1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship
{{Short description|Inaugural edition of the World motorcycle speedway Pairs Championship}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Motorsport season
|title = Speedway World Pairs Championship
|link = Speedway World Pairs Championship
|year = 1968
|previous = none
}}
The 1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the unofficial FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.{{cite book|last=Rogers|first=Martin|title=The Illustrated History of Speedway|year=1978|page=134|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-904584-45-3}} The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten, West Germany.{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=99|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}} The championship was won by Sweden (24 points) who beat Great Britain (21 points) and Norway (16 points).{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-pairs-championship.html|title=World Pairs Championship 1968-1993|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=11 July 2021}} Although unofficial at the time it is now regarded as being a major event and is included in all speedway lists.{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=27–28|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}
Final
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Illerstadion, Kempten
- 1 September
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!width=25px|Pos. | width=160px|Team | width=170px|Rider | width=40px|Points |
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|rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st | rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} - 24 | align=left|Ove Fundin (3,3,3,3,2) | 14 |
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|align=left|Torbjörn Harrysson (2,2,2,1,3) | 10 | ||
align=center {{Speedway color|p2}}
|rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd | rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} - 21 | align=left|Geoff Mudge (1,3,3,3,2) | 12 |
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|align=left|Ray Wilson (0,2,2,2,3) | 9 | ||
align=center {{Speedway color|p3}}
|rowspan=2 {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd | rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|NOR}} - 16 | align=left|Odd Fossengen (3,3,1,1,3) | 11 |
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|align=left|Øyvind S. Berg (2,1,0,0,2) | 5 | ||
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|rowspan=2|4 | rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} B - 12 | align=left|Peter Barth (1,2,2,3,1) | 9 |
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|align=left|Rudolf Kastl (0,0,1,2,0) | 3 | ||
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|rowspan=2|5 | rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} A - 10 | align=left|Manfred Poschenreider (f,3,3,2,0) | 8 |
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|align=left|Fred Aberl (-,1,0,0,1) | 2 | ||
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|rowspan=2|6 | rowspan=2 align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} - 6 | align=left|Jens Hauser (1,2,0,1,0) | 4 |
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|align=left|Kurt W. Petersen (0,0,1,0,1) | 2 |