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1983 Individual Speedway World Championship

{{Short description|World motorcycle speedway competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}

{{Motorsport season

|title = Individual Speedway World Championship

|link = Individual Speedway World Championship

|year = 1983

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The 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 38th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-speedway-championships.html|title=World Championship 1936-1994|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/89/world|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}} It was the first time the World Final had been held in West Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=WORLD FINALS 1936-1994|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=10 July 2021}}

Final summary

An near-capacity crowd of around 50,000 at the {{convert|400|m|yd|abbr=off}} long Motodrom Halbemond circuit, saw local favourite Egon Müller became the first German rider to win the World Championship. Australian champion Billy Sanders, scored his best ever World Championship placing by finishing second, with England's 1980 World Champion Michael Lee finishing third.{{cite news |title=Egon tops the bill with his champion act |work=Daily Mirror |date=5 September 1983 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19830905/151/0029 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

With both Sanders and former champion Lee in good form, and with the winner of the previous two world finals Bruce Penhall having retired from speedway while on the podium at the 1982 world final, the 1983 final was expected to be one of the most open in years. Others including Kenny Carter, Dennis Sigalos, and Danes Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen, were all expected to challenge. Like surprise winner Jerzy Szczakiel who won at home in Poland in 1973, Egon Müller was expected to do well in front of his home crowd, but wasn't among the pre-meeting favourites.

In his last world final appearance Ole Olsen, the 1971, 1975 and 1978 World Champion, finished 6th with 10 points. Olsen won his last ride, defeating Gundersen, Czechoslovakia's Jiří Štancl, and American Lance King in heat 18.

First round

= New Zealand qualification =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=80|Date

!width=150|Event

!width=280|Venue

!width=180|Winner

!width=180|2nd

!width=180|3rd

align=center| ??South Island finalOreti Park Speedway, InvercargillIvan MaugerLarry RossAlan Mason
align=center| ??North Island final|Meeanee Speedway, NapierDavid BarghMitch ShirraCraig Pendlebury

= British qualification =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=100|Date

!width=280|Venue

!width=180|Winner

!width=180|2nd

!width=180|3rd

colspan=6| Preliminary Round
align=center| 12 AprilWessex Stadium, WeymouthKevin SmithMike FerreiraMelvyn Taylor
align=center| 15 AprilPowderhall Stadium, EdinburghAlan EmersonMartin DixonBobby Beaton
align=center| 19 AprilMilton Keynes Stadium, Milton KeynesCharlie McKinnaNeil MiddleditchPeter Carr
align=center| 21 AprilOxford Stadium, OxfordSimon WiggBarry ThomasSean Willmott
align=center| 27 AprilLong Eaton Stadium, Long EatonColin RichardsonDavid GagenJoe Owen
colspan=6| Quarter-Final
align=center| 30 AprilKing's Lynn Stadium, King's LynnSimon WiggSean WillmottMelvyn Taylor

=Swedish qualification=

  • Top 6 in each heat to Swedish final

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|(7 May, Nässjö Motorstadion
Nässjö)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|7}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" | Hans Danielsson14
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|2

style="text-align:left;" | Lennart Bengtsson12
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|3

style="text-align:left;" | Björn Andersson12
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |Kent Bäär11
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" | Karl-Erik Claesson9+3
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|6

style="text-align:left;" | Dick Jegård9+2
7style="text-align:left;" | Per-Ove Gudmundsson9+1
8style="text-align:left;" | Lars Hammarberg8
9style="text-align:left;" | Börje Klingberg6
10style="text-align:left;" | Kenneth Gustafsson6
11style="text-align:left;" |Kent Björk6
12style="text-align:left;" | Anders Eriksson5
13style="text-align:left;" | Jon Hovind3
14style="text-align:left;" | Stefan Andersson3
15style="text-align:left;" | Håkan Andersson2
16style="text-align:left;" | Peder Messing2

