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1989 Individual Speedway World Championship

{{Short description|Motorcycle speedway world championship season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}

{{Motorsport season

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|year = 1989

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The 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 44th 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://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}} It was the second time the championship was held in West Germany after previously being held in Norden in 1983.{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/89/world|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}}

The World Final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. Hans Nielsen made up for his 1988 run-off defeat to Erik Gundersen by scoring a 15-point maximum to take his third World Championship.{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=Speedway Yearbook 1990 |year=1990 |page=5 |publisher=Front Page Books |isbn=0-948882-15-8}} Nielsen joined fellow Danes Ole Olsen and Erik Gundersen as a three time speedway world champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=WORLD FINALS 1936-1994|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=10 July 2021}}

Simon Wigg from England finished second with the slick, {{convert|400|m|yd|abbr=off}} track suiting his long track style. Wigg defeated fellow Englishman Jeremy Doncaster in a run-off for second and third places.{{cite news |title=Nielsen topples King Eric|work=Sandwell Evening Mail |date=4 September 1989 |access-date=10 July 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19890904/215/0027| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} In what would prove to be his last World Final before his career ending crash in the World Team Cup Final at the Odsal Stadium in England just two weeks later, Erik Gundersen finished in fourth place. His chances of an outright second-place finish (after having finished second behind Nielsen in Heat 4) ended when his bike's engine seized while leading heat 9 causing him to not finish the race. In a sad twist, it was also seized engine in Heat 1 of the World Team Cup Final that would cause Gundersen's career ending crash.

Australian rider Troy Butler had a lucky passage to the World Final. After being seeded to the Commonwealth Final, he finished eighth to qualify for the Overseas Final. He then finished tenth in the Overseas Final to be the first reserve for the Intercontinental Final. He then got a start in the Intercontinental Final at Bradford when Overseas champion Sam Ermolenko injured his back in a horrific Long track motorcycle racing crash and was forced to withdraw (the American would be out for over 6 months). Butler would finish twelfth in the IC Final to become a reserve for the World Final where he once again came in as an injury replacement when Dane Jan O. Pedersen was forced to pull out. The 1986 Australian Champion ultimately finished twelfth in Munich, finishing with 4 points (two second places) from his 5 rides.

First round

= British qualification =

  • Top 32 riders to British 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| 8 AprilArena Essex Raceway, PurfleetAndy BuckMartin GoodwinNeville Tatum
align=center| 8 AprilLoomer Road Stadium, ChestertonLouis CarrNigel CrabtreeGraham Jones
align=center| 13 AprilCleveland Park Stadium, MiddlesbroughLes CollinsSean WilsonMark Courtney

Second Round

= Austrian Final =

  • {{flagicon|AUT}} Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
  • 3 rounds

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!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Heinrich Schatzer40
align=center

|2

align=left| Walter Nebel36
align=center

|3

align=left| Robert Funk35
align=center

|4

align=left| Andreas Bossner33
align=center

|5

align=left|Thomas Stadler33
align=center

|6

align=left|Toni Pilotto32
align=center

|7

align=left|Siegfried Eder31
align=center

|8

align=left| Christian Hochtl21
align=center

|9

align=left| Anton Wannasek7
align=center

|10

align=left| Manfred Trisko6
align=center

|11

align=left|Paul Ager4
align=center

|12

align=left| Josef Faching2
align=center

|13

align=left| Thaddaus Walach2
align=center

|14

align=left| Hans Kogler2
align=center

|15

align=left| Erich Hackl1
align=center

|16

align=left| Rainer Selb1
align=center

|17

align=left| Franz Penz0

= West German Final =

  • 2 October 1988
  • {{flagicon|FRG}} Holsteinring, Brokstedt
  • Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989

