1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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The 1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship.[1][2] The final took place in Rybnik, Poland. The championship was won by Denmark (29 points) who beat England (27 pts) and United States (22 pts).[3]
The 1985 World Pairs Final was the last World Championship final appearance of legendary New Zealand rider Ivan Mauger. In a career lasting almost 30 years, Mauger had won 15 World Championships, including a record 6 Individual World Championships, 4 World Team Cups, 3 Long Track World Championships and 2 World Pairs Championships.
Stichting Baansport Blijham, Blijham- 21 April
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Italy (26 pts) | Armando Castagna | 17 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 9 | ||
 |  Netherlands (24 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 17 |
| Frits Koppe | 7 | ||
 |  Hungary (19+3 pts) | Zoltán Adorján | 13+3 |
| Zoltan Hajdu | 6 | ||
| 4 |  Norway (19+2 pts) | Roy Otto | 10+2 |
| Einar Kyllingstad | 9 | ||
| 5 |  Austria (17 pts) | Heinrich Schatzer | 13 |
| Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
| 6 |  Bulgaria (11 pts) | Orlin Janakiev | 8 |
| Stanislav Tzankov | 3 | ||
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (10 pts) | Artur Kocmut | 6 |
| Krešo Omerzel | 4 |
Semifinal 1
Motodrom Halbemond, Norden- 26 May
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (28 pts) | Erik Gundersen | 16 |
| Tommy Knudsen | 12 | ||
|  Australia (24 pts) | Phil Crump | 13 |
| Steve Regeling | 11 | ||
|  New Zealand (24 pts) | Mitch Shirra | 14 |
| Ivan Mauger | 10 | ||
| 4 |  West Germany (19 pts) | Karl Maier | 14 |
| Klaus Lausch | 5 | ||
| 5 | Austria (12 pts) | Heinrich Schatzer | 8 |
| Toni Pilotto | 4 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands (11 pts) | Henny Kroeze | 7 |
| Frits Koppe | 4 | ||
| 7 | Hungary (8 pts) | Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
| Zoltan Hajdu | 3 |
Semifinal 2
Odsal Stadium, Bradford- 1 June
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|  United States (27 pts) | Shawn Moran | 15 |
| Bobby Schwartz | 12 | ||
|  England (24 pts) | Kenny Carter | 13 |
| Kelvin Tatum | 11 | ||
|  Sweden (21 pts) | Jan Andersson | 14 |
| Per Jonsson | 7 | ||
| 4 | Italy (17 pts) | Armando Castagna | 9 |
| Valentino Furlanetto | 8 | ||
| 5 |  Finland (15 pts) | Kai Niemi | 12 |
| Ari Koponen | 3 | ||
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (14 pts) | Antonin Kasper, Jr. | 9 |
| Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | ||
| 7 | Norway (8 pts) | Einar Kyllingstad | 7 |
| Roy Otto | 1 |