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|(9 May, Motala Arena
Motala)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|7}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" | Lillebror Johansson13
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|2

style="text-align:left;" | Bernt Persson12
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|3

style="text-align:left;" | Conny Samuelsson12
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" | Tommy Nilsson11
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" | Ulf Blomqvist11
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" | Hans Hallén10
7style="text-align:left;" | Erik Stenlund8
8style="text-align:left;" | Jan Ericsson8
9style="text-align:left;" | Magnus Jonsson8
10style="text-align:left;" | Börje Ring6
11style="text-align:left;" | Per Blom6
12style="text-align:left;" |Alf Trofast5
13style="text-align:left;" | Sören Brolin5
14style="text-align:left;" | Jan Davidsson4
15style="text-align:left;" | Eddie Davidsson1
16style="text-align:left;" | Sören Karlsson0

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|(9 May, Gamla Målilla Motorstadion
Målilla)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|7}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" | Uno Johansson13
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" | Pierre Brannefors12
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Blixt12
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |Anders Kling11
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" | Gert Carlsson11
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |Göran Waltersson10
7style="text-align:left;" |Mikael Messing8
8style="text-align:left;" | Mats Olsson7
9style="text-align:left;" | Lars Rosberg6
10style="text-align:left;" | Lars Carlsson6
11style="text-align:left;" | Åke Fridell4
12style="text-align:left;" | Lars Ericsson4
13style="text-align:left;" | Karl-Henry Boo4
14style="text-align:left;" | Bengt Jansson4
15style="text-align:left;" |Steinar Rydén4
16style="text-align:left;" | Conny Gustafsson4

{{col-end}}

Second round

= Continental preliminary round =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=100|Date

!width=280|Venue

!width=180|Winner

!width=180|2nd

!width=180|3rd

align=center| 23 April{{flagicon|FRG}} Ruhpoldinger Stadion, Ruhpolding{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Marzotto{{flagicon|CSK}} Petr Kucera{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Huszcza
align=center| 24 April{{flagicon|HUN}} Napos út, Szeged{{flagicon|CSK}} Milan Špinka{{flagicon|POL}} Boleslaw Proch{{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Rembas
align=center| 24 April{{flagicon|YUG}} Petišovci Stadium, Lendava{{flagicon|CSK}} Petr Ondrašík{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Dal Chiele{{flagicon|HUN}} János Oreskó
align=center| 24 April{{flagicon|FRG}} Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt{{flagicon|USSR}} Vladimir Klychkov{{flagicon|USSR}} Piotr Belyaev{{flagicon|FRG}} Peter Wurterle

= British semi-finals =

width=100%

|width=50% valign=top|

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Points
{{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left| John Davis13
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Paul Woods12
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Dave Jessup10+3
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Malcolm Simmons10+2
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| Gordon Kennett10+1
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Phil Collins9
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left| Sean Willmott9
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left| Colin Richardson8+3
9align=left| Alan Grahame8+2
10align=left| Joe Owen8+1
11align=left| Jeremy Doncaster7
12align=left| John Louis5
13align=left| Louis Carr4
14align=left| Kevin Smith3
15align=left| Neil Middleditch2
16align=left|Kevin Jolly2

|width=50% valign=top|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Points
{{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left| Peter Collins13
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Simon Wigg12
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Neil Collins11+3
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Michael Lee11+2
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| Kenny Carter11+1
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Chris Morton10
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left| Les Collins9+3
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left| Andy Grahame9+2
9align=left| Mark Courtney9+f
10align=left| Steve Bastable6
11align=left| Melvyn Taylor5
12align=left| Reg Wilson4
13align=left| Malcolm Holloway4
14align=left| Tim Hunt3
15align=left| Mike Ferreira2
16align=left|Nigel Flatman1

|}

Third round

= Continental quarter-finals =

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=100|Date

!width=280|Venue

!width=180|Winner

!width=180|2nd

!width=180|3rd

align=center| 6 May{{flagicon|AUT}} Stadion Wiener Neustadt{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier{{flagicon|CSK}} Jiří Štancl{{flagicon|POL}} Marek Kepa
align=center| 8 May{{flagicon|HUN}} Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc{{flagicon|USSR}} Mikhail Starostin{{flagicon|POL}} Bogusław Nowak{{flagicon|USSR}} Rif Saitgareev
align=center| 8 May{{flagicon|BUL}} Shumen Motopista, Shumen{{flagicon|CSK}} Petr Ondrašík{{flagicon|USSR}} Viktor Kuznetsov{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Dal Chiele
align=center| 8 May{{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo{{flagicon|FRG}} Egon Muller{{flagicon|POL}} Roman Jankowski{{flagicon|POL}} Zenon Plech

