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1986 Individual Speedway World Championship

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

The 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 41st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

Hans Nielsen finally won his first world title after finishing in second place during the two previous Championships. He lost his first ride to arch rival and defending champion Erik Gundersen but then won his next four rides to be crowned the champion. Fellow Dane Jan O. Pedersen took silver and England's Kelvin Tatum took the bronze while Gundersen faded into tenth place.

It was the fourth final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Poland.

First round

British qualification

  • Riders progress to British semi-finals
DateVenueWinner2nd3rdPreliminary RoundQuarter-Finals
8 AprilMilton Keynes Stadium, Milton KeynesMalcolm SimmonsBarry ThomasAndy Campbell
9 AprilWimbledon Stadium, LondonDave JessupAndrew SilverRoger Johns
13 AprilBerrington Lough Stadium, BerwickPaul ThorpRob GrantPaul Stead
13 AprilBoston Sports Stadium, BostonDoug WyerLes CollinsAndy Hines
15 AprilWimborne Road, PooleSteve SchofieldNeil MiddleditchEric Monaghan
27 AprilKing's Lynn Stadium, King's LynnAndy CampbellSteve SchofieldLes Collins

Second round

British semi-finals

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  • 18 May
  • ENG Odsal Stadium, Bradford
  • Top 8 to British final
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Swedish qualification

  • Top 8 in heat 1, top 7 in heat 2 to Swedish final
(1 May, Gislaved Motorbana, Gislaved)PosRiderPoints
1Tommy Nilsson15
2Per Jonsson`3
3Patrik Karlsson12
4Conny Ivarsson11
5Dennis Löfqvist10
6Roland Dannö10
7Anders Kling9
8Tommy Lindgren8
9Patrik Åhlund7
10Mikael Löfqvist5
11Christer Jonsson5
12Jan Ericsson4
13Lars Hammarberg3
14Johan Zackrisson3
15Thomas Ek3
16Claes Ivarsson2
(9 May, Kalvholmen Motorstadion, Karlstad)PosRiderPoints
1Tony Olsson14
2Jimmy Nilsen13+3
3Mikael Blixt13+2
4Kenneth Nyström12
5Christer Rohlén9
6Mikael Teurnberg9
7Uno Johansson8+3
8Lillebror Johansson8+2
9Pierre Brannefors6
10Hans Wahlström6
11Lars Andersson5
12Per-Ove Gudmundsson5
13Johan Staaf5
14Börje Ring5
15Mikael Messing2
16Kent Rickardsson1
17Hans Hallén0

Australian qualification

DateVenueWinner2nd3rdQueensland ChampionshipNew South Wales ChampionshipNorthern Territory ChampionshipVictorian ChampionshipSouth Australian ChampionshipWestern Australian Championship
Dec 1985Pioneer Park, AyrJohn TitmanTroy ButlerSteve Regeling
Dec 1985Newcastle Motordrome, TomagoStephen DaviesChris Watson?
Dec 1985Arunga Park SpeedwayBrent NottDavid Jackson?
Dec 1985Olympic Park, MilduraPhil CrumpJohn McNeil?
Dec 1985North Arm Speedway, AdelaideSteve BakerMark Fiora?
Dec 1985Claremont Speedway, PerthMick McKeonGlyn TaylorDavid Cheshire

Third round

Continental preliminary round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rdPreliminary Round
11 MayFRG Abensberger Stadion, AbensbergCSK Roman MatoušekFRG Heinz HuberFRG Erich Shafferer
11 MayBUL Speedway Stadium, TargovishteUSSR Valery GordeevITA Armando Dal ChieleCSK Ladislav Hradecky
11 MayYUG Ilirija Sports Park, LjubljanaPOL Zenon PlechUSSR Rinat MardanshinPOL Zbignew Blazejczak
11 MayHUN Borsod Volán Stadion, MiskolcCSK Petr KuceraITA Gianni FamariHUN József Petrikovics

Australian Final

Main article: 1986 Australian Individual Speedway Championship

  • Top 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Final

  • 25 January 1986
  • NZL Gisborne Speedway, Gisborne
  • Top 3 to Commonwealth Final
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British Final

  • 1 June 1986
  • ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
  • Top 9 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

Danish Final

  • 8 May 1986
  • DEN Hele Fyns Speedway Center, Fjelsted
  • Top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
  • Tommy Knudsen seeded to Nordic Final
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Finland Final

  • FIN Varkaus Speedway Stadion, Varkaus
  • 18 August 1985, top 2 (+1 seeded rider) to 1986 Nordic final
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Swedish Finals

  • SWE Top 4 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
  • Jan Andersson seeded to Nordic Final
  • R1 (21 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna)
  • R2 (22 May, Nässjö Motorstadion, Nässjö)
  • R3 (23 May, Sannaheds Motorstadion, Kumla)
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Fourth round

Continental quarter-finals

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
24 MayPOL Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, BydgoszczPOL Wojciech ŻabiałowiczPOL Grzegorz DzikowskiUSSR Rif Saitgareev
25 MayCSK Markéta Stadium, PragueUSSR Viktor KuznetsovCSK Antonín Kasper, Jr.CSK Petr Vandirek
26 MayNED Olympic Stadium, AmsterdamCSK Roman MatoušekPOL Roman JankowskiITA Armando Castagna
29 MayFRG Olching Speedwaybahn, OlchingAUT Heinrich SchatzerHUN József PetrikovicsUSSR Mikhail Starostin

American Final

  • 23 June 1986
  • USA Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
  • Top 5 + 1 reserve to the Overseas Final

Commonwealth Final

  • 8 June 1986
  • ENG Hyde Road, Manchester
  • Top 11 to the Overseas Final plus 1 reserve

Fifth round

Continental semi-finals

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  • 8 June
  • ITA Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo
  • Top 8 to Continental final
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Nordic Final

  • 4 July 1986
  • SWE Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla
  • Top 7 to Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
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Overseas Final

  • 19 June 1986
  • ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
  • Top 9 to Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve

Sixth round

Continental Final

  • 20 July 1986
  • AUT Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt
  • Top 4 to World Final plus 1 reserve
  • Ryszard Dołomisiewicz seeded to World Final

Intercontinental Final

  • 20 July 1986
  • ENG Odsal Stadium, Bradford
  • Top 11 to World Final plus 1 reserve

World Final

  • 30 August 1986
  • POL Silesian Stadium, Chorzów

References

References

  1. "World Championship 1936-1994".
  2. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
  3. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
  4. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
  5. (1 September 1986). "Nielsen conquers the world at last".
  6. (31 August 1986). "Great Dane". Sunday Mirror.
  7. "Speedway riders, history and results".
  8. (24 May 1986). "Bank Holiday Bonanza". Reading Evening Post.
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