# 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 44th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. It was the second time the championship was held in West Germany after previously being held in Norden in 1983.
The World Final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. Hans Nielsen made up for his 1988 run-off defeat to Erik Gundersen by scoring a 15-point maximum to take his third World Championship. Nielsen joined fellow Danes Ole Olsen and Erik Gundersen as a three time speedway world champion.
Simon Wigg from England finished second with the slick, 400 metres (440 yards) track suiting his long track style. Wigg defeated fellow Englishman Jeremy Doncaster in a run-off for second and third places. In what would prove to be his last World Final before his career ending crash in the World Team Cup Final at the Odsal Stadium in England just two weeks later, Erik Gundersen finished in fourth place. His chances of an outright second-place finish (after having finished second behind Nielsen in Heat 4) ended when his bike's engine seized while leading heat 9 causing him to not finish the race. In a sad twist, it was also seized engine in Heat 1 of the World Team Cup Final that would cause Gundersen's career ending crash.
Australian rider Troy Butler had a lucky passage to the World Final. After being seeded to the Commonwealth Final, he finished eighth to qualify for the Overseas Final. He then finished tenth in the Overseas Final to be the first reserve for the Intercontinental Final. He then got a start in the Intercontinental Final at Bradford when Overseas champion Sam Ermolenko injured his back in a horrific Long track motorcycle racing crash and was forced to withdraw (the American would be out for over 6 months). Butler would finish twelfth in the IC Final to become a reserve for the World Final where he once again came in as an injury replacement when Dane Jan O. Pedersen was forced to pull out. The 1986 Australian Champion ultimately finished twelfth in Munich, finishing with 4 points (two second places) from his 5 rides.

## First round
### British qualification

* Top 32 riders to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 8 April | Arena Essex Raceway, Purfleet | Andy Buck | Martin Goodwin | Neville Tatum |
| 8 April | Loomer Road Stadium, Chesterton | Louis Carr | Nigel Crabtree | Graham Jones |
| 13 April | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Les Collins | Sean Wilson | Mark Courtney |

## Second Round
### Austrian Final

* Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
* 3 rounds
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Heinrich Schatzer | 40 |
| 2 | Walter Nebel | 36 |
| 3 | Robert Funk | 35 |
| 4 | Andreas Bossner | 33 |
| 5 | Thomas Stadler | 33 |
| 6 | Toni Pilotto | 32 |
| 7 | Siegfried Eder | 31 |
| 8 | Christian Hochtl | 21 |
| 9 | Anton Wannasek | 7 |
| 10 | Manfred Trisko | 6 |
| 11 | Paul Ager | 4 |
| 12 | Josef Faching | 2 |
| 13 | Thaddaus Walach | 2 |
| 14 | Hans Kogler | 2 |
| 15 | Erich Hackl | 1 |
| 16 | Rainer Selb | 1 |
| 17 | Franz Penz | 0 |

### West German Final

* 2 October 1988
* Holsteinring, Brokstedt
* Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
| 1 | Klaus Lausch | 3,3,3,3,2 | 14+3 |
| 2 | Tommy Dunker | 3,3,2,3,3 | 14+2 |
| 3 | Karl Maier | 2,2,3,3,2 | 12 |
| 4 | Gerd Riss | E,3,3,2,3 | 11 |
| 5 | Carsten Pelzmann | 3,2,2,2,1 | 10 |
| 6 | Andre Pollehn | 2,1,2,2,1 | 8 |
| 7 | Klaus Freundorfer | 1,3,3,F,- | 7 |
| 8 | Peter Schrock | 0,2,0,2,3 | 7 |
| 9 | Peter Hehlert | 3,0,1,1,2 | 7 |
| 10 | Andreas Rahn | 1,0,1,1,3 | 6 |
| 11 | Andreas Marynowski | 1,2,2,F,- | 5 |
| 12 | Andreas Schapfl | 2,1,1,E,0 | 4 |
| 13 | Hans Faltermeier | 2,0,0,F,1 | 3 |
| 14 | Michael Domes | 1,F,0,0,2 | 3 |
| 15 | Alois Bachhuber | 0,1,1,1,0 | 3 |
| 16 | Egon Muller | F,-,-,-,- | 0 |
| R1 | Bernhard Osterlocher | 1,0,3,1,1 | 6 |

