1987 Individual Speedway World Championship


The 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship was contested for the one and only time over two days. The scores from both meetings were combined to produce the eventual winner.
The 1987 Final was the first time the World Final was held in the Netherlands.

British Qualification

British Final

Swedish Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Jan Andersson15+14+1443
2 Per Jonsson14+15+1342
3 Roland Danno9+11+1131
4 Tommy Nilsson8+12+1030
5 Patrik Karlsson10+8+1129
6 Conny Ivarsson9+9+927
7 Christer Rohlen7+10+825
8 Niklas Karlsson8+3+1021
9 Tony Olsson6+9+520
10 Dennis Löfqvist7+6+316
11 Jan Staan3+5+513
12 Bo Arhhen2+8+212
13 Claes Ivarsson3+1+711
14 Kenneth Nystrom3+6+09
15 Erik Stenlund6+2+ns8
16 Lillebror Johansson3+1+37
17 Mikael Blixt6+1+ns7
18 Pierre Branneforsns+0+77
19 Mikael Rittewallns+ns+11
16 Jorgen Johanssonns+ns+00

Intercontinental Round

Australian Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Steve Regeling14
2 Steve Baker12
3 Glyn Taylor10
4 Ashley Norrton10
5 Craig Hodgston10
6 Mick Poole9
7 David Jackson9
8 Tony Butler8
9 Tony Rose8
10 Stephen Davies7
11 Dave Cheshire6
12 Mark Fiora4
13 Andy Barret4
14 Nigel Adlerton3
15 Chris Watson2
16 Nigel Tramelling2

New Zealand Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 David Bargh14
2 Mitch Shirra13
3 Larry Ross12
4 Alan Mason10
5 Mike Fullerton10
6 Richard Price9
7 Mark Long8
8 Chris Marin8
9 Steve Rose8
10 John Roberts6
11 Mark Lyndon6
12 Chris Monk5
13 Les Chappell4
14 Don Hopewell3
15 Dave Cotton2

Danish Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Sam Ermolenko3,4,4,4,419
2 Kelly Moran4,4,3,4,318
3 John Cook4,2,4,3,215+4
4 Robert Pfetzing4,4,4,2,215+3
5 Mike Faria2,4,3,4,215+2
6 Lance King4,2,3,2,415+1
7 Rick Miller3,3,2,4,315+0
8 Shawn Moran3,0,4,3,414
9 Bobby Schwartz0,4,2,3,312
10 Gary Hicks2,1,1,3,411
11 Steve Lucero1,3,3,2,110
12 John Sandona1,3,2,0,38
13 Jim Sisemore2,0,1,2,38
14 Brad Oxley3,1,1,1,17
15 Eddie Ingels2,1,2,0,05
16 Mark Dwyer1,2,0,1,15
17 Tuff McBridge1,2,1,1,F5
18 John Kehoe0,1,0,0,12
19 Gary Ford0,0,0,1,01
20 Bart Bast0,0,0,0,00

Commonwealth Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Ari Koponen15
2 Vesa Ylinen14
3 Roy Malminhelmo13
4 Ari Ala Riihimaki11
5 Olli Turkia11
6 Aare Soivuori7
7 Juha Moksunen6
8 Jorma frantila6
9 Janne Moksunen5
10 Maarku Haapala5
11 Mikael Back5
12 Esa Einola5
13 Petri Kokko3
14 Jari Kortelainen3
15 Jari Moisio3
16 Janne Koivula0

Overseas Final

Nederlands Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Henk Steman13+15+1+13,5+1354,5
2 Rene Elzinga3,5+8+15+15+1553
3 Peter Seur12+11,5+9+11,5+9,544,5
4 Geert Coolsns+9+9+13,5+1243,5
5 Wil Stoes11+10+ns+7,5+1442,5
6 Rob Steman0,5+11,5+14+6+6,538,5
7 Robert Jam Munnecom10+14+13+ns+ns37
8 Rikus Gorter8,5+3+11,5+9+534
9 Frans Cools0,5+5,5+5,5+10+1131
10 Ron Koppe3,5+7+5,5+11,5+6,530,5
11 Frits Koppe14+13+ns+ns+ns27
12 Vital Cardeynaels7+4+11,5+1+ns23,5
13 Henny Kroeze15+5,5+ns+ns+ns20,5
14 Ron Van Dam2+ns+7+7,5+3,520
15 Patrick Pino5+ns+3,5+3,5+820
16 Aage Lucardiens+1+9+5+217
17 Fokke Van Der Walle8,5+2+2+3,5+3,516,5
18 Hylke Dijkemans++ns+ns+ns+9,59,5
19 Willy Heremans6+ns+3,5+ns+ns9,5
20 Herman Heremansns+ns+ns+2+ns2

German Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Tommy Dunker3,3,3,3,315
2 Gerd Riss3,3,3,2,314
3 Karl Maier2,3,2,3,313
4 Carsten Pelzmann3,2,1,3,110
5 Andreas Marynowski2,2,1,3,210
6 Peter Schrock2,1,3,2,210
7 Berndt Traunspurger1,0,3,2,17
8 Tommy Broch2,E,1,1,37
9 Klaus Freundorfer1,2,2,F,27
10 Peter Hehlert1,3,0,2,06
11 Alois Bachuber0,1,2,1,15
12 Andre Pohlenn0,1,1,0,24
13 Hans Faltermeier1,1,2,F,-4
14 Heinz Huber3,F,-,-,-3
15 Hans Kressirer0,2,0,1,E3
16 Mario Trupkovic0,0,0,0,11

Italian Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Valentino Furlanetto16+14+15+1661
2 Armando Castagna14+15+15+1458
3 Paolo Salvatelli12+11+13+945
4 Armando Dal Chiele13+8+11+1042
5 Ottaviano Righetto11+12+10+942
6 Giuseppe Scalzolaro9+10+9+533
7 Giorgio Zaramellons+10+8+1230
8 Gianni Famarins+9+10+1029
9 Giovanni Cragnolini9+5+0+721
10 Fabrizio Vesperini8+5+5+421
11 Gaetano Bressanns+7+8+520
12 Davide Guarise4+6+ns+818
13 Amerigo Milanese5+4+1+414
14 Mario Andriolo6+3+3+012
15 Daniele Doro6+0+4+111
16 Fabrizio Maggions+2+5+310
17 Giuseppe Marzottons+ns+4+ns4
18 Domenico Solda3+ns+ns+ns3

Hungarian Final

Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1 Zoltan Adorjan30
2 Joszef Petrikovics28
3 Laszlo Bodi24
4 Sandor Tihanyi22
5 Antal Kosco21
6 Zoltan Hajdu21
7 Janoš Bologh21
8 Janoš Sereš19
9 Robert Nagy16
10 Joszef Sziracky14
11 Ferenc Juhaš14
12 Ištvan Rušz13
13 Andraš Kovacs8
14 Robert Csilik8
15 Sandor Ujhelyi4
16 Janoš Oreško3

Сontinental Final

Day 1