1990 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 45th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4]
The final was held at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England. It was the 28th and last time the world final would be held in England under the traditional single meeting format.[5]
Sweden's Per Jonsson won his only World Individual Championship[6] to become the first Swedish World Champion since Anders Michanek in 1974 and became the first rider to win both the Under-21 and Senior World Championships, having previously won the 1985 Under-21 World Championship. Jonsson defeated Shawn Moran from the United States in a run-off after both finished the meeting on 13 points. Moran was later disqualified by the FIM for failing a drug test taken at the Overseas Final. After Moran's disqualification, the FIM did not adjust the rankings, leaving the second-place position vacant in official records for the 1990 World Final. Australian youngster Todd Wiltshire, believed by many judges to be one who would be making up the numbers in his first World Final, finished third with 12 points after winning his first two rides.[7]
After having won each World Final since 1984, including five 1-2 finishes and taking all podium places in 1988, the 1990 World Final saw no Danish riders finishing on the podium for the first time since 1983. Defending champion Hans Nielsen, the only Danish rider in the field after Jan O. Pedersen was sidelined due to injury, finished fourth with 11 points.[8]
British qualifiers
- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
New Zealand qualification
- First 16 to New Zealand final
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Thorpe+[9] | Larry Ross | David Bargh |
| ?? | North Island Final | Meeanee Speedway, Napier | Craig Wilkie | Gary Allan | ?? |
- +Thorpe awarded title after Ross refused to ride in the race-off
Australian qualification
- Top 16 to Australian final
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | Northern Territory | Northline Speedway, Darwin | Glen Baxter | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Victorian | Myrtleford Speedway, Myrtleford | Leigh Adams | Phil Crump | ?? |
| ?? | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Todd Wiltshire | Craig Boyce | Stephen Davies |
| ?? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Parker | ?? |
| ?? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Western Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Glyn Taylor | David Cheshire |
British semi-finals
- Top 16 to British final
Third round
Continental preliminary round
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May |  Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa | Jacek Woźniak |  Tommy Dunker | Jacek Rempała |
| 6 May | Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt | Alois Bachhuber |  Lubomir Jedek | Jan Schinagl |
| 6 May |  Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne | Igor Marko | Piotr Świst |  Laszlo Bodi |
| 6 May |  Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana |  Valentino Furlanetto | Vladimir Kalina | Maciej Jaworek |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
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British final
- Top 10 to Commonwealth final
New Zealand final
Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
- 3 February, top 2 to Commonwealth final
| Pos. | Rider | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Ross | 14+3 |
| 2 | Mark Thorpe | 14+2 |
| 3 | Craig Wilkie | 14+1 |
| 4 | James Martin | 11 |
| 5 | Justin Monk | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Long | 9 |
| 7 | Stephen Rose | 8 |
| 8 | Darrin Wilson | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Jamieson | 8 |
| 10 | Max Brown | 5 |
| 11 | Philip Barakat | 4 |
| 12 | Kenny Webley | 3 |
| 13 | Alan Mason | 2 |
