1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 48th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3]
"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship[4] to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhall in 1982.[5] Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.[6][7][8]
First round
[edit | edit source]British qualifiers
[edit | edit source]- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
[edit | edit source]British semi-finals
[edit | edit source]- Top 16 to British final
Australian qualification
[edit | edit source]| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Mark Lemon | Leigh Adams | Jason Lyons |
| ? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | Tony Langdon | Mark Carlson |
| ? | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Wayne Bridgeford | Glen Baxter | Wayne Lorymer |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Bowes | Shane Parker |
| 12 Jan | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Craig Boyce | Mick Poole | Stephen Davies |
| ? | West Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Craig Hodgson | David Cheshire |
Third round
[edit | edit source]Continental Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April | Slovenia Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | Slovenia Gregor Pintar | Italy Paolo Salvatelli | Russia Anatoly Khlynov |
| 25 April | Poland Tarnów Municipal Stadium, Tarnów | Poland Jacek Rempala | Russia Rif Saitgareev | Poland Dariusz Stenka |
| 25 April | France Marmande Speedway, Marmande | Germany Marvyn Cox | Poland Marek Hucko | Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka |
| 25 April | Germany Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust | Hungary Csaba Hell | Italy Armando Castagna | Austria Toni Pilotto |
British Final
[edit | edit source]- Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
Swedish qualification
[edit | edit source]- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
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Australian Final
[edit | edit source]- First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
New Zealand Final
[edit | edit source]- 31 Mar 1993
- New Zealand Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
- First 2 to Commonwealth Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Thorpe | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Lyndon | 14 |
| 3 | Andy Waker | 13 |
| 4 | Craig Wilkie | 11 |
| 5 | Daniel Ornsby | 10 |
| 6 | Paul Atkins | 9 |
| 7 | Justin Monk | 9 |
| 8 | Mike Wilson | 9 |
| 9 | Jacqui Mauger | 6 |
| 10 | Rhys Hamburger | 6 |
| 11 | Daniel Burbery | 5 |
| 12 | Steve Mudgway | 4 |
| 13 | Scott Boyce | 4 |
| 14 | Graham Hartshome | 0 |
| 15 | Mark Jamiesson | 0 |
| 16 | Darrin Wilson | 0 |
Fourth round
[edit | edit source]Continental Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Commonwealth Final
[edit | edit source]- First 11 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve
American Final
[edit | edit source]Danish Final
[edit | edit source]- Denmark 2 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
- R1 (29 May, Fladbro Speedway, Randers)
- R2 (31 May, Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup)
- Gert Handberg seeded to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Nielsen | 28 | |
| 2 | Tommy Knudsen | 27 | |
| 3 | John Jørgensen | 22 | |
| 4 | Brian Karger | 21 | |
| 5 | Jan Staechmann | 21 | |
| 6 | Hans Clausen | 17 | |
| 7 | Jacob Olsen | 15 | |
| 8 | Kenneth Arnfred | 14 | |
| 9 | Peter Ravn | 13 | |
| 10 | Tom P. Knudsen | 13 | |
| 11 | Ole Hansen | 11 | |
| 12 | Ronni Pedersen | 10 | |
| 13 | Morten Andersen | 10 | |
| 14 | Kurt Hansen | 8 | |
| 15 | Allan Johansen | 4 | |
| 16 | Lars - Henrik Jorgensen | 2 |
Norwegian Final
[edit | edit source]- Norway Elgane Speedway, Elgane
- 6 Sep '92, top 1 (+1 nomination) to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 14+3 |
| 2 | Arnt Forland | 14+2 |
| 3 | Rune Holta | 12+3 |
| 4 | Odd Pettersen | 12+2 |
| 5 | Einar Kyllingstad | 12+1 |
| 6 | Robert Langeland | 9 |
| 7 | Atle Knutse | 8 |
| 8 | Ronny Erga | 7 |
| 9 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 7 |
| 10 | Ingvar Skoglund | 6 |
| 11 | John A. Pollestad | 5 |
| 12 | Eivind Reppen | 5 |
| 13 | Jorn Arve Ardal | 3 |
| 14 | Gjermund Aas | 3 |
| 15 | Björn Arild Tonnesen | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Arild Slatta | 1 |
