- Source: 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 33rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ole Olsen won his third world crown. The final was sponsored by the Sunday Mirror and was attended by 86,500. Gordon Kennett took silver on the day of his 25th birthday and American Scott Autrey won the bronze medal run-off defeating Dave Jessup and Jerzy Rembas. Dave Jessup was effectively denied a World title when after leading in heat 3 he suffered a bike malfunction and finished last in the heat. He then scored 11 points from his remaining rides which would have been enough to take the crown if he had won heat 3.
Qualification results.
Second round
= Australian qualifying
=Top 16 to Australian final
= New Zealand qualifying
=Top 16 to New Zealand final
= British preliminary round
=Rider progress to British qualifying round
= Continental preliminary round
=Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
= Swedish qualification
=Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
Third round
= Continental quarter-finals
=Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
= British qualifying round
=The British qualifying rounds for the World Championship doubled up as qualifying rounds for the Volkswagen/Daily Mirror Grand Prix. Therefore, many non-British riders rode in these meetings scoring points towards the Volkswagen/Daily Mirror Grand Prix qualification - but their scores didn't count towards World Championship qualification. The top 32 British riders qualified for the british semi-finals.
= Finland Final
=First 2 to Nordic Final 1978
14 August 1977, Eteläpuisto, Tampere
= Norwegian Final
=3 riders to Nordic Final
= Swedish Final
=30 May 1978
Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla
First 7 to Nordic Final + 1 reserve
= Danish Final
=15 May 1978
Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup
First 2 to Nordic Final (Ole Olsen and Finn Thomsen seeded through)
= Australian Final
=4 February 1978
Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
To 8 to Australasian Final
= New Zealand Final
=11 February 1978
Te Marua Speedway, Wellington
To 8 to Australasian Final
Fourth round
= British semi-finals
== American selection
=No qualifying, the AMA selected two riders to represent the USA in the Intercontinental final.
= Australasian Final
=12 February 1978
Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
First 4 to Intercontinental Final, Ivan Mauger seeded through
= Nordic Final
=8 June 1978
Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
First 9 to Intercontnental Final
= Continental semi-finals
=Fifth round
= British Final
=16 August 1978
Brandon Stadium, Coventry
First 4 to World Final
= Continental Final
=2 July 1978
Markéta Stadium, Prague
First 6 to World Final plus 1 reserve
= Intercontinental Final
=2 July 1978
Speedway Center, Fredericia
First 7 to World Final + 1 reserve
World Final
2 September 1978
Wembley Stadium, London
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