1983 Individual Speedway World Championship

1983 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 38th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It was the first time the World Final had been held in West Germany. ^[5]

Final summary

An near-capacity crowd of around 50,000 at the 400 metres (440 yards) long Motodrom Halbemond circuit, saw local favourite Egon Müller became the first German rider to win the World Championship. Australian champion Billy Sanders, scored his best ever World Championship placing by finishing second, with England's 1980 World Champion Michael Lee finishing third. ^[6]

With both Sanders and former champion Lee in good form, and with the winner of the previous two world finals Bruce Penhall having retired from speedway while on the podium at the 1982 world final, the 1983 final was expected to be one of the most open in years. Others including Kenny Carter, Dennis Sigalos, and Danes Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen, were all expected to challenge. Like surprise winner Jerzy Szczakiel who won at home in Poland in 1973, Egon Müller was expected to do well in front of his home crowd, but wasn't among the pre-meeting favourites.

In his last world final appearance Ole Olsen, the 1971, 1975 and 1978 World Champion, finished 6th with 10 points. Olsen won his last ride, defeating Gundersen, Czechoslovakia's Jiří Štancl, and American Lance King in heat 18.

First round

New Zealand qualification

Date	Event	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
??	South Island final	Oreti Park Speedway, Invercargill	Ivan Mauger	Larry Ross	Alan Mason
??	North Island final	Meeanee Speedway, Napier	David Bargh	Mitch Shirra	Craig Pendlebury

British qualification

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
Preliminary Round
12 April	Wessex Stadium, Weymouth	Kevin Smith	Mike Ferreira	Melvyn Taylor
15 April	Powderhall Stadium, Edinburgh	Alan Emerson	Martin Dixon	Bobby Beaton
19 April	Milton Keynes Stadium, Milton Keynes	Charlie McKinna	Neil Middleditch	Peter Carr
21 April	Oxford Stadium, Oxford	Simon Wigg	Barry Thomas	Sean Willmott
27 April	Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton	Colin Richardson	David Gagen	Joe Owen
Quarter-Final
30 April	King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn	Simon Wigg	Sean Willmott	Melvyn Taylor

Swedish qualification

• Top 6 in each heat to Swedish final

(7 May, Nässjö Motorstadion Nässjö) Pos Rider Points 1 Hans Danielsson 14 2 Lennart Bengtsson 12 3 Björn Andersson 12 4 Kent Bäär 11 5 Karl-Erik Claesson 9+3 6 Dick Jegård 9+2 7 Per-Ove Gudmundsson 9+1 8 Lars Hammarberg 8 9 Börje Klingberg 6 10 Kenneth Gustafsson 6 11 Kent Björk 6 12 Anders Eriksson 5 13 Jon Hovind 3 14 Stefan Andersson 3 15 Håkan Andersson 2 16 Peder Messing 2

(9 May, Motala Arena Motala) Pos Rider Points 1 Lillebror Johansson 13 2 Bernt Persson 12 3 Conny Samuelsson 12 4 Tommy Nilsson 11 5 Ulf Blomqvist 11 6 Hans Hallén 10 7 Erik Stenlund 8 8 Jan Ericsson 8 9 Magnus Jonsson 8 10 Börje Ring 6 11 Per Blom 6 12 Alf Trofast 5 13 Sören Brolin 5 14 Jan Davidsson 4 15 Eddie Davidsson 1 16 Sören Karlsson 0

(9 May, Gamla Målilla Motorstadion Målilla) Pos Rider Points 1 Uno Johansson 13 2 Pierre Brannefors 12 3 Mikael Blixt 12 4 Anders Kling 11 5 Gert Carlsson 11 6 Göran Waltersson 10 7 Mikael Messing 8 8 Mats Olsson 7 9 Lars Rosberg 6 10 Lars Carlsson 6 11 Åke Fridell 4 12 Lars Ericsson 4 13 Karl-Henry Boo 4 14 Bengt Jansson 4 15 Steinar Rydén 4 16 Conny Gustafsson 4

