World motorcycle speedway competition
The 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 38th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4] It was the first time the World Final had been held in West Germany.[5]
Final summary
An near-capacity crowd of around 50,000 at the 400 metres (440 yards) long Motodrom Halbemond circuit, saw local favourite Egon Müller became the first German rider to win the World Championship. Australian champion Billy Sanders, scored his best ever World Championship placing by finishing second, with England's 1980 World Champion Michael Lee finishing third.[6]
With both Sanders and former champion Lee in good form, and with the winner of the previous two world finals Bruce Penhall having retired from speedway while on the podium at the 1982 world final, the 1983 final was expected to be one of the most open in years. Others including Kenny Carter, Dennis Sigalos, and Danes Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen, were all expected to challenge. Like surprise winner Jerzy Szczakiel who won at home in Poland in 1973, Egon Müller was expected to do well in front of his home crowd, but wasn't among the pre-meeting favourites.
In his last world final appearance Ole Olsen, the 1971, 1975 and 1978 World Champion, finished 6th with 10 points. Olsen won his last ride, defeating Gundersen, Czechoslovakia's Jiří Štancl, and American Lance King in heat 18.
First round
New Zealand qualification
British qualification
Swedish qualification
- Top 6 in each heat to Swedish final
(7 May, Nässjö Motorstadion Nässjö) | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Hans Danielsson | 14 | 2 | Lennart Bengtsson | 12 | 3 | Björn Andersson | 12 | 4 | Kent Bäär | 11 | 5 | Karl-Erik Claesson | 9+3 | 6 | Dick Jegård | 9+2 | 7 | Per-Ove Gudmundsson | 9+1 | 8 | Lars Hammarberg | 8 | 9 | Börje Klingberg | 6 | 10 | Kenneth Gustafsson | 6 | 11 | Kent Björk | 6 | 12 | Anders Eriksson | 5 | 13 | Jon Hovind | 3 | 14 | Stefan Andersson | 3 | 15 | Håkan Andersson | 2 | 16 | Peder Messing | 2 | | (9 May, Motala Arena Motala) | Pos | Rider | Points | 1 | Lillebror Johansson | 13 | 2 | Bernt Persson | 12 | 3 | Conny Samuelsson | 12 | 4 | Tommy Nilsson | 11 | 5 | Ulf Blomqvist | 11 | 6 | Hans Hallén | 10 | 7 | Erik Stenlund | 8 | 8 | Jan Ericsson | 8 | 9 | Magnus Jonsson | 8 | 10 | Börje Ring | 6 | 11 | Per Blom | 6 | 12 | Alf Trofast | 5 | 13 | Sören Brolin | 5 | 14 | Jan Davidsson | 4 | 15 | Eddie Davidsson | 1 | 16 | Sören Karlsson | 0 | | |
Second round
Continental preliminary round
British semi-finals
Third round
Continental quarter-finals
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Sweden Finals
Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
1 | Tommy Nilsson | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
2 | Pierre Brannefors | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 |
3 | Uno Johansson | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 |
4 | Anders Kling | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
5 | Bernt Persson | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
6 | Lillebror Johansson | 13 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
7 | Karl Erik Claesson | 13 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
8 | Hans Danielsson | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
9 | Conny Samuelsson | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
10 | Gert Carlsson | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
11 | Goran Waltersson | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
12 | Per Ove Gudmundsson | - | 9 | 6 | 15 |
13 | Ulf Blomqvist | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
14 | Lennart Bengtsson | 1 | - | 9 | 10 |
15 | Hans Hallén | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Bent Baar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
17 | Dick Jaglard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
18 | Mikael Messing | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Norwegian qualifying Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Tormod Langli | 15 | 2 | Dag Haland | 11+3 | 3 | Dagfinn Jorgensen | 11+2 | 4 | Roy Otto | 11+1 | 5 | Asgeir Bjerga | 10 | 6 | Jörn Haugvaldstad | 9 | 7 | Geir Aasland | 7 | 8 | Kurt Ueland | 7 | 9 | Sigvart Pedersen | 7 | 10 | Kjell Gimre | 6 | 11 | Tom Fjeldberg | 6 | 12 | Arne Svendsen | 6 | 13 | Ingve Madland | 5 | 14 | Roy Martinsen | 4 | 15 | Lars Otto Holt | 3 | 16 | Nils O. Haraldsen | 0 | | Finland Final Pos. | Rider | Total | 1 | Kai Niemi | 15 | 2 | Ari Koponen | 14 | 3 | Olli Tyrvainen | 13 | 4 | Veijo Tuoriniemi | 11 | 5 | Hannu Lehtonen | 11 | 6 | Pekka Hautamaki | 8 | 7 | Jari Kortelainen | 8 | 8 | Markku Haapala | 7 | 9 | Heimo Kaikko | 7 | 10 | Seppo Keskinen | 7 | 11 | Timo Kiansten | 7 | 12 | Kari Valtonen | 4 | 13 | Ismo Kivela | 3 | 14 | Ari Heinonen | 3 | 15 | Pasi Valtonen | 1 | 16 | Pekka Turkia | 1 | 17 | Markku Parkkari (res) | 0 | 18 | Isto Maja (res) | 0 | 19 | Seppo Nykanen (res) | 0 | |
