# 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 48th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
"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.

## First round
### British qualifiers

* Top 32 to British-Semi finals

## Second round
### British semi-finals

* Top 16 to British final

### Australian qualification

| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Mark Lemon | Leigh Adams | Jason Lyons |
| ? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | Tony Langdon | Mark Carlson |
| ? | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Wayne Bridgeford | Glen Baxter | Wayne Lorymer |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Bowes | Shane Parker |
| 12 Jan | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Craig Boyce | Mick Poole | Stephen Davies |
| ? | West Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Craig Hodgson | David Cheshire |

## Third round
### Continental Preliminary round

| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 25 April | Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | Gregor Pintar | Paolo Salvatelli | Anatoly Khlynov |
| 25 April | Tarnów Municipal Stadium, Tarnów | Jacek Rempala | Rif Saitgareev | Dariusz Stenka |
| 25 April | Marmande Speedway, Marmande | Marvyn Cox | Marek Hucko | Tomáš Topinka |
| 25 April | Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust | Csaba Hell | Armando Castagna | Toni Pilotto |

### British Final

* Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

### Swedish qualification

* Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
(2 May, Gubbängens IP, Stockholm) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Tony Rickardsson | 15 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 14 |
| 3 | Mikael Karlsson | 12 |
| 4 | Dennis Löfqvist | 11 |
| 5 | Niklas Klingberg | 11 |
| 6 | Robert Johansson | 9 |
| 7 | Conny Ivarsson | 8+3 |
| 8 | Stefan Dannö | 8+2 |
| 9 | Christer Rohlén | 8+1 |
| 10 | Jimmy Engman | 7 |
| 11 | Mikael Teurnberg | 5 |
| 12 | Joakim Karlsson | 4 |
| 13 | Raymond Smedh | 4 |
| 14 | Robert Eriksson | 2 |
| 15 | Göran Flood | 2 |
| 16 | Jörgen Hultgren | 0 |
| 17 | Frank Richt (res) | 0 |
(2 May, Ljungheden, Västervik) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Claes Ivarsson | 14 |
| 2 | Henrik Gustafsson | 13 |
| 3 | Kenneth Nyström | 11 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | 10 |
| 6 | Peter Nahlin | 10 |
| 7 | Stefan Andersson | 8 |
| 8 | Kenneth Lindby | 8 |
| 9 | Marcus Andersson | 7 |
| 10 | Tony Olsson | 7 |
| 11 | Niklas Karlsson | 5 |
| 12 | Stefan Ekberg | 3 |
| 13 | Anders Kling | 3 |
| 14 | Patrik Olsson | 3 |
| 15 | Jonathan Forsgren | 3 |
| 16 | Magnus Zetterström | 2 |
| 17 | Tony Zetterström (res) | 2 |
| 18 | Mikael Olsson (res) | 0 |

### Australian Final

* First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

### New Zealand Final

* 31 Mar 1993
* Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
* First 2 to Commonwealth 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 |

## Fourth round
### Continental Quarter-finals

* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 22 May | Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut | Jacek Krzyzaniak | Antal Kocso | Robert Nagy |
| 22 May | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | Armando Castagna | Dariusz Stenka | Zoltán Adorján |
| 23 May | Speedway Stadium, Gorzów | Tomasz Gollob | Piotr Świst | Antonín Kasper, Jr. |
| 23 May | Cserénfa Speedway, Cserénfa | Zoltán Hajdú | László Bódi | Paolo Salvatelli |

### Commonwealth Final

* First 11 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve

### American Final

* top 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

### Danish Final

* 2 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
* R1 (29 May, Fladbro Speedway, Randers)
* R2 (31 May, Fjelsted Speedway Stadium, Harndrup)
* Gert Handberg seeded to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | 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 P. 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 |

### Norwegian Final

* Elgane Speedway, Elgane
* 6 Sep '92, top 1 (+1 nomination) to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 14+3 |
| 2 | Arnt Forland | 14+2 |
| 3 | Rune Holta | 12+3 |
| 4 | Odd Pettersen | 12+2 |
| 5 | Einar Kyllingstad | 12+1 |
| 6 | Robert Langeland | 9 |
| 7 | Atle Knutse | 8 |
| 8 | Ronny Erga | 7 |
| 9 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 7 |
| 10 | Ingvar Skoglund | 6 |
| 11 | John A. Pollestad | 5 |
| 12 | Eivind Reppen | 5 |
| 13 | Jorn Arve Ardal | 3 |
| 14 | Gjermund Aas | 3 |
| 15 | Björn Arild Tonnesen | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Arild Slatta | 1 |

