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1992 Individual Speedway World Championship
Gary Havelock (champion)
VenueOlympic Stadium
LocationWrocław, Poland
End date29 August 1992
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1993 →

The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 47th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2]

Gary Havelock scored 14 points to become England's first Speedway World Champion[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6]

First round

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British qualifiers

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  • Top 32 to British-Semi finals

Second round

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British semi-finals

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  • Top 16 to British final

Australian qualification

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Date Championship Venue Winner
?Northern Territory??
?QueenslandBrisbane Exhibition GroundTroy Butler
?VictorianOlympic Park, MilduraLeigh Adams
?New South WalesNepean Speedway, SydneyMick Poole
?Western AustralianCollie Speedway, CollieGlenn Doyle
?South AustralianNorth Arm Speedway, GillmanCraig Hodgson

New Zealand qualification

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Date Championship Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
14 Dec '91South Island FinalRuapuna Speedway, ChristchurchMark ThorpeMark JamiesonJustin Monk
??North Island FinalWaikaraka Park, Auckland??????

Third round

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Continental preliminary round

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  • Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
26 AprSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Matija Gubec Stadium, KrškoAustria Andreas BössnerRussia Igor DubininItaly Armando Dal Chiele
26 AprGermany Speedwaystadion, LudwigslustPoland Mirosław KowalikFrance Philippe BergéCzechoslovakia Pavel Karnas
26 AprHungary Volán Sporttelep, NyiregyhazaHungary Sandor TihanyiHungary Laszlo BodiPoland Jacek Woźniak
26 AprAustria Sportplatz St. Johann, St.Johann/PgEstonia Rene AasAustria Toni PilottoCzechoslovakia Borivoj Hadek

Swedish qualification

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  • Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
(9 May, Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla)
Pos Rider Points
1Kenneth Lindby12
2Henrik Gustafsson12
3Jimmy Nilsen11
4Christer Rohlén10
5Tony Olsson10
6Erik Stenlund9
7Patrik Olsson8
8Mikael Ritterwall8
9Joakim Karlsson7
10Claes Ivarsson7
11Lillebror Johansson7
12Peter Karlsson7
13Mikael Teurnberg5
14Magnus Oscarsson4
15Jimmy Engman1
16Stefan Lardner1
17Peter Johansson (res)1
18Kent Rickardsson (res)0
(9 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda)
Pos Rider Points
1Per Jonsson12
2Conny Ivarsson12
3Tony Rickardsson11
4Jörgen Johansson11
5Niklas Karlsson11
6Stefan Dannö10
7Peter Nahlin9
8Dennis Löfqvist8
9Patrik Karlsson6
10Mikael Karlsson6
11Tommy Lindgren5
12Niklas Klingberg5
13Stefan Andersson5
14Jörgen Hultgren5
15Niklas Johansson4
16Göran Flood1

Australian Final

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  • First 4 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

British Final

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  • Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Final

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Pos.RiderTotal
1Gary Allan15
2Mark Thorpe14
3Paul Atkins11
4Chris Martin10
5John Roberts9
6Mark Jamieson9
7Trevor Chapman9
8Mike Wilson9
9Steve Mudgeway6
10Barry Free6
11Dean Sullivan6
12Glen Sole5
13Robbie Price4
14Rhys Hamburger3
15Ricky Meehan (res)2
16Dean Ornsby0
17Justin Monk0

Fourth round

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Continental quarter-finals

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  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
24 MayGermany Paul Greifzu Stadium, StralsundHungary Sandor TihanyiCzechoslovakia Antonín Kasper Jr.Hungary Laszlo Bodi
24 MayPoland Speedway Stadium, Zielona GóraHungary Zoltán AdorjánPoland Andrzej HuszczaCzechoslovakia Roman Matousek
24 MayCzechoslovakia Speedway Žarnovica, ŽarnovicaCzechoslovakia Bohumil BrhelPoland Tomasz GollobHungary Jozsef Petrikovics
24 MayGermany Anton Treffer Stadion, NeustadtGermany Gerd RissHungary Antal KocsoRussia Oleg Kurguskin

Swedish Final

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Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1Per Jonsson14+14+1038
2Jimmy Nilsen11+13+1236
3Tony Rickardsson13+10+1235
4Peter Nahlin10+12+1335
5Jörgen Johansson9+9+927
6Conny Ivarsson9+5+1125
7Christer Rohlén6+10+723
8Niklas Karlsson5+11+622
9Dennis Löfqvist5+7+921
10Tony Olsson8+3+920
11Erik Stenlund9+6+520
12Kenneth Lindby8+5+215
13Mikael Ritterwall6+1+512
14Stefan Dannö3+8+011
15Joakim Karlsson0+4+59
16Patrik Olsson4+2+28

Finland Final

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Pos.RiderTotal
1Vesa Ylinen14+3
2Juha Moksunen14+2
3Mika Pellinen13
4Aki Ala Riihimäki10
5Petri Nurmesniemi9
6Tomi Havu8
7Janne Koivula8
8Arto Orjo7
9Janne Moksunen7
10Marko Hyyryläinen7
11Petri Vaatsio6
12Aarre Soivuori5
13Niklas Finne4
14Petri Kokko3
15Jari Kortelainen3
16Roy Malminheimo1
17Jounko Jarvi (res)1

Norwegian qualifying

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Danish Final

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Pos.RiderTotal
1Gert Handberg27
2Brian Karger23+3
3John Jörgensen23+2
4Tommy Knudsen21
5Claus Jacobsen19+3
6Peter Ravn19+2
7Allan Johansen18
8Brian Andersen18
9Bo Eriksen11
10Jan Stæchmann10
11Jan Andersen10
12Tom P. Knudsen9
13Jan Pedersen8
14Lars-Henrik Jørgensen7
15Hans Clausen7
16René Madsen4
17Jacob Olsen (Res)4
18Jens-Peter Nielsen (Res)2

Commonwealth Final

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  • First 11 to Overseas final

American Final

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  • First 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

Fifth round

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Continental semi-finals

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Pos.RiderPoints
1Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Tesař11+3
2Poland Slawomir Drabik11+2
3Czechoslovakia Roman Matoušek11+1
4Czechoslovakia Antonín Kasper Jr.11+0
5Poland Piotr Swist10
6Poland Piotr Paluch10
7Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Schneiderwind10
8Russia Mikhail Starostin9
9Hungary Zoltan Hajdu8
10Czechoslovakia Václav Milík Sr.8
11Hungary Zsolt Böszermenyi7
12Hungary Laszlo Bodi3
13Poland Andrzej Huszcza3
14Czechoslovakia Karel Průša3
15Hungary Zoltán Adorján2
16Poland Jacek Wozniak1
Pos.RiderPoints
1Hungary Antal Kocso14
2Hungary Róbert Nagy12
3Czechoslovakia Bohumil Brhel9
4Germany Gerd Riss*+3
5Hungary József Petrikovics8+2
6Czechoslovakia Petr Vandírek8+1
7Poland Mirosław Kowalik8+0
8Poland Robert Sawina8+0
9Czechoslovakia Vladimir Kalina7
10Czechoslovakia Borivoj Hadek6
11Poland Tomasz Gollob6
12Italy Armando Castagna6
13Poland Jacek Krzyzaniak5
14Poland Jaroslaw Olszewski5
15Italy Valentino Furlanetto5
16Russia Oleg Kurguskin4

Nordic Final

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Pos.RiderTotal
1Sweden Tony Rickardsson12
2Sweden Per Jonsson10+3
3Denmark Brian Karger10+2
4Denmark John Jörgensen10+1
5Sweden Jimmy Nilsen10+0
6Denmark Gert Handberg9+
7Sweden Henrik Gustafsson9+
8Denmark Tommy Knudsen9+
9Norway Einar Kyllingstad9+
10Sweden Peter Nahlin9+
11Norway Lars Gunnestad8
12Denmark Hans Nielsen6
13Denmark Claus Jacobsen4
14Finland Vesa Ylinen3
15Sweden Jörgen Johansson (Res)1
16Denmark Peter Ravn0
17Finland Juha Moksunen0
18Norway Arnt Førland (Res)0

Overseas Final

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  • First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve

Sixth round

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World Semi-Finals

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Pos.RiderPoints
1Sweden Per Jonsson14+3
2England Gary Havelock14+2
3England Kelvin Tatum11
4Sweden Jimmy Nilsen9
5United States Ronnie Correy8+
6Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Tesař8+
7Denmark John Jörgensen8+
8Sweden Henrik Gustafsson8+
9Hungary Antal Kocso8+
10Czechoslovakia Bohumil Brhel8+
11England Andy Smith7
12Poland Mirosław Kowalik5
13Australia Jason Lyons5
14Czechoslovakia Roman Matoušek4
15Poland Piotr Świst2
16Poland Piotr Paluch1
Pos.RiderPoints
1Denmark Gert Handberg15
2United States Sam Ermolenko14
3Denmark Tommy Knudsen11
4United States Rick Miller10
5Sweden Tony Rickardsson10
6Denmark Brian Karger9
7New Zealand Mitch Shirra9
8England Martin Dugard7+3
9Hungary Róbert Nagy7+2
10Germany Gerd Riss7+1
11Poland Sławomir Drabik7+0
12Czechoslovakia Antonín Kasper Jr.5
13Hungary József Petrikovics3
14Norway Einar Kyllingstad3
15Czechoslovakia Petr Vandírek2
16Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Schneiderwind1
17Sweden Peter Nahlin (Res)0

World final

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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 England (8) Gary Havelock 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
2 Sweden (6) Per Jonsson 11 0 3 2 3 3 11 2
3 Denmark (13) Gert Handberg 10 3 2 3 2 0 10 3
4 Denmark (3) Tommy Knudsen 9 3 3 0 1 2 9 4
5 Sweden (5) Henrik Gustafsson 9 1 0 2 3 3 9 5
6 Denmark (1) John Jørgensen 8 2 1 0 3 2 8 6
7 Sweden (12) Jimmy Nilsen 7 3 X 3 0 1 7 7
8 United States (9) Sam Ermolenko 7 1 3 1 X 2 7 8
9 Poland (4) Sławomir Drabik 6 E 3 2 1 X 6 9
10 England (11) Kelvin Tatum 6 0 0 3 1 2 6 10
11 United States (14) Rick Miller 6 0 2 2 2 X 6 11
12 United States (7) Ronnie Correy 6 2 2 0 1 1 6 12
13 New Zealand (15) Mitch Shirra 6 2 1 1 2 0 6 13
14 Sweden (10) Tony Rickardsson 5 2 1 1 0 1 5 14
15 Czechoslovakia (16) Zdeněk Tesař 5 1 1 1 2 0 5 15
16 Denmark (2) Brian Karger 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 16
R1 Hungary (R1) Antal Kocso 0 0 R1
R2 England (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

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  1. ↑ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Flying Brit Gary on top of the world". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 August 1992. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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