# 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 47th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Gary Havelock scored 14 points to become England's first Speedway World Champion since Michael Lee in 1980. Sweden's Per Jonsson, the 1990 World Champion, finished second with 11 points with Denmark's Gert Handberg third on 10 points.
Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen failed to qualify for a World Final for the first time since 1979 after only finishing 12th in the Nordic Final.

## 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 |
| ? | Northern Territory | ? | ? |
| ? | Queensland | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Troy Butler |
| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Leigh Adams |
| ? | New South Wales | Nepean Speedway, Sydney | Mick Poole |
| ? | Western Australian | Collie Speedway, Collie | Glenn Doyle |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Craig Hodgson |

### New Zealand qualification

| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 14 Dec '91 | South Island Final | Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch | Mark Thorpe | Mark Jamieson | Justin Monk |
| ?? | North Island Final | Waikaraka Park, Auckland | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Third round
### Continental preliminary round

* Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 26 Apr | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | Andreas Bössner | Igor Dubinin | Armando Dal Chiele |
| 26 Apr | Speedwaystadion, Ludwigslust | Mirosław Kowalik | Philippe Bergé | Pavel Karnas |
| 26 Apr | Volán Sporttelep, Nyiregyhaza | Sandor Tihanyi | Laszlo Bodi | Jacek Woźniak |
| 26 Apr | Sportplatz St. Johann, St.Johann/Pg | Rene Aas | Toni Pilotto | Borivoj Hadek |

### Swedish qualification

* Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final
(9 May, Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Kenneth Lindby | 12 |
| 2 | Henrik Gustafsson | 12 |
| 3 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11 |
| 4 | Christer Rohlén | 10 |
| 5 | Tony Olsson | 10 |
| 6 | Erik Stenlund | 9 |
| 7 | Patrik Olsson | 8 |
| 8 | Mikael Ritterwall | 8 |
| 9 | Joakim Karlsson | 7 |
| 10 | Claes Ivarsson | 7 |
| 11 | Lillebror Johansson | 7 |
| 12 | Peter Karlsson | 7 |
| 13 | Mikael Teurnberg | 5 |
| 14 | Magnus Oscarsson | 4 |
| 15 | Jimmy Engman | 1 |
| 16 | Stefan Lardner | 1 |
| 17 | Peter Johansson (res) | 1 |
| 18 | Kent Rickardsson (res) | 0 |
(9 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda) :
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 12 |
| 2 | Conny Ivarsson | 12 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 11 |
| 4 | Jörgen Johansson | 11 |
| 5 | Niklas Karlsson | 11 |
| 6 | Stefan Dannö | 10 |
| 7 | Peter Nahlin | 9 |
| 8 | Dennis Löfqvist | 8 |
| 9 | Patrik Karlsson | 6 |
| 10 | Mikael Karlsson | 6 |
| 11 | Tommy Lindgren | 5 |
| 12 | Niklas Klingberg | 5 |
| 13 | Stefan Andersson | 5 |
| 14 | Jörgen Hultgren | 5 |
| 15 | Niklas Johansson | 4 |
| 16 | Göran Flood | 1 |

### Australian Final

* First 4 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

### British Final

* Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

### New Zealand Final

* Meeanee Speedway, Napier
* 25 January, First (+Mitch Shirra seeded) to Commonwealth final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Gary Allan | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Thorpe | 14 |
| 3 | Paul Atkins | 11 |
| 4 | Chris Martin | 10 |
| 5 | John Roberts | 9 |
| 6 | Mark Jamieson | 9 |
| 7 | Trevor Chapman | 9 |
| 8 | Mike Wilson | 9 |
| 9 | Steve Mundgeway | 6 |
| 10 | Barry Free | 6 |
| 11 | Dean Sullivan | 6 |
| 12 | Glen Sole | 5 |
| 13 | Robbie Price | 4 |
| 14 | Rhys Hamburger | 3 |
| 15 | Ricky Meehan (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Dean Ornsby | 0 |
| 17 | Justin Monk | 0 |

## Fourth round
### Continental quarter-finals

* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 24 May | Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund | Sandor Tihanyi | Antonín Kasper Jr. | Laszlo Bodi |
| 24 May | Speedway Stadium, Zielona Góra | Zoltán Adorján | Andrzej Huszcza | Roman Matousek |
| 24 May | Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica | Bohumil Brhel | Tomasz Gollob | Jozsef Petrikovics |
| 24 May | Anton Treffer Stadion, Neustadt | Gerd Riss | Antal Kocso | Oleg Kurguskin |

