1992 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship.
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.Overseas Qualification
Australian Final
Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
| Leigh Adams | 14 | |
| Shane Parker | 13 | |
| Mark Carlson | 11 | |
4 | Jason Lyons | 10+3 | |
5 | Glenn Doyle | 10+2 | |
6 | Tony Langdon | 10+1 | |
7 | Craig Hodgson | 8 | |
8 | Craig Boyce | 8 | |
9 | Mick Poole | 8 | |
10 | David Cheshire | 7 | |
11 | Rod Colquhoun | 6 | |
12 | Troy Butler | 6 | |
13 | Michael Carter | 5 | |
14 | Glen Baxter | 2 | |
15 | Steve Greatz | 1 | |
16 | Paul Schevienen | 1 | |
17 | Kelvin Willis | 0 | |
18 | Todd Wiltshire | 0 | |
Danish Final
- May 16 & 17, 1992
- - 2 Rounds
- First 5 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
- 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 Knudsen | 9 |
13 | Jan Petersen | 8 |
14 | Lars-Henrik Jörgensen | 7 |
15 | Hans Clausen | 7 |
16 | Rene Madsen | 4 |
17 | Jacob Olsen | 4 |
18 | Jens-Peter Nielsen | 2 |
British Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Gary Havelock | 13+3 |
2 | Martin Dugard | 13+2 |
3 | Andy Smith | 11 |
4 | Paul Thorp | 10 |
5 | Kelvin Tatum | 10 |
6 | Chris Louis | 9 |
7 | Marvyn Cox | 8 |
8 | Simon Wigg | 7 |
9 | Mark Loram | 7 |
10 | David Mullett | 6+3 |
11 | Dean Barker | 6+2 |
12 | Sean Wilson | 5 |
13 | Graham Jones | 4 |
14 | Jeremy Doncaster | 4 |
15 | Joe Screen | 4 |
16 | Alun Rossiter | 1 |
Swedish Final
- May 19, 20 & 21, 1992
- - 3 Rounds
- First 4 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve
- Henrik Gustafsson seeded to Nordic final
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 |
Commonwealth Final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Kelvin Tatum | 11+3 |
2 | Mark Thorpe | 11+2 |
3 | Gary Havelock | 11+1 |
4 | Marvyn Cox | 10 |
5 | Martin Dugard | 9 |
6 | Mitch Shirra | 9 |
7 | Simon Wigg | 8 |
8 | Paul Thorp | 8 |
9 | Jason Lyons | 8 |
10 | Andy Smith | 7 |
11 | Shane Parker | 6+3 |
12 | Mark Loram | 6+2 |
13 | Chris Louis | 5 |
14 | Leigh Adams | 5 |
15 | Dave Mullett | 5 |
16 | Mark Carlson | 1 |
Nordic Final
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 | 1 |
16 | Peter Ravn | 0 |
17 | Juha Moksunen | 0 |
18 | Arnt Førland | 0 |
Overseas Final
- June 14, 1992
- - Coventry, Brandon Stadium
- First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Gary Havelock | 13 |
2 | Mitch Shirra | 12 |
3 | Kelvin Tatum | 11 |
4 | Sam Ermolenko | 10 |
5 | Andy Smith | 10 |
6 | Martin Dugard | 9 |
7 | Jason Lyons | 9 |
8 | Rick Miller | 8 |
9 | Ronnie Correy | 8 |
10 | Marvyn Cox | 7+3 |
11 | Shane Parker | 7+2 |
12 | Mike Faria | 5 |
13 | Billy Hamill | 4 |
14 | Paul Thorp | 3 |
15 | Mark Thorpe | 3 |
16 | Simon Wigg | 1 |
17 | Bobby Ott | 0 |
Continental Qualification
World Semi-Final #1
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Per Jonsson | 14+3 |
2 | Gary Havelock | 14+2 |
3 | Kelvin Tatum | 11 |
4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 9 |
5 | Ronnie Correy | 8+ |
6 | Zdenek Tesar | 8+ |
7 | John Jörgensen | 8+ |
8 | Henrik Gustafsson | 8+ |
9 | Antal Kosco | 8+ |
10 | Bohumil Brhel | 8+ |
11 | Andy Smith | 7 |
12 | Mirosław Kowalik | 5 |
13 | Jason Lyons | 5 |
14 | Roman Matousek | 4 |
15 | Piotr Świst | 2 |
16 | Piotr Paluch | 1 |
World Semi-Final #2
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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 | Jozsef Petricovics | 3 |
14 | Einar Kyllingstad | 3 |
15 | Petr Vandirek | 2 |
16 | Zdenek Schneiderwind | 1 |
17 | Peter Nahlin | 0 |
World final