1981 Overseas Final


The 1981 Overseas Final was the inaugural running of the Overseas Final as part of the qualification for the 1981 Speedway World Championship Final to be held at the Wembley Stadium in London, England. The 1981 Final was run on 12 July at the White City Stadium in London, and was the second last qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders.
The Top 10 riders qualified for the Intercontinental Final to be held at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. England's Dave Jessup won the first ever Overseas Final.

1981 Overseas Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Dave Jessup13
2 Chris Morton11
3 Bruce Penhall10+3
4 Kelly Moran10+2
5 Dennis Sigalos10+1
6 Larry Ross9
7 John Louis9
8 Michael Lee9
9 Kenny Carter8
10 Ivan Mauger8
11 Les Collins7
12 Steve Bastable6
13 Ian Cartwright4
14 Scott Autrey4
15 Danny Kennedy2
16 Phil Herne0