1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the ninth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Chorzów, oland. The [championship was won by England who beat New Zealand after Run-Off. Bronze medal was won by Denmark.
Semifinal 1
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| Ole Olsen | 17 | ||
| Finn Thomsen | 11 | ||
| Ivan Mauger | 14 | ||
| Larry Ross | 11 | ||
| Anders Michanek | 15 | ||
| Jan Andersson | 7 | ||
| 4 | Phil Crump | 11 | |
| 4 | Phil Herne | 6 | |
| 5 | Ila Teromaa | 10 | |
| 5 | Kai Niemi | 5 | |
| 6 | Henny Kroeze | 6 | |
| 6 | Rudi Muts | 6 | |
| 7 | Audun Ove Olsen | 5 | |
| 7 | Trond Helge Skretting | 1 |
Semifinal 2
| Pos. | Team | Rider | Points |
| Malcolm Simmons | 15 | ||
| Gordon Kennett | 15 | ||
| Jiří Štancl | 13 | ||
| Jan Verner | 11 | ||
| Hans Wassermann | 16 | ||
| Georg Hack | 6 | ||
| 4 | Giuseppe Marzotto | 11 | |
| 4 | Mauro Ferracioli | 6 | |
| 5 | Istvan Sziraczky | 12 | |
| 5 | Janos Oresko | 4 | |
| 6 | Adi Funk | 7 | |
| 6 | Walter Grubmuller | 3 | |
| 7 | Djuro Fleten | 2 | |
| 7 | Josef Mauser | 1 |