1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 41st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4]
Hans Nielsen finally won his first world title after finishing in second place during the two previous Championships.[5] He lost his first ride to arch rival and defending champion Erik Gundersen but then won his next four rides to be crowned the champion. Fellow Dane Jan O. Pedersen took silver and England's Kelvin Tatum took the bronze while Gundersen faded into tenth place.[6]
It was the fourth final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Poland.[7]
British qualification
- Riders progress to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |
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| Preliminary Round | |||||
| 8 April | Milton Keynes Stadium, Milton Keynes | Malcolm Simmons | Barry Thomas | Andy Campbell | |
| 9 April | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Dave Jessup | Andrew Silver | Roger Johns | |
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 13 April | Berrington Lough Stadium, Berwick | Paul Thorp | Rob Grant | Paul Stead | |
| 13 April | Boston Sports Stadium, Boston | Doug Wyer | Les Collins | Andy Hines | |
| 15 April | Wimborne Road, Poole | Steve Schofield | Neil Middleditch | Eric Monaghan | |
| 27 April | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Andy Campbell | Steve Schofield | Les Collins | |
Second round
British semi-finals
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Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in heat 1, top 7 in heat 2 to Swedish final
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Australian qualification
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |
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| Queensland Championship | |||||
| Dec 1985 | Pioneer Park, Ayr | John Titman | Troy Butler | Steve Regeling | |
| New South Wales Championship | |||||
| Dec 1985 | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Stephen Davies | Chris Watson | ? | |
| Northern Territory Championship | |||||
| Dec 1985 | Arunga Park Speedway | Brent Nott | David Jackson | ? | |
| Victorian Championship | |||||
| Dec 1985 | Olympic Park, Mildura | Phil Crump | John McNeil | ? | |
| South Australian Championship | |||||
| Dec 1985 | North Arm Speedway, Adelaide | Steve Baker | Mark Fiora | ? | |
| Western Australian Championship | |||||
| Dec 1985 | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Mick McKeon | Glyn Taylor | David Cheshire | |
Third round
Continental preliminary round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |
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| Preliminary Round | |||||
| 11 May |  Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg |  Roman Matoušek | Heinz Huber | Erich Shafferer | |
| 11 May |  Speedway Stadium, Targovishte |  Valery Gordeev |  Armando Dal Chiele | Ladislav Hradecky | |
| 11 May |  Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana |  Zenon Plech | Rinat Mardanshin | Zbignew Blazejczak | |
| 11 May |  Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Petr Kucera | Gianni Famari | József Petrikovics | |
Australian Final
- Top 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
New Zealand Final
- 25 January 1986
Gisborne Speedway, Gisborne- Top 3 to Commonwealth Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bargh | 14+3 |
| 2 | Larry Ross | 14+2 |
| 3 | Mitch Shirra | 12+3 |
| 4 | Mike Fullerton | 12+2 |
| 5 | Kym Mauger | 11 |
| 6 | Chris Martin | 9 |
| 7 | Trevor Chapman | 9 |
| 8 | Craig Monk | 7 |
| 9 | Peter Nightingale | 6 |
| 10 | Spencer Timmo | 5 |
| 11 | Mike Hollows | 5 |
| 12 | Craig Blackett | 4 |
| 13 | Craig Wilkkie | 4 |
| 14 | Lee Chappell | 3 |
| 15 | Steve Brown | 3 |
| 16 | Jamie Martin | 1 |
British Final
- 1 June 1986
Brandon Stadium, Coventry- Top 9 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 | 22 |
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 (13) Neil Evitts |
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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(2) Phil Collins |
13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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(15) Jeremy Doncaster |
10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Marvyn Cox |
10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (9) Chris Morton |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Malcolm Simmons |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (10) Richard Knight |
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (1) Paul Thorp |
8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | T | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (8) Kelvin Tatum |
8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (16) Louis Carr |
8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (14) Simon Wigg |
7 | 2 | E | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (11) Andy Smith |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | F | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (5) Andrew Silver |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (6) Carl Blackbird |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Simon Cross |
2 | 0 | 1 | E | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) John Davis |
2 | E | 0 | 1 | 1 | T | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Dave Clark |
0 | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TR | (TR) Mike Bacon |
0 | 0 | 0 | TR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 22 |
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 |
Danish Final
- 8 May 1986
Hele Fyns Speedway Center, Fjelsted- Top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
- Tommy Knudsen seeded to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
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| 1 | Hans Nielsen | 14 |
| 2 | Erik Gundersen | 13+3 |
| 3 | Bo Petersen | 13+2 |
| 4 | Jan O. Pedersen | 12 |
| 5 | John Jørgensen | 12 |
| 6 | Sam Nikolajsen | 7 |
| 7 | Per Sørensen | 7 |
| 8 | John Eskildsen | 7 |
| 9 | Jens Rasmussen | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Glanz | 5 |
| 11 | Tommy Knudsen | 5 |
| 12 | Peter Ravn | 5 |
| 13 | Fleming Pedersen | 4 |
| 14 | Kurt Hansen | 4 |
| 15 | Preben Eriksen | 3 |
| 16 | Aksel Jepsen | 0 |
Norwegian Final
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Finland Final
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Swedish Finals
SWE Top 4 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve- Jan Andersson seeded to Nordic Final
- R1 (21 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna)
- R2 (22 May, Nässjö Motorstadion, Nässjö)
- R3 (23 May, Sannaheds Motorstadion, Kumla)
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Tota |
