The 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 45th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The final was held at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England. It was the 28th and last time the world final would be held in England under the traditional single meeting format. [5]
Sweden's Per Jonsson won his only World Individual Championship [6] to become the first Swedish World Champion since Anders Michanek in 1974 and became the first rider to win both the Under-21 and Senior World Championships, having previously won the 1985 Under-21 World Championship. Jonsson defeated Shawn Moran from the United States in a run-off after both finished the meeting on 13 points. Moran was later disqualified by the FIM for failing a drug test taken at the Overseas Final. After Moran's disqualification, the FIM did not adjust the rankings, leaving the second-place position vacant in official records for the 1990 World Final. Australian youngster Todd Wiltshire, believed by many judges to be one who would be making up the numbers in his first World Final, finished third with 12 points after winning his first two rides. [7]
After having won each World Final since 1984, including five 1-2 finishes and taking all podium places in 1988, the 1990 World Final saw no Danish riders finishing on the podium for the first time since 1983. Defending champion Hans Nielsen, the only Danish rider in the field after Jan O. Pedersen was sidelined due to injury, finished fourth with 11 points. [8]
Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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Jan | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Thorpe+ [9] | Larry Ross | David Bargh |
?? | North Island Final | Meeanee Speedway, Napier | Craig Wilkie | Gary Allan | ?? |
Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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?? | Northern Territory | Northline Speedway, Darwin | Glen Baxter | ?? | ?? |
?? | Victorian | Myrtleford Speedway, Myrtleford | Leigh Adams | Phil Crump | ?? |
?? | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Todd Wiltshire | Craig Boyce | Stephen Davies |
?? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Parker | ?? |
?? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | ?? | ?? |
?? | Western Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Glyn Taylor | David Cheshire |
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
Pos. | Rider | Pts |
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1 | Larry Ross | 14+3 |
2 | Mark Thorpe | 14+2 |
3 | Craig Wilkie | 14+1 |
4 | James Martin | 11 |
5 | Justin Monk | 10 |
6 | Michael Long | 9 |
7 | Stephen Rose | 8 |
8 | Darrin Wilson | 8 |
9 | Mark Jamieson | 8 |
10 | Max Brown | 5 |
11 | Philip Barakat | 4 |
12 | Kenny Webley | 3 |
13 | Alan Mason | 2 |
14 | Rhys Hamburger | 3 |
15 | Greg Fisher | 2 |
16 | Gary Marsh | 0 |
17 | Trevor Chapman | 0 |
18 | John Tuffley | 0 |
Pos. | Rider | Pts |
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1 | Glenn Doyle | 14+3 |
2 | Leigh Adams | 14+2 |
3 | Stephen Davies | 13 |
4 | Phil Crump | 12 |
5 | Shane Bowes | 10 |
6 | Mick Poole | 9 |
7 | Jamie Fagg | 8 |
8 | Glen Baxter | 7 |
9 | Steve Regeling | 6 |
10 | Steve Langdon | 5 |
11 | Shane Parker | 5 |
12 | Sean Willmott | 4 |
13 | Scott Norman | 4 |
14 | Troy Butler | 4 |
