The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 47th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2]
1992 Individual Speedway World Championship | |
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![]() Gary Havelock (champion) | |
Venue | Olympic Stadium |
Location | Wrocław, Poland |
End date | 29 August 1992 |
Gary Havelock scored 14 points to become England's first Speedway World Champion since Michael Lee in 1980. Sweden's Per Jonsson, the 1990 World Champion, finished second with 11 points with Denmark's Gert Handberg third on 10 points.[3][4]
Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen failed to qualify for a World Final for the first time since 1979 after only finishing 12th in the Nordic Final.[5]
First round
editBritish qualifiers
edit- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
editBritish semi-finals
edit- Top 16 to British final
Australian qualification
editDate | Championship | Venue | Winner |
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? | Northern Territory | ? | ? |
? | Queensland | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Troy Butler |
? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Leigh Adams |
? | New South Wales | Nepean Speedway, Sydney | Mick Poole |
? | Western Australian | Collie Speedway, Collie | Glenn Doyle |
? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Craig Hodgson |
New Zealand qualification
editDate | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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14 Dec '91 | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Thorpe | Mark Jamieson | Justin Monk |
?? | North Island Final | Waikaraka Park, Auckland | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Third round
editContinental preliminary round
edit- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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26 Apr | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | Andreas Bössner | Igor Dubinin | Armando Dal Chiele |
26 Apr | Speedwaystadion, Ludwigslust | Mirosław Kowalik | Philippe Bergé | Pavel Karnas |
26 Apr | Volán Sporttelep, Nyiregyhaza | Sandor Tihanyi | Laszlo Bodi | Jacek Woźniak |
26 Apr | Sportplatz St. Johann, St.Johann/Pg | Rene Aas | Toni Pilotto | Borivoj Hadek |
Swedish qualification
edit- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
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Australian Final
edit- First 4 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
British Final
edit- Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
New Zealand Final
edit- Meeanee Speedway, Napier
- 25 January, First (+Mitch Shirra seeded) to Commonwealth final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Gary Allan | 15 |
2 | Mark Thorpe | 14 |
3 | Paul Atkins | 11 |
4 | Chris Martin | 10 |
5 | John Roberts | 9 |
6 | Mark Jamieson | 9 |
7 | Trevor Chapman | 9 |
8 | Mike Wilson | 9 |
9 | Steve Mundgeway | 6 |
10 | Barry Free | 6 |
11 | Dean Sullivan | 6 |
12 | Glen Sole | 5 |
13 | Robbie Price | 4 |
14 | Rhys Hamburger | 3 |
15 | Ricky Meehan (res) | 2 |
16 | Dean Ornsby | 0 |
17 | Justin Monk | 0 |
Fourth round
editContinental quarter-finals
edit- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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24 May | Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund | Sandor Tihanyi | Antonín Kasper Jr. | Laszlo Bodi |
24 May | Speedway Stadium, Zielona Góra | Zoltán Adorján | Andrzej Huszcza | Roman Matousek |
24 May | Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica | Bohumil Brhel | Tomasz Gollob | Jozsef Petrikovics |
24 May | Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt | Gerd Riss | Antal Kocso | Oleg Kurguskin |
Swedish Final
edit- 3 Rounds, first 4 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
- Henrik Gustafsson seeded to Nordic final
- R1 (19 May, Målilla Motorstadion, Målilla)
- R2 (20 May, Tallhult Motorstadion, Hagfors)
- R3 (21 May, Örebro Motorstadion, Örebro)
Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
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1 | Per Jonsson | 14+14+10 | 38 |
2 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11+13+12 | 36 |
3 | Tony Rickardsson | 13+10+12 | 35 |
4 | Peter Nahlin | 10+12+13 | 35 |