= Sweden Finals =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=20px|R1width=20px|R2width=20px|R3width=70px|Total
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left|Tommy Nilsson13131440
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Pierre Brannefors10151338
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Uno Johansson12111033
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Anders Kling1012830
align=center

|5

align=left| Bernt Persson5101429
align=center

|6

align=left| Lillebror Johansson135927
align=center

|7

align=left| Karl Erik Claesson139224
align=center

|8

align=left| Hans Danielsson391123
align=center

|9

align=left| Conny Samuelsson74819
align=center

|10

align=left|Gert Carlsson68418
align=center

|11

align=left| Goran Waltersson84315
align=center

|12

align=left| Per Ove Gudmundsson |
|9615
align=center

|13

align=left| Ulf Blomqvist83314
align=center

|14

align=left|Lennart Bengtsson1|
|910
align=center

|15

align=left|Hans Hallén2608
align=center

|16

align=left|Bent Baar4206
align=center

|17

align=left|Dick Jaglard2204
align=center

|18

align=left|Mikael Messing4|
|4

{| width=100%

|width=50% valign=top|

= Norwegian qualifying =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Points
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left|Tormod Langli15
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Dag Haland11+3
align=center

|3

align=left|Dagfinn Jorgensen11+2
align=center

|4

align=left| Roy Otto11+1
align=center

|5

align=left|Asgeir Bjerga10
align=center

|6

align=left| Jörn Haugvaldstad9
align=center

|7

align=left|Geir Aasland7
align=center

|8

align=left|Kurt Ueland7
align=center

|9

align=left| Sigvart Pedersen7
align=center

|10

align=left|Kjell Gimre6
align=center

|11

align=left| Tom Fjeldberg6
align=center

|12

align=left|Arne Svendsen6
align=center

|13

align=left|Ingve Madland5
align=center

|14

align=left|Roy Martinsen4
align=center

|15

align=left| Lars Otto Holt3
align=center

|16

align=left| Nils O. Haraldsen0

|width=50% valign=top|

= Finland Final =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Total
{{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left| Kai Niemi15
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Ari Koponen14
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Olli Tyrvainen13
4align=left| Veijo Tuoriniemi11
5align=left|Hannu Lehtonen11
6align=left| Pekka Hautamaki8
7align=left|Jari Kortelainen8
8align=left| Markku Haapala7
9align=left|Heimo Kaikko7
10align=left|Seppo Keskinen7
11align=left|Timo Kiansten7
12align=left| Kari Valtonen4
13align=left| Ismo Kivela3
14align=left|Ari Heinonen3
15align=left|Pasi Valtonen1
16align=left|Pekka Turkia1
17align=left| Markku Parkkari (res)0
18align=left|Isto Maja (res)0
19align=left|Seppo Nykanen (res)0

|}

= Danish Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=70px|Total
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left| Hans Nielsen15
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Erik Gundersen13
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Ole Olsen12+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Tommy Knudsen12+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| Peter Ravn11
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Finn Rune Jensen8
align=center