### Hungarian Final

* 5 rounds, riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Zoltán Adorján | 56 |
| 2 | Antal Kocso | 49 |
| 3 | Róbert Nagy | 47 |
| 4 | Zoltan Hajdu | 47 |
| 5 | József Petrikovics | 46 |
| 6 | Sándor Tihanyi | 45 |
| 7 | Robert Csilik | 38 |
| 8 | Sandor Ujhelyi | 30 |
| 9 | Janoš Sereš | 30 |
| 10 | Janoš Bologh | 28 |
| 11 | Andraš Kovacs | 26 |
| 12 | Sandor Kabai | 19 |
| 13 | Atilla Kovacs | 15 |
| 14 | Laszlo Bodi | 12 |

### Yugoslavian Final

* 8 rounds, riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Zvonko Pavlič | 110 |
| 2 | Artur Horvat | 96 |
| 3 | Gregor Pintar | 83 |
| 4 | Franc Kalin | 79 |
| 5 | Kreso Omerzel | 78 |
| 6 | Martin Peterca | 76 |
| 7 | Darko Tominač | 70 |
| 8 | Zdravko Tominač | 62 |
| 9 | Andrej Matjašeč | 57 |
| 10 | Lazar Csaba | 54 |
| 11 | Goran Hoblaj | 54 |
| 12 | Igor Hauptman | 33 |
| 13 | Rudi Spitaler | 27 |
| 14 | Zelkjo Feher | 23 |
| 15 | Drago Dolinšek | 22 |
| 16 | Josip Lehki | 10 |
| 17 | Mitja Pungašič] | 8 |
| 18 | Niko Klavzar | 6 |
| 19 | Gorazd Vinšek | 1 |

### Czechoslovakian Final

* Riders progress to Continental qualification 1989
* 6 rounds
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Roman Matoušek | 76 |
| 2 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 72 |
| 3 | Zdenek Schneiderwind | 68 |
| 4 | Lubomir Jedek | 63 |
| 5 | Petr Vandirek | 54 |
| 6 | Bohumil Brhel | 53 |
| 7 | Stanislav Urban | 53 |
| 8 | Pavel Karnas | 39 |
| 9 | Josef Fejfar | 38 |
| 10 | Jan Schinagl | 35 |
| 11 | Jan Holub II | 26 |
| 12 | Zdeněk Tesař | 26 |
| 13 | Borivoj Hadek | 25 |
| 14 | Jiri Svoboda | 23 |
| 15 | Vladimir Kalina | 21 |
| 16 | Jindrich Dominik | 16 |
| 17 | Vaclav Milik, Sr. | 10 |
| 18 | Ladislav Hradecky | 10 |
| 19 | Karel Prusa | 10 |

### Soviet Union Final

* 2 October 1988
* Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne
* Rriders progress to Continental Qualification 1989
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
| 1 | Vladimir Trofimov | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Rif Saitgareev | 3,3,3,2,3 | 14 |
| 3 | Rinat Mardanshin | 3,2,2,3,2 | 12 |
| 4 | Mikhail Starostin | 2,2,2,3,2 | 11 |
| 5 | Pavel Chernov | 2,1,3,2,2 | 10 |
| 6 | Igor Dubinin | E,3,2,3,1 | 9 |
| 7 | Flyur Kalimullin | 3,0,0,1,3 | 7 |
| 8 | Igor Zverev | 1,E,3,2,1 | 7 |
| 9 | Arkady Kononec | 1,0,1,1,3 | 6 |
| 10 | Andrej Korzhevoy | 1,3,1,0,1 | 6 |
| 11 | Oleg Volokhov | 1,2,1,0,2 | 6 |
| 12 | Valery Sokolov | 2,2,F,1,1 | 6 |
| 13 | Grigory Kharchenko | 0,1,1,2,0 | 4 |
| 14 | Aleksandr Pawlov | 2,F,0,1,- | 3 |
| 15 | Fjodor Zakharov | 0,T,2,0,- | 2 |
| 16 | Ruslan Koval | ns | |

