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1992 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship |
| image | File:Gavy Havelock.jpg |
| caption | Gary Havelock (champion) |
| date_end | 29 August 1992 |
| venue | Olympic Stadium |
| location | Wrocław, Poland |
| prev | 1991 |
| next | 1993 |
The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 47th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Gary Havelock scored 14 points to become England's first Speedway World Champion 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.
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.
First round
British qualifiers
Main article: 1992 British Speedway Championship
- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
British semi-finals
Main article: 1992 British Speedway Championship
- Top 16 to British final
Australian qualification
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Northern Territory | ? | ? |
| ? | Queensland | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Troy Butler |
| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Leigh Adams |
| ? | New South Wales | Nepean Speedway, Sydney | Mick Poole |
| ? | Western Australian | Collie Speedway, Collie | Glenn Doyle |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Craig Hodgson |
New Zealand qualification
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec '91 | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Thorpe | Mark Jamieson | Justin Monk |
| ?? | North Island Final | Waikaraka Park, Auckland | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Third round
Continental preliminary round
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr | YUG Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | AUT Andreas Bössner | RUS Igor Dubinin | ITA Armando Dal Chiele |
| 26 Apr | GER Speedwaystadion, Ludwigslust | POL Mirosław Kowalik | FRA Philippe Bergé | TCH Pavel Karnas |
| 26 Apr | HUN Volán Sporttelep, Nyiregyhaza | HUN Sandor Tihanyi | HUN Laszlo Bodi | POL Jacek Woźniak |
| 26 Apr | AUT Sportplatz St. Johann, St.Johann/Pg | EST Rene Aas | AUT Toni Pilotto | TCH Borivoj Hadek |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
| (9 May, Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla) | Pos | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Lindby | 12 | |
| 2 | Henrik Gustafsson | 12 | |
| 3 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11 | |
| 4 | Christer Rohlén | 10 | |
| 5 | Tony Olsson | 10 | |
| 6 | Erik Stenlund | 9 | |
| 7 | Patrik Olsson | 8 | |
| 8 | Mikael Ritterwall | 8 | |
| 9 | Joakim Karlsson | 7 | |
| 10 | Claes Ivarsson | 7 | |
| 11 | Lillebror Johansson | 7 | |
| 12 | Peter Karlsson | 7 | |
| 13 | Mikael Teurnberg | 5 | |
| 14 | Magnus Oscarsson | 4 | |
| 15 | Jimmy Engman | 1 | |
| 16 | Stefan Lardner | 1 | |
| 17 | Peter Johansson (res) | 1 | |
| 18 | Kent Rickardsson (res) | 0 |
| (9 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda) | Pos | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 12 | |
| 2 | Conny Ivarsson | 12 | |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 11 | |
| 4 | Jörgen Johansson | 11 | |
| 5 | Niklas Karlsson | 11 | |
| 6 | Stefan Dannö | 10 | |
| 7 | Peter Nahlin | 9 | |
| 8 | Dennis Löfqvist | 8 | |
| 9 | Patrik Karlsson | 6 | |
| 10 | Mikael Karlsson | 6 | |
| 11 | Tommy Lindgren | 5 | |
| 12 | Niklas Klingberg | 5 | |
| 13 | Stefan Andersson | 5 | |
| 14 | Jörgen Hultgren | 5 | |
| 15 | Niklas Johansson | 4 | |
| 16 | Göran Flood | 1 |
Australian Final
Main article: 1992 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
- First 4 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
British Final
Main article: 1992 British Speedway Championship
- Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
New Zealand Final
- NZL Meeanee Speedway, Napier
- 25 January, First (+Mitch Shirra seeded) to Commonwealth final
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Fourth round
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May | GER Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund | HUN Sandor Tihanyi | TCH Antonín Kasper Jr. | HUN Laszlo Bodi | |
| 24 May | POL Speedway Stadium, Zielona Góra | HUN Zoltán Adorján | POL Andrzej Huszcza | TCH Roman Matousek | |
| 24 May | TCH Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica | TCH Bohumil Brhel | POL Tomasz Gollob | HUN Jozsef Petrikovics | |
| 24 May | GER Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt | GER Gerd Riss | HUN Antal Kocso | RUS Oleg Kurguskin |
Swedish Final
- SWE 3 Rounds, first 4 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
- Henrik Gustafsson seeded to Nordic final
- R1 (19 May, Målilla Motorstadion, Målilla)
- R2 (20 May, Tallhult Motorstadion, Hagfors)
- R3 (21 May, Örebro Motorstadion, Örebro)
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Finland Final
- FIN Yyterin speedwaystadion, Pori
- 18 Aug '91, top 2 to Nordic final
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Norwegian qualifying
- NOR Einar Kyllingstad & Lars Gunnestad to Nordic final
Danish Final
- DEN - 2 rounds, first 6 to Nordic final
- R1 (16 May, Uhre Speedway, Karup)
- R2 (17 May, Speedway Center, Holsted)
- Hans Nielsen seeded to Nordic Final
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Commonwealth Final
Main article: 1992 Commonwealth final
- First 11 to Overseas final
American Final
- First 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Fifth round
Continental semi-finals
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- 14 June
- GER Holsteinring Brokstedt, Brokstedt
- Top 7 to World semi-final
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Nordic Final
- 14 June 1992
- NOR Elgane Speedway, Elgane
- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
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Overseas Final
Main article: 1992 Overseas final
- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
Sixth round
World Semi-Finals
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- 15 August 1992
- AUT Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt
- First 7 to World final plus 1 reserve
- Sławomir Drabik seeded to World Final
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World final
- 29 August 1992
- POL Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
References
References
- "World Championship 1936-1994".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
- (31 August 1992). "Flying Brit Gary on top of the world".
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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