|7

align=left| Preben Eriksen8
align=center

|8

align=left|Hans Ove Cristinsen7
align=center

|9

align=left|Kent Noer7
align=center

|10

align=left| Jens Rasmussen6
align=center

|11

align=left| Finn Thomsen6
align=center

|12

align=left| Flemming Pedersen6
align=center

|13

align=left|Alf Busk6
align=center

|14

align=left| Hans Albert Klinge2
align=center

|15

align=left|Bent Juul Larsen1
align=center

|16

align=left| Kjeld Hansen0

= British Final =

{{Speedway event 20heats|x|RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P1|4|ENG|Chris Morton| |2|2|3|2|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P2|12|ENG|Michael Lee| |0|3|2|3|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P3|9|ENG|Andy Grahame| |2|0|2|3|3| |x|3 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|5|ENG|Kenny Carter| |2|3|0|3|2| |x|2 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|1|ENG|Peter Collins| |1|1|3|2|3| |x|1 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|13|ENG|John Davis| |2|2|2|2|2| |x|0 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|2|ENG|Phil Collins| |0|3|1|3|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|15|ENG|Les Collins| |0|2|3|1|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|3|ENG|Paul Woods| |3|1|1|1|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|11|ENG|Dave Jessup| |3|3|||| |x| |9i=F |14i=M |20i=M }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|14|ENG|Simon Wigg| |3|0|3|0|| |x| |20i=E}}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|6|ENG|Gordon Kennett| |3|1|2|0|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|16|ENG|Colin Richardson| |1|1|1|2|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|10|ENG|Malcolm Simmons| |1|2|1|0|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|7|ENG|Sean Willmott| |1|0|0|1|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|8|ENG|Neil Collins| |0|0||1|0| |x| |11i=E }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/reserve|R1|R1|ENG|Kevin Hawkins| |14h=y |14p=0 |20h=w |20p=1}}

}}

=American Final=

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=50px|Total
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|{{Speedway color|P1}}|1

align=left| Dennis Sigalos15
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|{{Speedway color|P2}}|2

align=left|Mike Faria11+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|{{Speedway color|P3}}|3

align=left|Lance King11+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Shawn Moran10+3
align=center

|5

align=left|Rick Miller10+2
align=center

|6

align=left| John Cook10+1
align=center

|7

align=left| Dubb Ferrell9
align=center

|8

align=left| Ron Preston8
align=center

|9

align=left| Mike Bast7
align=center

|10

align=left|Kelly Moran7
align=center

|11

align=left|Bobby Schwartz7
align=center

|12

align=left|Brad Oxley5
align=center

|13

align=left| Steve Lucero3
align=center

|14

align=left| Shawn McConnell3
align=center

|15

align=left| Alan Christian2
align=center

|16

align=left| Gene Woods1

= Australian Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=70px|Heat Scoreswidth=50px|Total
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|{{Speedway color|P1}}|1

align=left|Billy Sanders(3,3,3,3,3)15
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|{{Speedway color|P2}}|2

align=left|Glyn Taylor(3,2,2,3,3)13
align=center

|{{Speedway color|P3}}|3

align=left| Phil Crump(3,3,3,X,3)12
align=center

|4

align=left|Gary Guglielmi(2,1,3,2,3+3)11+3
align=center

|5

align=left| Rod Hunter(2,2,2,3,2+2)11+2
align=center

|6

align=left| Danny Kennedy(1,1,3,3,0)8
align=center

|7

align=left| Les Sawyer(1,3,1,2,1)8
align=center

|8

align=left|Steve Baker(3,0,2,0,2)7
align=center

|9

align=left| Mark Fiora(2,2,0,1,2)7
align=center

|10

align=left| John Titman(X,2,1,2,2)7
align=center

|11

align=left|Steve Regeling(0,3,0,2,1)6
align=center

|12

align=left| David Jackson(1,2,0,1,0)4
align=center

|13

align=left| Dean Johnson(0,1,1,2,1)4
align=center

|14

align=left|Rob Ashton(2,0,1,1,0)4
align=center

|15

align=left|Kevin O'Connell (Res)(-,-,2,-,-)2
align=center

|16

align=left| Wayne Baxter(0,0,0,0,1)1
align=center

|17

align=left|Tony Boyle (Res)(1,-,-,-,-)1
align=center

|18

align=left|Chris Higgs(0,0,0,0,0)0
align=center

= New Zealand final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=50px|Total
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left| Mitch Shirra14
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Larry Ross14
align=center

|3

align=left|David Bargh13
align=center

|4

align=left| Ivan Mauger13
align=center

|5

align=left| Alan Mason11
align=center

|6

align=left| Chris Martin10
align=center

|7

align=left| Robin Hampton7
align=center

|8

align=left| Roger Wright7
align=center

|9

align=left| Barry Free7
align=center

|10

align=left| Craig Blackett6
align=center

|11

align=left|Max Brown6
align=center

|12

align=left| Peter Nightingale5
align=center

|13

align=left| Craig Williamson3
align=center

|14

align=left|Merv Salt2
align=center

|15

align=left| Martin Waygang2
align=center

|16

align=left| Alan Crosbie0

Fourth round

= Continental semi-finals =

width=100%

|width=50% valign=top|

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Points
{{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Egon Müller15
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Henny Kroeze13
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Roman Jankowski10
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltan Hajdu10
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Michail Starostin10
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Aleš Dryml Sr.9
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Rif Saitgareev9
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Emil Sova8+3
9align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Zenon Plech8+2
10align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Milan Špinka7
11align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Boguslaw Nowak7
12align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ottaviano Righetto
13align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Rembaz3
14align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Adorján3
15align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Zbignew Zabialowicz1
16align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Georg Hack1

|width=50% valign=top|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Points
{{speedway color|7}}

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier15
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Jiří Štancl12
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Antonín Kasper Jr.12
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Huszcza12
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Dal Chiele11
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Valerij Gordeev10
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Viktor Kuznetsov9
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Petr Ondrašík8
9align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Miroslaw Berlinski7
10align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Pavel Karnas7
11align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Marek Kepa7
12align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikolaj Manev3
13align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Angel Eftimov3
14align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Stanislav Urban1
15align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Orlin Jankiev1
16align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Christian Brandt1
17align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Janos Oresko (res)1

|}

=Overseas Final=

  • 17 July 1983
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Hyde Road, Manchester
  • First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

{{Speedway event 20heats|x|RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P1|11|ENG|Phil Collins| |1|3|3|2|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P2|16|ENG|Kenny Carter| |3|3|0|2|3| |x|3 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P3|1|NZL|Mitch Shirra| |2|2|1|3|3| |x|2 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|8|NZL|Larry Ross| |3|2|2|3|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|2|AUS|Billy Sanders| |3|3|3|1|| |x| |18i=F }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|6|USA|Dennis Sigalos| |0|2|2|2|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|7|ENG|Chris Morton| |1|2|3|1|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|4|ENG|Andy Grahame| |1|1|2|3|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|5|ENG|Michael Lee| |2|3|1|1|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|15|USA|Lance King| |2|1|2|1|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|14|USA|Shawn Moran| |1|1|3|2|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|10|ENG|Les Collins| |2|0|0|3|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|12|ENG|John Davis| |3|0|0|0|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|3|ENG|Peter Collins| ||0|1|0|2| |x| |1i=E }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|9|AUS|Glyn Taylor| ||1|0|0|1| |x| |3i=E }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|13|USA|Mike Faria| |0|0|1||| |x| |14i=E |19i=F}}

}}

=Nordic Final=

{{Speedway event 20heats|x|RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P1|4|DEN|Hans Nielsen| |3|3|3|3|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P2|12|DEN|Erik Gundersen| |3|2|3|3|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P3|14|DEN|Ole Olsen| |2|3|3|2|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|5|DEN|Peter Ravn| |3|3|1|3|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|9|SWE|Jan Andersson| |2|2|2|2|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|13|SWE|Pierre Brannefors| |3|1|2|2|2| |x|3 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|2|FIN|Kai Niemi| |2|1|2|3|2| |x|2 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|6|DEN|Tommy Knudsen| |1|2|3|1|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|15|DEN|Finn Rune Jensen| |1|3|0||3| |x| |16i=F }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|8|FIN|Ari Koponen| |2|0|1|0|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|11|SWE|Tommy Nilsson| |0|2|2|1|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|3|NOR|Tormod Langli| |0|1|0|2|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|16|SWE|Uno Johansson| |0|1|1|0|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|10|FIN|Olli Tyrväinen| |1|0|1|1|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|1|NOR|Dag Haaland| |1|0|0|0|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|7|SWE|Anders Kling| |0|0|0|1|0| |x| }}

