1993 Individual Speedway World Championship

"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhall in 1982. Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.

1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
Previous: 1992 Next: 1994

The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Qualification

Australian Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Victorian Championship
? Olympic Park Speedway Mark Lemon Leigh Adams Jason Lyons
Quennsland Championship
? Townsville Speedway Troy Butler Tony Langdon Mark Carlson
Northern Territory Championship
? Tennant Creek Speedway Wayne Bridgeford Glen Baxter Wayne Lorymer
South Australian Championship
? North Arm Speedway Scott Norman Shane Bowes Shane Parker
New South Wales Championship
January 12 Newcastle Motordrome Craig Boyce Mick Poole Stephen Davies
West Australian Championship
? Claremont Speedway Glenn Doyle Craig Hodgson David Cheshire
Australian Championship
January 30 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Leigh Adams Jason Lyons Shane Bowes

Australian Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Leigh Adams14
2 Jason Lyons12
3 Shane Bowes11
4 Craig Hodgson10+3
5 Troy Butler10+2
6 Craig Boyce9
7 Mick Poole9
8 Stephen Davies6
9 Tony Langdon6
10 Mark Carlson6
11 Scott Norman5
12 Glenn Doyle5
13 Mark Lemon5
14 Glen Baxter5
15 Shane Parker4
16 Wayne Bridgeford3

New Zealand Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
New Zealand Final
31 Mart Christchurch Mark Thorpe Mark Lyndon Andy Waker

New Zealand Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Mark Thorpe15
2 Mark Lyndon14
3 Andy Waker13
4 Craig Wilkie11
5 Daniel Ornsby10
6 Paul Atkins9
7 Justin Monk9
8 Mike Wilson9
9 Jacqui Mauger6
10 Rhys Hamburger6
11 Daniel Burbery5
12 Steve Mudgway4
13 Scott Boyce4
14 Graham Hartshome0
15 Mark Jamiesson0
16 Darrin Wilson0

British Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
1 April Sheffield Carl Stonehewer David Blackburn Eric Monaghan
2 April Edinburgh Kenny McKinna Scott Lamb Les Collins
10 April Swindon Martin Goodwin Andy Galvin Ben Howe
Semi-Finals
22 April Ipswich David Norris Chris Louis Martin Dugard
25 April Cradley Heath Gary Havelock Andy Smith Andy Grahame
Final
9 May Coventry Andy Smith Joe Screen Gary Havelock result

British Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Andy Smith14
2 Joe Screen13+3
3 Gary Havelock13+2
4 Richard Knight12
5 Martin Dugard11
6 Martin Goodwin8
7 David Norris8
8 Chris Louis8
9 Dave Mullett7
10 Les Collins6
11 Troy Pratt5+3
12 Carl Stonehewer5+2
13 Jeremy Doncaster4
14 Sean Wilson4
15 Andy Grahame2
16 Peter Carr0
Res Grahame Jonesns
Res David Blackburnns

Swedish Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Semi-Finals
2 May Västervik Claes Ivarsson Henrik Gustafsson Kenneth Nystrom
2 May Stockholm Tony Rickardsson Per Jonsson Mikael Karlsson
Final
11 May Mariestad Per Jonsson Jimmy Nilsen Tony Rickardsson
12 May Norrköping Tony Rickardsson Henrik Gustafsson Per Jonsson
13 May Hallstavik Henrik Gustafsson Per Jonsson Jimmy Nilsen

Swedish Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Henrik Gustafsson11+14+1540
2 Per Jonsson14+12+1339
3 Tony Rickardsson12+14+1137
4 Jimmy Nilsen13+9+1335
5 Peter Karlsson10+10+1232
6 Stefan Andersson7+10+1027
7 Peter Nahlin9+10+625
8 Claes Ivarsson9+6+722
9 Dennis Lovqvist5+8+922
10 Niklas Klingberg5+5+616
11 Conny Ivarsson3+6+615
12 Stefan Dannö6+7+215
13 Kenneth Lindby5+4+514
14 Mikael Karlsson7+1+ns8
15 Marcus Andersson (Res)ns+1+45
16 Robert Johansson2+1+14
17 Kenneth Nyström2+0+ns2
18 Christer Rohlén (Res)ns+0+ns0


Danish qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
9 May Copenhagen Kenneth Arnfred Jacob Olsen Ronni Pedersen
Finals
29 May Randers Tommy Knudsen Hans Nielsen Brian Karger
31 May Fjelsted Hans Nielsen Tommy Knudsen John Jørgensen

Danish Final

  • May 29, 1993, and May 31, 1993
  •  DEN - 2 Rounds (Randers & Fjelsted)
  • First 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
  • Gert Handberg seeded to Nordic Final
Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Hans Nielsen28
2 Tommy Knudsen27
3 John Jørgensen22
4 Brian Karger21
5 Jan Staechmann21
6 Hans Clausen17
7 Jacob Olsen15
8 Kenneth Arnfred14
9 Peter Ravn13
10 Tom Knudsen13
11 Ole Hansen11
12 Ronni Pedersen10
13 Morten Andersen10
14 Kurt Hansen8
15 Allan Johansen4
16 Lars - Henrik Jorgensen2