15 | Chris Watson | 2 |
16 | Glyn Taylor | 1 |
17 | Darren Winkler (res) | 1 |
Norway Final
| Finland Final
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Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
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1 | Per Jonsson | 12+13+13 | 38 |
2 | Jimmy Nilsen | 12+12+10 | 34 |
3 | Dennis Löfqvist | 9+12+13 | 34 |
4 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+9+11 | 33 |
5 | Henka Gustafsson | 9+11+13 | 33 |
6 | Peter Nahlin | 14+8+10 | 32 |
7 | Niklas Karlsson | 8+9+8 | 25 |
8 | Tony Rickardsson | 6+5+10 | 21 |
9 | Peter Karlsson | 8+6+6 | 20 |
10 | Erik Stenlund | 4+6+7 | 17 |
11 | Claes Ivarsson | 9+6+ns | 15 |
12 | Mikael Teurnberg | 4+4+7 | 15 |
13 | Mikael Ritterwall | 6+6+2 | 14 14 |
14 | Tony Olsson | 5+5+ns | 10 |
15 | Kenneth Lindby | 1+4+3 | 8 |
16 | Stefan Dannö | 0+2+4 | 6 |
17 | Christer Rohlén (res) | ns+1+0 | 1 |
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Shawn Moran | 18+3 |
2 | Billy Hamill | 18+2 |
3 | Rick Miller | 18+1 |
4 | Greg Hancock | 18+0 |
5 | Ronnie Correy | 16+3 |
6 | Kelly Moran | 16+2 |
7 | Bobby Schwartz | 14 |
8 | Mike Faria | 12 |
9 | Robert Pfetzing | 12 |
10 | Lance King | 11 |
11 | Steve Lucero | 8 |
12 | Jim Sisemore | 8 |
13 | Josh Larsen | 7 |
14 | Brad Oxley | 5 |
15 | Tony Bienert | 5 |
16 | Charles Ermolenko | 3 |
17 | Eddie Castro | 3 |
18 | Shawn McConnell (res) | 3 |
19 | Sam Ermolenko | 2 |
20 | Don Odom (res) | 2 |
21 | John Kehoe | 1 |
22 | Fred Legault | 0 |
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Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 11+3 |
4 | ![]() | 11+2 |
5 | ![]() | 11+1 |
6 | ![]() | 11+0 |
7 | ![]() | 9+3 |
8 | ![]() | 9+2 |
9 | ![]() | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 1 |
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | ![]() | (3,2,2,3,3) | 13 |
2 | ![]() | (2,3,1,3,3) | 12+3 |
3 | ![]() | (3,3,x,3,3) | 12+2 |
4 | ![]() | (3,1,3,2,2) | 11 |
5 | ![]() | (3,0,2,3,2) | 10+3 |
6 | ![]() | (1,3,3,2,1) | 10+2 |
7 | ![]() | (0,3,2,2,2) | 9 |
8 | ![]() | (2,1,F,1,3) | 7 |
9 | ![]() | (2,2,2,0,1) | 7 |
10 | ![]() | (2,1,3,R,ns) | 6 |
11 | ![]() | (1,2,EF,2,0) | 5 |
12 | ![]() | (1,1,1,0,2) | 5 |
13 | ![]() | (0,2,1,1,1) | 5 |
14 | ![]() | (0,0,3,1,0) | 4 |
15 | ![]() | (1,0,0,1,1) | 3 |
16 | ![]() | (0,0,1,0,0) | 1 |
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 |
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1 | ![]() | 13+3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 13+2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 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 |
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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![]() | ![]() | (3,3,2,2,3) | 13+3 |
2 | ![]() | (1,3,3,3,3) | 13+2 |
![]() | ![]() | (3,3,2,1,3) | 12 |
4 | ![]() | (3,1,3,2,2) | 11 |
5 | ![]() | (2,1,2,3,2) | 10 |
6 | ![]() | (3,2,3,0,1) | 9 |
7 | ![]() | (2,3,0,3,1) | 9 |
8 | ![]() | (F,2,1,3,2) | 8 |
9 | ![]() | (2,2,3,1,x) | 8 |
10 | ![]() | (1,2,1,2,1) | 7 |
11 | ![]() | (2,0,1,0,3) | 6 |
12 | ![]() | (1,R,0,2,2) | 5 |
13 | ![]() | (0,0,2,0,R) | 2 |
14 | ![]() | (1,0,x,1,0) | 2 |
15 | ![]() | (1,R,0,1,0) | 2 |
16 | ![]() | (0,1,1,0,0) | 2 |
Res | ![]() | did not ride | - |
Res | ![]() | did not ride | - |
* Henrik Gustafsson and Antonín Kasper Jr. replaced injured qualifiers Jan O. Pedersen and Gerd Riss