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1984 Individual Speedway World Championship

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

The 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 39th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

Without former champions Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Peter Collins, Michael Lee, and Bruce Penhall, the 1984 World Final, held for the eighth time at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, was seen by some as the battle of the second tier riders. Though history would ultimately prove the first and second placed riders as among the best Motorcycle speedway has ever seen, winning every World Final between them until the end of the 1980s.

Dane Erik Gundersen won his first Speedway World Championship from countryman Hans Nielsen who defeated American Lance King in a run-off for second and third places. Defending champion Egon Müller of West Germany could not reproduce his 1983 World Final form and finished 14th with just 3 points from his 5 rides. 1983 runner-up Billy Sanders of Australia, the track record holder at Ullevi, fared marginally better, finishing 11th with just 5 points.

First round

British qualification

DateVenueWinner2nd3rdPreliminary RoundQuarter-Final
8 AprilMildenhall Stadium, MildenhallRichard KnightKevin JollyRobert Henry
8 AprilBoston Sports Stadium, BostonDave PerksColin CookSteve Lomas
10 AprilWessex Stadium, WeymouthMarvyn CoxMartin YeatesAlun Rossiter
13 AprilPowderhall Stadium, EdinburghKenny McKinnaDave TrownsonCharlie McKinna
17 AprilMilton Keynes Stadium, Milton KeynesTrevor BanksBarry ThomasKeith White
29 AprilThe Shay, HalifaxKevin JollyMarvyn CoxBarry Thomas

Swedish qualification

  • Top 6 in each heat to Swedish final
(6 May, Gamla Målilla Motorstadion
Målilla)PosRiderPoints
1Björn Andersson14
2Anders Kling13
3Alf Trofast11
4Hans Danielsson11
5Mikael Blixt11
6Lillebror Johansson10
7Kenneth Nyström10
8Erik Stenlund9
9Hans Wahlström7
10Tony Gudbrand6
11Thomas Hydling5
12Conny Ivarsson5
13Gert Carlsson4
14Dick Jegård2
15Tommy Celander1
16Roger Gustavsson0
(5 May, Linköping Motorstadion
Linköping)PosRiderPoints
1Jan Andersson15
2Per Jonsson14
3Uno Johansson11
4Mikael Aniander11
5Tommy Johansson11
6Patrik Karlsson8
7Göran Waltersson8
8Lars Andersson8
9Jan Davidsson8
10Jan Ericsson7
11[Tony Olsson7
12Mikael Reinholdsson4
13Åke Fridell3
14Bengt Jansson2
15Sören Brolin2
16Mats Olsson0
(6 May, Orionparken Stadium
Hallstavik)PosRiderPoints
1Pierre Brannefors15
2Leif Wahlman13
3Mikael Messing12
4Tommy Nilsson12
5Magnus Jonsson11
6Lars Hammarberg9
7Börje Ring9
8Per-Ove Gudmundsson9
9Ulf Blomqvist7
10Lars Ericsson6
11Patric Ericsson6
12Kent Rickardsson4
13Niclas Johansson3
14Jimmie Magnusson2
15Stefan Karlsson1
16Mikael Löfqvist1

Second round

Continental preliminary round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
22 AprilYUG Matija Gubec Stadium, KrškoPOL Edward JancarzFRG Georg GilgenreinerPOL Jerzy Rembas
22 AprilHUN Hajdú Volán Stadion, DebrecenCSK Jiří ŠtanclPOL Wojciech ŻabiałowiczHUN János Oreskó
22 AprilCSK Slaný Speedway Stadium, SlanýCSK Václav VernerPOL Maciej JaworekCSK Stanislav Urban
22 AprilFRG Olching Speedwaybahn, OlchingFRG Josef AignerFRG Peter WurteleITA Armando Castagna

British semi-finals

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  • 25 May
  • ENG Oxford Stadium, Oxford
  • Top 8 to British final
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Third round

Continental quarter-finals

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
5 MayPOL Stadion Wybrzeże, GdańskCSK Antonín Kasper Jr.POL Boleslaw ProchCSK Petr Ondrašík
5 MayFRG Ellermühle Stadium, LandshutFRG Egon MullerFRG Karl MaierCSK Jiří Štancl
6 MayAUT Stadion Wiener NeustadtFRG Josef AignerPOL Andrzej HuszczaFRG Alois Wiesböck
6 MayHUN Napos út, SzegedUSSR Mikhail StarostinPOL Edward JancarzCSK Aleš Dryml Sr.

British Final

  • 20 June 1984
  • ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
  • First 8 to Overseas final

American Final

  • 9 June 1984
  • USA Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach,
  • First 3 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

Australian Final

  • 29 January 1984
  • AUS Olympic Park, Mildura
  • First 2 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
Pos.width=200pxRiderwidth=70pxHeat Scoreswidth=50pxTotal
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New Zealand Final

  • 4 February 1984
  • NZL Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
  • First 2 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
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Danish Final

Main article: 1984 Danish speedway season

  • DEN Fladbro Speedway, Randers
  • Top 6 to Nordic final
DateWinner2nd3rd
6 MayBo PetersenErik GundersenHans Nielsen
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Finland Final

  • FIN Yyterin speedwaystadion, Pori
  • 25 August 1983, top 1 (+2 seeded riders) to 1984 Nordic final
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Swedish Finals

  • SWE Top 5 to Nordic final
  • R1 (22 May, Sannaheds Motorstadion, Kumla)
  • R2 (23 May, Ljungheden, Vastervik)
  • R3 (24 May, Ullevi, Gothenburg)
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Fourth round

Continental semi-finals

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  • 10 June
  • TCH Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica
  • Top 8 to Continental final
Pos.width=200pxRiderwidth=40pxPoints
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Nordic Final

  • 12 June 1984
  • SWE Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
  • First 6 +1 reserve to Intercontinental final

Overseas Final

  • 15 July 1984
  • ENG Hyde Road, Manchester
  • First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

Fifth round

Continental Final

  • 22 July 1984
  • USSR Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne
  • First 5 to World Final plus 1 reserve

Intercontinental Final

  • 20 July 1984
  • DEN Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens
  • First 11 to World Final plus 1 reserve

World Final

  • 1 September 1984
  • SWE Ullevi, Gothenburg.

References

References

  1. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results".
  3. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
  4. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
  5. (2 September 1984). "Little Erik's a king".
  6. "World Championship 1936-1994".
  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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