### Nederlands/Belgium Final

* 4 rounds, riders progress to Continental Qualification
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
| 1 | Henk Steman | 24+22+20+24 | 90 |
| 2 | Rene Elzinga | 21+21+24+23 | 89 |
| 3 | Robert Jan Munnecom | 19+24+23+22 | 88 |
| 4 | Peter Seur | 17+19+22+20 | 78 |
| 5 | Ron Koppe | 20+20+19+19 | 78 |
| 6 | Rikus Gorter | 18+14+17+21 | 70 |
| 7 | Ron Van Dam | 15+17+18+17 | 67 |
| 8 | Rob Steman | 22+18+21+ns | 61 |
| 9 | Fokke Van Der Walle | 16+13+14+15 | 58 |
| 10 | Henk Bangma | 8+15+16+18 | 57 |
| 11 | Patrick Pino | 14+11+15+16 | 56 |
| 12 | John Lispet | 13+12+13+9 | 47 |
| 13 | Henny Kroeze | 23+23+ns+ns | 46 |
| 14 | Rias Kazemeier | 9+10+11+10 | 40 |
| 15 | Gerard Kok | 10+ns+12+12 | 34 |
| 16 | Harry Kuipers | 6+8+8+11 | 33 |
| 17 | Hilbert Tel | ns+7+10+13 | 30 |
| 18 | Rene Van Merkenstein | 7+9+9+2 | 27 |
| 19 | Mans Kok | 3+6+ns+7 | 16 |
| 20 | Wil Stroes | ns+16+ns+ns | 16 |
| 21 | Jim Groen | ns+ns+7+8 | 15 |
| 22 | Rob Dolman | ns+ns+ns+14 | 14 |
| 23 | Jan Dijkema | 12+ns+ns+ns | 12 |
| 24 | Chris Slager | 11+ns+ns+ns | 11 |
| 25 | Roy Wervaard | 5+5+ns+ns | 10 |
| 26 | Herman Hulseboch | ns+ns+5+4 | 9 |
| 27 | Han Hendriks | 4+4+ns+ns | 8 |
| 28 | Jan Tjassing | ns+ns+3+1 | 4 |
| 29 | Martinus Bikema | +ns+ns+ns+6 | 6 |
| 30 | Jacco Valentejn | +ns+ns+ns+5 | 5 |
| 31 | Michel Bolt | ns+ns+ns+3 | 3 |

### Australian qualification

| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 26 Nov '88 | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Jamie Fagg | Glen Baxter | Robbie War |
| 26 Dec '88 | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Leigh Adams | Phil Crump | Nigel Alderton |
| 21 Dec '88 | New South Wales | Liverpool City Raceway, Green Valley | Stephen Davies | Craig Boyce | Tony Primmer |
| 23 Dec '88 | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Craig Hodgson | Mark Fiora | Shane Parker |
| 12 Nov '88 | Queensland | Rockhampton Showground | Troy Butler | Steve Regeling | Mark Pearce |
| 25 Nov '88 | Western Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Andy Smith+ | Glyn Taylor |
+ Rode as a guest

### British semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Simon Wigg | 13 |
| 2 | John Davis | 12+3 |
| 3 | Andrew Silver | 12+2 |
| 4 | Jeremy Doncaster | 11 |
| 5 | Martin Dugard | 11 |
| 6 | Marvyn Cox | 10 |
| 7 | Mark Courtney | 9 |
| 8 | Andy Grahame | 9 |
| 9 | Neville Tatum | 6 |
| 10 | Carl Blackbird | 5 |
| 11 | Dave Mullett | 5 |
| 12 | Richard Knight | 4 |
| 13 | Gordon Kennett | 4 |
| 14 | Alan Mogridge | 3 |
| 15 | Andy Buck | 2 |
| 16 | Daz Summer | 2 |
| 17 | Kevin Pitts (res) | 2 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Alan Grahame | 13+3 |
| 2 | Andy Smith | 13+2 |
| 3 | Kelvin Tatum | 11 |
| 4 | Les Collins | 10 |
| 5 | Neil Collins | 10 |
| 6 | Neil Evitts | 10 |
| 7 | Graham Jones | 10 |
| 8 | Andy Phillips | 8+2 |
| 9 | Simon Cross | 8+2 |
| 10 | Martin Goodwin | 7 |
| 11 | Sean Wilson | 7 |
| 12 | Chris Morton | 5 |
| 13 | Gary Chessell | 3 |
| 14 | Nigel Crabtree | 3 |
| 15 | Louis Carr | 2 |
| 16 | Paul Thorp | 0 |
| 17 | Ade Hoole (res) | 0 |