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!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=70px| Scoreswidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Klaus Lausch3,3,3,3,214+3
align=center

|2

align=left| Tommy Dunker3,3,2,3,314+2
align=center

|3

align=left| Karl Maier2,2,3,3,212
align=center

|4

align=left| Gerd RissE,3,3,2,311
align=center

|5

align=left|Carsten Pelzmann3,2,2,2,110
align=center

|6

align=left|Andre Pollehn2,1,2,2,18
align=center

|7

align=left| Klaus Freundorfer1,3,3,F,-7
align=center

|8

align=left|Peter Schrock0,2,0,2,37
align=center

|9

align=left| Peter Hehlert3,0,1,1,27
align=center

|10

align=left| Andreas Rahn1,0,1,1,36
align=center

|11

align=left| Andreas Marynowski1,2,2,F,-5
align=center

|12

align=left|Andreas Schapfl2,1,1,E,04
align=center

|13

align=left| Hans Faltermeier2,0,0,F,13
align=center

|14

align=left| Michael Domes1,F,0,0,23
align=center

|15

align=left| Alois Bachhuber0,1,1,1,03
align=center

|16

align=left| Egon MullerF,-,-,-,-0
align=center

|R1

align=left| Bernhard Osterlocher1,0,3,1,16

= Hungarian Final =

  • {{flagicon|HUN}}
  • 5 rounds, riders progress to Continental qualification 1989

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!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Zoltán Adorján56
align=center

|2

align=left| Antal Kocso49
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|3

align=left| Róbert Nagy47
align=center

|4

align=left| Zoltan Hajdu47
align=center

|5

align=left| József Petrikovics46
align=center

|6

align=left|Sándor Tihanyi45
align=center

|7

align=left| Robert Csilik38
align=center

|8

align=left| Sandor Ujhelyi30
align=center

|9

align=left| Janoš Sereš30
align=center

|10

align=left| Janoš Bologh28
align=center

|11

align=left| Andraš Kovacs26
align=center

|12

align=left| Sandor Kabai19
align=center

|13

align=left| Atilla Kovacs15
align=center

|14

align=left| Laszlo Bodi12

= Yugoslavian Final =

  • {{flagicon|YUG}}
  • 8 rounds, riders progress to Continental qualification 1989

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Zvonko Pavlič110
align=center

|2

align=left| Artur Horvat96
align=center

|3

align=left| Gregor Pintar83
align=center

|4

align=left|Franc Kalin79
align=center

|5

align=left| Kreso Omerzel78
align=center

|6

align=left| Martin Peterca76
align=center

|7

align=left| Darko Tominač70
align=center

|8

align=left| Zdravko Tominač62
align=center

|9

align=left| Andrej Matjašeč57
align=center

|10

align=left| Lazar Csaba54
align=center

|11

align=left| Goran Hoblaj54
align=center

|12

align=left| Igor Hauptman33
align=center

|13

align=left|Rudi Spitaler27
align=center

|14

align=left|Zelkjo Feher23
align=center

|15

align=left|Drago Dolinšek22
align=center

|16

align=left|Josip Lehki10
align=center

|17

align=left|Mitja Pungašič]8
align=center

|18

align=left|Niko Klavzar6
align=center

|19

align=left|Gorazd Vinšek1

= Czechoslovak Final =

  • Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
  • 6 rounds

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Roman Matoušek76
align=center

|2

align=left| Antonín Kasper Jr.72
align=center

|3

align=left| Zdenek Schneiderwind68
align=center

|4

align=left| Lubomír Jedek63
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|5

align=left| Petr Vandírek54
align=center

|6

align=left| Bohumil Brhel53
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|7

align=left| Stanislav Urban53
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|8

align=left| Pavel Karnas39
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|9

align=left| Josef Fejfar38
align=center

|10

align=left|Jan Schinagl35
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|11

align=left| Jan Holub II26
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|12

align=left| Zdeněk Tesař26
align=center

|13

align=left| Bořivoj Hádek25
align=center

|14

align=left| Jiří Svoboda23
align=center

|15

align=left| Vladimír Kalina21
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|16

align=left| Jindřich Dominik16
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|17

align=left| Václav Milík, Sr.10
align=center

|18

align=left| Ladislav Hrádecký10
align=center

|19

align=left| Karel Průša10

= Soviet Union Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=70px| Scoreswidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Vladimir Trofimov3,3,3,3,315
align=center

