The 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 31st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
England's Peter Collins became the first British World Speedway Champion since Peter Craven had won in 1962. Fellow Englishman Malcolm Simmons finished second with Australia's Phil Crump finishing third. 1976 was the first time since 1952 that no rider from either New Zealand or Sweden finished on the podium in the World Final.
Qualifying results.
First round
British Preliminary round
- Riders progress to British qualifying round
British qualifying round
- Riders progress to British quarter finals
Second round
Swedish qualification
- Top 5 in each heat to Swedish final
New Zealand qualification
- Top 16 to New Zealand final
Australian qualification
British quarter-finals
- Top 32 to British semi-finals
Continental Preliminary round
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
Third round
American qualifying
- 3 June
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose
- Top 16 to American Final
New Zealand Final
- 14 February, Ruapuna Speedway, Templeton
- Top 8 to Australasian final
Australian Final
- 13 February 1976, Rowley Park Speedway, Adelaide
- Top 8 to Australasian Final
Swedish Final
- The final was initially started on 20 May at Gubbängens IP but had to be abandoned following the fatal crash of Tommy Jansson.
- 25 May 1976
- Linköping Motorstadion, Linköping
- Top 8 to Nordic final
Danish Final
- 25 April 1976
- Speedway Center, Vojens
- Top 2 to Nordic final
Finland Final
- Top 1 to Nordic final
- 17 Sep '75,
- Kärpänen speedway, Lahti
Norwegian Final
- 25 April 1976
- Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
- First 3 to Nordic Final
British semi-finals
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Fourth round
Continental semi-finals
Australasian Final
- 21 February 1976
- Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
- Top 4 to Intercontinental final
American Final
- 4 June
- Cal-Expo Rodeo Arena, Sacramento
- Winner to Intercontinental Final, Autrey won a three rider race-off
British Final
- 2 June 1976
- Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- First 5 to Intercontinental Final
Nordic Final
- 2 June 1976
- Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
- Top 6 to Intercontinental final
Fifth round
Intercontinental Final
- 26 June 1976
- Wembley Stadium, London
- First 8 to World Final
Continental Final
- 20 June 1976
- Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad
World Final
- 5 September 1976
- Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
- Top 8 to World final & 1 reserve
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