### Swedish Final

* 3 Rounds, first 4 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
* Henrik Gustafsson seeded to Nordic final
* R1 (19 May, Målilla Motorstadion, Målilla)
* R2 (20 May, Tallhult Motorstadion, Hagfors)
* R3 (21 May, Örebro Motorstadion, Örebro)
| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 14+14+10 | 38 |
| 2 | Jimmy Nilsen | 11+13+12 | 36 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 13+10+12 | 35 |
| 4 | Peter Nahlin | 10+12+13 | 35 |
| 5 | Jörgen Johansson | 9+9+9 | 27 |
| 6 | Conny Ivarsson | 9+5+11 | 25 |
| 7 | Christer Rohlén | 6+10+7 | 23 |
| 8 | Niklas Karlsson | 5+11+6 | 22 |
| 9 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+7+9 | 21 |
| 10 | Tony Olsson | 8+3+9 | 20 |
| 11 | Erik Stenlund | 9+6+5 | 20 |
| 12 | Kenneth Lindby | 8+5+2 | 15 |
| 13 | Mikael Ritterwall | 6+1+5 | 12 |
| 14 | Stefan Dannö | 3+8+0 | 11 |
| 15 | Joakim Karlsson | 0+4+5 | 9 |
| 16 | Patrik Olsson | 4+2+2 | 8 |

### Finland Final

* Yyterin speedwaystadion, Pori
* 18 Aug '91, top 2 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Vesa Ylinen | 14+3 |
| 2 | Juha Moksunen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Mika Pellinen | 13 |
| 4 | Aki Ala Riihimäki | 10 |
| 5 | Petri Nurmesniemi | 9 |
| 6 | Tomi Havu | 8 |
| 7 | Janne Koivula | 8 |
| 8 | Arto Orjo | 7 |
| 9 | Janne Moksunen | 7 |
| 10 | Marko Hyyryläinen | 7 |
| 11 | Petri Vaatsio | 6 |
| 12 | Aarre Soivuori | 5 |
| 13 | Niklas Finne | 4 |
| 14 | Petri Kokko | 3 |
| 15 | Jari Kortelainen | 3 |
| 16 | Roy Malminheimo | 1 |
| 17 | Jounko Jarvi (res) | 1 |

### Norwegian qualifying

* Einar Kyllingstad & Lars Gunnestad to Nordic final

### Danish Final

* - 2 rounds, first 6 to Nordic final
* R1 (16 May, Uhre Speedway, Karup)
* R2 (17 May, Speedway Center, Holsted)
* Hans Nielsen seeded to Nordic Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Gert Handberg | 27 |
| 2 | Brian Karger | 23+3 |
| 3 | John Jörgensen | 23+2 |
| 4 | Tommy Knudsen | 21 |
| 5 | Claus Jacobsen | 19+3 |
| 6 | Peter Ravn | 19+2 |
| 7 | Allan Johansen | 18 |
| 8 | Brian Andersen | 18 |
| 9 | Bo Eriksen | 11 |
| 10 | Jan Staechmann | 10 |
| 11 | Jan Andersen | 10 |
| 12 | Tom P. Knudsen | 9 |
| 13 | Jan Pedersen | 8 |
| 14 | Lars-Henrik Jørgensen | 7 |
| 15 | Hans Clausen | 7 |
| 16 | René Madsen | 4 |
| 17 | Jacob Olsen (Res) | 4 |
| 18 | Jens-Peter Nielsen (Res) | 2 |

