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1990 Individual Speedway World Championship
World motorcycle speedway competition
World motorcycle speedway competition
The 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 45th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was held at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England. It was the 28th and last time the world final would be held in England under the traditional single meeting format.
Sweden's Per Jonsson won his only World Individual Championship to become the first Swedish World Champion since Anders Michanek in 1974 and became the first rider to win both the Under-21 and Senior World Championships, having previously won the 1985 Under-21 World Championship. Jonsson defeated Shawn Moran from the United States in a run-off after both finished the meeting on 13 points. Moran was later disqualified by the FIM for failing a drug test taken at the Overseas Final. After Moran's disqualification, the FIM did not adjust the rankings, leaving the second-place position vacant in official records for the 1990 World Final. Australian youngster Todd Wiltshire, believed by many judges to be one who would be making up the numbers in his first World Final, finished third with 12 points after winning his first two rides.
After having won each World Final since 1984, including five 1-2 finishes and taking all podium places in 1988, the 1990 World Final saw no Danish riders finishing on the podium for the first time since 1983. Defending champion Hans Nielsen, the only Danish rider in the field after Jan O. Pedersen was sidelined due to injury, finished fourth with 11 points.
First round
British qualifiers
Main article: 1990 British Speedway Championship
- Top 32 to British-Semi finals
Second round
New Zealand qualification
- First 16 to New Zealand final
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Jan | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Thorpe+ | Larry Ross | David Bargh |
| ?? | North Island Final | Meeanee Speedway, Napier | Craig Wilkie | Gary Allan | ?? |
- +Thorpe awarded title after Ross refused to ride in the race-off
Australian qualification
- Top 16 to Australian final
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| ?? | Northern Territory | Northline Speedway, Darwin | Glen Baxter | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Victorian | Myrtleford Speedway, Myrtleford | Leigh Adams | Phil Crump | ?? |
| ?? | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Todd Wiltshire | Craig Boyce | Stephen Davies |
| ?? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Parker | ?? |
| ?? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Western Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Glyn Taylor | David Cheshire |
British semi-finals
Main article: 1990 British Speedway Championship
- Top 16 to British final
Third round
Continental preliminary round
- Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May | POL Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa | POL Jacek Woźniak | FRG Tommy Dunker | POL Jacek Rempała |
| 6 May | FRG Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt | FRG Alois Bachhuber | TCH Lubomir Jedek | TCH Jan Schinagl |
| 6 May | USSR Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne | USSR Igor Marko | POL Piotr Świst | HUN Laszlo Bodi |
| 6 May | YUG Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | ITA Valentino Furlanetto | TCH Vladimir Kalina | POL Maciej Jaworek |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
| (29 April, Målilla Motorstadion, Målilla) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Per Jonsson | 13 | |
| 2 | Henrik Gustafsson | 13 | |
| 3 | Dennis Löfqvist | 12 | |
| 4 | Claes Ivarsson | 12 | |
| 5 | Erik Stenlund | 9 | |
| 6 | Tony Rickardsson | 9 | |
| 7 | Mikael Teurnberg | 8 | |
| 8 | Stefan Dannö | 8 | |
| 9 | Kenneth Nyström | 9 | |
| 10 | Jörgen Johansson | 7 | |
| 11 | Christer Jonsson | 6 | |
| 12 | Mikael Löfqvist | 5 | |
| 13 | Tomas Karlsson | 4 | |
| 14 | John Jensen | 3 | |
| 15 | Jan Bergqvist | 3 | |
| 16 | Pierre Carlsson | 1 |
| (29 April, Gamla Galgberget, Visby) | Pos | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Jimmy Nilsen | 14 | |
| 2 | Tony Olsson | 13 | |
| 3 | Niklas Karlsson | 11 | |
| 4 | Mikael Ritterwall | 11 | |
| 5 | Conny Ivarsson | 10 | |
| 6 | Peter Nahlin | 10 | |
| 7 | Kenneth Lindby | 10 | |
| 8 | Christer Rohlén | 9 | |
| 9 | Patrik Karlsson | 8 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Engman | 7 | |
| 11 | Tommy Nilsson | 4 | |
| 12 | Tony Samuelsson | 4 | |
| 13 | Raymond Smedh | 4 | |
| 14 | Kent Rickardsson | 2 | |
| 15 | Kari Virta | 2 | |
| 16 | Joakim Messing | 0 |
British final
Main article: 1990 British Speedway Championship
- Top 10 to Commonwealth final
New Zealand final
NZL Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
- 3 February, top 2 to Commonwealth final
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Australian final
AUS Brisbane Exhibition Ground
- 13 January, top 3 (+1 other seeded) 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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| 3 June | POL Municipal Stadium, Rzeszów | POL Ryszard Dołomisiewicz | HUN Jozsef Petrikovics | POL Jan Krzystyniak |
| 3 June | AUT Speedway Natschbach Loipersbach | HUN Antal Kocso | TCH Zdenek Tesar | AUT Heinrich Schatzer |
| 3 June | HUN Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | HUN Zoltan Hajdu | POL Piotr Świst | USSR Rif Saitgareev |
| 4 June | FRG Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | HUN Zoltan Adorjan | HUN Sandor Tihanyi | FRG Klaus Lausch |
Danish Final
Main article: 1990 Danish speedway season
- Top 6 to the Nordic final
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Finland Final
- FIN Kaanaa Speedway, Tampere
- 27 Aug 1989, top 2 to Nordic final 1990
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Swedish Final
- R1 (15 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda)
- R2 (16 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
- R3 (17 May, Avesta Motorstadion, Avesta)
- Top 6 to Nordic Final
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Commonwealth Final
- Top 12 plus 1 reserve to the Overseas final Main article: 1990 Commonwealth Final
North American Final
- 2 June 1990
- USA Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
- Top 4 to the Overseas final plus 1 reserve
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Continental semi-finals
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- 24 June
- TCH Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Overseas Final
- Top 9 to the Intercontinental final Main article: 1990 Overseas Final
Nordic Final
- 9 June 1990
- SWE Motorstadium, Linköping
- Top 7 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
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Sixth round
Intercontinental Final
- Top 11 plus 1 reserve to World final Main article: 1990 Intercontinental Final
Continental Final
- 12 August 1990
- FRG Motodrom Halbemond, Norden
- Top 5 to the World final plus 1 reserve
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World final
- 1 September 1990
- ENG Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Classification
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** Henrik Gustafsson and Antonín Kasper Jr. replaced injured qualifiers Jan O. Pedersen and Gerd Riss*
Notes: :a. Shawn Moran scored 13 points and lost the run-off to Per Jonsson. However, Moran had failed a random drug and alcohol test taken three months earlier at the Overseas Final, and was subsequently disqualified from second place. The FIM did not upgrade the standings and the official records show no second place rider.
References
References
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- Loader, Tony. (1991). "Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991". Tony Loader.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
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- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- [http://www.speedway.org/history/90.htm#1990 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship]
- (9 January 1990). "Speedway". Newcastle Journal.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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