|2

align=left| Rif Saitgareev3,3,3,2,314
align=center

|3

align=left| Rinat Mardanshin3,2,2,3,212
align=center

|4

align=left| Mikhail Starostin2,2,2,3,211
align=center

|5

align=left| Pavel Chernov2,1,3,2,210
align=center

|6

align=left| Igor DubininE,3,2,3,19
align=center

|7

align=left| Flyur Kalimullin3,0,0,1,37
align=center

|8

align=left| Igor Zverev1,E,3,2,17
align=center

|9

align=left| Arkady Kononec1,0,1,1,36
align=center

|10

align=left| Andrej Korzhevoy1,3,1,0,16
align=center

|11

align=left| Oleg Volokhov1,2,1,0,26
align=center

|12

align=left| Valery Sokolov2,2,F,1,16
align=center

|13

align=left| Grigory Kharchenko0,1,1,2,04
align=center

|14

align=left| Aleksandr Pawlov2,F,0,1,-3
align=center

|15

align=left| Fjodor Zakharov0,T,2,0,-2
align=center

|16

align=left| Ruslan Kovalns

= Nederlands/Belgium Final =

  • {{flagicon|NED}} {{flagicon|BEL}}
  • 4 rounds, riders progress to Continental Qualification

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=70px| Scoreswidth=50px|Total
align=center

|1

align=left| Henk Steman24+22+20+2490
align=center

|2

align=left|Rene Elzinga21+21+24+2389
align=center

|3

align=left| Robert Jan Munnecom19+24+23+2288
align=center

|4

align=left| Peter Seur17+19+22+2078
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|5

align=left| Ron Koppe20+20+19+1978
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|6

align=left| Rikus Gorter18+14+17+2170
align=center

|7

align=left| Ron Van Dam15+17+18+1767
align=center

|8

align=left| Rob Steman22+18+21+ns61
align=center

|9

align=left| Fokke Van Der Walle16+13+14+1558
align=center

|10

align=left| Henk Bangma8+15+16+1857
align=center

|11

align=left| Patrick Pino14+11+15+1656
align=center

|12

align=left| John Lispet13+12+13+947
align=center

|13

align=left| Henny Kroeze23+23+ns+ns46
align=center

|14

align=left| Rias Kazemeier9+10+11+1040
align=center

|15

align=left|Gerard Kok10+ns+12+1234
align=center

|16

align=left| Harry Kuipers6+8+8+1133
align=center

|17

align=left| Hilbert Telns+7+10+1330
align=center

|18

align=left|Rene Van Merkenstein7+9+9+227
align=center

|19

align=left| Mans Kok3+6+ns+716
align=center

|20

align=left| Wil Stroesns+16+ns+ns16
align=center

|21

align=left|Jim Groenns+ns+7+815
align=center

|22

align=left| Rob Dolmanns+ns+ns+1414
align=center

|23

align=left|Jan Dijkema12+ns+ns+ns12
align=center

|24

align=left|Chris Slager11+ns+ns+ns11
align=center

|25

align=left|Roy Wervaard5+5+ns+ns10
align=center

|26

align=left|Herman Hulsebochns+ns+5+49
align=center

|27

align=left|Han Hendriks4+4+ns+ns8
align=center

|28

align=left|Jan Tjassingns+ns+3+14
align=center

|29

align=left|Martinus Bikema+ns+ns+ns+66
align=center

|30

align=left|Jacco Valentejn+ns+ns+ns+55
align=center

|31

align=left|Michel Boltns+ns+ns+33

= Australian qualification =

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

!width=200|Championship

!width=250|Venue

!width=150|Winner

!width=150|2nd

!width=150|3rd

26 Nov '88Northern TerritoryTennant Creek SpeedwayJamie FaggGlen BaxterRobbie War
align=center| 26 Dec '88VictorianOlympic Park, MilduraLeigh AdamsPhil CrumpNigel Alderton
21 Dec '88New South WalesLiverpool City Raceway, Green ValleyStephen DaviesCraig BoyceTony Primmer
align=center| 23 Dec '88South AustralianNorth Arm Speedway, GillmanCraig HodgsonMark FioraShane Parker
align=center| 12 Nov '88Queensland|Rockhampton ShowgroundTroy ButlerSteve RegelingMark Pearce
align=center| 25 Nov '88Western AustralianClaremont Speedway, PerthGlenn DoyleAndy Smith+Glyn Taylor

