The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 48th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3]
"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhallin1982.[4] Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.[5][6]
| Date | Championship | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Victorian | Olympic Park, Mildura | Mark Lemon | Leigh Adams | Jason Lyons |
| ? | Queensland | Townsville Speedway, Townsville | Troy Butler | Tony Langdon | Mark Carlson |
| ? | Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Speedway | Wayne Bridgeford | Glen Baxter | Wayne Lorymer |
| ? | South Australian | North Arm Speedway, Gillman | Scott Norman | Shane Bowes | Shane Parker |
| 12 Jan | New South Wales | Newcastle Motordrome, Tomago | Craig Boyce | Mick Poole | Stephen Davies |
| ? | West Australian | Claremont Speedway, Perth | Glenn Doyle | Craig Hodgson | David Cheshire |
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April |  Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana |
Gregor Pintar |
 Paolo Salvatelli |
 Anatoly Khlynov
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| 25 April |  Tarnów Municpial Stadium, Tarnów |
Jacek Rempala |
Rif Saitgareev |
Dariusz Stenka
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| 25 April |  Marmande Speedway, Marmande |
 Marvyn Cox |
Marek Hucko |
 Tomáš Topinka
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| 25 April | Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust |
 Csaba Hell |
Armando Castagna |
 Toni Pilotto
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Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Thorpe | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Lyndon | 14 |
| 3 | Andy Waker | 13 |
| 4 | Craig Wilkie | 11 |
| 5 | Daniel Ornsby | 10 |
| 6 | Paul Atkins | 9 |
| 7 | Justin Monk | 9 |
| 8 | Mike Wilson | 9 |
| 9 | Jacqui Mauger | 6 |
| 10 | Rhys Hamburger | 6 |
| 11 | Daniel Burbery | 5 |
| 12 | Steve Mudgway | 4 |
| 13 | Scott Boyce | 4 |
| 14 | Graham Hartshome | 0 |
| 15 | Mark Jamiesson | 0 |
| 16 | Darrin Wilson | 0 |
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut |
Jacek Krzyzaniak |
Antal Kocso |
Robert Nagy
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| 22 May | Stadion Wiener Neustadt |
Armando Castagna |
Dariusz Stenka |
Zoltán Adorján
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| 23 May | Speedway Stadium, Gorzów |
Tomasz Gollob |
Piotr Świst |
Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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| 23 May | Cserénfa Speedway, Cserénfa |
Zoltán Hajdú |
László Bódi |
Paolo Salvatelli
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top 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve
2 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Nielsen | 28 | |
| 2 | Tommy Knudsen | 27 | |
| 3 | John Jørgensen | 22 | |
| 4 | Brian Karger | 21 | |
| 5 | Jan Staechmann | 21 | |
| 6 | Hans Clausen | 17 | |
| 7 | Jacob Olsen | 15 | |
| 8 | Kenneth Arnfred | 14 | |
| 9 | Peter Ravn | 13 | |
| 10 | Tom P. Knudsen | 13 | |
| 11 | Ole Hansen | 11 | |
| 12 | Ronni Pedersen | 10 | |
| 13 | Morten Andersen | 10 | |
| 14 | Kurt Hansen | 8 | |
| 15 | Allan Johansen | 4 | |
| 16 | Lars - Henrik Jorgensen | 2 |
Elgane Speedway, Elgane| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Gunnestad | 14+3 |
| 2 | Arnt Forland | 14+2 |
| 3 | Rune Holta | 12+3 |
| 4 | Odd Pettersen | 12+2 |
| 5 | Einar Kyllingstad | 12+1 |
| 6 | Robert Langeland | 9 |
| 7 | Atle Knutse | 8 |
| 8 | Ronny Erga | 7 |
| 9 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 7 |
| 10 | Ingvar Skoglund | 6 |
| 11 | John A. Pollestad | 5 |
| 12 | Eivind Reppen | 5 |
| 13 | Jorn Arve Ardal | 3 |
| 14 | Gjermund Aas | 3 |
| 15 | Björn Arild Tonnesen | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Arild Slatta | 1 |
Vauhtipuisto, Hyvinkää| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesa Ylinen | 15 |
| 2 | Roy Malminheimo | 13 |
| 3 | Arto Orjo | 12 |
| 4 | Petri Nurmesniemi | 11 |
| 5 | Mika Pellinen | 10 |
| 6 | Kai Laukkanen | 10 |
