1979 Individual Speedway World Championship

British qualification Similar to the previous season, the Sunday Mirror sponsored British qualifying rounds for the World Championship doubled up as qualifying rounds for the Berger-sponsored Grand Prix. Therefore, many non-British riders such as Scott Autrey and Ivan Mauger rode in these meetings scoring points towards the Grand Prix qualification - but their scores didn't count towards World Championship qualification. The Rye House track flooded so the event was moved to Hackney. == Second round ==

Swedish qualification • Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final Continental Preliminary round • Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals British semi-finals • 23 May • Wimborne Road, Poole • Top 8 to British final Australian Final • 11 February 1979 • Olympic Park, Mildura • First 8 to Australasian Final == Third round ==

Continental quarter-finals • Top 32 riders to Continental semi-finals American semi-finals • Top 16 to American final (two 32 rider meetings, held in 1978) British Final • 20 June 1979 • Brandon Stadium, Coventry • First 10 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve Australasian Final • 23 February 1979 • Rowley Park Speedway, Adelaide • Referee: Sam Bass • First 6 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve Danish Final • 6 May 1979 • Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup • First 4 to Nordic Final (Ole Olsen seeded to Nordic final) Norwegian Final • To 3 riders to Nordic Final • Elgane, Varhaug Finland Final • 3 selected riders to Nordic Final • 13 August '78 • Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti Swedish Final • 29 May 1979 • Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla • First 5 to Nordic Final + 1 reserve == Fourth round ==

Continental semi-finals • 27 May • Breitenthal Stadium, Krumbach • Top 8 to Continental final American Final • 29 December 1978 • Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana • First 2 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve Commonwealth Final • 1 July 1979 • White City Stadium, London • First 9 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve Nordic Final • 5 June 1979 • Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping • First 5 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve == Fifth round ==

Continental Final • 8 July 1979 • Rottalstadion, Pocking • First 4 to World final plus 1 reserve • Polish riders Zenon Plech, Edward Jancarz and Robert Słaboń seeded to World Final Intercontinental Final • 8 August 1979 • White City Stadium, London • First 9 to World Final plus 1 reserve ==World Final==

• 2 September 1979 • Silesian Stadium, Chorzów ==References==