Second round

Continental preliminary round

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
23 April	Ruhpoldinger Stadion, Ruhpolding	Giuseppe Marzotto	Petr Kucera	Andrzej Huszcza
24 April	Napos út, Szeged	Milan Špinka	Boleslaw Proch	Jerzy Rembas
24 April	Petišovci Stadium, Lendava	Petr Ondrašík	Armando Dal Chiele	János Oreskó
24 April	Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt	Vladimir Klychkov	Piotr Belyaev	Peter Wurterle

British semi-finals

8 May Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne Top 8 to British final Pos. Rider Points 1 John Davis 13 2 Paul Woods 12 3 Dave Jessup 10+3 4 Malcolm Simmons 10+2 5 Gordon Kennett 10+1 6 Phil Collins 9 7 Sean Willmott 9 8 Colin Richardson 8+3 9 Alan Grahame 8+2 10 Joe Owen 8+1 11 Jeremy Doncaster 7 12 John Louis 5 13 Louis Carr 4 14 Kevin Smith 3 15 Neil Middleditch 2 16 Kevin Jolly 2

17 May Leicester Stadium, Leicester Top 8 to British final Pos. Rider Points 1 Peter Collins 13 2 Simon Wigg 12 3 Neil Collins 11+3 4 Michael Lee 11+2 5 Kenny Carter 11+1 6 Chris Morton 10 7 Les Collins 9+3 8 Andy Grahame 9+2 9 Mark Courtney 9+f 10 Steve Bastable 6 11 Melvyn Taylor 5 12 Reg Wilson 4 13 Malcolm Holloway 4 14 Tim Hunt 3 15 Mike Ferreira 2 16 Nigel Flatman 1

Third round

Continental quarter-finals

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
6 May	Stadion Wiener Neustadt	Karl Maier	Jiří Štancl	Marek Kepa
8 May	Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc	Mikhail Starostin	Bogusław Nowak	Rif Saitgareev
8 May	Shumen Motopista, Shumen	Petr Ondrašík	Viktor Kuznetsov	Armando Dal Chiele
8 May	Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo	Egon Muller	Roman Jankowski	Zenon Plech

Sweden Finals

• Top 5 over three meetings + Jan Andersson (seeded) to Nordic final
• R1 (24 May, Kalvholmen Motorstadion, Karlstad)
• R2 (25 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm)
• R3 (27 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna)

Pos.	Rider	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Tommy Nilsson	13	13	14	40
2	Pierre Brannefors	10	15	13	38
3	Uno Johansson	12	11	10	33
4	Anders Kling	10	12	8	30
5	Bernt Persson	5	10	14	29
6	Lillebror Johansson	13	5	9	27
7	Karl Erik Claesson	13	9	2	24
8	Hans Danielsson	3	9	11	23
9	Conny Samuelsson	7	4	8	19
10	Gert Carlsson	6	8	4	18
11	Goran Waltersson	8	4	3	15
12	Per Ove Gudmundsson	-	9	6	15
13	Ulf Blomqvist	8	3	3	14
14	Lennart Bengtsson	1	-	9	10
15	Hans Hallén	2	6	0	8
16	Bent Baar	4	2	0	6
17	Dick Jaglard	2	2	0	4
18	Mikael Messing	4	-	-	4

Norwegian qualifying Elgane Speedway, Varhaug 24 April, top 2 to Nordic final Pos. Rider Points 1 Tormod Langli 15 2 Dag Haland 11+3 3 Dagfinn Jorgensen 11+2 4 Roy Otto 11+1 5 Asgeir Bjerga 10 6 Jörn Haugvaldstad 9 7 Geir Aasland 7 8 Kurt Ueland 7 9 Sigvart Pedersen 7 10 Kjell Gimre 6 11 Tom Fjeldberg 6 12 Arne Svendsen 6 13 Ingve Madland 5 14 Roy Martinsen 4 15 Lars Otto Holt 3 16 Nils O. Haraldsen 0

Finland Final Iinat Motor Sports Center, Oulu 8 August 1982, top 3 to 1983 Nordic final Pos. Rider Total 1 Kai Niemi 15 2 Ari Koponen 14 3 Olli Tyrvainen 13 4 Veijo Tuoriniemi 11 5 Hannu Lehtonen 11 6 Pekka Hautamaki 8 7 Jari Kortelainen 8 8 Markku Haapala 7 9 Heimo Kaikko 7 10 Seppo Keskinen 7 11 Timo Kiansten 7 12 Kari Valtonen 4 13 Ismo Kivela 3 14 Ari Heinonen 3 15 Pasi Valtonen 1 16 Pekka Turkia 1 17 Markku Parkkari (res) 0 18 Isto Maja (res) 0 19 Seppo Nykanen (res) 0

