1989 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 44th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3] It was the second time the championship was held in West Germany after previously being held in Norden in 1983.[4]
The World Final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. Hans Nielsen made up for his 1988 run-off defeat to Erik Gundersen by scoring a 15-point maximum to take his third World Championship.[5] Nielsen joined fellow Danes Ole Olsen and Erik Gundersen as a three time speedway world champion.[6]
Simon Wigg from England finished second with the slick, 400 metres (440 yards) track suiting his long track style. Wigg defeated fellow Englishman Jeremy Doncaster in a run-off for second and third places.[7] In what would prove to be his last World Final before his career ending crash in the World Team Cup Final at the Odsal Stadium in England just two weeks later, Erik Gundersen finished in fourth place. His chances of an outright second-place finish (after having finished second behind Nielsen in Heat 4) ended when his bike's engine seized while leading heat 9 causing him to not finish the race. In a sad twist, it was also seized engine in Heat 1 of the World Team Cup Final that would cause Gundersen's career ending crash.
Australian rider Troy Butler had a lucky passage to the World Final. After being seeded to the Commonwealth Final, he finished eighth to qualify for the Overseas Final. He then finished tenth in the Overseas Final to be the first reserve for the Intercontinental Final. He then got a start in the Intercontinental Final at Bradford when Overseas champion Sam Ermolenko injured his back in a horrific Long track motorcycle racing crash and was forced to withdraw (the American would be out for over 6 months). Butler would finish twelfth in the IC Final to become a reserve for the World Final where he once again came in as an injury replacement when Dane Jan O. Pedersen was forced to pull out. The 1986 Australian Champion ultimately finished twelfth in Munich, finishing with 4 points (two second places) from his 5 rides.
First round
[edit | edit source]British qualification
[edit | edit source]- Top 32 riders to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April | Arena Essex Raceway, Purfleet | Andy Buck | Martin Goodwin | Neville Tatum |
| 8 April | Loomer Road Stadium, Chesterton | Louis Carr | Nigel Crabtree | Graham Jones |
| 13 April | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Les Collins | Sean Wilson | Mark Courtney |
Second Round
[edit | edit source]Austrian Final
[edit | edit source]- Austria Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
- 3 rounds
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Schatzer | 40 |
| 2 | Walter Nebel | 36 |
| 3 | Robert Funk | 35 |
| 4 | Andreas Bossner | 33 |
| 5 | Thomas Stadler | 33 |
| 6 | Toni Pilotto | 32 |
| 7 | Siegfried Eder | 31 |
| 8 | Christian Hochtl | 21 |
| 9 | Anton Wannasek | 7 |
| 10 | Manfred Trisko | 6 |
| 11 | Paul Ager | 4 |
| 12 | Josef Faching | 2 |
| 13 | Thaddaus Walach | 2 |
| 14 | Hans Kogler | 2 |
| 15 | Erich Hackl | 1 |
| 16 | Rainer Selb | 1 |
| 17 | Franz Penz | 0 |
West German Final
[edit | edit source]- 2 October 1988
