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 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]

First round

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British qualification

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Swedish qualification

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  • Top 6 in each heat to Swedish final

Australian qualification

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Date Event Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
3 Nov 84Northern Territory FinalTennant Creek SpeedwayDavid JacksonBrent KnottGlen Baxter
24 November 84Queensland FinalPioneer Park, AyrSteve RegelingStan BearSteve Koppe
1 Dec 84South Australian FinalRiverview Speedway, Murray BridgeMark FioraSteve BakerDarryl Branford
7 Dec 84Western Australian FinalClaremont Speedway, PerthMick McKenna
16 Dec 84New South Wales FinalMeeanee Speedway, NapierBilly SandersGary GuglielmiRudy Muts
23 Dec 84Victorian FinalOlympic Park, MilduraPhil CrumpRod HunterBill Barret

Second round

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Continental preliminary round

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British semi-finals

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Third round

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Continental quarter-finals

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American Final

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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

New Zealand Final

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  • New Zealand - No final, David Bargh seeded direct to Overseas final

Australian Final

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Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1Billy Sanders(3,3,3,3,3)15
2Phil Crump(X,3,2,2,3)11
3Stan Bear(2,2,2,2,3)11
4Mark Fiora(2,2,3,2,2)11
5Steve Regeling(1,3,0,3,3)10
6Alan Rivett(3,1,3,1,2)10
7Gary Guglielmi(3,3,X,2,X)8
8Rod Hunter(1,1,3,1,2)8
9Steve Koppe(3,2,1,X,1)7
10Ray Palmer(0,0,2,2,2)6
11David Jackson(1,2,2,0,1)6
12Steve Baker(2,0,1,1,0)4
13Rudy Muts(2,1,0,0,F)3
14Brent Nott(1,1,F,X,X)2
15Darryl Branfort(0,0,1,1,0)2
16Bill Barett(0,X,X,0,0)0
R1Craig Drennan(3,1)4
18Mal Bedkoper(1)1

British Final

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

Norwegian Final

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Finland Final

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Pos.RiderTotal
1Kai Niemi15
2Ari Koponen14
3Juha Moksunen11+3
4Pekka Hautamaki11+2
5Olli Tyrvainen10
6Markku Haapala9
7Henry Kivela9
8Hannu Lehtonen8
9Mikael Back6
10Seppo Keskinen6
11Heimo Kaikko6
12Aarre Soivuori4
13Roy Malminheimo3
14Aki Ala Riihimaki3
15Esa Mattila2
16Ismo Kivela2
17Ari Heinonen (res)1

Swedish Finals

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Pos.RiderR1R2R3Total
1Tommy Nilsson12151340
2Jimmy Nilsen11131236
3Richard Hellsén12101335
4Per Jonsson8101533
5Erik Stenlund1410832
6Christer Rohlén710825
7Pierre Brannefors912223
8Lars Andersson95721
9Patrik Karlsson49619
10Hans Wahlström93416
11Börje Ring34815
12Bengt Jansson43714
13Jimmie Magnusson14813
14Anders Kling36413
15Ake Fridell82-10
16Tony Olsson5308
17Conny Ivarsson0044
18Jan Lundgren0111
19Alf Trofast-1-1
20Lars Mammarberg1--1

Danish Final

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Fourth round

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Continental semi-finals

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Overseas Final

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  • 14 July 1985
  • England Odsal Stadium, Bradford
  • 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 England (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 England (1) Andy Smith 11 1 2 3 2 3 11 4
5 England (7) John Davis 11 2 2 2 3 2 11 5
6 England (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 England (13) Phil Collins 6 1 3 1 1 0 6 10 3
11 England (12) Chris Morton 6 2 0 2 1 1 6 11 2
12 England (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 England (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

Nordic Final

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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 Nilsson 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

Fifth round

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Continental Final

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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

Intercontinental Final

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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 England (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 England (13) Phil Collins 5 1 0 2 1 1 5 12
13 England (10) John Davis 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 13
14 England (14) Kenny Carter 2 2 F - - - 2 14
15 Australia (8) Phil Crump 2 1 0 1 0 F 2 15
16 England (6) Andy Smith 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 16
R1 Denmark (R1) John Jørgensen 0 0 0 0 R1
R2 England (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

World Final

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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 England (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 England (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

References

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  2. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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  6. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5