Danish Final

• 9 May 1983
• Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup
• First 6 to Nordic final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Hans Nielsen	15
2	Erik Gundersen	13
3	Ole Olsen	12+3
4	Tommy Knudsen	12+2
5	Peter Ravn	11
6	Finn Rune Jensen	8
7	Preben Eriksen	8
8	Hans Ove Cristinsen	7
9	Kent Noer	7
10	Jens Rasmussen	6
11	Finn Thomsen	6
12	Flemming Pedersen	6
13	Alf Busk	6
14	Hans Albert Klinge	2
15	Bent Juul Larsen	1
16	Kjeld Hansen	0

British Final

• 1 June 1983
• Brandon Stadium, Coventry
• First 8 to Overseas final

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
	(4) Chris Morton	12	2							2				3				2				3	12	1
	(12) Michael Lee	11			0					3		2			3						3		11	2
	(9) Andy Grahame	10			2		0						2					3		3			10	3	3
4	(5) Kenny Carter	10		2			3					0					3					2	10	4	2
5	(1) Peter Collins	10	1				1				3				2				3				10	5	1
6	(13) John Davis	10				2	2							2		2					2		10	6	0
7	(2) Phil Collins	9	0					3				1				3				2			9	7
8	(15) Les Collins	8				0			2			3						1	2				8	8
9	(3) Paul Woods	7	3						1				1				1				1		7	9
10	(11) Dave Jessup	6			3				3		F					M						M	6	10
11	(14) Simon Wigg	6				3		0					3		0							E	6	11
12	(6) Gordon Kennett	6		3				1			2							0			0		6	12
13	(16) Colin Richardson	6				1				1	1						2			1			6	13
14	(10) Malcolm Simmons	5			1			2						1			0		1				5	14
15	(7) Sean Willmott	2		1					0					0	1					0			2	15
16	(8) Neil Collins	1		0						0			E			1			0				1	16
R1	(R1) Kevin Hawkins	1														0						1	1	R1
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

American Final

• 11 June 1983
• Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
• First 4 to Overseas final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Dennis Sigalos	15
2	Mike Faria	11+3
3	Lance King	11+2
4	Shawn Moran	10+3
5	Rick Miller	10+2
6	John Cook	10+1
7	Dubb Ferrell	9
8	Ron Preston	8
9	Mike Bast	7
10	Kelly Moran	7
11	Bobby Schwartz	7
12	Brad Oxley	5
13	Steve Lucero	3
14	Shawn McConnell	3
15	Alan Christian	2
16	Gene Woods	1

Australian Final

• 21 January 1983
• Speedway Park, Adelaide
• First 2 to Overseas final

Pos.	Rider	Heat Scores	Total
1	Billy Sanders	(3,3,3,3,3)	15
2	Glyn Taylor	(3,2,2,3,3)	13
3	Phil Crump	(3,3,3,X,3)	12
4	Gary Guglielmi	(2,1,3,2,3+3)	11+3
5	Rod Hunter	(2,2,2,3,2+2)	11+2
6	Danny Kennedy	(1,1,3,3,0)	8
7	Les Sawyer	(1,3,1,2,1)	8
8	Steve Baker	(3,0,2,0,2)	7
9	Mark Fiora	(2,2,0,1,2)	7
10	John Titman	(X,2,1,2,2)	7
11	Steve Regeling	(0,3,0,2,1)	6
12	David Jackson	(1,2,0,1,0)	4
13	Dean Johnson	(0,1,1,2,1)	4
14	Rob Ashton	(2,0,1,1,0)	4
15	Kevin O'Connell (Res)	(-,-,2,-,-)	2
16	Wayne Baxter	(0,0,0,0,1)	1
17	Tony Boyle (Res)	(1,-,-,-,-)	1
18	Chris Higgs	(0,0,0,0,0)	0