+ Rode as a guest

= 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| Simon Wigg13
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| John Davis12+3
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Andrew Silver12+2
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Jeremy Doncaster11
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| Martin Dugard11
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Marvyn Cox10
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left| Mark Courtney9
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left| Andy Grahame9
9align=left| Neville Tatum6
10align=left| Carl Blackbird5
11align=left| Dave Mullett5
12align=left| Richard Knight4
13align=left| Gordon Kennett4
14align=left| Alan Mogridge3
15align=left| Andy Buck2
16align=left|Daz Summer2
17align=left|Kevin Pitts (res)2

|width=50% valign=top|

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

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Alan Grahame13+3
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Andy Smith13+2
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Kelvin Tatum11
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Les Collins10
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| Neil Collins10
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Neil Evitts10
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left| Graham Jones10
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left| Andy Phillips8+2
9align=left| Simon Cross8+2
10align=left| Martin Goodwin7
11align=left| Sean Wilson7
12align=left| Chris Morton5
13align=left| Gary Chessell3
14align=left| Nigel Crabtree3
15align=left| Louis Carr2
16align=left|Paul Thorp0
17align=left|Ade Hoole (res)0

|}

Third round

= Continental preliminary round =

  • Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals

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

!width=280|Venue

!width=180|Winner

!width=180|2nd

!width=180|3rd

align=center| 22 April{{flagicon|POL}} Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Świst{{flagicon|POL}} Jacek Gomólski{{flagicon|TCH}} Václav Milík Sr.
align=center| 23 April{{flagicon|TCH}} Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný{{flagicon|CSK}} Stanislav Urban{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Marynowski{{flagicon|CSK}} Bohumil Brhel
align=center| 22 April{{flagicon|HUN}} Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc{{flagicon|HUN}} Jozsef Petrikovics{{flagicon|HUN}} Robert Csillik{{flagicon|HUN}} Janos Seres
align=center| 7 May{{flagicon|YUG}} Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško{{flagicon|POL}} Antoni Skupień{{flagicon|TCH}} Zdenek Tesar{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Schinagl

= Swedish qualification =

  • Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|(30 April, Målilla Motorbana, Målilla)
width=30|Pos

!width=200|Rider

!width=50|Points

{{speedway color|7}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" | Conny Ivarsson12
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" | Peter Nahlin12
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Ritterwall10
{{speedway color|7}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |Niklas Karlsson9
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" | Dennis Löfqvist9
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" | Tommy Nilsson9
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" | Jimmy Nilsen9
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" | Erik Stenlund9
9style="text-align:left;" | Kenneth Lindby9
10style="text-align:left;" | Christer Jonsson9
11style="text-align:left;" | Stefan Andersson7
12style="text-align:left;" | Tony Gudbrand6
13style="text-align:left;" | Lars Andersson4
14style="text-align:left;" | Tomas Karlsson2
15style="text-align:left;" | Tony Samuelsson1
16style="text-align:left;" | Kent Danielsson1
17style="text-align:left;" | Tony Zetterström (res)1
18style="text-align:left;" | Christer Johansson Esk (res)1

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|(1 May, Gamla Galgberget, Visby)
width=30|Pos