Danish Final
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 |
| (4) Chris Morton | 12 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
| (12) Michael Lee | 11 | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 2 | |
| (9) Andy Grahame | 10 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 10 | 3 | 3 |
4 | (5) Kenny Carter | 10 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
5 | (1) Peter Collins | 10 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | 1 |
6 | (13) John Davis | 10 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 10 | 6 | 0 |
7 | (2) Phil Collins | 9 | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 7 | |
8 | (15) Les Collins | 8 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 | |
9 | (3) Paul Woods | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 7 | 9 | |
10 | (11) Dave Jessup | 6 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | F | | | | | M | | | | | | M | 6 | 10 | |
11 | (14) Simon Wigg | 6 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | | E | 6 | 11 | |
12 | (6) Gordon Kennett | 6 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 6 | 12 | |
13 | (16) Colin Richardson | 6 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 6 | 13 | |
14 | (10) Malcolm Simmons | 5 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | 5 | 14 | |
15 | (7) Sean Willmott | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 15 | |
16 | (8) Neil Collins | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | E | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Kevin Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | R1 |
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 |
American Final
- 11 June 1983
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach - First 4 to Overseas final
Australian Final
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Billy Sanders | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
2 | Glyn Taylor | (3,2,2,3,3) | 13 |
3 | Phil Crump | (3,3,3,X,3) | 12 |
4 | Gary Guglielmi | (2,1,3,2,3+3) | 11+3 |
5 | Rod Hunter | (2,2,2,3,2+2) | 11+2 |
6 | Danny Kennedy | (1,1,3,3,0) | 8 |
7 | Les Sawyer | (1,3,1,2,1) | 8 |
8 | Steve Baker | (3,0,2,0,2) | 7 |
9 | Mark Fiora | (2,2,0,1,2) | 7 |
10 | John Titman | (X,2,1,2,2) | 7 |
11 | Steve Regeling | (0,3,0,2,1) | 6 |
12 | David Jackson | (1,2,0,1,0) | 4 |
13 | Dean Johnson | (0,1,1,2,1) | 4 |
14 | Rob Ashton | (2,0,1,1,0) | 4 |
15 | Kevin O'Connell (Res) | (-,-,2,-,-) | 2 |
16 | Wayne Baxter | (0,0,0,0,1) | 1 |
17 | Tony Boyle (Res) | (1,-,-,-,-) | 1 |
18 | Chris Higgs | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
New Zealand final
Pos. | Rider | Total |
1 | Mitch Shirra | 14 |
2 | Larry Ross | 14 |
3 | David Bargh | 13 |
4 | Ivan Mauger | 13 |
5 | Alan Mason | 11 |
6 | Chris Martin | 10 |
7 | Robin Hampton | 7 |
8 | Roger Wright | 7 |
9 | Barry Free | 7 |
10 | Craig Blackett | 6 |
11 | Max Brown | 6 |
12 | Peter Nightingale | 5 |
13 | Craig Williamson | 3 |
14 | Merv Salt | 2 |
15 | Martin Waygang | 2 |
16 | Alan Crosbie | 0 |
Fourth round
Continental semi-finals
Overseas Final
- 17 July 1983
Hyde Road, Manchester - First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve
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 |
| (11) Phil Collins | 12 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
| (16) Kenny Carter | 11 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| (1) Mitch Shirra | 11 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 3 | 2 |
4 | (8) Larry Ross | 10 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 10 | 4 | |
5 | (2) Billy Sanders | 10 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | F | | | 10 | 5 | |
6 | (6) Dennis Sigalos | 9 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 9 | 6 | |
7 | (7) Chris Morton | 9 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 7 | |
8 | (4) Andy Grahame | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
9 | (5) Michael Lee | 8 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
10 | (15) Lance King | 8 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 8 | 10 | |
11 | (14) Shawn Moran | 7 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
12 | (10) Les Collins | 6 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | |
13 | (12) John Davis | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (3) Peter Collins | 3 | E | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 3 | 14 | |
15 | (9) Glyn Taylor | 2 | | | E | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 2 | 15 | |
16 | (13) Mike Faria | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | E | | | | | F | | 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 |
| (4) Hans Nielsen | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| (12) Erik Gundersen | 14 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 14 | 2 | |
