily from England), qualified through the British Championship final held two weeks earlier at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry.
Michael Lee won the event defeating Australian Billy Sanders in a run-off after both riders finished on 14 points.
1979 Commonwealth final 1 July White City Stadium, London Qualification: Top 9 plus 1 reserve to the Intercontinental Final in London
Pos. Rider Total1 Michael Lee 14+32 Billy Sanders 14+23 Dave Jessup 124 Larry Ross 115 Ivan Mauger 116 Peter Collins 107 John Titman 98 Gordon Kennett 89 John Davis 710 Malcolm Simmons 611 Doug Wyer 512 John Louis 413 Roger Johns 214 Phil Crump 215 Steve Koppe 216 Alan Molyneux 117 Mitch Shirra (Res) 117 Chris Morton (Res) 1
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