1988 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 43rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3]

The final was held at the Vojens Speedway Center, [4] owned by former World Champion Ole Olsen. Despite the country having won seven World Individual Championships between three riders since 1971 (Olsen, Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen), it was the first time Denmark hosted the World Final. [5]

Gundersen renewed his fierce rivalry with Nielsen as both finished on 14 points to tie for the lead of the Championship. However it was Gundersen that won the toss to choose his starting gate for the run-off. He chose the outside and on a wet track he won his third title by defeating Nielsen in the run-off. Fellow Dane Jan O. Pedersen completed a clean sweep for Denmark by taking the bronze medal. [6]

First round

Qualification results. [7] [8]

British qualification

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
8 April Powderhall Stadium, Edinburgh Mark Courtney Rob Grant Les Collins
10 April Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne Martin Dugard
11 April County Ground Stadium, Exeter Andrew Silver Steve Schofield Andy Campbell
14 April Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough Darren Sumner Steve Wilcock Neville Tatum
16 April Loomer Road Stadium, Chesterton Graham Jones Nigel Crabtree Andy Galvin
Quarter-final [9]
26 April Wimborne Road, Poole Les Collins Neville Tatum Steve Schofield

Second round

West German Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Tommy Dunker 3,3,3,3,315
2 Gerd Riss 3,3,3,2,314
3 Karl Maier 2,3,2,3,313
4 Carsten Pelzmann 3,2,1,3,110
5 Andreas Marynowski 2,2,1,3,210
6 Peter Schrock 2,1,3,2,210
7 Berndt Traunspurger 1,0,3,2,17
8 Tommy Broch 2,E,1,1,37
9 Klaus Freundorfer 1,2,2,F,27
10 Peter Hehlert 1,3,0,2,06
11 Alois Bachuber 0,1,2,1,15
12Andre Pollehn0,1,1,0,24
13Hans Faltermeier1,1,2,F,-4
14Heinz Huber3,F,-,-,-3
15Hans Kressirer0,2,0,1,E3
16Mario Trupkovic0,0,0,0,11

Netherlands/Belgium Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Henk Steman 13+15+1+13,5+1354,5
2 Rene Elzinga 3,5+8+15+15+1553
3 Peter Seur 12+11,5+9+11,5+9,544,5
4 Geert Cools ns+9+9+13,5+1243,5
5 Wil Stoes 11+10+ns+7,5+1442,5
6 Rob Steman 0,5+11,5+14+6+6,538,5
7 Robert Jam Munnecom 10+14+13+ns+ns37
8Rikus Gorter8,5+3+11,5+9+534
9Frans Cools0,5+5,5+5,5+10+1131
10Ron Koppe3,5+7+5,5+11,5+6,530,5
11 Frits Koppe 14+13+ns+ns+ns27
12Vital Cardeynaels7+4+11,5+1+ns23,5
13 Henny Kroeze 15+5,5+ns+ns+ns20,5
14Ron Van Dam2+ns+7+7,5+3,520
15Patrick Pino5+ns+3,5+3,5+820
16Aage Lucardiens+1+9+5+217
17Fokke Van Der Walle8,5+2+2+3,5+3,516,5
18Hylke Dijkemans++ns+ns+ns+9,59,5
19Willy Heremans6+ns+3,5+ns+ns9,5
20Herman Heremansns+ns+ns+2+ns2

Italian Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Valentino Furlanetto 16+14+15+1661
2 Armando Castagna 14+15+15+1458
3 Paolo Salvatelli 12+11+13+945
4 Armando Dal Chiele 13+8+11+1042
5 Ottaviano Righetto 11+12+10+942
6 Giuseppe Scalzolaro 9+10+9+533
7 Giorgio Zaramello ns+10+8+1230
8 Gianni Famari ns+9+10+1029
9 Giovanni Cragnolini 9+5+0+721
10 Fabrizio Vesperini 8+5+5+421
11 Gaetano Bressan ns+7+8+520
12 Davide Guarise 4+6+ns+818
13 Amerigo Milanese 5+4+1+414
14 Mario Andriolo 6+3+3+012
15 Daniele Doro 6+0+4+111
16 Fabrizio Maggio ns+2+5+310
17 Giuseppe Marzotto ns+ns+4+ns4
18 Domenico Solda 3+ns+ns+ns3