| (14) Ole Olsen | 12 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 3 | |
4 | (5) Peter Ravn | 11 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
5 | (9) Jan Andersson | 11 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 11 | 5 | |
6 | (13) Pierre Brannefors | 10 | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 10 | 6 | 3 |
7 | (2) Kai Niemi | 10 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 7 | 2 |
8 | (6) Tommy Knudsen | 8 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 8 | 8 | |
9 | (15) Finn Rune Jensen | 7 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | F | 3 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
10 | (8) Ari Koponen | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 5 | 10 | |
11 | (11) Tommy Nilsson | 5 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
12 | (3) Tormod Langli | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 3 | 12 | |
13 | (16) Uno Johansson | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 3 | 13 | |
14 | (10) Olli Tyrväinen | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 3 | 14 | |
15 | (1) Dag Haaland | 2 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 15 | |
16 | (7) Anders Kling | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 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 |
Fifth round
Continental 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
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) Hans Nielsen | 14 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 14 | 1 | |
| (8) Michael Lee | 12 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 12 | 2 | |
| (7) Erik Gundersen | 11 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 11 | 3 | |
4 | (14) Dennis Sigalos | 10 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | X | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
5 | (4) Kenny Carter | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
6 | (13) Billy Sanders | 10 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 6 | |
7 | (2) Ole Olsen | 9 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 9 | 7 | |
8 | (16) Mitch Shirra | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 8 | |
9 | (6) Chris Morton | 7 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 7 | 9 | |
10 | (3) Lance King | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | 7 | 10 | |
11 | (12) Phil Collins | 6 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 6 | 11 | |
12 | (10) Peter Ravn | 6 | | | 3 | | | E | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | |
13 | (9) Jan Andersson | 3 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 | 13 | |
14 | (11) Pierre Brannefors | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
15 | (15) Andy Grahame | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 2 | 15 | |
16 | (5) Larry Ross | 1 | | 1 | | | E | | | | | 0 | | | | | 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 |
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 |
1 | (12) Egon Müller | 15 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 15 | 1 |
2 | (5) Billy Sanders | 12 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 12 | 2 |
3 | (4) Michael Lee | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 11 | 3 |
4 | (16) Erik Gundersen | 10 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 10 | 4 |
5 | (10) Kenny Carter | 10 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 10 | 5 |
6 | (7) Ole Olsen | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 |
7 | (13) Hans Nielsen | 9 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | e | | 9 | 7 |
8 | (1) Dennis Sigalos | 8 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 |
9 | (15) Karl Maier | 8 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 8 | 9 |
10 | (8) Chris Morton | 7 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 7 | 10 |
11 | (3) Mitch Shirra | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 11 |
12 | (2) Lance King | 4 | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 12 |
13 | (14) Phil Collins | 4 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 13 |
14 | (6) Antonín Kasper Jr. | 3 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | 14 |
15 | (11) Zenon Plech | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 15 |
16 | (9) Jiří Štancl | 1 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 1 | 16 |
| (17) Peter Ravn | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| (18) Henny Kroeze | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
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 |
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
- ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Egon tops the bill with his champion act". Daily Mirror. 5 September 1983. Retrieved 4 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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