## Third round
### Continental preliminary round

* Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 22 April | Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium | Piotr Świst | Jacek Gomólski | Václav Milík Sr. |
| 23 April | Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný | Stanislav Urban | Andrzej Marynowski | Bohumil Brhel |
| 22 April | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Jozsef Petrikovics | Robert Csillik | Janos Seres |
| 7 May | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | Antoni Skupień | Zdenek Tesar | Jan Schinagl |

### Swedish qualification

* Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
(30 April, Målilla Motorbana, Målilla) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Conny Ivarsson | 12 |
| 2 | Peter Nahlin | 12 |
| 3 | Mikael Ritterwall | 10 |
| 4 | Niklas Karlsson | 9 |
| 5 | Dennis Löfqvist | 9 |
| 6 | Tommy Nilsson | 9 |
| 7 | Jimmy Nilsen | 9 |
| 8 | Erik Stenlund | 9 |
| 9 | Kenneth Lindby | 9 |
| 10 | Christer Jonsson | 9 |
| 11 | Stefan Andersson | 7 |
| 12 | Tony Gudbrand | 6 |
| 13 | Lars Andersson | 4 |
| 14 | Tomas Karlsson | 2 |
| 15 | Tony Samuelsson | 1 |
| 16 | Kent Danielsson | 1 |
| 17 | Tony Zetterström (res) | 1 |
| 18 | Christer Johansson Esk (res) | 1 |
(1 May, Gamla Galgberget, Visby) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Tony Olsson | 13 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 13 |
| 3 | Jan Andersson | 12 |
| 4 | Mikael Teurnberg | 11 |
| 5 | Christer Rohlén | 10 |
| 6 | Peter Karlsson | 8 |
| 7 | Mikael Blixt | 8 |
| 8 | Tommy Lindgren | 7 |
| 9 | Kenneth Nyström | 6 |
| 10 | Claes Ivarsson | 6 |
| 11 | Tony Rickardsson | 6 |
| 12 | Mikael Löfqvist | 5 |
| 13 | Jörgen Johansson | 4 |
| 14 | Kristian Hultgren | 4 |
| 15 | Patrik Karlsson | 3 |
| 16 | Bo Arrhén | 2 |
| 17 | Patric Eriksson (res) | 2 |
| 18 | Jan Bergqvist (res) | 1 |

### British Final

* 21 May
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry
* First 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
| | Simon Wigg | 14 | (2,3,3,3,3) |
| | Kelvin Tatum | 12+3 | (3,3,3,0,3) |
| | Alan Grahame | 12+2 | (3,2,1,3,3) |
| 4 | Les Collins | 11 | (1,3,2,3,2) |
| 5 | Andy Phillips | 10 | (3,1,3,1,2) |
| 6 | Andy Grahame | 7 | (2,3,X,2,0) |
| 7 | Martin Dugard | 7 | (0,2,3,2,0) |
| 8 | Neil Collins | 7 | (3,2,1,X,1) |
| 9 | Andy Smith | 7 | (2,0,1,2,2) |
| 10 | Jeremy Doncaster | 7 | (1,2,2,X,2) |
| 11 | Neil Evitts | 6 | (2,1,2,X,1) |
| 12 | John Davis | 5 | (X,0,0,2,3) |
| 13 | Mark Courtney | 5 | (1,1,1,1,1) |
| 14 | Graham Jones | 4 | (0,1,0,3,X) |
| 15 | Andrew Silver | 4 | (1,0,2,1,0) |
| 16 | Marvyn Cox | 2 | (0,X,0,1,1) |