5 | Jörgen Johansson | 9+9+9 | 27 |
6 | Conny Ivarsson | 9+5+11 | 25 |
7 | Christer Rohlén | 6+10+7 | 23 |
8 | Niklas Karlsson | 5+11+6 | 22 |
9 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+7+9 | 21 |
10 | Tony Olsson | 8+3+9 | 20 |
11 | Erik Stenlund | 9+6+5 | 20 |
12 | Kenneth Lindby | 8+5+2 | 15 |
13 | Mikael Ritterwall | 6+1+5 | 12 |
14 | Stefan Dannö | 3+8+0 | 11 |
15 | Joakim Karlsson | 0+4+5 | 9 |
16 | Patrik Olsson | 4+2+2 | 8 |
Finland Final
edit- Yyterin speedwaystadion, Pori
- 18 Aug '91, top 2 to Nordic final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Vesa Ylinen | 14+3 |
2 | Juha Moksunen | 14+2 |
3 | Mika Pellinen | 13 |
4 | Aki Ala Riihimäki | 10 |
5 | Petri Nurmesniemi | 9 |
6 | Tomi Havu | 8 |
7 | Janne Koivula | 8 |
8 | Arto Orjo | 7 |
9 | Janne Moksunen | 7 |
10 | Marko Hyyryläinen | 7 |
11 | Petri Vaatsio | 6 |
12 | Aarre Soivuori | 5 |
13 | Niklas Finne | 4 |
14 | Petri Kokko | 3 |
15 | Jari Kortelainen | 3 |
16 | Roy Malminheimo | 1 |
17 | Jounko Jarvi (res) | 1 |
Norwegian qualifying
edit- Einar Kyllingstad & Lars Gunnestad to Nordic final
Danish Final
edit- - 2 rounds, first 6 to Nordic final
- R1 (16 May, Uhre Speedway, Karup)
- R2 (17 May, Speedway Center, Holsted)
- Hans Nielsen seeded to Nordic Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Gert Handberg | 27 |
2 | Brian Karger | 23+3 |
3 | John Jörgensen | 23+2 |
4 | Tommy Knudsen | 21 |
5 | Claus Jacobsen | 19+3 |
6 | Peter Ravn | 19+2 |
7 | Allan Johansen | 18 |
8 | Brian Andersen | 18 |
9 | Bo Eriksen | 11 |
10 | Jan Staechmann | 10 |
11 | Jan Andersen | 10 |
12 | Tom P. Knudsen | 9 |
13 | Jan Pedersen | 8 |
14 | Lars-Henrik Jørgensen | 7 |
15 | Hans Clausen | 7 |
16 | René Madsen | 4 |
17 | Jacob Olsen (Res) | 4 |
18 | Jens-Peter Nielsen (Res) | 2 |
Commonwealth Final
edit- First 11 to Overseas final
American Final
edit- First 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Fifth round
editContinental semi-finals
edit
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Nordic Final
edit- 14 June 1992
- Elgane Speedway, Elgane
- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Tony Rickardsson | 12 |
2 | Per Jonsson | 10+3 |
3 | Brian Karger | 10+2 |
4 | John Jörgensen | 10+1 |
5 | Jimmy Nilsen | 10+0 |
6 | Gert Handberg | 9+ |
7 | Henrik Gustafsson | 9+ |
8 | Tommy Knudsen | 9+ |
9 | Einar Kyllingstad | 9+ |
10 | Peter Nahlin | 9+ |
11 | Lars Gunnestad | 8 |
12 | Hans Nielsen | 6 |
13 | Claus Jacobsen | 4 |
14 | Vesa Ylinen | 3 |
15 | Jörgen Johansson (Res) | 1 |
16 | Peter Ravn | 0 |
17 | Juha Moksunen | 0 |
18 | Arnt Førland (Res) | 0 |
Overseas Final
edit- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
Sixth round
editWorld Semi-Finals
edit
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World final
edit- 29 August 1992
- Olympic Stadium, Wrocław[6]
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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(8) Gary Havelock | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Per Jonsson | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(13) Gert Handberg | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | (3) Tommy Knudsen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | (1) John Jørgensen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | (12) Jimmy Nilsen | 7 | 3 | X | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | (9) Sam Ermolenko | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | (4) Sławomir Drabik | 6 | E | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | (11) Kelvin Tatum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | (14) Rick Miller | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | (7) Ronnie Correy | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | (15) Mitch Shirra | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | (10) Tony Rickardsson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | (16) Zdeněk Tesař | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) Brian Karger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
R1 | (R1) Antal Kocso | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R2 | (R2) Martin Dugard | 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 |
References
edit- ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5