1985 Intercontinental final

{{Motorsport season |title = [[Intercontinental Final]] |link = Intercontinental Final |year = 1985 |previous = 1984 }}

The '''1985 Intercontinental Final''' was the eleventh running of the [[Intercontinental Final]] as part of the qualification for the [[1985 Individual Speedway World Championship|1985 Speedway World Championship]]. The 1985 Final was run on 3 August at the [[Vetlanda Speedway]] in [[Vetlanda]], [[Sweden]], and was the last qualifying stage for riders from [[Scandinavia]], the [[United States of America|USA]] and from the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth nations]] for the World Final to be held at the [[Odsal Stadium]] in [[Bradford]], [[England]].<ref>[http://www.speedway.org/history/85.htm#1985 Speedway World Championship History - 1985]</ref>

==Intercontinental Final== * 3 August * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Vetlanda]], [[Vetlanda Speedway]] * '''Qualification:''' Top 11 plus 1 reserve to the '''''World Final''''' in [[Bradford]], [[England]]

{| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Total |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |1 ||align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shawn Moran]] || 14 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |2 ||align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]] || 12+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |3 ||align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] || 12+2 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |4 ||align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Andersson (speedway rider)|Jan Andersson]] || 11 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |5 ||align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kai Niemi]] || 10 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |6 ||align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tommy Knudsen]] || 9 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |7 ||align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Ermolenko]] || 9 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |8 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kelvin Tatum]] || 8 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |9 ||align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Cook (speedway rider)|John Cook]] || 8 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |10 ||align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Erik Gundersen]] || 7 |-align=center {{speedway color|g}} |11 ||align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan O. Pedersen]] || 6 |-align=center {{speedway color|r}} |12 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Collins (speedway rider)|Phil Collins]] || 5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Davis (speedway rider)|John Davis]] || 3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]] || 2 |-align=center |15 ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Crump]] || 2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kenny Carter]] || 2 |-align=center |R1 ||align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[John Jørgensen]] || 0 |-align=center |R2 ||align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Morton]] || 0 |}

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==See also== * [[Motorcycle Speedway]]

[[Category:Individual Speedway World Championship finals|1985]] [[Category:1985 in speedway|World Individual]] [[Category:International sports competitions hosted by Sweden]]