The Overseas final was a Motorcycle speedway final sanctioned by the FIM as a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship between 1981 and 2001.

Introduced to the World Championship in 1981, it served as a qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders. The Overseas final was originally intended to replace the Commonwealth final, but stayed on the World Championship calendar when the Commonwealth was re-introduced in 1986.

Editions

All 21 Overseas finals were held in England.

YearVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
1981United Kingdom London White City StadiumEngland Dave JessupEngland Chris MortonUnited States Bruce Penhall
1982United Kingdom London White City StadiumEngland Dave JessupEngland Kenny CarterUnited States Bruce Penhall
1983United Kingdom Manchester Belle Vue StadiumEngland Phil CollinsEngland Kenny CarterNew Zealand Mitch Shirra
1984United Kingdom Manchester Belle Vue StadiumUnited States Lance KingAustralia Phil CrumpUnited States Shawn Moran
1985United Kingdom Bradford Odsal StadiumUnited States Shawn MoranEngland Kenny CarterUnited States Lance King
1986United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited States Sam ErmolenkoEngland Jeremy DoncasterEngland Neil Evitts
1987United Kingdom Bradford Odsal StadiumNew Zealand Mitch ShirraEngland Jeremy DoncasterUnited States Kelly Moran
1988United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumEngland Simon CrossEngland Kelvin TatumEngland Simon Wigg
1989United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited States Sam ErmolenkoEngland Kelvin TatumUnited States Ronnie Correy
1990United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited Kingdom Jeremy DoncasterAustralia Todd WiltshireUnited States Shawn Moran
1991United Kingdom Bradford Odsal StadiumUnited Kingdom Kelvin TatumUnited States Sam ErmolenkoUnited States Billy Hamill
1992United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited Kingdom Gary HavelockNew Zealand Mitch ShirraEngland Kelvin Tatum
1993United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited Kingdom Martin DugardUnited Kingdom Joe ScreenUnited States Ronnie Correy
1994United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited States Sam ErmolenkoUnited States Greg HancockAustralia Craig Boyce
1995United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumAustralia Ryan SullivanAustralia Leigh AdamsAustralia Jason Lyons
1996United Kingdom Coventry Brandon StadiumUnited States Chris ManchesterAustralia Ryan SullivanAustralia Jason Lyons
1997United Kingdom Bradford Odsal StadiumUnited Kingdom Kelvin TatumUnited Kingdom Joe ScreenUnited Kingdom Sean Wilson
1998United Kingdom Poole Poole StadiumAustralia Jason LyonsUnited Kingdom Joe ScreenUnited Kingdom Glenn Cunningham
1999United Kingdom King's Lynn Norfolk ArenaUnited Kingdom Mark LoramUnited Kingdom Scott NichollsAustralia Jason Lyons
2000United Kingdom Poole Poole StadiumUnited States Sam ErmolenkoAustralia Jason LyonsAustralia Steve Johnston
2001United Kingdom Poole Poole StadiumAustralia Jason LyonsUnited Kingdom Gary HavelockUnited States Sam Ermolenko

See also