!width=200|Rider

!width=50|Points

{{speedway color|7}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" | Tony Olsson13
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" | Per Jonsson13
{{speedway color|7}}

|3

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

|4

style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Teurnberg11
{{speedway color|7}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" | Christer Rohlén10
{{speedway color|7}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" | Peter Karlsson8
{{speedway color|7}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Blixt8
{{speedway color|7}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" | Tommy Lindgren7
9style="text-align:left;" | Kenneth Nyström6
10style="text-align:left;" | Claes Ivarsson6
11style="text-align:left;" | Tony Rickardsson6
12style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Löfqvist5
13style="text-align:left;" | Jörgen Johansson4
14style="text-align:left;" | Kristian Hultgren4
15style="text-align:left;" | Patrik Karlsson3
16style="text-align:left;" | Bo Arrhén2
17style="text-align:left;" | Patric Eriksson (res)2
18style="text-align:left;" | Jan Bergqvist (res)1

{{col-end}}

= British Final =

class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;"

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=40px|Pointswidth=70px|Details
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|

align=left| Simon Wigg14(2,3,3,3,3)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|

align=left| Kelvin Tatum12+3(3,3,3,0,3)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|

align=left| Alan Grahame12+2(3,2,1,3,3)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Les Collins11(1,3,2,3,2)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| Andy Phillips10(3,1,3,1,2)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|Andy Grahame7(2,3,X,2,0)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left| Martin Dugard7(0,2,3,2,0)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left| Neil Collins7(3,2,1,X,1)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|9

align=left| Andy Smith7(2,0,1,2,2)
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|10

align=left|Jeremy Doncaster7(1,2,2,X,2)
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|11

align=left| Neil Evitts6(2,1,2,X,1)
align=center

|12

align=left| John Davis5(X,0,0,2,3)
align=center

|13

align=left| Mark Courtney5(1,1,1,1,1)
align=center

|14

align=left| Graham Jones4(0,1,0,3,X)
align=center

|15

align=left| Andrew Silver4(1,0,2,1,0)
align=center

|16

align=left|Marvyn Cox2(0,X,0,1,1)

= Australian Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Glenn Doyle13
align=center

|2

align=left| Stephen Davies12
align=center

|3

align=left| Jamie Fagg11
align=center

|4

align=left| Mick Poole11
align=center

|5

align=left| Steve Regeling11
align=center

|6

align=left|Phil Crump10
align=center

|7

align=left| Craig Boyce10
align=center

|8

align=left| Troy Butler7
align=center

|9

align=left| Leigh Adams6
align=center

|10

align=left|Glyn Baxter6
align=center

|11

align=left| Craig Hodgson6
align=center

|12

align=left| Glyn Taylor6
align=center

|13

align=left| Chris Watson5
align=center

|14

align=left| Mark Fiora3
align=center

|15

align=left| Shane Parker2
align=center

|16

align=left| Tony Primmer1
align=center

|17

align=left| Brian Nixon (res)0

= New Zealand Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|Larry Ross15
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|Gary Allan14
align=center

|3

align=left|Mark Thorpe12
align=center

|4

align=left|Nathan Murray12
align=center

|5

align=left|Stephen Rose10
align=center

|6

align=left|Craig Wilkie9
align=center

|7

align=left| John Roberts8
align=center

|8

align=left|Justin Monk7
align=center

|9

align=left| Mark Jamieson6
align=center

|10

align=left|Greg Fisher6
align=center

|11

align=left|David Claydon6
align=center

|12

align=left|Rex Brosnan5
align=center

|13

align=left|Richard Davdison3
align=center

|14

align=left|Bradley Sockton3
align=center

|15

align=left| Darren Hopewell2
align=center

|16

align=left|Scott Mitchell1
align=center

|17

align=left|Geoff Tomkins1

Fourth Round

= Continental quarter-finals =

  • To 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| 14 May{{flagicon|AUT}} Stadion Wiener Neustadt{{flagicon|HUN}} Sandor Tihanyi{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Adorján{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Castagna
align=center| 3 June{{flagicon|POL}} Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium{{flagicon|HUN}} Antal Kocso{{flagicon|POL}} Ryszard Franczyszyn{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Huszcza
align=center| 4 June{{flagicon|TCH}} Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice{{flagicon|CSK}} Pavel Karnas{{flagicon|HUN}} Jozsef Petrikovics{{flagicon|CSK}} Roman Matoušek
align=center| 3 June{{flagicon|FRG}} Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt Donau{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltan Hajdu{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Riss

= American Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Sam Ermolenko19+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Shawn Moran19+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|Ronnie Correy19+1
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|Lance King17
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|5

align=left| Rick Miller16
align=center

|6

align=left| Bobby Schwartz14
align=center

|7

align=left|Mike Faria14
align=center

|8

align=left| Gary Hicks12
align=center

|9

align=left| Bart Bast12
align=center

|10

align=left| Billy Hamill10
align=center

|11

align=left| Louis Kossuth8
align=center

|12

align=left| Greg Hancock7
align=center

|13

align=left| Ed Castro7
align=center

|14

align=left| Alan Christian7
align=center

|15

align=left| Steve Lucero7
align=center

|16

align=left| Brad Oxley5
align=center

|17

align=left| John Sizemore3
align=center

|18

align=left| Shawn Venables1
align=center

|19

align=left|Scotty Brown1
align=center

|20

align=left|John Kehoe1

= Commonwealth Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Wigg13
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Shirra12+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Collins12+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahame9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kelvin Tatum9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Smith9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeremy Doncaster8
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Troy Butler7
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Phillips7
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dugard7
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Davies7
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahame7
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Les Collins6
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Gary Allan5
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Doyle0
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Darren Wilson*0

*Darren Wilson replaced Larry Ross.

= Swedish Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Per Jonsson13+15+1442
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Mikael Blixt13+13+1137
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Jan Andersson11+12+1134
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Jimmy Nilsen14+11+833
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|Erik Stenlund9+10+1332
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Tony Olsson11+8+1130
align=center

|7

align=left| Niklas Karlsson7+8+924
align=center

|8

align=left| Peter Karlsson8+9+522
align=center

|9

align=left| Christer Rohlén6+6+820
align=center

|10

align=left| Conny Ivarsson8+4+719
align=center

|11

align=left| Dennis Löfqvist5+7+315
align=center

|12

align=left| Mikael Teurnberg1+4+1015
align=center

|13

align=left| Mikael Ritterwall6+1+310
align=center

|14

align=left| Peter Nahlin4+6+ns10
align=center

|15

align=left| Tommy Nilsson3+5+08
align=center

|16

align=left|Kenneth Lindbyns+ns+55
align=center

|17

align=left|Tommy Lindgren1+1+ns2

= Norway Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Lars Gunnestad14+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Tor Einar Hielm14+2
align=center

|3

align=left|Arnt Førland11
align=center

|4

align=left|Ingvar Skogland10
align=center

|5

align=left| Gjermund Aas10
align=center

|6

align=left| Willy Tjessem8
align=center

|7

align=left|Atle Knutsen8
align=center

|8

align=left| Arne Svendsen8
align=center

|9

align=left| Ronny Erga6

= Finland Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Kai Niemi3,3,3,3,315
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Ari Koponen3,3,3,2,314
align=center

|3

align=left| Vesa Ylinen3,3,1,3,212+3
align=center

|4

align=left| Petri Kokko2,2,3,3,212+2
align=center

|5

align=left| Aki Ala Riihimaki2,3,3,2,111
align=center

|6

align=left| Janne Moksunen2,2,2,E,39
align=center

|7

align=left| Jonko Jarvi0,1,2,2,38
align=center

|8

align=left| Roy Malminhelmo3,2,2,X,18
align=center

|9

align=left| Janne Koivula1,1,1,1,26
align=center

|10

align=left| Jari Moisio2,0,0,3,F5
align=center

|11

align=left|Ossi Henriksson1,1,2,1,05
align=center

|12

align=left|Tomi Havu0,F,0,2,24
align=center

|13

align=left| Olli Turkia1,2,0,1,-4
align=center

|14

align=left| Esa Reijo1,1,1,E,14
align=center

|15

align=left|Petri Hurmisniemi0,0,1,0,-1
align=center

|16

align=left|Esa Einola0,-,-,-,-0
align=center

|R1

align=left|Jarno Kosonen11
align=center

|R2

align=left|Jouni Ala Koskela00
align=center

|R3

align=left|Kaj Kujala0,0,00
align=center

|R4

align=left|Markku HaapalaX0

= Danish Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left| Erik Gundersen14+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left| Jan O. Pedersen14+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left| Brian Karger14+1
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left| Hans Nielsen12
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left| John Jørgensen11
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left| Peter Ravn9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left| Allan Johansen9
align=center