### Commonwealth Final

* First 11 to Overseas final

### American Final

* First 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

## Fifth round
### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Zdeněk Tesař | 11+3 |
| 2 | Slawomir Drabik | 11+2 |
| 3 | Roman Matoušek | 11+1 |
| 4 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 11+0 |
| 5 | Piotr Swist | 10 |
| 6 | Piotr Paluch | 10 |
| 7 | Zdeněk Schneiderwind | 10 |
| 8 | Mikhail Starostin | 9 |
| 9 | Zoltan Hajdu | 8 |
| 10 | Václav Milík Sr. | 8 |
| 11 | Zsolt Böszermenyi | 7 |
| 12 | Laszlo Bodi | 3 |
| 13 | Andrzej Huszcza | 3 |
| 14 | Karel Průša | 3 |
| 15 | Zoltán Adorján | 2 |
| 16 | Jacek Wozniak | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Antal Kocso | 14 |
| 2 | Róbert Nagy | 12 |
| 3 | Bohumil Brhel | 9 |
| 4 | Gerd Riss | *+3 |
| 5 | József Petrikovics | 8+2 |
| 6 | Petr Vandírek | 8+1 |
| 7 | Mirosław Kowalik | 8+0 |
| 8 | Robert Sawina | 8+0 |
| 9 | Vladimir Kalina | 7 |
| 10 | Borivoj Hadek | 6 |
| 11 | Tomasz Gollob | 6 |
| 12 | Armando Castagna | 6 |
| 13 | Jacek Krzyzaniak | 5 |
| 14 | Jaroslaw Olszewski | 5 |
| 15 | Valentino Furlanetto | 5 |
| 16 | Oleg Kurguskin | 4 |

### Nordic Final

* 14 June 1992
* Elgane Speedway, Elgane
* First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Tony Rickardsson | 12 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 10+3 |
| 3 | Brian Karger | 10+2 |
| 4 | John Jörgensen | 10+1 |
| 5 | Jimmy Nilsen | 10+0 |
| 6 | Gert Handberg | 9+ |
| 7 | Henrik Gustafsson | 9+ |
| 8 | Tommy Knudsen | 9+ |
| 9 | Einar Kyllingstad | 9+ |
| 10 | Peter Nahlin | 9+ |
| 11 | Lars Gunnestad | 8 |
| 12 | Hans Nielsen | 6 |
| 13 | Claus Jacobsen | 4 |
| 14 | Vesa Ylinen | 3 |
| 15 | Jörgen Johansson (Res) | 1 |
| 16 | Peter Ravn | 0 |
| 17 | Juha Moksunen | 0 |
| 18 | Arnt Førland (Res) | 0 |

### Overseas Final

* First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve

## Sixth round
### World Semi-Finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Per Jonsson | 14+3 |
| 2 | Gary Havelock | 14+2 |
| 3 | Kelvin Tatum | 11 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 9 |
| 5 | Ronnie Correy | 8+ |
| 6 | Zdeněk Tesař | 8+ |
| 7 | John Jörgensen | 8+ |
| 8 | Henrik Gustafsson | 8+ |
| 9 | Antal Kocso | 8+ |
| 10 | Bohumil Brhel | 8+ |
| 11 | Andy Smith | 7 |
| 12 | Mirosław Kowalik | 5 |
| 13 | Jason Lyons | 5 |
| 14 | Roman Matoušek | 4 |
| 15 | Piotr Świst | 2 |
| 16 | Piotr Paluch | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Gert Handberg | 15 |
| 2 | Sam Ermolenko | 14 |
| 3 | Tommy Knudsen | 11 |
| 4 | Rick Miller | 10 |
| 5 | Tony Rickardsson | 10 |
| 6 | Brian Karger | 9 |
| 7 | Mitch Shirra | 9 |
| 8 | Martin Dugard | 7+3 |
| 9 | Róbert Nagy | 7+2 |
| 10 | Gerd Riss | 7+1 |
| 11 | Sławomir Drabik | 7+0 |
| 12 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 5 |
| 13 | József Petrikovics | 3 |
| 14 | Einar Kyllingstad | 3 |
| 15 | Petr Vandírek | 2 |
| 16 | Zdeněk Schneiderwind | 1 |
| 17 | Peter Nahlin (Res) | 0 |

## World final

* 29 August 1992
* Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
| 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 |
| | (8) Gary Havelock | 14 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (6) Per Jonsson | 11 | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 11 | 2 | |
| | (13) Gert Handberg | 10 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 10 | 3 | |
| 4 | (3) Tommy Knudsen | 9 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 9 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (1) John Jørgensen | 8 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | (12) Jimmy Nilsen | 7 | | | 3 | | | | | X | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | (9) Sam Ermolenko | 7 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | X | | 2 | | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (4) Sławomir Drabik | 6 | E | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | X | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | (11) Kelvin Tatum | 6 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (14) Rick Miller | 6 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | X | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (7) Ronnie Correy | 6 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (15) Mitch Shirra | 6 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | 6 | 13 | |
| 14 | (10) Tony Rickardsson | 5 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | 5 | 14 | |
| 15 | (16) Zdeněk Tesař | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 5 | 15 | |
| 16 | (2) Brian Karger | 4 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 4 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Antal Kocso | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Martin Dugard | 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 |
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| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |