1976 Individual Speedway World Championship

British Preliminary round • Riders progress to British qualifying round British qualifying round • Riders progress to British quarter finals == Second round ==

Swedish qualification • Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final New Zealand qualification • Top 16 to New Zealand final Australian qualification British quarter-finals • Top 32 to British semi-finals Continental Preliminary round • Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals == Third round ==

American qualifying • 3 June • Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose • Top 16 to American Final New Zealand Final • 14 February, Ruapuna Speedway, Templeton • Top 8 to Australasian final Australian Final • 13 February 1976, Rowley Park Speedway, Adelaide • Top 8 to Australasian Final Swedish Final • The final was initially started on 20 May at Gubbängens IP but had to be abandoned following the fatal crash of Tommy Jansson. • 25 May 1976 • Linköping Motorstadion, Linköping • Top 8 to Nordic final Danish Final • 25 April 1976 • Speedway Center, Vojens • Top 2 to Nordic final Finland Final • Top 1 to Nordic final • 17 Sep '75, • Kärpänen speedway, Lahti Norwegian Final • 25 April 1976 • Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien • First 3 to Nordic Final British semi-finals • 19 May • White City, London • Top 8 to British final Continental quarter-finals • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals ==Fourth round==

Continental semi-finals • 30 May • Stadion Wybrzeże, Gdańsk • Top 8 to Continental final Australasian Final • 21 February 1976 • Western Springs Stadium, Auckland • Top 4 to Intercontinental final American Final • 4 June • Cal-Expo Rodeo Arena, Sacramento • Winner to Intercontinental Final, Autrey won a three rider race-off British Final • 2 June 1976 • Brandon Stadium, Coventry • First 5 to Intercontinental Final Nordic Final • 2 June 1976 • Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping • Top 6 to Intercontinental final ==Fifth round==

Intercontinental Final • 26 June 1976 • Wembley Stadium, London • First 8 to World Final Continental Final • 20 June 1976 • Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad ==World Final==

• 5 September 1976 • Silesian Stadium, Chorzów • Top 8 to World final & 1 reserve ==References==