1994 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1994 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 49th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

It was the last championship to be staged in the traditional single meeting World Final format before the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995. The Final was held on 20 August at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.

Sweden's Tony Rickardsson won the first of what would prove to be a record equalling 6 World Championships, defeating Danish former triple champion Hans Nielsen and Australia's Craig Boyce in a runoff after all three riders finished on 12 points.

First round

British qualifiers

• Top 32 to British-Semi finals

Second round

British semi-finals

• Top 16 to British final

Australian qualification

New Zealand qualification

Third round

Swedish qualification

• Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final

Continental Preliminary round

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

British Final

• Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

Australian Final

• First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Final

• 5 February 1994
• New Zealand Stratford Speedway, Stratford
• Top 1 (+ Mitch Shirra seeded) to Commonwealth Final

Fourth round

Continental Quarter-finals

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Danish Final

• Denmark - 2 rounds, top 6 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
• R1 (28 May, Skave Speedway, Holstebro)
• R2 (29 May, Fladbro Speedway, Randers)

Finland Final

• Finland Kaanaa Speedway, Tampere
• 22 Aug '93, top 1 (+2 nominations) to Nordic final

Norwegian Final

• Norway Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
• 8 May, top 2 to Nordic final

Swedish Final

• 24 May 1994
• Sweden Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla
• First 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve

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

Commonwealth Final

• First 10 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve

American Final

• 22 May 1994
• United States Ventura Raceway, Ventura
• First 5 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve
• Sam Ermolenko seeded to Overseas Final

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

Fifth round

Continental semi-finals

Overseas Final

• First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final

Nordic Final

• 12 June 1994
• Sweden Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
• First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve

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

Sixth round

World Semi-Final 1

• England Odsal Stadium, Bradford
• 10 July 1994, top 8 to World final plus 1 reserve

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

World Semi-final 2

• Czech Republic Markéta Stadium, Prague
• 10 July 1994, top 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve

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

World Final

• 20 August 1994
• Denmark Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens

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

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