1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 48th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3]
"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship[4] to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhall in 1982.[5] Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.[6][7][8]
British qualifiers
- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
British semi-finals
- Top 16 to British final
Australian qualification
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Mark Lemon | Leigh Adams | Jason Lyons |
| ? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | Tony Langdon | Mark Carlson |
| ? | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Wayne Bridgeford | Glen Baxter | Wayne Lorymer |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Bowes | Shane Parker |
| 12 Jan | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Craig Boyce | Mick Poole | Stephen Davies |
| ? | West Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Craig Hodgson | David Cheshire |
Third round
Continental Preliminary round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April |  Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | Gregor Pintar |  Paolo Salvatelli |  Anatoly Khlynov |
| 25 April |  Tarnów Municipal Stadium, Tarnów | Jacek Rempala | Rif Saitgareev | Dariusz Stenka |
| 25 April |  Marmande Speedway, Marmande |  Marvyn Cox | Marek Hucko |  Tomáš Topinka |
| 25 April | Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust |  Csaba Hell | Armando Castagna |  Toni Pilotto |
British Final
- Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
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Australian Final
- First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
New Zealand Final
- 31 Mar 1993
Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch- First 2 to Commonwealth Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Thorpe | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Lyndon | 14 |
| 3 | Andy Waker | 13 |
| 4 | Craig Wilkie | 11 |
| 5 | Daniel Ornsby | 10 |
| 6 | Paul Atkins | 9 |
| 7 | Justin Monk | 9 |
| 8 | Mike Wilson | 9 |
| 9 | Jacqui Mauger | 6 |
| 10 | Rhys Hamburger | 6 |
| 11 | Daniel Burbery | 5 |
| 12 | Steve Mudgway | 4 |
| 13 | Scott Boyce | 4 |
| 14 | Graham Hartshome | 0 |
| 15 | Mark Jamiesson | 0 |
| 16 | Darrin Wilson | 0 |
Fourth round
Continental Quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut | Jacek Krzyzaniak | Antal Kocso | Robert Nagy |
| 22 May | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | Armando Castagna | Dariusz Stenka | Zoltán Adorján |
| 23 May | Speedway Stadium, Gorzów | Tomasz Gollob | Piotr Świst | Antonín Kasper, Jr. |
| 23 May | Cserénfa Speedway, Cserénfa | Zoltán Hajdú | László Bódi | Paolo Salvatelli |
Commonwealth Final
- First 11 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve
American Final
top 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Danish Final
2 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve- R1 (29 May, Fladbro Speedway, Randers)
- R2 (31 May, Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup)
- Gert Handberg seeded to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Nielsen | 28 | |
| 2 | Tommy Knudsen | 27 | |
| 3 | John Jørgensen | 22 | |
| 4 | Brian Karger | 21 | |
| 5 | Jan Staechmann | 21 | |
| 6 | Hans Clausen | 17 | |
| 7 | Jacob Olsen | 15 | |
| 8 | Kenneth Arnfred | 14 | |
| 9 | Peter Ravn | 13 | |
| 10 | Tom P. Knudsen | 13 | |
| 11 | Ole Hansen | 11 | |
| 12 | Ronni Pedersen | 10 | |
| 13 | Morten Andersen | 10 | |
| 14 | Kurt Hansen | 8 | |
| 15 | Allan Johansen | 4 | |
| 16 | Lars - Henrik Jorgensen | 2 |
Norwegian Final
Elgane Speedway, Elgane- 6 Sep '92, top 1 (+1 nomination) to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 14+3 |
| 2 | Arnt Forland | 14+2 |
| 3 | Rune Holta | 12+3 |
| 4 | Odd Pettersen | 12+2 |
| 5 | Einar Kyllingstad | 12+1 |
| 6 | Robert Langeland | 9 |
| 7 | Atle Knutse | 8 |
| 8 | Ronny Erga | 7 |
| 9 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 7 |
| 10 | Ingvar Skoglund | 6 |
| 11 | John A. Pollestad | 5 |
| 12 | Eivind Reppen | 5 |
| 13 | Jorn Arve Ardal | 3 |
| 14 | Gjermund Aas | 3 |
| 15 | Björn Arild Tonnesen | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Arild Slatta | 1 |
Finland Final
Vauhtipuisto, Hyvinkää- 23 Aug '92, top 2 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesa Ylinen | 15 |
| 2 | Roy Malminheimo | 13 |
| 3 | Arto Orjo | 12 |
| 4 | Petri Nurmesniemi | 11 |
| 5 | Mika Pellinen | 10 |
| 6 | Kai Laukkanen | 10 |
| 7 | Petri Vaatsio | 10 |
| 8 | Tomi Havu | 9 |
| 9 | Janne Koivula | 7 |
| 10 | Aarre Soivuori | 6 |
| 11 | Petri Kokko | 4 |
| 12 | Jarno Kosonen | 3 |
| 13 | Petri Hyvönen | 2 |
| 14 | Kai Pohjasniemi | 1 |
| 15 | Marko Jumisko (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Marko Laine (res) | 2 |
| 17 | Tomi Kalliomäki (res) | 2 |
| 18 | Mika Laukkanen | 1 |
| 19 | Jyri Viemerö | 1 |
Swedish Final
- R1 (11 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad)
- R2 (12 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
- R3 (13 May, Orionparken, Hallstavik)
- 3 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Gustafsson | 11+14+15 | 40 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 14+12+13 | 39 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12+14+11 | 37 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 13+9+13 | 35 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | 10+10+12 | 32 |
| 6 | Stefan Andersson | 7+10+10 | 27 |
| 7 | Peter Nahlin | 9+10+6 | 25 |
| 8 | Claes Ivarsson | 9+6+7 | 22 |
| 9 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+8+9 | 22 |
| 10 | Niklas Klingberg | 5+5+6 | 16 |
| 11 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+6+6 | 15 |
| 12 | Stefan Dannö | 6+7+2 | 15 |
| 13 | Kenneth Lindby | 5+4+5 | 14 |
| 14 | Mikael Karlsson | 7+1+ns | 8 |
| 15 | Marcus Andersson (Res) | ns+1+4 | 5 |
| 16 | Robert Johansson | 2+1+1 | 4 |
| 17 | Kenneth Nyström | 2+0+ns | 2 |
| 18 | Christer Rohlén (Res) | ns+0+ns | 0 |
Fifth round
Overseas Final
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
Nordic Final
- 13 June 1993
- Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tommy Knudsen | 14 |
| 2 |  Per Jonsson | 13 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12 |
| 4 | Brian Karger | 11 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | 10 |
| 6 | Hans Nielsen | 9 |
| 7 | Henrik Gustafsson | 9 |
| 8 | John Jørgensen | 9 |
| 9 | Gert Handberg | 7 |
| 10 | Jimmy Nilsen | 6 |
| 11 | Hans Clausen | 5 |
| 12 |  Einar Kyllingstad | 4 |
| 13 |  Roy Malminheimo | 2 |
| 14 | Jan Staechmann | 2 |
| 15 | Lars Gunnestad | 2 |
| 16 | Vesa Ylinen | 1 |
| Res | Peter Nahlin | ns |
| Res | Rune Holta | ns |
Continental Semi-finals
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- Cox rode on a Polish licence