Hungarian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Zoltan Adorjan 30
2 József Petrikovics 28
3 Laszlo Bodi 24
4 Sandor Tihanyi 22
5 Antal Kocso 21
6 Zoltan Hajdu 21
7 Janoš Bologh 21
8 Janoš Sereš 19
9 Robert Nagy 16
10 Joszef Sziracky 14
11 Ferenc Juhaš 14
12 Ištvan Rušz 13
13 Andraš Kovacs 8
14 Robert Csilik 8
15 Sandor Ujhelyi 4
16 Janoš Oreško 3

Australian qualification

DateEventVenueWinner2nd3rd
 ??Northern Territory Championship Arunga Park Speedway, Alice Springs Glen Baxter  ?? ??
 ??Victorian Championship Olympic Park, Mildura Phil Crump Leigh Adams  ??
 ??New South Wales Championship Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago Stephen Davies David Hamnett Brian Dixon
 ??South Australian Championship Murray Bridge Speedway, Murray Bridge Craig Hodgson Mark Fiora Darrell Branford
 ??Queensland Championship Rockhampton Showgrounds, Rockhampton Steve Regeling Troy Butler  ??
 ??Western Australian Championship Claremont Speedway, Perth Rob Woffinden* Glenn Doyle  ??

* Due to the rules, England's Rob Woffinden did not progress to the Australian Championship

New Zealand qualification

DateEventVenueWinner2nd3rd
?South Island Final Nelson Speedway, Richmond Larry Ross Alan Mason Mark Lyndon
 ??North Island Final Kihikihi Speedway, Kihikihi Gary Allan John Roberts Chris Martin

British semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Simon Wigg 13
2 Jeremy Doncaster 12
3 John Davis 12
4 Andrew Silver 11
5 Marvyn Cox 11
6 Steve Schofield 9
7 Simon Cross 9
8 Andy Galvin 9
9 Alun Rossiter 8
10 Malcolm Holloway 7
11 Alan Grahame
12 David Walsh
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Pos.RiderPoints
1 Kelvin Tatum 14+3 [10]
2 Chris Morton 14+2
3 Neil Evitts 11
4 Neil Collins 10
5 Richard Knight 10
6 Sean Wilson 9
7 Gary Havelock 9
8 Andy Smith 9
9 Paul Thorp 8
10 Sean Willmott 8
11 Neville Tatum 4
12 Mark Loram 4
13 Les Collins 4
14 Michael Graves 3
15 Daz Sumner 3
16 Mark Courtney 0

Swedish qualification

Third round

Continental preliminary round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
7 May Flag of Poland.svg Municipal Stadium, Ostrów Flag of Poland.svg Mirosław Korbel Flag of Poland.svg Ryszard Dołomisiewicz Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Gordeev
7 May Flag of Austria.svg Speedway Natschbach-Loipersbach Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Salvatelli Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Sczatzer Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Hajdu
8 May Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana Flag of Hungary.svg József Petrikovics Flag of Hungary.svg Janosh Bologh Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolai Manev
8 May Flag of Germany.svg Stadion Lindenau, Petershagen Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kuznetsov Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henny Kroeze Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lubomir Jedek

British Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (6) Simon Wigg 1432333141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (14) Kelvin Tatum 1333223132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (13) Chris Morton 11223311133
4 Flag of England.svg (3) Simon Cross 11133221142
5 Flag of England.svg (5) Neil Evitts 101333X105
6 Flag of England.svg (12) Richard Knight 1032230106
7 Flag of England.svg (16) John Davis 91311397
8 Flag of England.svg (2) Marvyn Cox 83111288
9 Flag of England.svg (1) Andy Smith 82121289
10 Flag of England.svg (8) Steve Schofield 60E123610
11 Flag of England.svg (11) Andrew Silver 622F02611
12 Flag of England.svg (7) Neil Collins 521101512
13 Flag of England.svg (4) Jeremy Doncaster 401021413
14 Flag of England.svg (10) Andy Galvin 31F200314
15 Flag of England.svg (15) Sean Wilson 200E11215
16 Flag of England.svg (9) Gary Havelock 0F----016
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Andy Hackett 00E0R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) David Clarke 0000R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos2122