New Zealand final

• 21 February 1983
• Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
• First 2 to overseas final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Mitch Shirra	14
2	Larry Ross	14
3	David Bargh	13
4	Ivan Mauger	13
5	Alan Mason	11
6	Chris Martin	10
7	Robin Hampton	7
8	Roger Wright	7
9	Barry Free	7
10	Craig Blackett	6
11	Max Brown	6
12	Peter Nightingale	5
13	Craig Williamson	3
14	Merv Salt	2
15	Martin Waygang	2
16	Alan Crosbie	0

Fourth round

Continental semi-finals

12 July Rottalstadion, Pocking Top 8 to Continental final Pos. Rider Points 1 Egon Müller 15 2 Henny Kroeze 13 3 Roman Jankowski 10 4 Zoltan Hajdu 10 5 Michail Starostin 10 6 Aleš Dryml Sr. 9 7 Rif Saitgareev 9 8 Emil Sova 8+3 9 Zenon Plech 8+2 10 Milan Špinka 7 11 Boguslaw Nowak 7 12 Ottaviano Righetto 13 Jerzy Rembaz 3 14 Zoltán Adorján 3 15 Zbignew Zabialowicz 1 16 Georg Hack 1

12 July Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný Top 8 to Continental final Pos. Rider Points 1 Karl Maier 15 2 Jiří Štancl 12 3 Antonín Kasper Jr. 12 4 Andrzej Huszcza 12 5 Armando Dal Chiele 11 6 Valerij Gordeev 10 7 Viktor Kuznetsov 9 8 Petr Ondrašík 8 9 Miroslaw Berlinski 7 10 Pavel Karnas 7 11 Marek Kepa 7 12 Nikolaj Manev 3 13 Angel Eftimov 3 14 Stanislav Urban 1 15 Orlin Jankiev 1 16 Christian Brandt 1 17 Janos Oresko (res) 1

Overseas Final

• 17 July 1983
• Hyde Road, Manchester
• First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

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
	(11) Phil Collins	12			1				3		3					2						3	12	1
	(16) Kenny Carter	11				3				3	0						2			3			11	2	3
	(1) Mitch Shirra	11	2				2				1				3				3				11	3	2
4	(8) Larry Ross	10		3						2			2			3			0				10	4
5	(2) Billy Sanders	10	3					3				3				1				F			10	5
6	(6) Dennis Sigalos	9		0				2			2							2			3		9	6
7	(7) Chris Morton	9		1					2					3	1					2			9	7
8	(4) Andy Grahame	9	1							1				2				3				2	9	8
9	(5) Michael Lee	8		2			3					1					1					1	8	9
10	(15) Lance King	8				2			1			2						1	2				8	10
11	(14) Shawn Moran	7				1		1					3		2							0	7	11
12	(10) Les Collins	6			2			0						0			3		1				6	12
13	(12) John Davis	4			3					0		0			0						1		4	13
14	(3) Peter Collins	3	E						0				1				0				2		3	14
15	(9) Glyn Taylor	2			E		1						0					0		1			2	15
16	(13) Mike Faria	1				0	0							1		E					F		1	16
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

Nordic Final

• 12 June 1983
• Elgane Speedway, Varhaug
• First 6 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve

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
	(4) Hans Nielsen	15	3							3				3				3				3	15	1
	(12) Erik Gundersen	14			3					2		3			3						3		14	2
	(14) Ole Olsen	12				2		3					3		2							2	12	3
4	(5) Peter Ravn	11		3			3					1					3					1	11	4
5	(9) Jan Andersson	11			2		2						2					2		3			11	5
6	(13) Pierre Brannefors	10				3	1							2		2					2		10	6	3
7	(2) Kai Niemi	10	2					1				2				3				2			10	7	2
8	(6) Tommy Knudsen	8		1				2			3							1			1		8	8
9	(15) Finn Rune Jensen	7				1			3			0						F	3				7	9
10	(8) Ari Koponen	5		2						0			1			0			2				5	10
11	(11) Tommy Nilsson	5			0				2		2					1						0	5	11
12	(3) Tormod Langli	3	0						1				0				2				0		3	12
13	(16) Uno Johansson	3				0				1	1						0			1			3	13
14	(10) Olli Tyrväinen	3			1			0						1			1		0				3	14
15	(1) Dag Haaland	2	1				0				0				0				1				2	15
16	(7) Anders Kling	1		0					0					0	1					0			1	16
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

Fifth round

Continental Final

• 6 August 1983
• Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
• First 5 to World Final plus 1 reserve

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
	(2) Zenon Plech	15	3					3				3				3				3			15	1
	(11) Egon Muller	14			3				3		3					2						3	14	2
	(4) Jiří Štancl	12	1							3				3				3				2	12	3
4	(3) Petr Ondrašík	11	2						2				2				3				2		11	4
5	(13) Antonín Kasper Jr.	10				3	3							2		1					1		10	5
6	(16) Karl Maier	9				2				2	1						2			2			9	6	3
7	(14) Henny Kroeze	9				1		1					3		3							1	9	7	2
8	(6) Andrzej Huszcza	8		3				E			2							E			3		8	8
9	(9) Valery Gordeev	7			2		1						1					2		1			7	9
10	(7) Mikhail Starostin	5		2					0					1	2					0			5	10
11	(5) Aleš Dryml Sr.	5		E			2					2					1					0	5	11
12	(8) Zoltan Hajdu	4		1						1			0			0			2				4	12
13	(10) Emil Sova	4			1			2						0			0		1				4	13
14	(1) Rif Saitgareev	3	0				0				0				0				3				3	14
15	(12) Viktor Kuznetsov	2			0					0		1			1						0		2	15
16	(15) Armando Dal Chiele	2				0			1			0						1	X				2	16
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

Intercontinental Final

• 7 August 1983
• White City Stadium, London
• First 11 to World Final plus 1 reserve

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
	(1) Hans Nielsen	14	3				3				3				2				3				14	1
	(8) Michael Lee	12		3						2			3			2			2				12	2
	(7) Erik Gundersen	11		0					3					3	3					2			11	3
4	(14) Dennis Sigalos	10				3		2					2		X							3	10	4
5	(4) Kenny Carter	10	0							3				2				3				2	10	5
6	(13) Billy Sanders	10				1	2							1		3					3		10	6
7	(2) Ole Olsen	9	2					3				3				1				0			9	7
8	(16) Mitch Shirra	9				2				1	2						1			3			9	8
9	(6) Chris Morton	7		2				1			0							2			2		7	9
10	(3) Lance King	7	1						2				1				3				0		7	10
11	(12) Phil Collins	6			2					0		2			1						1		6	11
12	(10) Peter Ravn	6			3			E						0			2		1				6	12
13	(9) Jan Andersson	3			0		1						0					1		1			3	13
14	(11) Pierre Brannefors	3			1				0		1					0						1	3	14
15	(15) Andy Grahame	2				0			1			1						0	0				2	15
16	(5) Larry Ross	1		1			E					0					0					0	1	16
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

World Final

• 4 September 1983
• Motodrom Halbemond, Norden. ^[7]
• Referee: ( ) Rolf Randborg

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	(12) Egon Müller	15			3					3		3			3						3		15	1
2	(5) Billy Sanders	12		3			3					2					2					2	12	2
3	(4) Michael Lee	11	3							2				0				3				3	11	3
4	(16) Erik Gundersen	10				3				0	2						3			2			10	4
5	(10) Kenny Carter	10			2			3						3			1		1				10	5
6	(7) Ole Olsen	10		1					3					1	2					3			10	6
7	(13) Hans Nielsen	9				2	2							2		3					e		9	7
8	(1) Dennis Sigalos	8	2				1				3				0				2				8	8
9	(15) Karl Maier	8				1			1			1						2	3				8	9
10	(8) Chris Morton	7		2						1			3			1			0				7	10
11	(3) Mitch Shirra	7	1						2				2				0				2		7	11
12	(2) Lance King	4	0					2				0				2				0			4	12
13	(14) Phil Collins	4				0		1					1		1							1	4	13
14	(6) Antonín Kasper Jr.	3		0				0			1							1			1		3	14
15	(11) Zenon Plech	1			1				0		0					0						0	1	15
16	(9) Jiří Štancl	1			0		0						0					0		1			1	16
	(17) Peter Ravn	0																					0
	(18) Henny Kroeze	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

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