Finland Final
[edit | edit source]- Finland Vauhtipuisto, Hyvinkää
- 23 Aug '92, top 2 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesa Ylinen | 15 |
| 2 | Roy Malminheimo | 13 |
| 3 | Arto Orjo | 12 |
| 4 | Petri Nurmesniemi | 11 |
| 5 | Mika Pellinen | 10 |
| 6 | Kai Laukkanen | 10 |
| 7 | Petri Vaatsio | 10 |
| 8 | Tomi Havu | 9 |
| 9 | Janne Koivula | 7 |
| 10 | Aarre Soivuori | 6 |
| 11 | Petri Kokko | 4 |
| 12 | Jarno Kosonen | 3 |
| 13 | Petri Hyvönen | 2 |
| 14 | Kai Pohjasniemi | 1 |
| 15 | Marko Jumisko (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Marko Laine (res) | 2 |
| 17 | Tomi Kalliomäki (res) | 2 |
| 18 | Mika Laukkanen | 1 |
| 19 | Jyri Viemerö | 1 |
Swedish Final
[edit | edit source]- R1 (11 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad)
- R2 (12 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
- R3 (13 May, Orionparken, Hallstavik)
- Sweden - 3 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Gustafsson | 11+14+15 | 40 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 14+12+13 | 39 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12+14+11 | 37 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 13+9+13 | 35 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | 10+10+12 | 32 |
| 6 | Stefan Andersson | 7+10+10 | 27 |
| 7 | Peter Nahlin | 9+10+6 | 25 |
| 8 | Claes Ivarsson | 9+6+7 | 22 |
| 9 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+8+9 | 22 |
| 10 | Niklas Klingberg | 5+5+6 | 16 |
| 11 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+6+6 | 15 |
| 12 | Stefan Dannö | 6+7+2 | 15 |
| 13 | Kenneth Lindby | 5+4+5 | 14 |
| 14 | Mikael Karlsson | 7+1+ns | 8 |
| 15 | Marcus Andersson (Res) | ns+1+4 | 5 |
| 16 | Robert Johansson | 2+1+1 | 4 |
| 17 | Kenneth Nyström | 2+0+ns | 2 |
| 18 | Christer Rohlén (Res) | ns+0+ns | 0 |
Fifth round
[edit | edit source]Overseas Final
[edit | edit source]- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
Nordic Final
[edit | edit source]- 13 June 1993
- Finland Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Tommy Knudsen | 14 |
| 2 | Sweden Per Jonsson | 13 |
| 3 | Sweden Tony Rickardsson | 12 |
| 4 | Denmark Brian Karger | 11 |
| 5 | Sweden Peter Karlsson | 10 |
| 6 | Denmark Hans Nielsen | 9 |
| 7 | Sweden Henrik Gustafsson | 9 |
| 8 | Denmark John Jørgensen | 9 |
| 9 | Denmark Gert Handberg | 7 |
| 10 | Sweden Jimmy Nilsen | 6 |
| 11 | Denmark Hans Clausen | 5 |
| 12 | Norway Einar Kyllingstad | 4 |
| 13 | Finland Roy Malminheimo | 2 |
| 14 | Denmark Jan Staechmann | 2 |
| 15 | Norway Lars Gunnestad | 2 |
| 16 | Finland Vesa Ylinen | 1 |
| Res | Sweden Peter Nahlin | ns |
| Res | Norway Rune Holta | ns |
Continental Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]- Cox rode on a Polish licence
Sixth round
[edit | edit source]World Semi-Finals
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World Final
[edit | edit source]- 29 August 1993[9]
- Germany Rottalstadion, Pocking
| 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 | 21 |
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| 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark (10) Hans Nielsen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | England (13) Chris Louis | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sweden (4) Henrik Gustafsson | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | England (16) Andy Smith | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | England (14) Gary Havelock | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Poland (15) Tomasz Gollob | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sweden (7) Peter Karlsson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sweden (8) Per Jonsson | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany (1) Gerd Riss | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy (2) Armando Castagna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | England (6) Joe Screen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sweden (11) Tony Rickardsson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Australia (9) Leigh Adams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | Denmark (R2) Brian Karger | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 21 |
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 |
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