1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship.
"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhall in 1982. Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.Qualification
Australian Qualification
Australian Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Leigh Adams | 14 |
2 | Jason Lyons | 12 |
3 | Shane Bowes | 11 |
4 | Craig Hodgson | 10+3 |
5 | Troy Butler | 10+2 |
6 | Craig Boyce | 9 |
7 | Mick Poole | 9 |
8 | Stephen Davies | 6 |
9 | Tony Langdon | 6 |
10 | Mark Carlson | 6 |
11 | Scott Norman | 5 |
12 | Glenn Doyle | 5 |
13 | Mark Lemon | 5 |
14 | Glen Baxter | 5 |
15 | Shane Parker | 4 |
16 | Wayne Bridgeford | 3 |
New Zealand Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Mark Thorpe | 15 |
2 | Mark Lyndon | 14 |
3 | Andy Waker | 13 |
4 | Craig Wilkie | 11 |
5 | Daniel Ornsby | 10 |
6 | Paul Atkins | 9 |
7 | Justin Monk | 9 |
8 | Mike Wilson | 9 |
9 | Jacqui Mauger | 6 |
10 | Rhys Hamburger | 6 |
11 | Daniel Burbery | 5 |
12 | Steve Mudgway | 4 |
13 | Scott Boyce | 4 |
14 | Graham Hartshome | 0 |
15 | Mark Jamiesson | 0 |
16 | Darrin Wilson | 0 |
British Qualification
British Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Andy Smith | 14 |
2 | Joe Screen | 13+3 |
3 | Gary Havelock | 13+2 |
4 | Richard Knight | 12 |
5 | Martin Dugard | 11 |
6 | Martin Goodwin | 8 |
7 | David Norris | 8 |
8 | Chris Louis | 8 |
9 | Dave Mullett | 7 |
10 | Les Collins | 6 |
11 | Troy Pratt | 5+3 |
12 | Carl Stonehewer | 5+2 |
13 | Jeremy Doncaster | 4 |
14 | Sean Wilson | 4 |
15 | Andy Grahame | 2 |
16 | Peter Carr | 0 |
Res | Grahame Jones | ns |
Res | David Blackburn | ns |
Swedish Qualification
Swedish Final
- May 11, 12 & 13, 1993
- - 3 Rounds
- First 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
1 | Henrik Gustafsson | 11+14+15 | 40 |
2 | Per Jonsson | 14+12+13 | 39 |
3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12+14+11 | 37 |
4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 13+9+13 | 35 |
5 | Peter Karlsson | 10+10+12 | 32 |
6 | Stefan Andersson | 7+10+10 | 27 |
7 | Peter Nahlin | 9+10+6 | 25 |
8 | Claes Ivarsson | 9+6+7 | 22 |
9 | Dennis Lovqvist | 5+8+9 | 22 |
10 | Niklas Klingberg | 5+5+6 | 16 |
11 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+6+6 | 15 |
12 | Stefan Dannö | 6+7+2 | 15 |
13 | Kenneth Lindby | 5+4+5 | 14 |
14 | Mikael Karlsson | 7+1+ns | 8 |
15 | Marcus Andersson | ns+1+4 | 5 |
16 | Robert Johansson | 2+1+1 | 4 |
17 | Kenneth Nyström | 2+0+ns | 2 |
18 | Christer Rohlén | ns+0+ns | 0 |
Danish qualification
Danish Final
Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
1 | Hans Nielsen | | 28 |
2 | Tommy Knudsen | | 27 |
3 | John Jørgensen | | 22 |
4 | Brian Karger | | 21 |
5 | Jan Staechmann | | 21 |
6 | Hans Clausen | | 17 |
7 | Jacob Olsen | | 15 |
8 | Kenneth Arnfred | | 14 |
9 | Peter Ravn | | 13 |
10 | Tom Knudsen | | 13 |
