# 1986 Intercontinental final

The 1986 Intercontinental Final was the twelfth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1986 Speedway World Championship. The 1986 Final was run on 20 July at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.

## Intercontinental Final

* 20 July
* Bradford, Odsal Stadium
* Qualification: Top 11 plus 1 reserve to the World Final in Chorzów, Poland
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Erik Gundersen | 15 |
| 2 | Hans Nielsen | 14 |
| 3 | Tommy Knudsen | 12 |
| 4 | Neil Evitts | 11 |
| 5 | Kelvin Tatum | 8 |
| 6 | Sam Ermolenko | 8 |
| 7 | Jimmy Nilsen | 8 |
| 8 | Chris Morton | 7 |
| 9 | Jan O. Pedersen | 7 |
| 10 | Mitch Shirra | 7 |
| 11 | Marvyn Cox | 6+3 |
| 12 | Jan Andersson | 6+2 |
| 13 | Paul Thorp* | 4 |
| 14 | Jeremy Doncaster | 3 |
| 15 | Steve Baker | 2 |
| 16 | Tommy Nilsson | 1 |
| R1 | Phil Crump* (Res) | 0 |
| R2 | John Jørgensen (Res) | 0 |
* Paul Thorp replaced Kelly Moran. Phil Crump came in as a reserve

## Classification

| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (9) Erik Gundersen | 15 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (14) Hans Nielsen | 14 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 2 | |
| | (4) Tommy Knudsen | 12 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | (5) Neil Evitts | 11 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (1) Kelvin Tatum | 8 | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | 5 | |
| 6 | (2) Sam Ermolenko | 8 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen | 8 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (3) Mitch Shirra | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (13) Chris Morton | 7 | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (6) Jan O. Pedersen | 7 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (15) Marvyn Cox | 6 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | (7) Jan Andersson | 6 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 13 | (12) Paul Thorp | 4 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | E | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (16) Jeremy Doncaster | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (10) Steve Baker | 2 | | | 2 | | | X | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (11) Tommy Nilsson | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Phil Crump | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) John Jørgensen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |