1985 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 40th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3]

Odsal Stadium, the new home of international speedway in England after the demise of the Wembley Stadium and White City Stadium tracks, was chosen by the FIM to host the 1985 Final on 31 August 1985; the first time that the final had been held in England at a venue other than Wembley.[4]

A crowd of around 30,000 attended the 1985 Final, which was won by defending champion Erik Gundersen of Denmark from fellow Dane Hans Nielsen and surprise third placing Sam Ermolenko of the United States. All three riders finished the meeting on 13 points and were forced into a run-off to decide the podium placings. The only English rider in the field, 21-year-old Kelvin Tatum, finished 8th with 8 points in his first World Final. He won his first race, but later admitted that he let the occasion get to him which affected his riding.[5]

British Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
11 April EnglandRye HouseUnited Kingdom Mike FerreiraUnited Kingdom Jamie LuckhurstUnited Kingdom Andrew Silver
17 April EnglandLong EatonUnited Kingdom Trevor BanksUnited Kingdom Dave PerksUnited Kingdom Louis Carr
18 April EnglandMiddlesbroughUnited Kingdom Steve WilcockUnited Kingdom Geoff PuseyUnited Kingdom Mike Spink
19 April EnglandPeterboroughUnited Kingdom Carl BlackbirdUnited Kingdom Tim HuntUnited Kingdom Kevin Hawkins
19 April ScotlandEdinburghUnited Kingdom David BlackburnUnited Kingdom Paul ThorpUnited Kingdom Bobby Beaton
Semi-Finals
19 May EnglandHalifaxUnited Kingdom Kenny CarterUnited Kingdom John DavisUnited Kingdom Neil Collins
22 May EnglandCradley HeathUnited Kingdom Andy GrahameUnited Kingdom Kelvin TatumUnited Kingdom Simon Cross
Final
6 June EnglandCoventryUnited Kingdom Kenny CarterUnited Kingdom John DavisUnited Kingdom Kelvin Tatum

British Final

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
1 United Kingdom (2) Kenny Carter 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 United Kingdom (12) John Davis 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
3 United Kingdom (8) Kelvin Tatum 12 3 1 3 2 3 12 3
4 United Kingdom (9) Phil Collins 11 1 3 2 3 2 11 4
5 United Kingdom (6) Chris Morton 9 1 2 3 2 1 9 5
6 United Kingdom (16) Neil Collins 9 1 2 2 3 1 9 6
7 United Kingdom (3) Andy Smith 7 2 1 0 2 2 7 7
8 United Kingdom (5) Les Collins 6 2 0 0 1 3 6 8 3
9 United Kingdom (13) Simon Cross 6 0 2 3 1 0 6 9 2
10 United Kingdom (14) Neil Evitts 6 3 0 1 0 2 6 10 1
11 United Kingdom (10) Peter Collins 5 2 1 1 E 1 5 11
12 United Kingdom (15) Tim Hunt 5 2 F 1 0 2 5 12
13 United Kingdom (11) Andy Grahame 4 0 3 0 0 1 4 13
14 United Kingdom (1) Dave Jessup 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 14
15 United Kingdom (7) Andy Campbell 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 15
16 United Kingdom (4) Alan Grahame 3 0 F 2 1 E 3 16
R1 United Kingdom (R1) Steve Bastable 0 0 R1
R2 United Kingdom (R2) Mark Courtney 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

Swedish Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Semi-Finals
4 May SwedenStockholmSweden Tommy NilssonSweden Partik KarlssonSweden Erik Stenlund
4 May SwedenMalillaSweden Per JonssonSweden Anders KlingSweden Mikael Blixt
5 May SwedenMariestadSweden Jimmy NilsenSweden Per Ove GudmunssonSweden Richard Hellsen
Final
20 May SwedenÖrebroSweden Erik StenlundSweden Tommy NilssonSweden Richard Hellsen
21 May SwedenGislavedSweden Tommy NillsonSweden Jimmy NilsenSweden Pierre Brannefors
22 May SwedenLinköpingSweden Per JonssonSweden Tommy NilssonSweden Richard Hellsen

