1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship

The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Vojens, Denmark. The championship was won by host Denmark (25 points) who beat England (24 points) and Poland (20 points).

Preliminary round

 * 🇧🇬 Targovishte Speedway Stadium, Targovishte
 * May 13

Semifinal 1

 * Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut
 * 9 June

Semifinal 2

 * Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana
 * 10 June

World final

 * Speedway Center, Vojens
 * 26 June

American Kelly Moran did not start, because he was injured at official practice. His replacement Steve Gresham and the reserve rider Ron Preston were stuck at Heathrow Airport in England, forcing Penhall to ride alone.