### Finland Final

* Vauhtipuisto, Hyvinkää
* 23 Aug '92, top 2 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Vesa Ylinen | 15 |
| 2 | Roy Malminheimo | 13 |
| 3 | Arto Orjo | 12 |
| 4 | Petri Nurmesniemi | 11 |
| 5 | Mika Pellinen | 10 |
| 6 | Kai Laukkanen | 10 |
| 7 | Petri Vaatsio | 10 |
| 8 | Tomi Havu | 9 |
| 9 | Janne Koivula | 7 |
| 10 | Aarre Soivuori | 6 |
| 11 | Petri Kokko | 4 |
| 12 | Jarno Kosonen | 3 |
| 13 | Petri Hyvönen | 2 |
| 14 | Kai Pohjasniemi | 1 |
| 15 | Marko Jumisko (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Marko Laine (res) | 2 |
| 17 | Tomi Kalliomäki (res) | 2 |
| 18 | Mika Laukkanen | 1 |
| 19 | Jyri Viemerö | 1 |

### Swedish Final

* R1 (11 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad)
* R2 (12 May, Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping)
* R3 (13 May, Orionparken, Hallstavik)
* - 3 rounds, top 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 Löfqvist | 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 (Res) | ns+1+4 | 5 |
| 16 | Robert Johansson | 2+1+1 | 4 |
| 17 | Kenneth Nyström | 2+0+ns | 2 |
| 18 | Christer Rohlén (Res) | ns+0+ns | 0 |

## Fifth round
### Overseas Final

* First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final

### Nordic Final

* 13 June 1993
* Seinäjoki Speedway, 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 Kyllingstad | 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 Semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Armando Castagna | 13 |
| 2 | Zoltán Adorján | 12 |
| 3 | Antal Kocso | 11 |
| 4 | Bohumil Brhel | 10 |
| 5 | Jacek Krzyzaniak | 10 |
| 6 | Slawomir Drabik | 9 |
| 7 | Gerd Riss | 9 |
| 8 | Róbert Nagy | 8+3 |
| 9 | Petr Vandírek | 8+2 |
| 10 | Dariusz Stenka | 8+1 |
| 11 | Roman Matoušek | 6 |
| 12 | József Petrikovics | 5 |
| 13 | Jaroslaw Olszewski | 4 |
| 14 | Nikolaj Kokins | 3 |
| 15 | Mirosław Kowalik | 3 |
| 16 | Jacek Rempala | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Tomasz Gollob | 12+3 |
| 2 | Piotr Swist | 12+2 |
| 3 | Marvyn Cox* | 11 |
| 4 | Václav Milík Sr. | 10 |
| 5 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 10 |
| 6 | Zoltan Hajdu | 9 |
| 7 | Piotr Paluch | 9 |
| 8 | Laszlo Bodi | 8+3 |
| 9 | Mikhail Starostin | 8+2 |
| 10 | Slawomir Dudek | 8+1 |
| 11 | Krzysztof Kuczwalski | 7 |
| 12 | Tomáš Topinka | 6 |
| 13 | Zsolt Böszermenyi | 5 |
| 14 | Flur Kalimulin | 3 |
| 15 | Paolo Salvatelli | 2 |
| 16 | Valentino Furlanetto | 0 |
| 17 | Marek Hucko (res) | 0 |
* Cox rode on a Polish licence

## Sixth round
### World Semi-Finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 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 | Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 6 |
| 12 | John Jørgensen | 6 |
| 13 | Zoltán Hajdú | 6 |
| 14 | Sławomir Drabik | 2 |
| 15 | Václav Milík, Sr. | 1 |
| 16 | Piotr Paluch | 0 |
| Res | Robert Nagy | 0 |
| Res | Jimmy Nilsen | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 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 | Zoltán Adorján | 3 |
| 15 | Antal Kocso | 2 |
| 16 | Piotr Świst | 1 |
| Res | Hans Clausen | 1 |
| Res | László Bódi | 0 |

## World Final

* 29 August 1993
* Rottalstadion, Pocking
| 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 |
| | (5) Sam Ermolenko | 12 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| | (10) Hans Nielsen | 11 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| | (13) Chris Louis | 11 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (4) Henrik Gustafsson | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (16) Andy Smith | 10 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (14) Gary Havelock | 10 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (15) Tomasz Gollob | 8 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (7) Peter Karlsson | 8 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (8) Per Jonsson | 7 | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (3) Billy Hamill | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (1) Gerd Riss | 6 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (2) Armando Castagna | 5 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (6) Joe Screen | 5 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | (11) Tony Rickardsson | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (9) Leigh Adams | 4 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | (12) Greg Hancock | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Ronnie Correy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Brian Karger | 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 |