1993 Individual Speedway World Championship

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

British qualifiers

Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship

• Top 32 to British-Semi finals

Second round

British semi-finals

Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship

• Top 16 to British final

Australian qualification

Date	Championship	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
?	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

Continental Preliminary round

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
25 April	Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana	Gregor Pintar	Paolo Salvatelli	Anatoly Khlynov
25 April	Tarnów Municpial Stadium, Tarnów	Jacek Rempala	Rif Saitgareev	Dariusz Stenka
25 April	Marmande Speedway, Marmande	Marvyn Cox	Marek Hucko	Tomáš Topinka
25 April	Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust	Csaba Hell	Armando Castagna	Toni Pilotto

British Final

Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship

• Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

Swedish qualification

• Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final

(2 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm) Pos Rider Points 1 Tony Rickardsson 15 2 Per Jonsson 14 3 Mikael Karlsson 12 4 Dennis Löfqvist 11 5 Niklas Klingberg 11 6 Robert Johansson 9 7 Conny Ivarsson 8+3 8 Stefan Dannö 8+2 9 Christer Rohlén 8+1 10 Jimmy Engman 7 11 Mikael Teurnberg 5 12 Joakim Karlsson 4 13 Raymond Smedh 4 14 Robert Eriksson 2 15 Göran Flood 2 16 Jörgen Hultgren 0 17 Frank Richt (res) 0

(2 May, Ljungheden, Västervik) Pos Rider Points 1 Claes Ivarsson 14 2 Henrik Gustafsson 13 3 Kenneth Nyström 11 4 Jimmy Nilsen 11 5 Peter Karlsson 10 6 Peter Nahlin 10 7 Stefan Andersson 8 8 Kenneth Lindby 8 9 Marcus Andersson 7 10 Tony Olsson 7 11 Niklas Karlsson 5 12 Stefan Ekberg 3 13 Anders Kling 3 14 Patrik Olsson 3 15 Jonathan Forsgren 3 16 Magnus Zetterström 2 17 Tony Zetterström (res) 2 18 Mikael Olsson (res) 0

Australian Final

Main article: 1993 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

• First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Final

• 31 Mar 1993
• 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

Continental Quarter-finals

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
22 May	Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut	Jacek Krzyzaniak	Antal Kocso	Robert Nagy
22 May	Stadion Wiener Neustadt	Armando Castagna	Dariusz Stenka	Zoltán Adorján
23 May	Speedway Stadium, Gorzów	Tomasz Gollob	Piotr Świst	Antonín Kasper, Jr.
23 May	Cserénfa Speedway, Cserénfa	Zoltán Hajdú	László Bódi	Paolo Salvatelli

Commonwealth Final

Main article: 1993 Commonwealth final

• First 11 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve

American Final

• top 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

Danish Final

• 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

• 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

• 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

• R1 (11 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad)
• R2 (12 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
• R3 (13 May, Orionparken, Hallstavik)
• - 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

Overseas Final

Main article: 1993 Overseas final

• First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final

Nordic Final

• 13 June 1993
• Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki
• First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Tommy Knudsen	14
2	Per Jonsson	13
3	Tony Rickardsson	12
4	Brian Karger	11
5	Peter Karlsson	10
6	Hans Nielsen	9
7	Henrik Gustafsson	9
8	John Jørgensen	9
9	Gert Handberg	7
10	Jimmy Nilsen	6
11	Hans Clausen	5
12	Einar Kyllingstad	4
13	Roy Malminheimo	2
14	Jan Staechmann	2
15	Lars Gunnestad	2
16	Vesa Ylinen	1
Res	Peter Nahlin	ns
Res	Rune Holta	ns

Continental Semi-finals

12 June Markéta Stadium, Prague Top 7 to World semi-final Pos. Rider Points 1 Armando Castagna 13 2 Zoltán Adorján 12 3 Antal Kocso 11 4 Bohumil Brhel 10 5 Jacek Krzyzaniak 10 6 Slawomir Drabik 9 7 Gerd Riss 9 8 Róbert Nagy 8+3 9 Petr Vandírek 8+2 10 Dariusz Stenka 8+1 11 Roman Matoušek 6 12 József Petrikovics 5 13 Jaroslaw Olszewski 4 14 Nikolaj Kokins 3 15 Mirosław Kowalik 3 16 Jacek Rempala 1