Australian Qualification

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Northern Territory Final
3 November 84 AustraliaTennant CreekAustraliaDavid JacksonAustraliaBrent KnottAustraliaGlen Baxter
Queensland Final
24 November 84 AustraliaAyrAustralia Steve RegelingAustralia Stan BearAustralia Steve Koppe
South Australian Final
1 December 84 AustraliaMurray BridgeAustralia Mark FioraAustralia Steve BakerAustralia Darryl Branford
Western Australian Final
7 December 84 AustraliaPerthAustralia Mick McKenna
New South Wales Final
16 December 84 AustraliaNapierAustralia Billy SandersAustralia Gary GuglielmiAustralia Rudy Muts
Victorian Final
23 December 84 AustraliaMilduraAustralia Phil CrumpAustralia Rod HunterAustralia Bill Barret
Australian Final
5 January AustraliaAyrAustralia Billy SandersAustralia Phil CrumpAustralia Stan Bear

Australian Final

  • 5 January 1985
  • Australia Ayr
  • First 2 to Overseas final
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1Australia Billy Sanders(3,3,3,3,3)15
2Australia Phil Crump(X,3,2,2,3)11
3Australia Stan Bear(2,2,2,2,3)11
4Australia Mark Fiora(2,2,3,2,2)11
5Australia Steve Regeling(1,3,0,3,3)10
6Australia Allan Rivett(3,1,3,1,2)10
7Australia Gary Guglielmi(3,3,X,2,X)8
8Australia Rod Hunter(1,1,3,1,2)8
9Australia Steve Koppe(3,2,1,X,1)7
10Australia Ray Palmer(0,0,2,2,2)6
11Australia David Jackson(1,2,2,0,1)6
12Australia Steve Baker(2,0,1,1,0)4
13Australia Rudy Muts(2,1,0,0,F)3
14Australia Brent Nott(1,1,F,X,X)2
15Australia Darryl Branfort(0,0,1,1,0)2
16Australia Bill Barett(0,X,X,0,0)0
R1Australia Craig Drennan(3,1)4
18Australia Mal Bedkoper(1)1

Intercontinental Round

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Norwegian Final
1 May NorwayElganeNorwayEinar KyllingstadNorwayRoy OttoNorwayDag Haaland
Danish Final
5 May DenmarkBrovstDenmark Hans NielsenDenmark Erik GundersenDenmark Preben Eriksen
American Final
8 June United StatesLong BeachUnited States John CookUnited States Sam ErmolenkoUnited States Shawn Moran
Nordic Final
9 June DenmarkFjelstedDenmark Tommy KnudsenSweden Jan AnderssonDenmark Erik Gundersen
Overseas Final
14 July EnglandBradfordUnited States Shawn MoranUnited Kingdom Kenny CarterUnited States Lance King
Intercontinental Final
3 August SwedenVetlandaUnited States Shawn MoranUnited States Lance KingDenmark Hans Nielsen

Norwegian Final

  • 1 May 1985
  • Norway Elgane
  • First to Nordic final
Pos.RiderTotal
1Norway Einar Kyllingstad15
2Norway Roy Otto14
3Norway Dag Haaland11
4Norway Ingvar Skogland11
5Norway Erlend Skretting10
6Norway Kjel Arvid Gimre10
7Norway Per Leveng9
8Norway Arnt Forland9
9Norway Willi Tjessem7
10Norway Robert Langaland7
11Norway Gjermund Aas4
12Norway Aasger Bjerga3
13Norway Jan Slaatter3
14Norway Kurt Ueland3
15Norway Geir Aasland3
16Norway Gunnar Tunaem1

Danish Final

  • 5 May 1985
  • Denmark Brovst
  • First 7 to Nordic final
Pos.RiderTotal
1Denmark Hans Nielsen15
2Denmark Erik Gundersen13+3
3Denmark Preben Eriksen13+2
4Denmark Tommy Knudsen11
5Denmark Finn Rune Jensen10
6Denmark Jan O. Pedersen10
7Denmark John Jørgensen10
8Denmark Jens Rasmussen9
9Denmark Fleming Pedersen6
10Denmark John Eskilden6
11Denmark Bo Petersen6
12Denmark Sam Nikolajsen3
13Denmark Brian Jacobsen2
14Denmark Aksel Jepsen2
15Denmark Per Sorensen2
16Denmark Frank Andersen1
R1Denmark Helge Hansen1

American Final

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
1 United States (12) John Cook 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 United States (3) Sam Ermolenko 13 3 3 2 3 2 13 2
3 United States (8) Shawn Moran 12 2 2 3 3 2 12 3
4 United States (14) Lance King 11 3 3 1 2 2 11 4 3
5 United States (13) Rick Miller 11 2 3 3 2 1 11 5 2
6 United States (5) Bobby Schwartz 11 3 2 1 2 3 11 6 1
7 United States (15) Kelly Moran 11 1 2 2 3 3 11 7 F
8 United States (10) Alan Christian 7 1 2 2 1 1 7 8
9 United States (9) Brad Oxley 7 2 0 0 2 3 7 9
10 United States (6) Keith Larsen 5 1 1 3 0 F 5 10
11 United States (4) Mike Carusco 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 11
12 United States (1) Mike Faria 3 2 1 F X 0 3 12
13 United States (7) Keith Christo 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 13
14 United States (11) Jim Lawson 3 X 0 2 1 0 3 14
15 United States (2) Mike Dwyer 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 15
16 United States (16) Gene Woods 1 0 X 1 0 0 1 16
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

Nordic Final

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
1 Denmark (3) Tommy Knudsen 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 Sweden (14) Jan Andersson 12 2 2 2 3 3 12 2
3 Denmark (15) Erik Gundersen 11 3 0 3 2 3 11 3
4 Denmark (10) Hans Nielsen 10 E 3 3 2 2 10 4
5 Finland (1) Kai Niemi 10 2 3 3 1 1 10 5
6 Denmark (11) Jan O. Pedersen 10 2 2 2 2 2 10 6
7 Denmark (12) John Jørgensen 8 3 1 2 0 2 8 7 3
8 Sweden (4) Tommy Nillson 8 1 3 E 3 1 8 8 2
9 Denmark (8) Preben Eriksen 7 2 2 E 3 0 7 9
10 Sweden (7) Richard Hellsen 7 1 1 1 2 2 7 10
11 Sweden (13) Per Jonsson 6 1 2 2 0 1 6 11
12 Norway (2) Einar Kyllingstad 5 0 0 1 1 3 5 12
13 Denmark (5) Finn Rune Jensen 5 3 1 0 1 0 5 13
14 Finland (6) Ari Koponen 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 14
15 Sweden (9) Erik Stenlund 2 X 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 Finland (16) Olli Tyrväinen 0 0 0 0 E 0 0 16
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

Overseas Final

  • 14 July 1985
  • England Bradford, Odsal Stadium
  • First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
  • David Bargh seeded direct to Overseas Final by the New Zealand Auto Cycle Union
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
1 United States (3) Shawn Moran 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1 3
2 United Kingdom (2) Kenny Carter 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 2 2
3 United States (4) Lance King 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 3
4 United Kingdom (1) Andy Smith 11 1 2 3 2 3 11 4
5 United Kingdom (7) John Davis 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5
6 United Kingdom (6) Kelvin Tatum 10 3 0 2 2 3 10 6
7 United States (14) John Cook 8 3 1 2 0 2 8 7
8 Australia (8) Phil Crump 8 1 2 1 2 2 8 8
9 United States (10) Sam Ermolenko 7 3 2 0 1 1 7 9
10 United Kingdom (13) Phil Collins 6 1 3 1 1 0 6 10 3
11 United Kingdom (12) Chris Morton 6 2 0 2 1 1 6 11 2
12 United Kingdom (15) Neil Collins 5 2 1 1 1 0 5 12
13 Australia (16) Stan Bear 5 F 1 1 2 1 5 13
14 New Zealand (11) David Bargh 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 14
15 United States (9) Rick Miller 1 0 1 0 E 0 1 15
16 United Kingdom (5) Les Collins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
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

Intercontinental Final

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
1 United States (2) Shawn Moran 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 United States (11) Lance King 12 3 2 2 2 3 12 2 3
3 Denmark (9) Hans Nielsen 12 1 2 3 3 3 12 3 2
4 Sweden (1) Jan Andersson 11 2 3 1 3 2 11 4
5 Finland (12) Kai Niemi 10 2 3 0 2 3 10 5
6 Denmark (15) Tommy Knudsen 9 3 F 1 2 3 9 6
7 United States (5) Sam Ermolenko 9 3 1 2 2 1 9 7
8 United Kingdom (3) Kelvin Tatum 8 0 3 2 1 2 8 8
9 United States (7) John Cook 8 2 1 3 1 1 8 9
10 Denmark (16) Erik Gundersen 7 0 1 3 3 0 7 10
11 Denmark (4) Jan O. Pedersen 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 11
12 United Kingdom (13) Phil Collins 5 1 0 2 1 1 5 12
13 United Kingdom (10) John Davis 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 13
14 United Kingdom (14) Kenny Carter 2 2 F - - - 2 14
15 Australia (8) Phil Crump 2 1 0 1 0 F 2 15
16 United Kingdom (6) Andy Smith 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 16
R1 Denmark (R1) John Jørgensen 0 0 0 0 R1
R2 United Kingdom (R2) Chris Morton 0 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

