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1987 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 42nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
It was contested for the one and only time over two days in the Netherlands. The scores from both meetings were combined to produce the eventual winner.
With the chances of a surprise winner reduced due to two races being held it was the favourite Hans Nielsen that duly obliged with his second World crown. Nielsen had trailed after day one by 1 point to great rival Erik Gundersen and the American Sam Ermolenko. However, in trademark style Nielsen produced a 15-point maximum on day two to wrap up the World Title, with Gundersen claiming silver and Ermolenko bronze.
First round
British preliminary round
- Top 32 riders to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 5 April | Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne | Andy Galvin | Malcolm Holloway | Martin Dugard |
| 5 April | Mildenhall Stadium, Mildenhall | Alan Mogridge | Melvyn Taylor | Martin Goodwin |
| 11 April | Loomer Road Stadium, Chesterton | Nigel Crabtree | Martin Yeates | Doug Wyer |
| 16 April | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Gary Havelock | Martin Dixon | Les Collins |
| 24 April | East of England Arena, Peterborough | Andrew Silver | Trevor Banks | Ian Barney |
| 4 May | Brough Park, Newcastle | Andrew Silver | Ian Barney | David Blackburn |
Second round
British semi-finals
- Top 16 riders to British semi-finals
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- 17 May
- ENG Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
- Top 8 to British final
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Third round
Continental preliminary round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 1 May | FRG Pfaffenhofen Speedwaybahn, Pfaffenhofen | CSK Bohumil Brhel | POL Ryszard Francsyszyn | USSR Vladimir Voronkov |
| 17 May | YUG Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | ITA Valentino Furlanetto | CSK Lubomir Jedek | ITA Gianni Famari |
| 17 May | FRG Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt Donau | HUN Antal Kocso | POL Andrzej Huszcza | HUN Laszlo Bodi |
| 17 May | BUL Speedway Stadium, Targovishte | POL Grzegorz Dzikowski | HUN Josef Sereš | POL Dariusz Baliński |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
| (3 May, Nässjö Motorstadion, Nässjö) | Pos | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Andersson | 13+3 | |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 13+2 | |
| 3 | Mikael Blixt | 12 | |
| 4 | Johan Staaf | 11 | |
| 5 | Roland Dannö | 11 | |
| 6 | Dennis Löfqvist | 10 | |
| 7 | Tony Olsson | 10 | |
| 8 | Claes Ivarsson | 8 | |
| 9 | Thomas Ek | 7 | |
| 10 | Pierre Brannefors | 6 | |
| 11 | Jörgen Johansson | 6 | |
| 12 | Lennart Bengtsson | 6 | |
| 13 | Tony Gudbrand | 2 | |
| 14 | Patrik Olsson | 2 | |
| 15 | Leif Jonsson | 2 | |
| 16 | Anders Kling | 1 |
| (3 May, Motorbanen Hagalund, Lindesberg) | Pos | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Nilsson | 13 | |
| 2 | Erik Stenlund | 11 | |
| 3 | Niklas Karlsson | 11 | |
| 4 | Conny Ivarsson | 10 | |
| 5 | Patrik Karlsson | 10 | |
| 6 | Bo Arrhén | 9 | |
| 7 | Christer Rohlén | 9 | |
| 8 | Lillebror Johansson | 9 | |
| 9 | Kenneth Nyström | 8 | |
| 10 | Mikael Ritterwall | 8 | |
| 11 | Peter Nahlin | 7 | |
| 12 | Börje Ring | 4 | |
| 13 | Lars Andersson | 4 | |
| 14 | Mikael Teurnberg | 3 | |
| 15 | Mikael Messing | 3 | |
| 16 | Anders Condé | 1 |
British Final
- 31 May 1987
- ENG Brandon Stadium, Coventry
- Top 9 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve
Australian Final
- 24 January 1987
- AUS Olympic Park, Mildura
- First 4 to Commonwealth Final
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New Zealand Final
- 21 February 1987
- NZL Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
- Top 3 riders + 1 reserve to Commonwealth Final
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Fourth round
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 24 May | AUT Stadion Wiener Neustadt | HUN József Petrikovics | ITA Armando Castagna | AUT Toni Pilotto |
| 31 May | HUN Hajdú Volán Stadion, Debrecen | USSR Mikhail Starostin | USSR Viktor Kuznetsov | HUN Zoltan Adorjan |
| 31 May | USSR Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne | CSK Roman Matoušek | CSK Jiří Svoboda | USSR Valery Gordeev |
| 31 May | CSK Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný | CSK Antonín Kasper, Jr. | FRG Gerd Riss | FRG Karl Maier |
Commonwealth Final
- 14 June 1987
- ENG Hyde Road, Manchester
- First 11 to the Overseas Final
American Final
- 13 June 1987
- USA Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
- Top 5 to Overseas Final
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Swedish Finals
- SWE Top 4 + 1 reserve (+ Jimmy Nilsen, seeded) to Nordic Final
- R1 (19 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad)
- R2 (20 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna)
- R3 (21 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda)
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Finnish Final
FIN 2 riders selected for Nordic Final
Norway Final
NOR 2 riders selected for Nordic Final
Danish Final
- 17 May 1987
- DEN Slangerup Speedway Center, Slangerup
- First 6 + Jan O Pedersen (seeded) to the Nordic Final
Fifth round
Continental semi-finals
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- 14 June
- FRG Breitenthal Speedway Stadium, Krumbach
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Overseas Final
- 5 July 1987
- ENG Odsal Stadium, Bradford
- First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
Nordic Final
- 14 June 1987
- SWE Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
- First 7 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
Sixth round
Сontinental Final
- 26 July 1987
- ITA Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo
- First 4 to the World Final plus 1 reserve
Intercontinental Final
- 27 July 1987
- DEN Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens
- First 11 to the World Final plus 1 reserve
World Final
- Scores accumulated from 2 days
Day 1
- 5 September 1987
- NED Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium
- Referee: Roman Cheladze
Day 2
- 6 September 1987
- NED Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
- Referee: Roman Cheladze
Final standings
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References
References
- "World Championship 1936-1994".
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- (7 September 1987). "Erik truce". Sandwell Evening Mail.
- (7 September 1987). "Hans roars to world triumph". Sandwell Evening Mail.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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