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

Australian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Phil Crump 15
2 Steve Regeling 11
3 Craig Hodgson 11
4 Mark Fiora 10
5 Troy Butler 10
6 David Jackson 9
7 Glen Baxter 8
8 Leigh Adams 8
9 Stephen Davies 7
10 Chris Watson 7
11 Steve Baker 6
12 Scott Fisher 6
13 Darrel Bradford 5
14 Glenn Doyle 4
15 Dave Hammett 1
16 Nigel Tramelling 1

New Zealand Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Larry Ross 15
2 David Bargh 14
3 Garry Allan 13
4 Mark Lyndon 11
5 Alan Mason 11
6 Mitch Shirra 9
7 Craig Wilkie 7
8 Nathan Murray 7
9 Justin Monk 7
10 John Roberts 7
11 Chris Martin 4
12 Mark Thorpe 4
13 Sam Morice 3
14 Mark Jamieyson 3
15 David Claydon 2
16 Spencer Timmo 2
17 Lens Chappell 0
18 Daren Hopewell 0

Fourth round

Continental quarter-finals

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
22 May Flag of Germany.svg Motodrom Halbemond, Norden Flag of Hungary.svg Antal Kocso Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Salvatelli Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Riss
5 June Flag of Italy.svg Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kuznetsov Flag of Italy.svg Armando Dal Chiele Flag of Poland.svg Roman Jankowski
5 June Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Kasper Jr. Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Adorján Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Vandirek
5 June Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Matoušek Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Freundorfer Flag of Poland.svg Miroslaw Korbel

Danish Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Hans Nielsen 15
2 Jan O. Pedersen 14
3 Erik Gundersen 13
4 Peter Ravn 10
5 Peter Glanz 9
6 Per Sorensen 9
7 John Jørgensen 8+3
8 Tommy Knudsen 8+2
9 Jan Stæchmann 7
10 Frank Andersen 6
11 John Eskildsen 6
12 Flemming Pedersen 6
13 Sam Nikolajsen 5
14 Aksel Jepsen 4
15 Jan Pedersen 0
16 Finn Rune Jensen 0

Norway Final

Pos.RiderPoints
1Tor Einar Hielm14
2 Arnt Førland 12+3
3Jan Arid Slatta12+2
4Robert Lengland11
5Ingvar Skogland10

Finland Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Ari Koponen 15
2 Vesa Ylinen 14
3Roy Malminheimo13
4Aki Ala Riihimaki11
5Olli Turkia11
6Aarre Soivuori7
7Juha Moksunen6
8Jorma Frantila6
9Janne Moksunen5
10Markku Haapala5
11Mikael Back5
12Esa Einola5
13Marko Hyyrylainen (res)5
14 Petri Kokko 3
15Jari Kortelainen3
16Jari Moisio3
17Tapio Suutari (res)1
18Janne Koivula0
19Reijo Mattila (res)0

Swedish Final

Pos.RiderR1R2R3Total
1 Conny Ivarsson 12131439
2 Peter Nahlin 11141338
3 Mikael Blixt 12131338
4 Christer Rohlén 1410933
5 Tony Olsson 9121031
6 Mikael Ritterwall 831223
7 Peter Karlsson 88723
8 Kenneth Nyström 109423
9 Mikael Teurnberg 48820
10 Dennis Löfqvist 78419
11 Claes Ivarsson 68418
12 Bo Arréhn 46717
13 Tommy Nilsson 35210
14 Tony Gudbrand --88
15 Roland Dannö 42-6
16 Tony Zetterström (res)3-36
17 Patrik Karlsson 50-5
18 Krister Gardell (res)-011

American Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Sam Ermolenko 4,4,4,4,420
2 Robert Pfetzing 4,2,4,3,417+3
3 Rick Miller 4,4,3,4,217+2
4 Mike Faria 3,3,2,3,415
5 Bobby Schwartz 1,4,4,2,314
6 Shawn Moran 3,4,3,F,313
7 Ronnie Correy 3,3,3,3,012
8 Kelly Moran 2,3,4,0,211
9 Randy Green 0,3,2,2,411
10 Steve Lucero 2,2,3,2,110
11 Ed Castro 2,2,2,1,310
12 Lance King 4,2,E,0,39
13 Brad Oxley 1,1,1,4,29
14 Shawn Venables 1,0,2,4,18
15 Dub Ferrell 3,0,E,2,27
16 Bart Bast 1,1,1,3,06
17 Billy Hamill 0,1,0,1,13
18 Gary Hicks 2,0,0,-,-2
19 Scotty Brown (res)0,1,-,-,-1
20 Alan Christian 0,0,0,1,01
21 Len Dillon 1

Commonwealth Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Kelvin Tatum 3,2,3,3,314
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Shirra 2,3,3,2,313
3 Flag of England.svg Simon Wigg 3,3,3,3,012
4 Flag of England.svg John Davis 3,1,2,2,311
5 Flag of England.svg Simon Cross 3,0,3,X,39
6 Flag of England.svg Chris Morton 1,3,2,2,19
7 Flag of England.svg Neil Evitts 2,1,0,3,28
8 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 1,3,1,1,28
9 Flag of England.svg Richard Knight F,X,2,3,27
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Hodgson 2,2,1,1,17
11 Flag of England.svg Marvyn Cox 2,1,1,1,27
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Fiora 0,2,0,2,15
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Bargh 0,2,1,0,03
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Baker 0,0,2,1,03
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Regeling 1,1,0,0,13
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Lyndon 1,0,0,E,01

Fifth round

Continental semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Matoušek 14+3
2 Flag of Poland.svg Zenon Kasprzak 14+2
3 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Jankowski 10
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lubomir Jedek 9
5 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Huszcza 8
6 Flag of Poland.svg Miroslaw Korbel 8
7 Flag of Poland.svg Ryszard Franczyszyn 8
8 Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Stenka 8
9 Flag of Italy.svg Armando Castagna 8
10 Flag of Italy.svg Armando Dal Chiele 8
11 Flag of Poland.svg Slawomir Drabik 7
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kuznetsov 6
13 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Furlanett 4
14 Flag of Poland.svg Janusz Stachyra 3
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gaspar Forgac 2
16 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Freundorfer 2
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Riss 15
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Sandor Tihanyi 12
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Antal Kocso 12
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Kasper Jr. 10
5 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Salvatelli 10
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Janos Balogh 10
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Schneiderwind 9
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Adorján 9
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Hajdu 8
10 Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Schatzer 8
11 Flag of Hungary.svg Sandor Ujhelyi 5
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Fedor Sacharov 5
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Marko 5
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Vandírek 2
15 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Faltermeier 1
16 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolaj Manev 1
17 Flag of Germany.svg Mario Trupkovic (res)0

Nordic Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (7) Hans Nielsen 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (13) Erik Gundersen 1333223132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Jan O. Pedersen 1233312123
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (1) Per Jonsson 113E323114
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (5) Peter Ravn 1122223115
6 Flag of Denmark.svg (10) John Jørgensen 1022132106
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Conny Ivarsson 823012873
8 Flag of Norway.svg (8) Ingvar Skogland 812131882
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (9) Jimmy Nilsen 71132E79
10 Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Peter Nahlin 602202610
11 Flag of Denmark.svg (3) Peter Glanz 510211511
12 Flag of Finland.svg (4) Kai Niemi 40103E412
13 Flag of Norway.svg (16) Tor Einar Hielm 310101313
14 Flag of Denmark.svg (15) Per Sorensen 301110314
15 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Mikael Blixt 22EE0E215
16 Flag of Finland.svg (6) Ari Koponen 1010--116
R1 Flag of Sweden.svg (R1) Christer Rohlen 000R1
R2 Flag of Norway.svg (R2) Arnt Forland 000R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