### Australian Final

* 15 January, Newcastle Motordrome
* Winner (+ Stephen Davies & Troy Butler seeded) to Commonwealth final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Glenn Doyle | 13 |
| 2 | Stephen Davies | 12 |
| 3 | Jamie Fagg | 11 |
| 4 | Mick Poole | 11 |
| 5 | Steve Regeling | 11 |
| 6 | Phil Crump | 10 |
| 7 | Craig Boyce | 10 |
| 8 | Troy Butler | 7 |
| 9 | Leigh Adams | 6 |
| 10 | Glyn Baxter | 6 |
| 11 | Craig Hodgson | 6 |
| 12 | Glyn Taylor | 6 |
| 13 | Chris Watson | 5 |
| 14 | Mark Fiora | 3 |
| 15 | Shane Parker | 2 |
| 16 | Tony Primmer | 1 |
| 17 | Brian Nixon (res) | 0 |

### New Zealand Final

* First 2 (+ Mitch Shirra seeded) to Commonwealth final
* 28 January, Western Springs Stadium
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Larry Ross | 15 |
| 2 | Gary Allan | 14 |
| 3 | Mark Thorpe | 12 |
| 4 | Nathan Murray | 12 |
| 5 | Stephen Rose | 10 |
| 6 | Craig Wilkie | 9 |
| 7 | John Roberts | 8 |
| 8 | Justin Monk | 7 |
| 9 | Mark Jamieson | 6 |
| 10 | Greg Fisher | 6 |
| 11 | David Claydon | 6 |
| 12 | Rex Brosnan | 5 |
| 13 | Richard Davdison | 3 |
| 14 | Bradley Sockton | 3 |
| 15 | Darren Hopewell | 2 |
| 16 | Scott Mitchell | 1 |
| 17 | Geoff Tomkins | 1 |

## Fourth Round
### Continental quarter-finals

* To 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 14 May | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | Sandor Tihanyi | Zoltán Adorján | Armando Castagna |
| 3 June | Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium | Antal Kocso | Ryszard Franczyszyn | Andrzej Huszcza |
| 4 June | Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice | Pavel Karnas | Jozsef Petrikovics | Roman Matoušek |
| 3 June | Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt Donau | Karl Maier | Zoltan Hajdu | Gerd Riss |

### American Final

* 3 June, Top 4 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
* Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Sam Ermolenko | 19+3 |
| 2 | Shawn Moran | 19+2 |
| 3 | Ronnie Correy | 19+1 |
| 4 | Lance King | 17 |
| 5 | Rick Miller | 16 |
| 6 | Bobby Schwartz | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Faria | 14 |
| 8 | Gary Hicks | 12 |
| 9 | Bart Bast | 12 |
| 10 | Billy Hamill | 10 |
| 11 | Louis Kossuth | 8 |
| 12 | Greg Hancock | 7 |
| 13 | Ed Castro | 7 |
| 14 | Alan Christian | 7 |
| 15 | Steve Lucero | 7 |
| 16 | Brad Oxley | 5 |
| 17 | John Sizemore | 3 |
| 18 | Shawn Venables | 1 |
| 19 | Scotty Brown | 1 |
| 20 | John Kehoe | 1 |

### Commonwealth Final

* 4 June
* Belle Vue Stadium, Manchester
* First 12 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Simon Wigg | 13 |
| 2 | Mitch Shirra | 12+3 |
| 3 | Neil Collins | 12+2 |
| 4 | Andy Grahame | 9 |
| 5 | Kelvin Tatum | 9 |
| 6 | Andy Smith | 9 |
| 7 | Jeremy Doncaster | 8 |
| 8 | Troy Butler | 7 |
| 9 | Andy Phillips | 7 |
| 10 | Martin Dugard | 7 |
| 11 | Stephen Davies | 7 |
| 12 | Andy Grahame | 7 |
| 13 | Les Collins | 6 |
| 14 | Gary Allan | 5 |
| 15 | Glenn Doyle | 0 |
| 16 | Darren Wilson* | 0 |
*Darren Wilson replaced Larry Ross.

