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1983 Individual Speedway World Championship

World motorcycle speedway competition

World motorcycle speedway competition

The 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 38th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. It was the first time the World Final had been held in West Germany.

Final summary

A near-capacity crowd of around 50,000 at the 400 m long Motodrom Halbemond circuit, saw local favourite Egon Müller became the first German rider to win the World Championship. Australian champion Billy Sanders, scored his best ever World Championship placing by finishing second, with England's 1980 World Champion Michael Lee finishing third.

With both Sanders and former champion Lee in good form, and with the winner of the previous two world finals Bruce Penhall having retired from speedway while on the podium at the 1982 world final, the 1983 final was expected to be one of the most open in years. Others including Kenny Carter, Dennis Sigalos, and Danes Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen, were all expected to challenge. Like surprise winner Jerzy Szczakiel who won at home in Poland in 1973, Egon Müller was expected to do well in front of his home crowd, but wasn't among the pre-meeting favourites.

In his last world final appearance Ole Olsen, the 1971, 1975 and 1978 World Champion, finished 6th with 10 points. Olsen won his last ride, defeating Gundersen, Czechoslovakia's Jiří Štancl, and American Lance King in heat 18.

First round

New Zealand qualification

DateEventVenueWinner2nd3rd
??South Island finalOreti Park Speedway, InvercargillIvan MaugerLarry RossAlan Mason
??North Island finalMeeanee Speedway, NapierDavid BarghMitch ShirraCraig Pendlebury

British qualification

DateVenueWinner2nd3rdPreliminary RoundQuarter-Final
12 AprilWessex Stadium, WeymouthKevin SmithMike FerreiraMelvyn Taylor
15 AprilPowderhall Stadium, EdinburghAlan EmersonMartin DixonBobby Beaton
19 AprilMilton Keynes Stadium, Milton KeynesCharlie McKinnaNeil MiddleditchPeter Carr
21 AprilOxford Stadium, OxfordSimon WiggBarry ThomasSean Willmott
27 AprilLong Eaton Stadium, Long EatonColin RichardsonDavid GagenJoe Owen
30 AprilKing's Lynn Stadium, King's LynnSimon WiggSean WillmottMelvyn Taylor

Swedish qualification

  • Top 6 in each heat to Swedish final
(7 May, Nässjö Motorstadion
Nässjö)PosRiderPoints
1Hans Danielsson14
2Lennart Bengtsson12
3Björn Andersson12
4Kent Bäär11
5Karl-Erik Claesson9+3
6Dick Jegård9+2
7Per-Ove Gudmundsson9+1
8Lars Hammarberg8
9Börje Klingberg6
10Kenneth Gustafsson6
11Kent Björk6
12Anders Eriksson5
13Jon Hovind3
14Stefan Andersson3
15Håkan Andersson2
16Peder Messing2
(9 May, Motala Arena
Motala)PosRiderPoints
1Lillebror Johansson13
2Bernt Persson12
3Conny Samuelsson12
4Tommy Nilsson11
5Ulf Blomqvist11
6Hans Hallén10
7Erik Stenlund8
8Jan Ericsson8
9Magnus Jonsson8
10Börje Ring6
11Per Blom6
12Alf Trofast5
13Sören Brolin5
14Jan Davidsson4
15Eddie Davidsson1
16Sören Karlsson0
(9 May, Gamla Målilla Motorstadion
Målilla)PosRiderPoints
1Uno Johansson13
2Pierre Brannefors12
3Mikael Blixt12
4Anders Kling11
5Gert Carlsson11
6Göran Waltersson10
7Mikael Messing8
8Mats Olsson7
9Lars Rosberg6
10Lars Carlsson6
11Åke Fridell4
12Lars Ericsson4
13Karl-Henry Boo4
14Bengt Jansson4
15Steinar Rydén4
16Conny Gustafsson4

Second round

Continental preliminary round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
23 AprilFRG Ruhpoldinger Stadion, RuhpoldingITA Giuseppe MarzottoCSK Petr KuceraPOL Andrzej Huszcza
24 AprilHUN Napos út, SzegedCSK Milan ŠpinkaPOL Boleslaw ProchPOL Jerzy Rembas
24 AprilYUG Petišovci Stadium, LendavaCSK Petr OndrašíkITA Armando Dal ChieleHUN János Oreskó
24 AprilFRG Anton Treffer Stadion, NeustadtUSSR Vladimir KlychkovUSSR Piotr BelyaevFRG Peter Wurterle

British semi-finals

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  • 17 May
  • ENG Leicester Stadium, Leicester
  • Top 8 to British final
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Third round

Continental quarter-finals

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
6 MayAUT Stadion Wiener NeustadtFRG Karl MaierCSK Jiří ŠtanclPOL Marek Kepa
8 MayHUN Borsod Volán Stadion, MiskolcUSSR Mikhail StarostinPOL Bogusław NowakUSSR Rif Saitgareev
8 MayBUL Shumen Motopista, ShumenCSK Petr OndrašíkUSSR Viktor KuznetsovITA Armando Dal Chiele
8 MayITA Santa Marina Stadium, LonigoFRG Egon MullerPOL Roman JankowskiPOL Zenon Plech

Sweden Finals

  • SWE Top 5 over three meetings + Jan Andersson (seeded) to Nordic final
  • R1 (24 May, Kalvholmen Motorstadion, Karlstad)
  • R2 (25 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm)
  • R3 (27 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna)
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Finland Final

  • FIN Iinat Motor Sports Center, Oulu
  • 8 August 1982, top 3 to 1983 Nordic final
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Danish Final

  • 9 May 1983
  • DEN Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup
  • First 6 to Nordic final
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British Final

  • 1 June 1983
  • ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
  • First 8 to Overseas final

American Final

  • 11 June 1983
  • USA Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
  • First 4 to Overseas final
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Australian Final

  • 21 January 1983
  • AUS Speedway Park, Adelaide
  • First 2 to Overseas final
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New Zealand final

  • 21 February 1983
  • NZL Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
  • First 2 to overseas final
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Fourth round

Continental semi-finals

Pos.width=200pxRiderwidth=40pxPoints
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  • 12 July
  • TCH Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
  • Top 8 to Continental final
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Overseas Final

  • 17 July 1983
  • ENG Hyde Road, Manchester
  • First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

Nordic Final

  • 12 June 1983
  • NOR Elgane Speedway, Varhaug
  • First 6 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve

Fifth round

Continental Final

  • 6 August 1983
  • POL Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
  • First 5 to World Final plus 1 reserve

Intercontinental Final

  • 7 August 1983
  • ENG White City Stadium, London
  • First 11 to World Final plus 1 reserve

World Final

  • 4 September 1983
  • FRG Motodrom Halbemond, Norden.
  • Referee: (SWE) Rolf Randborg

References

References

  1. "World Championship 1936-1994".
  2. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
  3. "Speedway riders, history and results".
  4. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
  5. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
  6. (5 September 1983). "Egon tops the bill with his champion act". Daily Mirror.
  7. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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