|8

align=left|Ole Hansen7+3
align=center

|9

align=left|Kenneth Arnfred7+2
align=center

|10

align=left|Jan Stæchmann6
align=center

|11

align=left| Per Sorensen5
align=center

|12

align=left| John Eskildsen3
align=center

|13

align=left|Jan Jakobsen3
align=center

|14

align=left|Henrik Kristensen3
align=center

|15

align=left| Jens-Henry Nielsen2
align=center

|16

align=left|Jan Pedersen (Res)1
align=center

|17

align=left| Torben Hansen0

Fifth Round

= Continental semi-finals=

width=100%

|width=50% valign=top|

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

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Zdeněk Tesař14
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Antal Kocso12
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Rif Saitgareev11
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

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

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Antonín Kasper, Jr.10
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Ryszard Franczyszyn10
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Riss9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Bohumil Brhel10
align=center

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier8
align=center

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Andreas Marynowski7
align=center

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltan Hajdu6
align=center

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Stanisław Urban4
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Dal Chiele4
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Sandor Ujhelyi3
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Huszcza2
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Zaramella0

|width=50% valign=top|

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

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Roman Matoušek14
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Petr Vandírek12
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Ryszard Dołomisiewicz11
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Igor Dubinin11
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Adorján10
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Castagna9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} József Petrikovics9
align=center

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Pavel Karnas8
align=center

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Igor Zverev6
align=center

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Załuski5
align=center

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Zbigniew Krakowski5
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Róbert Nagy4
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Vladimir Trofimov4
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Václav Milík Sr.1
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Heinrich Schatzer1

|}

= Nordic Final =

  • 4 June
  • {{flagicon|FIN}} Eteläpuisto, Tampere
  • First 7 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Hans Nielsen14+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan O. Pedersen14+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Erik Gundersen12
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Ravn10
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Olsson9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} John Jørgensen8+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Tyrväinen8+2
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Erik Stenlund8+1
align=center

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Blixt7
align=center

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kai Niemi7
align=center

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Lars Gunnestad6
align=center

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Per Jonsson5
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Karger5
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Jimmy Nilsen4
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Karlsson2
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Arne Svendsen1

=Overseas Final=

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Ermolenko13
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kelvin Tatum12
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ronnie Correy11+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Wigg11+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahame9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Shirra9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahame8
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeremy Doncaster8
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Smith8
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Troy Butler6+3
align=center

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dugard6+2
align=center

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Lance King5
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Davies5
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Miller*4
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Collins4
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Phillips1

* Rick Miller replaced Shawn Moran. Bobby Schwartz came in as the reserve rider

Sixth Round

= Continental Final =

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Adorján14
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier10+
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Roman Matoušek10+
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Riss10+
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Bohumil Brhel10+
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} József Petrikovics10+
align=center

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Rif Saitgareev10+
align=center

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Antal Kocso10+
align=center

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Antonín Kasper, Jr.8
align=center

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi8
align=center

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Ryszard Dołomisiewicz7
align=center

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Zdeněk Tesař4
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Igor Zverev3
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Załuski (Res)3
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} Igor Dubinin2
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Pavel Karnas1
align=center

|17

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Roman Jankowski0

= Intercontinental Final =

  • 13 August
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Odsal Stadium, Bradford{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=Speedway Yearbook 1990 |year=1990 |pages=7–9 |publisher=Front Page Books |isbn=0-948882-15-8}}
  • First 11 to World final plus 1 reserve

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

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

|1

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kelvin Tatum13+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|2

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Erik Gundersen13+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|3

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Hans Nielsen12+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Shirra12+2
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan O. Pedersen9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Wigg9
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Olsson8
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeremy Doncaster7
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Smith6
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Tyrväinen5+3
align=center {{speedway color|7}}

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ronnie Correy5+2
align=center {{speedway color|r}}

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Troy Butler*5+1
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahame5+0
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Ravn4
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Grahame3
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} John Jørgensen3
align=center

|R1

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dugard1
align=center

|R2

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Erik Stenlund0

*Troy Butler replaced the injured Sam Ermolenko. Martin Dugard came in as the reserve rider.

World Final

  • 2 September 1989
  • {{flagicon|FRG}} Olympic Stadium, MunichBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}
  • Referee: ({{flagicon|NED}}) Henry van den Boomen

class=wikitable

!width=25px|Pos.

width=200px|Riderwidth=70px|Heat Scoreswidth=50px|Total
align=center {{speedway color|p1}}

|{{Speedway color|P1}}|1

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Hans Nielsen(3,3,3,3,3)15
align=center {{speedway color|p2}}

|{{Speedway color|P2}}|2

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Wigg(1,3,3,3,2)12+3
align=center {{speedway color|p3}}

|{{Speedway color|P3}}|3

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jeremy Doncaster(3,2,1,3,3)12+2
align=center

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Erik Gundersen(2,3,R,3,3)11
align=center

|5

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kelvin Tatum(3,3,2,2,Fx)10
align=center

|6

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Shirra(2,2,3,2,1)10
align=center

|7

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Smith(1,2,2,2,3)10
align=center

|8

align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Olsson(1,1,3,1,2)8
align=center

|9

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Gerd Riss(3,1,1,0,Fx)5
align=center

|10

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Roman Matoušek(0,2,0,1,2)5
align=center

|11

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Maier(2,1,1,0,1)5
align=center

|12

align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Troy Butler*(2,0,2,0,0)4
align=center

|13

align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Tyrväinen(0,0,2,0,2)4
align=center

|14

align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ronnie Correy(0,0,1,2,1)4
align=center

|15

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Adorján(1,1,0,1,1)4
align=center

|16

align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Bohumil Brhel(0,0,0,1,0)1
align=center

|R1

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahamedid not ride|
align=center

|R2

align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} József Petrikovicsdid not ride|
align=center

* Troy Butler replaced the injured Jan O. Pedersen. Andy Grahame came in as the reserve rider.

= Classification =

{{Speedway event 20heats| RIDERS=

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|1|13|DEN|Hans Nielsen| |3|3|3|3|3| pts=15 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|2|6|ENG|Simon Wigg| |1|3|3|3|2| pts=12+3 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|3|1|ENG|Jeremy Doncaster| |3|2|1|3|3| pts=12+2 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|16|DEN|Erik Gundersen| |2|3||9i=e|3|3| pts=11 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|11|ENG|Kelvin Tatum| |3|3|2|2|20i=Fx| pts=10 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|3|NZL|Mitch Shirra| |2|2|3|2|1| pts=10 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|4|ENG|Andy Smith| |1|2|2|2|3| pts=10 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|15|SWE|Tony Olsson| |1|1|3|1|2| pts=8 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|8|FRG|Gerd Riss| |3|1|1|0|17i=Fx| pts=5 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|14|TCH|Roman Matoušek| |0|2|0|1|2| pts=5 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|5|FRG|Karl Maier| |2|1|1|0|1| pts=5 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|12|AUS|Troy Butler| |2|0|2|0|0| pts=4 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|9|FIN|Olli Tyrväinen| |0|0|2|0|2| pts=4 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|7|USA|Ronnie Correy| |0|0|1|2|1| pts=4 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|10|HUN|Zoltán Adorján| |1|1|0|1|1| pts=4 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|2|TCH|Bohumil Brhel| |0|0|0|1|0| pts=1 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||17|ENG|Andy Grahame | pts=0 }}

{{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||18|HUN|József Petrikovics | pts=0 }}

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