The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 47th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

Gary Havelock Robert Gary Havelock (born 4 November 1968, in Eaglescliffe, County Durham, England) is a former speedway rider who was World Champion in 1992. For several years he captained the Redcar Bears in the Premier League. He is the son of former speed ...

scored 14 points to become England's first Speedway World Champion since Michael Lee in 1980. Sweden's

Per Jonsson Per Jonsson (born 21 March 1966 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992. Career In 1985, his second season with the Reading Racers, the team won six major ...

, the 1990 World Champion, finished second with 11 points with Denmark's

Gert Handberg Gert Handberg (born 30 May 1969 in Brædstrup, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider form Denmark. Career Gert joined Cradley Heathens in 1988 on a recommendation, after winning the Danish Junior Championship during the ...

third on 10 points. Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen failed to qualify for a World Final for the first time since

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after only finishing 12th in the Nordic Final.

Overseas Qualification

Australian Final

* 26 January 1992 *

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* Referee: Sam Bass *First 4 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Qualification

Danish Final

*May 16 & 17, 1992 * - 2 Rounds ( Uhre and

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) *First 5 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve * Hans Nielsen seeded to Nordic Final

British Final

*May 17, 1992 *

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*First 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

Swedish Final

*May 19, 20 & 21, 1992 * - 3 Rounds (

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) *First 4 to Nordic final plus 1 reserve *

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seeded to Nordic final

Commonwealth Final

*May 31, 1992 * - King's Lynn, Norfolk Arena *First 11 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

Nordic Final

*June 14, 1992 * - Elgane, Elgane Speedway *First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve

Overseas Final

*June 14, 1992 * -

*First 9 to World Semi-final plus 1 reserve

Continental Qualification

World Semi-Final #1

*August 9, 1992 * - Bradford, Odsal Stadium *First 8 to World final plus 1 reserve

World Semi-Final #2

*August 15, 1992 * -

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, ÖAMTC Zweigverein *First 7 to World final plus 1 reserve *

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seeded to World Final

World final

*August 29, 1992 *

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References

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