}}

Fifth round

= Continental Final =

{{Speedway event 20heats|x|RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P1|2|POL|Zenon Plech| |3|3|3|3|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P2|11|FRG|Egon Muller| |3|3|3|2|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P3|4|CSK|Jiří Štancl| |1|3|3|3|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|3|CSK|Petr Ondrašík| |2|2|2|3|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|13|CSK|Antonín Kasper Jr.| |3|3|2|1|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|16|FRG|Karl Maier| |2|2|1|2|2| |x|3 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|14|NED|Henny Kroeze| |1|1|3|3|1| |x|2 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|6|POL|Andrzej Huszcza| |3||2||3| |x| |6i=E |16i=E }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|9|USSR|Valery Gordeev| |2|1|1|2|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|7|USSR|Mikhail Starostin| |2|0|1|2|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|5|CSK|Aleš Dryml Sr.| ||2|2|1|0| |x| |2i=E }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|8|HUN|Zoltan Hajdu| |1|1|0|0|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|10|CSK|Emil Sova| |1|2|0|0|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|1|USSR|Rif Saitgareev| |0|0|0|0|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|12|USSR|Viktor Kuznetsov| |0|0|1|1|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|15|ITA|Armando Dal Chiele| |0|1|0|1|| |x| |17i=X }}

}}

=Intercontinental Final=

  • 7 August 1983
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} White City Stadium, London
  • First 11 to World Final plus 1 reserve

{{Speedway event 20heats|x|RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P1|1|DEN|Hans Nielsen| |3|3|3|2|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P2|8|ENG|Michael Lee| |3|2|3|2|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|P3|7|DEN|Erik Gundersen| |0|3|3|3|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|14|USA|Dennis Sigalos| |3|2|2||3| |x| |13i=X }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|4|ENG|Kenny Carter| |0|3|2|3|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|13|AUS|Billy Sanders| |1|2|1|3|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|2|DEN|Ole Olsen| |2|3|3|1|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|16|NZL|Mitch Shirra| |2|1|2|1|3| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|6|ENG|Chris Morton| |2|1|0|2|2| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|3|USA|Lance King| |1|2|1|3|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|12|ENG|Phil Collins| |2|0|2|1|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|10|DEN|Peter Ravn| |3||0|2|1| |x| |6i=E }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|9|SWE|Jan Andersson| |0|1|0|1|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|11|SWE|Pierre Brannefors| |1|0|1|0|1| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|15|ENG|Andy Grahame| |0|1|1|0|0| |x| }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|5|NZL|Larry Ross| |1||0|0|0| |x| |5i=E }}

}}

World Final

  • 4 September 1983
  • {{flagicon|FRG}} Motodrom Halbemond, Norden.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}
  • Referee: ({{flagicon|SWE}}) Rolf Randborg

{{Speedway event 20heats| RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|1|12|FRG|Egon Müller| |3|3|3|3|3| pts=15 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|2|5|AUS|Billy Sanders| |3|3|2|2|2| pts=12 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|3|4|ENG|Michael Lee| |3|2|0|3|3| pts=11 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|16|DEN|Erik Gundersen| |3|0|2|3|2| pts=10 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|10|ENG|Kenny Carter| |2|3|3|1|1| pts=10 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|7|DEN|Ole Olsen| |1|3|1|2|3| pts=10 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|13|DEN|Hans Nielsen| |2|2|2|3||19i=e| pts=9 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|1|USA|Dennis Sigalos| |2|1|3|0|2| pts=8 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|15|FRG|Karl Maier| |1|1|1|2|3| pts=8 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|8|ENG|Chris Morton| |2|1|3|1|0| pts=7 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|3|NZL|Mitch Shirra| |1|2|2|0|2| pts=7 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|2|USA|Lance King| |0|2|0|2|0| pts=4 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|14|ENG|Phil Collins| |0|1|1|1|1| pts=4 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|6|TCH|Antonín Kasper Jr.| |0|0|1|1|1| pts=3 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|11|POL|Zenon Plech| |1|0|0|0|0| pts=1 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|9|TCH|Jiří Štancl| |0|0|0|0|1| pts=1 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||17|DEN|Peter Ravn | pts=0 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||18|NED|Henny Kroeze | pts=0 }}

}}

References

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