1990 Individual Speedway World Championship


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

  • Top 32 to British-Semi finals

Second round

New Zealand qualification

  • First 16 to New Zealand final
DateChampionshipVenueWinner2nd3rd
JanSouth Island FinalRuapuna Speedway, ChristchurchMark Thorpe+Larry RossDavid Bargh
??North Island FinalMeeanee Speedway, NapierCraig WilkieGary Allan??

  • +Thorpe awarded title after Ross refused to ride in the race-off

Australian qualification

  • Top 16 to Australian final
DateChampionshipVenueWinner2nd3rd
??Northern TerritoryNorthline Speedway, DarwinGlen Baxter????
??VictorianMyrtleford Speedway, MyrtlefordLeigh AdamsPhil Crump??
??New South WalesNewcastle Motordrome, TomagoTodd WiltshireCraig BoyceStephen Davies
??South AustralianNorth Arm Speedway, GillmanScott NormanShane Parker??
??QueenslandTownsville Speedway, TownsvilleTroy Butler????
??Western AustralianClaremont Speedway, PerthGlenn DoyleGlyn TaylorDavid Cheshire

British semi-finals

  • Top 16 to British final

Third round

Continental preliminary round

  • Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
5 May

Swedish qualification

  • Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final

British final

New Zealand final

, Christchurch
  • 3 February, top 2 to Commonwealth final
Pos.RiderPts
1Larry Ross14+3
2Mark Thorpe14+2
3Craig Wilkie14+1
4James Martin11
5Justin Monk10
6Michael Long9
7Stephen Rose8
8Darrin Wilson8
9Mark Jamieson8
10Max Brown5
11Philip Barakat4
12Kenny Webley3
13Alan Mason2
14Rhys Hamburger3
15Greg Fisher2
16Gary Marsh0
17Trevor Chapman0
18John Tuffley0

Australian final

  • 13 January, top 3 to Commonwealth final
Pos.RiderPts
1Glenn Doyle14+3
2Leigh Adams14+2
3Stephen Davies13
4Phil Crump12
5Shane Bowes10
6Mick Poole9
7Jamie Fagg8
8Glen Baxter7
9Steve Regeling6
10Steve Langdon5
11Shane Parker5
12Sean Willmott4
13Scott Norman4
14Troy Butler4
15Chris Watson2
16Glyn Taylor1
17Darren Winkler 1

Fourth round

Continental quarter-finals

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
3 June

Danish Final

  • Top 6 to the Nordic final

Norway Final

Pos.RiderPoints
1Arnt Førland12+3
2Lars Gunnestad12+2
3Robert Langeland12+1
4Ingvar Skogland12+0
5Per Jörgensen11
6Arne Svensen9
7Jan Arid Slatta9
8Atle Knutsen7
9Einar Kyllingstad6
10Tor Einar Hielm6
11Odd Pettersen5
12Stag Bergersen4
13Jorn Arve Ardal4
14Jorn Vidar Aasen4
15Kjell Oyvind Sola3
16Gjermund Aas2
17Rolf Netland 1

Finland Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1Juha Moksunen14
2Olli Tyrvainen13+3
3Kai Niemi13+2
4Vesa Ylinen11+3
5Janne Moksunen11+2
6Ari Koponen10
7Jari Kortelainen8
8Seppo Keskinen7
9Tomi Havu7
10Aarre Soivuori7
11Roy Malminheimo7
12Petri Kokko5
13Pekka Eerikainen2
14Jarmo Makinen2
15Petri Nurmesniemi 1
16Mika Pellinen 1
17Janne Koivula 1
18Esa Reijo0
19Nicklas Finne0

Swedish Final

  • R1
  • R2
  • R3
  • Top 6 to Nordic Final
Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1Per Jonsson12+13+1338
2Jimmy Nilsen12+12+1034
3Dennis Löfqvist9+12+1334
4Conny Ivarsson3+9+1133
5Henka Gustafsson9+11+1333
6Peter Nahlin14+8+1032
7Niklas Karlsson8+9+825
8Tony Rickardsson6+5+1021
9Peter Karlsson8+6+620
10Erik Stenlund4+6+717
11Claes Ivarsson9+6+ns15
12Mikael Teurnberg4+4+715
13Mikael Ritterwall6+6+214 14
14Tony Olsson5+5+ns10
15Kenneth Lindby1+4+38
16Stefan Dannö0+2+46
17Christer Rohlén ns+1+01

Commonwealth Final

  • Top 12 plus 1 reserve to the Overseas final

North American Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1Shawn Moran18+3
2Billy Hamill18+2
3Rick Miller18+1
4Greg Hancock18+0
5Ronnie Correy16+3
6Kelly Moran16+2
7Bobby Schwartz14
8Mike Faria12
9Robert Pfetzing12
10Lance King11
11Steve Lucero8
12Jim Sisemore8
13Josh Larsen7
14Brad Oxley5
15Tony Bienert5
16Charles Ermolenko3
17Eddie Castro3
18Shawn McConnell 3
19Sam Ermolenko2
20Don Odom 2
21John Kehoe1
22Fred Legault0

Fifth round

Overseas Final

  • Top 9 to the Intercontinental final

Nordic Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1

Sixth round

Intercontinental Final

  • Top 11 plus 1 reserve to World final

Continental Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1

World final

Classification

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1