11 | Ole Hansen | | 11 |
12 | Ronni Pedersen | | 10 |
13 | Morten Andersen | | 10 |
14 | Kurt Hansen | | 8 |
15 | Allan Johansen | | 4 |
16 | Lars - Henrik Jorgensen | | 2 |
Intercontinental Round
Commonwealth Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Leigh Adams | 14 |
2 | Andy Smith | 13 |
3 | Martin Dugard | 13 |
4 | Joe Screen | 10 |
5 | Jason Lyons | 10 |
6 | Chris Louis | 9 |
7 | Dave Mullett | 9 |
8 | Gary Havelock | 8 |
9 | David Norris | 8 |
10 | Mitch Shirra* | 6+3 |
11 | Richard Knight | 6+2 |
12 | Mark Thorpe | 6+1 |
13 | Craig Hodgson | 5 |
14 | Martin Goodwin | 4 |
15 | Shane Bowes | 1 |
16 | Les Collins | 0 |
* Mitch Shirra replaced Mark LyndonOverseas Final
- June 13, 1993
- Coventry, Brandon Stadium
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Martin Dugard | 13 |
2 | Ronnie Correy | 10+3 |
3 | Joe Screen | 10+2 |
4 | Sam Ermolenko | 9 |
5 | Billy Hamill | 9 |
6 | Greg Hancock | 9 |
7 | Chris Louis | 8 |
8 | Gary Havelock | 7 |
9 | Leigh Adams | 7 |
10 | Andy Smith | 6+3 |
11 | Mitch Shirra | 6+2 |
12 | David Mullett | 6+1 |
13 | Jason Lyons | 6+0 |
14 | Bobby Ott | 5 |
15 | David Norris | 5 |
16 | Richard Knight | 2 |
Res | Josh Larsen | 1 |
Res | Mark Thorpe | - |
Nordic Final
- June 13, 1993
- Seinäjoki
- First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Tommy Knudsen | 14 |
2 | Per Jonsson | 13 |
3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12 |
4 | Brian Karger | 11 |
5 | Peter Karlsson | 10 |
6 | Hans Nielsen | 9 |
7 | Henrik Gustafsson | 9 |
8 | John Jørgensen | 9 |
9 | Gert Handberg | 7 |
10 | Jimmy Nilsen | 6 |
11 | Hans Clausen | 5 |
12 | Einar Kyylingstad | 4 |
13 | Roy Malminheimo | 2 |
14 | Jan Staechmann | 2 |
15 | Lars Gunnestad | 2 |
16 | Vesa Ylinen | 1 |
Res | Peter Nahlin | ns |
Res | Rune Holta | ns |
Continental Round
World Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Hans Nielsen | 13+3 |
2 | Billy Hamill | 13+2 |
3 | Greg Hancock | 12 |
4 | Leigh Adams | 11 |
5 | Armando Castagna | 9 |
6 | Gary Havelock | 9 |
7 | Gerd Riss | 9 |
8 | Andy Smith | 8+3 |
9 | Brian Karger | 8+2 |
10 | Martin Dugard | 7 |
11 | Antonin Kasper, Jr. | 6 |
12 | John Jørgensen | 6 |
13 | Zoltan Hajdu | 6 |
14 | Slawomir Drabik | 2 |
15 | Vaclav Milik | 1 |
16 | Piotr Paluch | 0 |
Res | Robert Nagy | 0 |
Res | Jimmy Nilsen | 0 |
Semifinal 2
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Joe Screen | 12 |
2 | Tomasz Gollob | 11+3 |
3 | Henrik Gustafsson | 11+2 |
4 | Tony Rickardsson | 10 |
5 | Sam Ermolenko | 10 |
6 | Per Jonsson | 10 |
7 | Chris Louis | 9+3 |
8 | Peter Karlsson | 9+2 |
9 | Ronnie Correy | 9+1 |
10 | Tommy Knudsen | 7 |
11 | Marvyn Cox | 6 |
12 | Bohumil Brhel | 5 |
13 | Jacek Krzyzaniak | 4 |
14 | Zoltan Adorjan | 3 |
15 | Antal Kocso | 2 |
16 | Piotr Swist | 1 |
Res | Hans Clausen | 1 |
Res | Laszlo Bodi | 0 |
World Final