| 7 | Petri Vaatsio | 10 |
| 8 | Tomi Havu | 9 |
| 9 | Janne Koivula | 7 |
| 10 | Aarre Soivuori | 6 |
| 11 | Petri Kokko | 4 |
| 12 | Jarno Kosonen | 3 |
| 13 | Petri Hyvönen | 2 |
| 14 | Kai Pohjasniemi | 1 |
| 15 | Marko Jumisko (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Marko Laine (res) | 2 |
| 17 | Tomi Kalliomäki (res) | 2 |
| 18 | Mika Laukkanen | 1 |
| 19 | Jyri Viemerö | 1 |
- 3 rounds, top 5 to Nordic Final plus 1 reserve| Pos. | Rider | Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Gustafsson | 11+14+15 | 40 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson | 14+12+13 | 39 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson | 12+14+11 | 37 |
| 4 | Jimmy Nilsen | 13+9+13 | 35 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson | 10+10+12 | 32 |
| 6 | Stefan Andersson | 7+10+10 | 27 |
| 7 | Peter Nahlin | 9+10+6 | 25 |
| 8 | Claes Ivarsson | 9+6+7 | 22 |
| 9 | Dennis Löfqvist | 5+8+9 | 22 |
| 10 | Niklas Klingberg | 5+5+6 | 16 |
| 11 | Conny Ivarsson | 3+6+6 | 15 |
| 12 | Stefan Dannö | 6+7+2 | 15 |
| 13 | Kenneth Lindby | 5+4+5 | 14 |
| 14 | Mikael Karlsson | 7+1+ns | 8 |
| 15 | Marcus Andersson (Res) | ns+1+4 | 5 |
| 16 | Robert Johansson | 2+1+1 | 4 |
| 17 | Kenneth Nyström | 2+0+ns | 2 |
| 18 | Christer Rohlén (Res) | ns+0+ns | 0 |
Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Knudsen |
14 |
| 2 | Per Jonsson |
13 |
| 3 | Tony Rickardsson |
12 |
| 4 | Brian Karger |
11 |
| 5 | Peter Karlsson |
10 |
| 6 | Hans Nielsen |
9 |
| 7 | Henrik Gustafsson |
9 |
| 8 | John Jørgensen |
9 |
| 9 | Gert Handberg |
7 |
| 10 | Jimmy Nilsen |
6 |
| 11 | Hans Clausen |
5 |
| 12 | Einar Kyllingstad |
4 |
| 13 | Roy Malminheimo |
2 |
| 14 | Jan Staechmann |
2 |
| 15 | Lars Gunnestad |
2 |
| 16 | Vesa Ylinen |
1 |
| Res | Peter Nahlin |
ns |
| Res | Rune Holta |
ns |
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Rottalstadion, Pocking| 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 |
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(5) Sam Ermolenko
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12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(10) Hans Nielsen
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11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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 (13) Chris Louis
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11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (4) Henrik Gustafsson
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10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (16) Andy Smith
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10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (14) Gary Havelock
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10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15) Tomasz Gollob
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8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Peter Karlsson
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8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (8) Per Jonsson
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7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3) Billy Hamill
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7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Gerd Riss
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6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (2) Armando Castagna
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Joe Screen
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5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (11) Tony Rickardsson
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  (9) Leigh Adams
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) Greg Hancock
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Ronnie Correy
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0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Brian Karger
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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 |