### Swedish Final

* R1 (16 May, Nässjö Motorstadion, Nässjö)
* R2 (17 May, Nyköpings Motorstadion, Nyköping)
* R3 (18 May, Kalvholmen Motorstadion, Karlstad)
* First 6 to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 13+15+14 | 42 |
| 2 | Mikael Blixt | 13+13+11 | 37 |
| 3 | Jan Andersson | 11+12+11 | 34 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 14+11+8 | 33 |
| 5 | Erik Stenlund | 9+10+13 | 32 |
| 6 | Tony Olsson | 11+8+11 | 30 |
| 7 | Niklas Karlsson | 7+8+9 | 24 |
| 8 | Peter Karlsson | 8+9+5 | 22 |
| 9 | Christer Rohlén | 6+6+8 | 20 |
| 10 | Conny Ivarsson | 8+4+7 | 19 |
| 11 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+7+3 | 15 |
| 12 | Mikael Teurnberg | 1+4+10 | 15 |
| 13 | Mikael Ritterwall | 6+1+3 | 10 |
| 14 | Peter Nahlin | 4+6+ns | 10 |
| 15 | Tommy Nilsson | 3+5+0 | 8 |
| 16 | Kenneth Lindby | ns+ns+5 | 5 |
| 17 | Tommy Lindgren | 1+1+ns | 2 |

### Norway Final

* Vinsvollbanen, Drammen
* 30 August 1987, top 1 (+1 seeded) to Nordic final 1988
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 14+3 |
| 2 | Tor Einar Hielm | 14+2 |
| 3 | Arnt Førland | 11 |
| 4 | Ingvar Skogland | 10 |
| 5 | Gjermund Aas | 10 |
| 6 | Willy Tjessem | 8 |
| 7 | Atle Knutsen | 8 |
| 8 | Arne Svendsen | 8 |
| 9 | Ronny Erga | 6 |

### Finland Final

* 28 August 1988, top 1 (+1 seeded) to Nordic Final 1989
* Kotkan Motor Center, Karhula
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
| 1 | Kai Niemi | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Ari Koponen | 3,3,3,2,3 | 14 |
| 3 | Vesa Ylinen | 3,3,1,3,2 | 12+3 |
| 4 | Petri Kokko | 2,2,3,3,2 | 12+2 |
| 5 | Aki Ala Riihimaki | 2,3,3,2,1 | 11 |
| 6 | Janne Moksunen | 2,2,2,E,3 | 9 |
| 7 | Jonko Jarvi | 0,1,2,2,3 | 8 |
| 8 | Roy Malminhelmo | 3,2,2,X,1 | 8 |
| 9 | Janne Koivula | 1,1,1,1,2 | 6 |
| 10 | Jari Moisio | 2,0,0,3,F | 5 |
| 11 | Ossi Henriksson | 1,1,2,1,0 | 5 |
| 12 | Tomi Havu | 0,F,0,2,2 | 4 |
| 13 | Olli Turkia | 1,2,0,1,- | 4 |
| 14 | Esa Reijo | 1,1,1,E,1 | 4 |
| 15 | Petri Hurmisniemi | 0,0,1,0,- | 1 |
| 16 | Esa Einola | 0,-,-,-,- | 0 |
| R1 | Jarno Kosonen | 1 | 1 |
| R2 | Jouni Ala Koskela | 0 | 0 |
| R3 | Kaj Kujala | 0,0,0 | 0 |
| R4 | Markku Haapala | X | 0 |

### Danish Final

* 19 May
* Speedway Center, Vojens
* First 6 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Erik Gundersen | 14+3 |
| 2 | Jan O. Pedersen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Brian Karger | 14+1 |
| 4 | Hans Nielsen | 12 |
| 5 | John Jørgensen | 11 |
| 6 | Peter Ravn | 9 |
| 7 | Allan Johansen | 9 |
| 8 | Ole Hansen | 7+3 |
| 9 | Kenneth Arnfred | 7+2 |
| 10 | Jan Stæchmann | 6 |
| 11 | Per Sorensen | 5 |
| 12 | John Eskildsen | 3 |
| 13 | Jan Jakobsen | 3 |
| 14 | Henrik Kristensen | 3 |
| 15 | Jens-Henry Nielsen | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Pedersen (Res) | 1 |
| 17 | Torben Hansen | 0 |