Intercontinental Round

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Commonwealth Final
23 May King's Lynn Leigh Adams Andy Smith Martin Dugard
Overseas Final
13 June Coventry Martin Dugard Ronnie Correy Joe Screen
Nordic Final
13 June Seinäjoki Tommy Knudsen Per Jonsson Tony Rickardsson

Commonwealth Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Leigh Adams14
2 Andy Smith13
3 Martin Dugard13
4 Joe Screen10
5 Jason Lyons10
6 Chris Louis9
7 Dave Mullett9
8 Gary Havelock8
9 David Norris8
10 Mitch Shirra*6+3
11 Richard Knight6+2
12 Mark Thorpe6+1
13 Craig Hodgson5
14 Martin Goodwin4
15 Shane Bowes1
16 Les Collins0

* Mitch Shirra replaced Mark Lyndon

Overseas Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Martin Dugard13
2 Ronnie Correy10+3
3 Joe Screen10+2
4 Sam Ermolenko9
5 Billy Hamill9
6 Greg Hancock9
7 Chris Louis8
8 Gary Havelock7
9 Leigh Adams7
10 Andy Smith6+3
11 Mitch Shirra6+2
12 David Mullett6+1
13 Jason Lyons6+0
14 Bobby Ott5
15 David Norris5
16 Richard Knight2
Res Josh Larsen1
Res Mark Thorpe-

Nordic Final

  • June 13, 1993
  •  FIN Seinäjoki
  • First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
Pos.RiderTotal
1 Tommy Knudsen14
2 Per Jonsson13
3 Tony Rickardsson12
4 Brian Karger11
5 Peter Karlsson10
6 Hans Nielsen9
7 Henrik Gustafsson9
8 John Jørgensen9
9 Gert Handberg7
10 Jimmy Nilsen6
11 Hans Clausen5
12 Einar Kyylingstad4
13 Roy Malminheimo2
14 Jan Staechmann2
15 Lars Gunnestad2
16 Vesa Ylinen1
Res Peter Nahlinns
Res Rune Holtans


Continental Round

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
25 April Ljubljana Gregor Pintar Paolo Salvatelli Anatoly Khlynov
25 April Tarnów Jacek Rempala Rif Saitgareyev Dariusz Stenka
25 April Marmande Marvyn Cox Marek Hucko Tomas Topinka
25 April Ludwigslust Csaba Hell Armando Castagna Toni Pilotto
Quarter-Finals
22 May Landshut Jacek Krzyzaniak Antal Kocso Robert Nagy
22 May Wiener Neustadt Armando Castagna Dariusz Stenka Zoltan Adorjan
23 May Gorzów Wielkopolski Tomasz Gollob Piotr Swist Antonin Kasper, Jr.
23 May Kaposvár Zoltan Hajdu Laszlo Bodi Paolo Salvatelli
Semi-Finals
12 June Prague Armando Castagna Zoltan Adorjan Antal Kocso
14 June Zielona Góra Tomasz Gollob Piotr Swist Marvyn Cox


World Semifinals

Semifinal 1

  • July 24, 1993
  •  ITA Lonigo, Pista Speedway
  • First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
Pos.RiderTotal
1 Hans Nielsen13+3
2 Billy Hamill13+2
3 Greg Hancock12
4 Leigh Adams11
5 Armando Castagna9
6 Gary Havelock9
7 Gerd Riss9
8 Andy Smith8+3
9 Brian Karger8+2
10 Martin Dugard7
11 Antonin Kasper, Jr.6
12 John Jørgensen6
13 Zoltan Hajdu6
14 Slawomir Drabik2
15 Vaclav Milik1
16 Piotr Paluch0
Res Robert Nagy0
Res Jimmy Nilsen0

Semifinal 2

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Joe Screen12
2 Tomasz Gollob11+3
3 Henrik Gustafsson11+2
4 Tony Rickardsson10
5 Sam Ermolenko10
6 Per Jonsson10
7 Chris Louis9+3
8 Peter Karlsson9+2
9 Ronnie Correy9+1
10 Tommy Knudsen7
11 Marvyn Cox6
12 Bohumil Brhel5
13 Jacek Krzyzaniak4
14 Zoltan Adorjan3
15 Antal Kocso2
16 Piotr Swist1
Res Hans Clausen1
Res Laszlo Bodi0


World 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
(5) Sam Ermolenko 12 3 3 3 3 0 12 1
(10) Hans Nielsen 11 3 3 2 0 3 11 2 3
(13) Chris Louis 11 3 2 1 2 3 11 3 2
4 (4) Henrik Gustafsson 10 3 1 0 3 3 10 4
5 (16) Andy Smith 10 0 2 3 2 3 10 5
6 (14) Gary Havelock 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 6
7 (15) Tomasz Gollob 8 1 3 2 2 0 8 7
8 (7) Peter Karlsson 8 2 0 3 2 1 8 8
9 (8) Per Jonsson 7 0 3 2 1 1 7 9
10 (3) Billy Hamill 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 10
11 (1) Gerd Riss 6 0 0 1 3 2 6 11
12 (2) Armando Castagna 5 1 0 1 3 0 5 12
13 (6) Joe Screen 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 13
14 (11) Tony Rickardsson 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 14
15 (9) Leigh Adams 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 15
16 (12) Greg Hancock 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 16
R1 (R1) Ronnie Correy 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Brian Karger 0 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

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