Overseas Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (6) Simon Cross 13233321313
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (10) Kelvin Tatum 13313331322
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (8) Simon Wigg 13323321331
4 Flag of England.svg (2) Chris Morton 1222323124
5 Flag of England.svg (14) Marvyn Cox 1030133105
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg (3) Mitch Shirra 1031213106
7 Flag of England.svg (4) Richard Knight 80322187
8 Flag of the United States.svg (5) Sam Ermolenko 70322F78
9 Flag of England.svg (13) John Davis 72211179
10 Flag of England.svg (15) Andy Smith 6131016103
11 Flag of the United States.svg (11) Mike Faria 6121026112
12 Flag of the United States.svg (7) Robert Pfetzing 510F22512
13 Flag of the United States.svg (16) Rick Miller 401201413
14 Flag of the United States.svg (9) Bobby Schwartz 320010314
15 Flag of England.svg (1) Neil Evitts 311F10315
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (12) Craig Hodgson 000000016
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

Sixth round

Continental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (15) Zenon Kasprzak 1433323141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg (10) Antal Kocso 1333232132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (3) Roman Jankowski 12323221233
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (2) Roman Matoušek 12222331242
5 Flag of Hungary.svg (9) Sándor Tihanyi 11222321153
6 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Andrzej Huszcza 11233211162
7 Flag of Germany.svg (6) Gerd Riss 93021397
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (4) Antonín Kasper Jr. 81310388
9 Flag of Italy.svg (5) Paolo Salvatelli 62F11269
10 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Dariusz Stenka 512011510
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (7) Lubomir Jedek 401030411
12 Flag of Hungary.svg (11) Zoltán Adorján 3X03X0312
13 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Ryszard Franczyszyn 3111F-313
14 Flag of Hungary.svg (1) Janosh Bologh 301110314
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (12) Zdenek Schneiderwind 2X0020215
16 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Mirosław Korbel 201F01216
R1 Flag of Italy.svg (R1) Armando Castagna 111R1
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos2122

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

Intercontinental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (6) Jan O. Pedersen 1433332141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Hans Nielsen 12332131223
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (15) Erik Gundersen 12333211232
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Per Jonsson 11223131141
5 Flag of England.svg (7) Kelvin Tatum 1122331115
6 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Conny Ivarsson 91222296
7 Flag of England.svg (3) Chris Morton 81103387
8 Flag of England.svg (8) John Davis 81322088
9 Flag of Denmark.svg (2) John Jørgensen 72003279
10 Flag of England.svg (11) Simon Wigg 720113710
11 Flag of the United States.svg (12) Sam Ermolenko 702221711
12 Flag of England.svg (14) Simon Cross 521101512
13 Flag of Denmark.svg (9) Peter Ravn 3001E2313
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg (4) Mitch Shirra 201100214
15 Flag of England.svg (13) Marvyn Cox 211000215
16 Flag of England.svg (16) Richard Knight 1E0010116
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

World Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Erik Gundersen 14333321413
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (9) Hans Nielsen 14323331422
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Denmark.svg (10) Jan O. Pedersen 1322333133
4 Flag of the United States.svg (14) Sam Ermolenko 1233213124
5 Flag of Sweden.svg (12) Per Jonsson 9X312395
6 Flag of England.svg (2) Simon Wigg 92032296
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Roman Matoušek 81123187
8 Flag of England.svg (16) Kelvin Tatum 82212188
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (3) Conny Ivarsson 71310279
10 Flag of England.svg (5) Chris Morton 630012610
11 Flag of Hungary.svg (11) Antal Kocso 612201611
12 Flag of England.svg (7) John Davis 321FE0312
13 Flag of Denmark.svg (6) John Jørgensen 301E2E313
14 Flag of Poland.svg (15) Zenon Kasprzak 300210314
15 Flag of Hungary.svg (8) Sándor Tihanyi 310011315
16 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Roman Jankowski 20110E216
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Simon Cross 00R1
R2 Flag of Poland.svg (R2) Andrzej Huszcza 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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