## Fifth Round
### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Zdeněk Tesař | 14 |
| 2 | Antal Kocso | 12 |
| 3 | Rif Saitgareev | 11 |
| 4 | Roman Jankowski | 10 |
| 5 | Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 10 |
| 6 | Ryszard Franczyszyn | 10 |
| 7 | Gerd Riss | 9 |
| 8 | Bohumil Brhel | 10 |
| 9 | Karl Maier | 8 |
| 10 | Andreas Marynowski | 7 |
| 11 | Zoltan Hajdu | 6 |
| 12 | Stanisław Urban | 4 |
| 13 | Armando Dal Chiele | 4 |
| 14 | Sandor Ujhelyi | 3 |
| 15 | Andrzej Huszcza | 2 |
| 16 | Giorgio Zaramella | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Roman Matoušek | 14 |
| 2 | Petr Vandírek | 12 |
| 3 | Ryszard Dołomisiewicz | 11 |
| 4 | Igor Dubinin | 11 |
| 5 | Zoltán Adorján | 10 |
| 6 | Sándor Tihanyi | 9 |
| 7 | Armando Castagna | 9 |
| 8 | József Petrikovics | 9 |
| 9 | Pavel Karnas | 8 |
| 10 | Igor Zverev | 6 |
| 11 | Wojciech Załuski | 5 |
| 12 | Zbigniew Krakowski | 5 |
| 13 | Róbert Nagy | 4 |
| 14 | Vladimir Trofimov | 4 |
| 15 | Václav Milík Sr. | 1 |
| 16 | Heinrich Schatzer | 1 |

### Nordic Final

* 4 June
* Eteläpuisto, Tampere
* First 7 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Hans Nielsen | 14+3 |
| 2 | Jan O. Pedersen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Erik Gundersen | 12 |
| 4 | Peter Ravn | 10 |
| 5 | Tony Olsson | 9 |
| 6 | John Jørgensen | 8+3 |
| 7 | Olli Tyrväinen | 8+2 |
| 8 | Erik Stenlund | 8+1 |
| 9 | Mikael Blixt | 7 |
| 10 | Kai Niemi | 7 |
| 11 | Lars Gunnestad | 6 |
| 12 | Per Jonsson | 5 |
| 13 | Brian Karger | 5 |
| 14 | Jimmy Nilsen | 4 |
| 15 | Peter Karlsson | 2 |
| 16 | Arne Svendsen | 1 |

### Overseas Final

* 25 June
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry
* First 9 to Intercontinental final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Sam Ermolenko | 13 |
| 2 | Kelvin Tatum | 12 |
| 3 | Ronnie Correy | 11+3 |
| 4 | Simon Wigg | 11+2 |
| 5 | Andy Grahame | 9 |
| 6 | Mitch Shirra | 9 |
| 7 | Andy Grahame | 8 |
| 8 | Jeremy Doncaster | 8 |
| 9 | Andy Smith | 8 |
| 10 | Troy Butler | 6+3 |
| 11 | Martin Dugard | 6+2 |
| 12 | Lance King | 5 |
| 13 | Stephen Davies | 5 |
| 14 | Rick Miller* | 4 |
| 15 | Neil Collins | 4 |
| 16 | Andy Phillips | 1 |
* Rick Miller replaced Shawn Moran. Bobby Schwartz came in as the reserve rider