14 June Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium, Zielona Góra Top 7 to World semi-final Pos. Rider Points 1 Tomasz Gollob 12+3 2 Piotr Swist 12+2 3 Marvyn Cox* 11 4 Václav Milík Sr. 10 5 Antonín Kasper Jr. 10 6 Zoltan Hajdu 9 7 Piotr Paluch 9 8 Laszlo Bodi 8+3 9 Mikhail Starostin 8+2 10 Slawomir Dudek 8+1 11 Krzysztof Kuczwalski 7 12 Tomáš Topinka 6 13 Zsolt Böszermenyi 5 14 Flur Kalimulin 3 15 Paolo Salvatelli 2 16 Valentino Furlanetto 0 17 Marek Hucko (res) 0

• Cox rode on a Polish licence

Sixth round

World Semi-Finals

24 July 1993 Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo First 8 to World final plus 1 reserve Pos. Rider Points 1 Hans Nielsen 13+3 2 Billy Hamill 13+2 3 Greg Hancock 12 4 Leigh Adams 11 5 Armando Castagna 9 6 Gary Havelock 9 7 Gerd Riss 9 8 Andy Smith 8+3 9 Brian Karger 8+2 10 Martin Dugard 7 11 Antonín Kasper, Jr. 6 12 John Jørgensen 6 13 Zoltán Hajdú 6 14 Sławomir Drabik 2 15 Václav Milík, Sr. 1 16 Piotr Paluch 0 Res Robert Nagy 0 Res Jimmy Nilsen 0

6 August 1993 Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda First 8 to World final plus 1 reserve Pos. Rider Points 1 Joe Screen 12 2 Tomasz Gollob 11+3 3 Henrik Gustafsson 11+2 4 Tony Rickardsson 10 5 Sam Ermolenko 10 6 Per Jonsson 10 7 Chris Louis 9+3 8 Peter Karlsson 9+2 9 Ronnie Correy 9+1 10 Tommy Knudsen 7 11 Marvyn Cox 6 12 Bohumil Brhel 5 13 Jacek Krzyzaniak 4 14 Zoltán Adorján 3 15 Antal Kocso 2 16 Piotr Świst 1 Res Hans Clausen 1 Res László Bódi 0

World Final

• 29 August 1993 ^[9]
• 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
	(5) Sam Ermolenko	12		3			3					3					3					0	12	1
	(10) Hans Nielsen	11			3			3						2			0		3				11	2	3
	(13) Chris Louis	11				3	2							1		2					3		11	3	2
4	(4) Henrik Gustafsson	10	3							1				0				3				3	10	4
5	(16) Andy Smith	10				0				2	3						2			3			10	5
6	(14) Gary Havelock	10				2		2					3		1							2	10	6
7	(15) Tomasz Gollob	8				1			3			2						2	0				8	7
8	(7) Peter Karlsson	8		2					0					3	2					1			8	8
9	(8) Per Jonsson	7		0						3			2			1			1				7	9
10	(3) Billy Hamill	7	2						1				1				1				2		7	10
11	(1) Gerd Riss	6	0				0				1				3				2				6	11
12	(2) Armando Castagna	5	1					0				1				3				0			5	12
13	(6) Joe Screen	5		1				1			2							0			1		5	13
14	(11) Tony Rickardsson	4			1				2		0					0						1	4	14
15	(9) Leigh Adams	4			0		1						0					1		2			4	15
16	(12) Greg Hancock	2			2					0		0			0						0		2	16
R1	(R1) Ronnie Correy	0																					0	R1
R2	(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

References

1. "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
3. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
4. "Sam's on top of the world" . Birmingham Mail. 30 August 1993. Retrieved 7 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "'Ermolenko takes title'". The Times. 30 August 1993. Retrieved 10 April 2021– via Gale Primary Sources.
6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
7. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
8. "Speedway" . Western Daily Press. 30 August 1993. Retrieved 7 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "1993 - Speedway Individual World Final - Pocking (Germany) - Sam Ermolenko (USA)". YouTube . Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.