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| 1 | Tommy Nilsson | 14 | 13 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Jimmy Nilsen | 10 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Mikael Blixt | 8 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Erik Stenlund | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Kenneth Nyström | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Conny Ivarsson | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Per Jonsson | 5 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Tony Olsson | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| 9 | Roland Dannö | 11 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 10 | Dennis Löfqvist | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Christer Rohlén | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | Mikael Teurnberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | Uno Johansson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | Tommy Lindgren | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 15 | Patrik Karlsson | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 16 | Anders Kling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fourth round
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May | Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz | Wojciech Żabiałowicz | Grzegorz Dzikowski | Rif Saitgareev |
| 25 May | Markéta Stadium, Prague | Viktor Kuznetsov | Antonín Kasper, Jr. | Petr Vandirek |
| 26 May |  Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam[8] | Roman Matoušek | Roman Jankowski | Armando Castagna |
| 29 May | Olching Speedwaybahn, Olching |  Heinrich Schatzer | József Petrikovics | Mikhail Starostin |
American Final
- 23 June 1986
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach- Top 5 + 1 reserve to the Overseas Final
| 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 | 22 |
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 (12) Shawn Moran |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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(10) Lance King |
13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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(11) Sam Ermolenko |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Bobby Schwartz |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Kelly Moran |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (16) Rick Miller |
9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Alan Christian |
8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (14) Keith Christo |
8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Mike Faria |
7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (6) Steve Lucero |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (15) John Cook |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (7) Bobby Ott |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (13) Robert Pfetzing |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Brad Oxley |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (8) Shawn McConnell |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (9) Ed Castro |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 22 |
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 |
Commonwealth Final
- 8 June 1986
- Hyde Road, Manchester
- Top 11 to the Overseas Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
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(16) Jeremy Doncaster |
14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(15) Kelvin Tatum |
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Chris Morton |
11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  (4) Steve Baker |
9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (13) Neil Evitts |
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (8) Richard Knight |
9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  (14) Larry Ross |
8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (6) Phil Crump |
8 | 1 | 3 | X | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2) Marvyn Cox |
8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (9) Paul Thorp |
8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Mitch Shirra |
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (12) David Bargh |
6 | 1 | 3 | F | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (10) Phil Collins |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (7) Malcolm Simmons |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (11) Steve Regeling |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Alan Rivett |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fifth round
Continental semi-finals
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Nordic Final
- 4 July 1986
- Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla
- Top 7 to Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
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| 1 |  Hans Nielsen | 14 |
| 2 |  Jimmy Nilsen | 13 |
| 3 | Jan O. Pedersen | 11 |
| 4 | Erik Gundersen | 10 |
| 5 | Jan Andersson | 10 |
| 6 | Tommy Knudsen | 10 |
| 7 | Tommy Nilsson | 9 |
| 8 | Bo Petersen | 9 |
| 9 |  Kai Niemi | 9 |
| 10 | John Jørgensen | 8 |
| 11 | Erik Stenlund | 6 |
| 12 |  Einar Kyllingstad | 3 |
| 13 | Ari Koponen | 3 |
| 14 | Mikael Blixt | 2 |
| 15 | Juha Moksunen | 2 |
| 16 | Ingvar Skogland | 0 |
| Res | Kenneth Nyström | 1 |
Overseas Final
- 19 June 1986
- Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- Top 9 to Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
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(7) Sam Ermolenko |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(4) Jeremy Doncaster |
12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(14) Neil Evitts |
11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (1) Marvyn Cox |
10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Chris Morton |
10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (8) Mitch Shirra |
9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (12) Kelvin Tatum |
9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Kelly Moran |
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Steve Baker |
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (13) Paul Thorp |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (10) Phil Crump |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | F | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (11) Bobby Schwartz |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (3) Larry Ross |
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | E | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (6) Malcolm Simmons |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Lance King |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (16) Shawn Moran |
0 | F | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Rick Miller |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Steve Regeling |
0 | F | 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 |