Continental Round

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
21 April West GermanyDiedenbergenWest Germany Klaus LauschWest Germany Hubert DienerCzechoslovakia Stanislav Urban
21 April BulgariaTargovishteBulgaria Angel JeftimovSoviet Union Igor StolyarovPoland Grzegorz Dzikowski
21 April PolandToruńPoland Leonard RabaPoland Wojciech ŻabiałowiczCzechoslovakia Antonín Kasper Jr.
21 April HungaryMiskolcSoviet Union Viktor KuznetsovPoland Wojciech ZałuskiHungary József Petrikovics
Quarter-Finals
1 May ItalyLonigoItaly Armando CastagnaPoland Grzegorz DzikowskiItaly Valentino Furlanetto
1 May Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaKrskoCzechoslovakia Antonín Kasper Jr.Italy Armando Dal ChieleHungary Laszlo Bodi
1 May West GermanyBremenWest Germany Klaus LauschCzechoslovakia Václav VernerCzechoslovakia Zdenek Schneiderwind
5 May AustriaWiener NeustadtHungary Zoltan AdorjanHungary Sandor TihanyiPoland Andrzej Huszcza
Semi-Finals
9 June HungaryDebrecenHungary Zoltan AdorjanSoviet Union Viktor KuznetsovHungary Sandor Tihanyi
9 June Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaŽarnovicaWest Germany Egon MullerWest Germany Klaus LauschItaly Armando Castagna
Final
21 July West GermanyPockingWest Germany Egon MullerItaly Armando CastagnaHungary Zoltan Adorjan

Continental Final

  • 21 July 1985
  • West Germany Pocking, Rottalstadion
  • First 5 plus one reserve to the World Final
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
1 West Germany (15) Egon Muller 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
2 Italy (11) Armando Castagna 13 3 2 3 3 2 13 2
3 Hungary (14) Zoltan Adorjan 12 3 2 3 1 3 12 3
4 Soviet Union (10) Viktor Kuznetsov 11 0 3 3 3 2 11 4 3
5 West Germany (12) Karl Maier 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5 2
6 Poland (3) Grzegorz Dzikowski 11 3 1 2 2 3 11 6 1
7 Czechoslovakia (8) Antonín Kasper Jr. 10 3 3 1 2 1 10 7
8 Czechoslovakia (1) Petr Vandirek 8 2 2 2 2 0 8 8
9 Hungary (9) Sandor Tihanyi 7 1 3 0 2 1 7 9
10 Czechoslovakia (5) Aleš Dryml Sr. 6 2 1 1 1 1 6 10
11 West Germany (16) Klaus Lausch 5 X 1 1 0 3 5 11
12 Czechoslovakia (7) Lubomír Jedek 5 1 E 2 0 2 5 12
13 Austria (13) Heinrich Schatzer 3 1 X 1 1 0 3 13
14 Czechoslovakia (6) Václav Verner 2 0 1 0 1 X 2 14
15 Hungary (4) Zoltan Hajdu 1 1 X 0 0 X 1 15
16 Hungary (2) Laszlo Bodi 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 Poland (R1) Andrzej Huszcza 1 1 1 R1
R2 Italy (R2) Giorgio Zaramella 0 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

World Final

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
1 Denmark (14) Erik Gundersen 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 1 3
2 Denmark (15) Hans Nielsen 13 3 3 3 1 3 13 2 2
3 United States (13) Sam Ermolenko 13 2 3 3 2 3 13 3 1
4 Finland (8) Kai Niemi 10 2 3 2 3 0 10 4
5 United States (5) Shawn Moran 10 3 1 1 3 2 10 5
6 Denmark (9) Tommy Knudsen 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 6
7 United States (6) John Cook 9 0 2 3 3 1 9 7
8 United Kingdom (1) Kelvin Tatum 8 3 0 1 2 2 8 8
9 Denmark (10) Jan O. Pedersen 7 3 1 1 1 1 7 9
10 Sweden (12) Jan Andersson 7 1 1 2 1 2 7 10
11 United States (11) Lance King 6 0 2 2 1 1 6 11
12 West Germany (3) Egon Muller 5 2 1 E 2 0 5 12
13 Italy (4) Armando Castagna 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 13
14 Hungary (16) Zoltan Adorjan 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 14
15 Soviet Union (2) Viktor Kuznetsov 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 15
16 West Germany (7) Karl Maier 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
R1 Poland (R1) Grzegorz Dzikowski 0 0 R1
R2 United Kingdom (R2) Phil Collins 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

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