- West Germany Holsteinring, Brokstedt
- Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Lausch | 3,3,3,3,2 | 14+3 |
| 2 | Tommy Dunker | 3,3,2,3,3 | 14+2 |
| 3 | Karl Maier | 2,2,3,3,2 | 12 |
| 4 | Gerd Riss | E,3,3,2,3 | 11 |
| 5 | Carsten Pelzmann | 3,2,2,2,1 | 10 |
| 6 | Andre Pollehn | 2,1,2,2,1 | 8 |
| 7 | Klaus Freundorfer | 1,3,3,F,- | 7 |
| 8 | Peter Schrock | 0,2,0,2,3 | 7 |
| 9 | Peter Hehlert | 3,0,1,1,2 | 7 |
| 10 | Andreas Rahn | 1,0,1,1,3 | 6 |
| 11 | Andreas Marynowski | 1,2,2,F,- | 5 |
| 12 | Andreas Schapfl | 2,1,1,E,0 | 4 |
| 13 | Hans Faltermeier | 2,0,0,F,1 | 3 |
| 14 | Michael Domes | 1,F,0,0,2 | 3 |
| 15 | Alois Bachhuber | 0,1,1,1,0 | 3 |
| 16 | Egon Muller | F,-,-,-,- | 0 |
| R1 | Bernhard Osterlocher | 1,0,3,1,1 | 6 |
Hungarian Final
[edit | edit source]- Hungary
- 5 rounds, riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Adorján | 56 |
| 2 | Antal Kocso | 49 |
| 3 | Róbert Nagy | 47 |
| 4 | Zoltan Hajdu | 47 |
| 5 | József Petrikovics | 46 |
| 6 | Sándor Tihanyi | 45 |
| 7 | Robert Csilik | 38 |
| 8 | Sandor Ujhelyi | 30 |
| 9 | Janoš Sereš | 30 |
| 10 | Janoš Bologh | 28 |
| 11 | Andraš Kovacs | 26 |
| 12 | Sandor Kabai | 19 |
| 13 | Atilla Kovacs | 15 |
| 14 | Laszlo Bodi | 12 |
Yugoslavian Final
[edit | edit source]- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 8 rounds, riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zvonko Pavlič | 110 |
| 2 | Artur Horvat | 96 |
| 3 | Gregor Pintar | 83 |
| 4 | Franc Kalin | 79 |
| 5 | Kreso Omerzel | 78 |
| 6 | Martin Peterca | 76 |
| 7 | Darko Tominač | 70 |
| 8 | Zdravko Tominač | 62 |
| 9 | Andrej Matjašeč | 57 |
| 10 | Lazar Csaba | 54 |
| 11 | Goran Hoblaj | 54 |
| 12 | Igor Hauptman | 33 |
| 13 | Rudi Spitaler | 27 |
| 14 | Zelkjo Feher | 23 |
| 15 | Drago Dolinšek | 22 |
| 16 | Josip Lehki | 10 |
| 17 | Mitja Pungašič] | 8 |
| 18 | Niko Klavzar | 6 |
| 19 | Gorazd Vinšek | 1 |
Czechoslovak Final
[edit | edit source]- Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
- 6 rounds
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Matoušek | 76 |
| 2 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 72 |
| 3 | Zdenek Schneiderwind | 68 |
| 4 | Lubomír Jedek | 63 |
| 5 | Petr Vandírek | 54 |
| 6 | Bohumil Brhel | 53 |
| 7 | Stanislav Urban | 53 |
| 8 | Pavel Karnas | 39 |
| 9 | Josef Fejfar | 38 |
| 10 | Jan Schinagl | 35 |
| 11 | Jan Holub II | 26 |
| 12 | Zdeněk Tesař | 26 |
| 13 | Bořivoj Hádek | 25 |
| 14 | Jiří Svoboda | 23 |
| 15 | Vladimír Kalina | 21 |
| 16 | Jindřich Dominik | 16 |
| 17 | Václav Milík, Sr. | 10 |
| 18 | Ladislav Hrádecký | 10 |
| 19 | Karel Průša | 10 |
Soviet Union Final
[edit | edit source]- 2 October 1988
- Soviet Union Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne
- Rriders progress to Continental Qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Trofimov | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Rif Saitgareev | 3,3,3,2,3 | 14 |
| 3 | Rinat Mardanshin | 3,2,2,3,2 | 12 |
| 4 | Mikhail Starostin | 2,2,2,3,2 | 11 |
| 5 | Pavel Chernov | 2,1,3,2,2 | 10 |
| 6 | Igor Dubinin | E,3,2,3,1 | 9 |
| 7 | Flyur Kalimullin | 3,0,0,1,3 | 7 |
| 8 | Igor Zverev | 1,E,3,2,1 | 7 |
| 9 | Arkady Kononec | 1,0,1,1,3 | 6 |
