The 1974 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the fifth

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Speedway World Pairs Championship The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway (motorcycling) event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team C ...

. The final took place at the Hyde Road Speedway in Belle Vue,

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. The championship was won by

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(28 points) from

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(23 pts) and

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(21 pts). Host nation

, represented by Peter Collins and

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, finished 4th with 21 points. Swedish rider

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, who successfully defended his World Pairs crown at this meeting, completed the double later in 1974 when he won the Individual World Championship.

Semifinal 1

* Prelog * May 26

Semifinal 2

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* May 26

World final

, Hyde Road * 13 July

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Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

World final

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