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

Third round

Continental Preliminary round

British Final

• Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

Swedish qualification

• Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final

Australian Final

• First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Final

• 31 Mar 1993
• Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch
• First 2 to Commonwealth Final

Fourth round

Continental Quarter-finals

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

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

Norwegian Final

• Elgane Speedway, Elgane
• 6 Sep '92, top 1 (+1 nomination) to Nordic final

Finland Final

• Vauhtipuisto, Hyvinkää
• 23 Aug '92, top 2 to Nordic final

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

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

Continental Semi-finals

• Cox rode on a Polish licence

Sixth round

World Semi-Finals

World Final

• 29 August 1993
• Rottalstadion, Pocking

References