| 10 | Andrej Korzhevoy | 1,3,1,0,1 | 6 |
| 11 | Oleg Volokhov | 1,2,1,0,2 | 6 |
| 12 | Valery Sokolov | 2,2,F,1,1 | 6 |
| 13 | Grigory Kharchenko | 0,1,1,2,0 | 4 |
| 14 | Aleksandr Pawlov | 2,F,0,1,- | 3 |
| 15 | Fjodor Zakharov | 0,T,2,0,- | 2 |
| 16 | Ruslan Koval | ns |
Nederlands/Belgium Final
[edit | edit source]- Netherlands Belgium
- 4 rounds, riders progress to Continental Qualification
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henk Steman | 24+22+20+24 | 90 |
| 2 | Rene Elzinga | 21+21+24+23 | 89 |
| 3 | Robert Jan Munnecom | 19+24+23+22 | 88 |
| 4 | Peter Seur | 17+19+22+20 | 78 |
| 5 | Ron Koppe | 20+20+19+19 | 78 |
| 6 | Rikus Gorter | 18+14+17+21 | 70 |
| 7 | Ron Van Dam | 15+17+18+17 | 67 |
| 8 | Rob Steman | 22+18+21+ns | 61 |
| 9 | Fokke Van Der Walle | 16+13+14+15 | 58 |
| 10 | Henk Bangma | 8+15+16+18 | 57 |
| 11 | Patrick Pino | 14+11+15+16 | 56 |
| 12 | John Lispet | 13+12+13+9 | 47 |
| 13 | Henny Kroeze | 23+23+ns+ns | 46 |
| 14 | Rias Kazemeier | 9+10+11+10 | 40 |
| 15 | Gerard Kok | 10+ns+12+12 | 34 |
| 16 | Harry Kuipers | 6+8+8+11 | 33 |
| 17 | Hilbert Tel | ns+7+10+13 | 30 |
| 18 | Rene Van Merkenstein | 7+9+9+2 | 27 |
| 19 | Mans Kok | 3+6+ns+7 | 16 |
| 20 | Wil Stroes | ns+16+ns+ns | 16 |
| 21 | Jim Groen | ns+ns+7+8 | 15 |
| 22 | Rob Dolman | ns+ns+ns+14 | 14 |
| 23 | Jan Dijkema | 12+ns+ns+ns | 12 |
| 24 | Chris Slager | 11+ns+ns+ns | 11 |
| 25 | Roy Wervaard | 5+5+ns+ns | 10 |
| 26 | Herman Hulseboch | ns+ns+5+4 | 9 |
| 27 | Han Hendriks | 4+4+ns+ns | 8 |
| 28 | Jan Tjassing | ns+ns+3+1 | 4 |
| 29 | Martinus Bikema | +ns+ns+ns+6 | 6 |
| 30 | Jacco Valentejn | +ns+ns+ns+5 | 5 |
| 31 | Michel Bolt | ns+ns+ns+3 | 3 |
Australian qualification
[edit | edit source]| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov '88 | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Jamie Fagg | Glen Baxter | Robbie War |
| 26 Dec '88 | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Leigh Adams | Phil Crump | Nigel Alderton |
| 21 Dec '88 | New South Wales | Liverpool City Raceway, Green Valley | Stephen Davies | Craig Boyce | Tony Primmer |
| 23 Dec '88 | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Craig Hodgson | Mark Fiora | Shane Parker |
| 12 Nov '88 | Queensland | Rockhampton Showground | Troy Butler | Steve Regeling | Mark Pearce |
| 25 Nov '88 | Western Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Andy Smith+ | Glyn Taylor |
+ Rode as a guest
British semi-finals
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Third round
[edit | edit source]Continental preliminary round
[edit | edit source]- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
Swedish qualification
[edit | edit source]- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
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British Final
[edit | edit source]- 21 May
- England Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- First 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Wigg | 14 | (2,3,3,3,3) | |
| Kelvin Tatum | 12+3 | (3,3,3,0,3) | |
| Alan Grahame | 12+2 | (3,2,1,3,3) | |
| 4 | Les Collins | 11 | (1,3,2,3,2) |
| 5 | Andy Phillips | 10 | (3,1,3,1,2) |
| 6 | Andy Grahame | 7 | (2,3,X,2,0) |
| 7 | Martin Dugard | 7 | (0,2,3,2,0) |
| 8 | Neil Collins | 7 | (3,2,1,X,1) |
| 9 | Andy Smith | 7 | (2,0,1,2,2) |
| 10 | Jeremy Doncaster | 7 | (1,2,2,X,2) |
| 11 | Neil Evitts | 6 | (2,1,2,X,1) |
| 12 | John Davis | 5 | (X,0,0,2,3) |
| 13 | Mark Courtney | 5 | (1,1,1,1,1) |
| 14 | Graham Jones | 4 | (0,1,0,3,X) |
| 15 | Andrew Silver | 4 | (1,0,2,1,0) |
| 16 | Marvyn Cox | 2 | (0,X,0,1,1) |
Australian Final
[edit | edit source]- Australia 15 January, Newcastle Motordrome
- Winner (+ Stephen Davies & Troy Butler seeded) to Commonwealth final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Doyle | 13 |
| 2 | Stephen Davies | 12 |
| 3 | Jamie Fagg | 11 |
| 4 | Mick Poole | 11 |
| 5 | Steve Regeling | 11 |
| 6 | Phil Crump | 10 |
| 7 | Craig Boyce | 10 |
| 8 | Troy Butler | 7 |
| 9 | Leigh Adams | 6 |
| 10 | Glyn Baxter | 6 |
| 11 | Craig Hodgson | 6 |
| 12 | Glyn Taylor | 6 |
| 13 | Chris Watson | 5 |
| 14 | Mark Fiora | 3 |
| 15 | Shane Parker | 2 |
| 16 | Tony Primmer | 1 |
| 17 | Brian Nixon (res) | 0 |
New Zealand Final
[edit | edit source]- First 2 (+ Mitch Shirra seeded) to Commonwealth final
- New Zealand 28 January, Western Springs Stadium
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Ross | 15 |
| 2 | Gary Allan | 14 |
| 3 | Mark Thorpe | 12 |
| 4 | Nathan Murray | 12 |
| 5 | Stephen Rose | 10 |
| 6 | Craig Wilkie | 9 |
| 7 | John Roberts | 8 |
| 8 | Justin Monk | 7 |
| 9 | Mark Jamieson | 6 |
| 10 | Greg Fisher | 6 |
| 11 | David Claydon | 6 |
| 12 | Rex Brosnan | 5 |
| 13 | Richard Davdison | 3 |
| 14 | Bradley Sockton | 3 |
| 15 | Darren Hopewell | 2 |
| 16 | Scott Mitchell | 1 |
| 17 | Geoff Tomkins | 1 |
Fourth Round
[edit | edit source]Continental quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]- To 32 to Continental semi-finals
American Final
[edit | edit source]- 3 June, Top 4 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
- United States Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Ermolenko | 19+3 |
| 2 | Shawn Moran | 19+2 |
| 3 | Ronnie Correy | 19+1 |
| 4 | Lance King | 17 |
| 5 | Rick Miller | 16 |
| 6 | Bobby Schwartz | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Faria | 14 |
| 8 | Gary Hicks | 12 |
| 9 | Bart Bast | 12 |
| 10 | Billy Hamill | 10 |
| 11 | Louis Kossuth | 8 |
| 12 | Greg Hancock | 7 |
| 13 | Ed Castro | 7 |
| 14 | Alan Christian | 7 |
| 15 | Steve Lucero | 7 |
| 16 | Brad Oxley | 5 |
| 17 | John Sizemore | 3 |
| 18 | Shawn Venables | 1 |
| 19 | Scotty Brown | 1 |
| 20 | John Kehoe | 1 |
Commonwealth Final
[edit | edit source]- 4 June
- England Belle Vue Stadium, Manchester
- First 12 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Simon Wigg | 13 |
| 2 | New Zealand Mitch Shirra | 12+3 |
| 3 | England Neil Collins | 12+2 |
| 4 | England Andy Grahame | 9 |
| 5 | England Kelvin Tatum | 9 |
| 6 | England Andy Smith | 9 |
| 7 | England Jeremy Doncaster | 8 |
| 8 | Australia Troy Butler | 7 |
| 9 | England Andy Phillips | 7 |
| 10 | England Martin Dugard | 7 |
| 11 | Australia Stephen Davies | 7 |
| 12 | England Andy Grahame | 7 |
| 13 | England Les Collins | 6 |
| 14 | New Zealand Gary Allan | 5 |
| 15 | Australia Glenn Doyle | 0 |
| 16 | New Zealand Darren Wilson* | 0 |
*Darren Wilson replaced Larry Ross.
Swedish Final
[edit | edit source]- R1 (16 May, Nässjö Motorstadion, Nässjö)
- R2 (17 May, Nyköpings Motorstadion, Nyköping)
- R3 (18 May, Kalvholmen Motorstadion, Karlstad)
- First 6 to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 13+15+14 | 42 |
| 2 | Mikael Blixt | 13+13+11 | 37 |
| 3 | Jan Andersson | 11+12+11 | 34 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 14+11+8 | 33 |
| 5 | Erik Stenlund | 9+10+13 | 32 |
| 6 | Tony Olsson | 11+8+11 | 30 |
| 7 | Niklas Karlsson | 7+8+9 | 24 |
| 8 | Peter Karlsson | 8+9+5 | 22 |
| 9 | Christer Rohlén | 6+6+8 | 20 |
| 10 | Conny Ivarsson | 8+4+7 | 19 |
| 11 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+7+3 | 15 |
| 12 | Mikael Teurnberg | 1+4+10 | 15 |
| 13 | Mikael Ritterwall | 6+1+3 | 10 |
| 14 | Peter Nahlin | 4+6+ns | 10 |
| 15 | Tommy Nilsson | 3+5+0 | 8 |
| 16 | Kenneth Lindby | ns+ns+5 | 5 |
| 17 | Tommy Lindgren | 1+1+ns | 2 |
Norway Final
[edit | edit source]- Norway Vinsvollbanen, Drammen
- 30 August 1987, top 1 (+1 seeded) to Nordic final 1988
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 14+3 |
| 2 | Tor Einar Hielm | 14+2 |
| 3 | Arnt Førland | 11 |
| 4 | Ingvar Skogland | 10 |
| 5 | Gjermund Aas | 10 |
| 6 | Willy Tjessem | 8 |
| 7 | Atle Knutsen | 8 |
| 8 | Arne Svendsen | 8 |
| 9 | Ronny Erga | 6 |
Finland Final
[edit | edit source]- 28 August 1988, top 1 (+1 seeded) to Nordic Final 1989
- Finland Kotkan Motor Center, Karhula
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Niemi | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Ari Koponen | 3,3,3,2,3 | 14 |
| 3 | Vesa Ylinen | 3,3,1,3,2 | 12+3 |
| 4 | Petri Kokko | 2,2,3,3,2 | 12+2 |
| 5 | Aki Ala Riihimaki | 2,3,3,2,1 | 11 |
| 6 | Janne Moksunen | 2,2,2,E,3 | 9 |
| 7 | Jonko Jarvi | 0,1,2,2,3 | 8 |
| 8 | Roy Malminhelmo | 3,2,2,X,1 | 8 |
| 9 | Janne Koivula | 1,1,1,1,2 | 6 |
| 10 | Jari Moisio | 2,0,0,3,F | 5 |
| 11 | Ossi Henriksson | 1,1,2,1,0 | 5 |
| 12 | Tomi Havu | 0,F,0,2,2 | 4 |
| 13 | Olli Turkia | 1,2,0,1,- | 4 |
| 14 | Esa Reijo | 1,1,1,E,1 | 4 |
| 15 | Petri Hurmisniemi | 0,0,1,0,- | 1 |
| 16 | Esa Einola | 0,-,-,-,- | 0 |
| R1 | Jarno Kosonen | 1 | 1 |
| R2 | Jouni Ala Koskela | 0 | 0 |
| R3 | Kaj Kujala | 0,0,0 | 0 |
| R4 | Markku Haapala | X | 0 |
Danish Final
[edit | edit source]- 19 May
- Denmark Speedway Center, Vojens
- First 6 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Gundersen | 14+3 |
| 2 | Jan O. Pedersen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Brian Karger | 14+1 |
| 4 | Hans Nielsen | 12 |
| 5 | John Jørgensen | 11 |
| 6 | Peter Ravn | 9 |
| 7 | Allan Johansen | 9 |
| 8 | Ole Hansen | 7+3 |
| 9 | Kenneth Arnfred | 7+2 |
| 10 | Jan Stæchmann | 6 |
| 11 | Per Sorensen | 5 |
| 12 | John Eskildsen | 3 |
| 13 | Jan Jakobsen | 3 |
| 14 | Henrik Kristensen | 3 |
| 15 | Jens-Henry Nielsen | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Pedersen (Res) | 1 |
| 17 | Torben Hansen | 0 |
Fifth Round
[edit | edit source]Continental semi-finals
[edit | edit source]Nordic Final
[edit | edit source]- 4 June
- Finland Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- First 7 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Hans Nielsen | 14+3 |
| 2 | Denmark Jan O. Pedersen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Denmark Erik Gundersen | 12 |
| 4 | Denmark Peter Ravn | 10 |
| 5 | Sweden Tony Olsson | 9 |
| 6 | Denmark John Jørgensen | 8+3 |
| 7 | Finland Olli Tyrväinen | 8+2 |
| 8 | Sweden Erik Stenlund | 8+1 |
| 9 | Sweden Mikael Blixt | 7 |
| 10 | Finland Kai Niemi | 7 |
| 11 | Norway Lars Gunnestad | 6 |
| 12 | Sweden Per Jonsson | 5 |
| 13 | Denmark Brian Karger | 5 |
| 14 | Sweden Jimmy Nilsen | 4 |
| 15 | Sweden Peter Karlsson | 2 |
| 16 | Norway Arne Svendsen | 1 |
Overseas Final
[edit | edit source]- 25 June
- England Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- First 9 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Sam Ermolenko | 13 |
| 2 | England Kelvin Tatum | 12 |
| 3 | United States Ronnie Correy | 11+3 |
| 4 | England Simon Wigg | 11+2 |
| 5 | England Andy Grahame | 9 |
| 6 | New Zealand Mitch Shirra | 9 |
| 7 | England Andy Grahame | 8 |
| 8 | England Jeremy Doncaster | 8 |
| 9 | England Andy Smith | 8 |
| 10 | Australia Troy Butler | 6+3 |
| 11 | England Martin Dugard | 6+2 |
| 12 | United States Lance King | 5 |
| 13 | Australia Stephen Davies | 5 |
| 14 | United States Rick Miller* | 4 |
| 15 | England Neil Collins | 4 |
| 16 | England Andy Phillips | 1 |
* Rick Miller replaced Shawn Moran. Bobby Schwartz came in as the reserve rider
Sixth Round
[edit | edit source]Continental Final
[edit | edit source]- 12 August
- Hungary Debrecen Speedway, Debrecen
- First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary Zoltán Adorján | 14 |
| 2 | West Germany Karl Maier | 10+ |
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: Roman Matoušek | 10+ |
| 4 | West Germany Gerd Riss | 10+ |
| 5 | Error creating thumbnail: Bohumil Brhel | 10+ |
| 6 | Hungary József Petrikovics | 10+ |
| 7 | Soviet Union Rif Saitgareev | 10+ |
| 8 | Hungary Antal Kocso | 10+ |
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 8 |
| 10 | Hungary Sándor Tihanyi | 8 |
| 11 | Poland Ryszard Dołomisiewicz | 7 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Zdeněk Tesař | 4 |
| 13 | Soviet Union Igor Zverev | 3 |
| 14 | Poland Wojciech Załuski (Res) | 3 |
| 15 | Soviet Union Igor Dubinin | 2 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Pavel Karnas | 1 |
| 17 | Poland Roman Jankowski | 0 |
Intercontinental Final
[edit | edit source]- 13 August
- England Odsal Stadium, Bradford[8]
- First 11 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Kelvin Tatum | 13+3 |
| 2 | Denmark Erik Gundersen | 13+2 |
| 3 | Denmark Hans Nielsen | 12+3 |
| 4 | New Zealand Mitch Shirra | 12+2 |
| 5 | Denmark Jan O. Pedersen | 9 |
| 6 | England Simon Wigg | 9 |
| 7 | Sweden Tony Olsson | 8 |
| 8 | England Jeremy Doncaster | 7 |
| 9 | England Andy Smith | 6 |
| 10 | Finland Olli Tyrväinen | 5+3 |
| 11 | United States Ronnie Correy | 5+2 |
| 12 | Australia Troy Butler* | 5+1 |
| 13 | England Andy Grahame | 5+0 |
| 14 | Denmark Peter Ravn | 4 |
| 15 | England Alan Grahame | 3 |
| 16 | Denmark John Jørgensen | 3 |
| R1 | England Martin Dugard | 1 |
| R2 | Sweden Erik Stenlund | 0 |
*Troy Butler replaced the injured Sam Ermolenko. Martin Dugard came in as the reserve rider.
World Final
[edit | edit source]- 2 September 1989
- West Germany Olympic Stadium, Munich[9]
- Referee: (Netherlands) Henry van den Boomen
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Hans Nielsen | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | England Simon Wigg | (1,3,3,3,2) | 12+3 |
| 3 | England Jeremy Doncaster | (3,2,1,3,3) | 12+2 |
| 4 | Denmark Erik Gundersen | (2,3,R,3,3) | 11 |
| 5 | England Kelvin Tatum | (3,3,2,2,Fx) | 10 |
| 6 | New Zealand Mitch Shirra | (2,2,3,2,1) | 10 |
| 7 | England Andy Smith | (1,2,2,2,3) | 10 |
| 8 | Sweden Tony Olsson | (1,1,3,1,2) | 8 |
| 9 | West Germany Gerd Riss | (3,1,1,0,Fx) | 5 |
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: Roman Matoušek | (0,2,0,1,2) | 5 |
| 11 | West Germany Karl Maier | (2,1,1,0,1) | 5 |
| 12 | Australia Troy Butler* | (2,0,2,0,0) | 4 |
| 13 | Finland Olli Tyrväinen | (0,0,2,0,2) | 4 |
| 14 | United States Ronnie Correy | (0,0,1,2,1) | 4 |
| 15 | Hungary Zoltán Adorján | (1,1,0,1,1) | 4 |
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: Bohumil Brhel | (0,0,0,1,0) | 1 |
| R1 | England Andy Grahame | did not ride | - |
| R2 | Hungary József Petrikovics | did not ride | - |
* Troy Butler replaced the injured Jan O. Pedersen. Andy Grahame came in as the reserve rider.
Classification
[edit | edit source]| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (13) Hans Nielsen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | England (6) Simon Wigg | 12+3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | England (1) Jeremy Doncaster | 12+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark (16) Erik Gundersen | 11 | 2 | 3 | e | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | England (11) Kelvin Tatum | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Fx | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Zealand (3) Mitch Shirra | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | England (4) Andy Smith | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sweden (15) Tony Olsson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | West Germany (8) Gerd Riss | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Fx | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Error creating thumbnail: (14) Roman Matoušek | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | West Germany (5) Karl Maier | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Australia (12) Troy Butler | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Finland (9) Olli Tyrväinen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | United States (7) Ronnie Correy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Hungary (10) Zoltán Adorján | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Error creating thumbnail: (2) Bohumil Brhel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| England (17) Andy Grahame | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary (18) József Petrikovics | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
References
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- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).