## Sixth Round
### Continental Final

* 12 August
* Debrecen Speedway, Debrecen
* First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Zoltán Adorján | 14 |
| 2 | Karl Maier | 10+ |
| 3 | Roman Matoušek | 10+ |
| 4 | Gerd Riss | 10+ |
| 5 | Bohumil Brhel | 10+ |
| 6 | József Petrikovics | 10+ |
| 7 | Rif Saitgareev | 10+ |
| 8 | Antal Kocso | 10+ |
| 9 | Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 8 |
| 10 | Sándor Tihanyi | 8 |
| 11 | Ryszard Dołomisiewicz | 7 |
| 12 | Zdeněk Tesař | 4 |
| 13 | Igor Zverev | 3 |
| 14 | Wojciech Załuski (Res) | 3 |
| 15 | Igor Dubinin | 2 |
| 16 | Pavel Karnas | 1 |
| 17 | Roman Jankowski | 0 |

### Intercontinental Final

* 13 August
* Odsal Stadium, Bradford
* First 11 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Kelvin Tatum | 13+3 |
| 2 | Erik Gundersen | 13+2 |
| 3 | Hans Nielsen | 12+3 |
| 4 | Mitch Shirra | 12+2 |
| 5 | Jan O. Pedersen | 9 |
| 6 | Simon Wigg | 9 |
| 7 | Tony Olsson | 8 |
| 8 | Jeremy Doncaster | 7 |
| 9 | Andy Smith | 6 |
| 10 | Olli Tyrväinen | 5+3 |
| 11 | Ronnie Correy | 5+2 |
| 12 | Troy Butler* | 5+1 |
| 13 | Andy Grahame | 5+0 |
| 14 | Peter Ravn | 4 |
| 15 | Alan Grahame | 3 |
| 16 | John Jørgensen | 3 |
| R1 | Martin Dugard | 1 |
| R2 | Erik Stenlund | 0 |
*Troy Butler replaced the injured Sam Ermolenko. Martin Dugard came in as the reserve rider.

## World Final

* 2 September 1989
* Olympic Stadium, Munich
* Referee: Henry van den Boomen
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
| 1 | Hans Nielsen | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Simon Wigg | (1,3,3,3,2) | 12+3 |
| 3 | Jeremy Doncaster | (3,2,1,3,3) | 12+2 |
| 4 | Erik Gundersen | (2,3,R,3,3) | 11 |
| 5 | Kelvin Tatum | (3,3,2,2,Fx) | 10 |
| 6 | Mitch Shirra | (2,2,3,2,1) | 10 |
| 7 | Andy Smith | (1,2,2,2,3) | 10 |
| 8 | Tony Olsson | (1,1,3,1,2) | 8 |
| 9 | Gerd Riss | (3,1,1,0,Fx) | 5 |
| 10 | Roman Matoušek | (0,2,0,1,2) | 5 |
| 11 | Karl Maier | (2,1,1,0,1) | 5 |
| 12 | Troy Butler* | (2,0,2,0,0) | 4 |
| 13 | Olli Tyrväinen | (0,0,2,0,2) | 4 |
| 14 | Ronnie Correy | (0,0,1,2,1) | 4 |
| 15 | Zoltán Adorján | (1,1,0,1,1) | 4 |
| 16 | Bohumil Brhel | (0,0,0,1,0) | 1 |
| R1 | Andy Grahame | did not ride | - |
| R2 | József Petrikovics | did not ride | - |
* Troy Butler replaced the injured Jan O. Pedersen. Andy Grahame came in as the reserve rider.

### 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 |
| 1 | (13) Hans Nielsen | 15 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | (6) Simon Wigg | 12+3 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | (1) Jeremy Doncaster | 12+2 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | (16) Erik Gundersen | 11 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | e | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | (11) Kelvin Tatum | 10 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | Fx | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | (3) Mitch Shirra | 10 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | (4) Andy Smith | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | (15) Tony Olsson | 8 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | (8) Gerd Riss | 5 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | Fx | | | | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | (14) Roman Matoušek | 5 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | (5) Karl Maier | 5 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | (12) Troy Butler | 4 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | (9) Olli Tyrväinen | 4 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | (7) Ronnie Correy | 4 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | 14 |
| 15 | (10) Zoltán Adorján | 4 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | 15 |
| 16 | (2) Bohumil Brhel | 1 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | 16 |
| | (17) Andy Grahame | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| | (18) József Petrikovics | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| 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 |
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 |