| 14 | Rhys Hamburger | 3 |
| 15 | Greg Fisher | 2 |
| 16 | Gary Marsh | 0 |
| 17 | Trevor Chapman | 0 |
| 18 | John Tuffley | 0 |
Australian final
- 13 January, top 3 (+1 other seeded) to Commonwealth final
| Pos. | Rider | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Doyle | 14+3 |
| 2 | Leigh Adams | 14+2 |
| 3 | Stephen Davies | 13 |
| 4 | Phil Crump | 12 |
| 5 | Shane Bowes | 10 |
| 6 | Mick Poole | 9 |
| 7 | Jamie Fagg | 8 |
| 8 | Glen Baxter | 7 |
| 9 | Steve Regeling | 6 |
| 10 | Steve Langdon | 5 |
| 11 | Shane Parker | 5 |
| 12 | Sean Willmott | 4 |
| 13 | Scott Norman | 4 |
| 14 | Troy Butler | 4 |
| 15 | Chris Watson | 2 |
| 16 | Glyn Taylor | 1 |
| 17 | Darren Winkler (res) | 1 |
Fourth round
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | Municipal Stadium, Rzeszów | Ryszard Dołomisiewicz | Jozsef Petrikovics | Jan Krzystyniak |
| 3 June |  Speedway Natschbach Loipersbach | Antal Kocso | Zdenek Tesar | Heinrich Schatzer |
| 3 June | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Zoltan Hajdu | Piotr Świst | Rif Saitgareev |
| 4 June | Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Zoltan Adorjan | Sandor Tihanyi | Klaus Lausch |
Danish Final
- Top 6 to the Nordic final
Norway Final
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Finland Final
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Swedish Final
- R1 (15 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda)
- R2 (16 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
- R3 (17 May, Avesta Motorstadion, Avesta)
- Top 6 to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 12+13+13 | 38 |
| 2 | Jimmy Nilsen | 12+12+10 | 34 |
| 3 | Dennis Löfqvist | 9+12+13 | 34 |
| 4 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+9+11 | 33 |
| 5 | Henka Gustafsson | 9+11+13 | 33 |
| 6 | Peter Nahlin | 14+8+10 | 32 |
| 7 | Niklas Karlsson | 8+9+8 | 25 |
| 8 | Tony Rickardsson | 6+5+10 | 21 |
| 9 | Peter Karlsson | 8+6+6 | 20 |
| 10 | Erik Stenlund | 4+6+7 | 17 |
| 11 | Claes Ivarsson | 9+6+ns | 15 |
| 12 | Mikael Teurnberg | 4+4+7 | 15 |
| 13 | Mikael Ritterwall | 6+6+2 | 14 14 |
| 14 | Tony Olsson | 5+5+ns | 10 |
| 15 | Kenneth Lindby | 1+4+3 | 8 |
| 16 | Stefan Dannö | 0+2+4 | 6 |
| 17 | Christer Rohlén (res) | ns+1+0 | 1 |
Commonwealth Final
- Top 12 plus 1 reserve to the Overseas final
North American Final
- 2 June 1990
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach- Top 4 to the Overseas final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Moran | 18+3 |
| 2 | Billy Hamill | 18+2 |
| 3 | Rick Miller | 18+1 |
| 4 | Greg Hancock | 18+0 |
| 5 | Ronnie Correy | 16+3 |
| 6 | Kelly Moran | 16+2 |
| 7 | Bobby Schwartz | 14 |
| 8 | Mike Faria | 12 |
| 9 | Robert Pfetzing | 12 |
| 10 | Lance King | 11 |
| 11 | Steve Lucero | 8 |
| 12 | Jim Sisemore | 8 |
| 13 | Josh Larsen | 7 |
| 14 | Brad Oxley | 5 |
| 15 | Tony Bienert | 5 |
| 16 | Charles Ermolenko | 3 |
| 17 | Eddie Castro | 3 |
| 18 | Shawn McConnell (res) | 3 |
| 19 | Sam Ermolenko | 2 |
| 20 | Don Odom (res) | 2 |
| 21 | John Kehoe | 1 |
| 22 | Fred Legault | 0 |
Fifth round
Continental semi-finals
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Overseas Final
- Top 9 to the Intercontinental final
Nordic Final
- 9 June 1990
Motorstadium, Linköping- Top 7 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan O. Pedersen | 14 |
| 2 |  Per Jonsson | 12 |
| 3 | Henrik Gustafsson | 11+3 |
| 4 | Conny Ivarsson | 11+2 |
| 5 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11+1 |
| 6 | Hans Nielsen | 11+0 |
| 7 | Dennis Löfqvist | 9+3 |
| 8 | Brian Karger | 9+2 |
| 9 |  Kai Niemi | 6 |
| 10 | Bo Petersen | 6 |
| 11 | Peter Nahlin | 5 |
| 12 |  Einar Kyllingstad | 5 |
| 13 | Jens Henry Nielsen | 3 |
| 14 | Olli Tyrväinen | 2 |
| 15 | Arnt Førland | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Pedersen | 2 |
| 17 | Vesa Ylinen (res) | 1 |
