{{Short description|World motorcycle speedway competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use British English|date=November 2023}} {{Motorsport season |title = [[Individual Speedway World Championship]] |link = Individual Speedway World Championship |year = 1990 }}
The '''1990 Individual Speedway World Championship''' was the 45th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-speedway-championships.html|title=World Championship 1936-1994|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last =Loader| first =Tony| title =Loader's International Speedway Annual 1991| publisher = Tony Loader| year= 1991| pages = 8–18| issn = 1036-4404}}</ref>
The final was held at the [[Odsal Stadium]] in [[Bradford]], England. It was the 28th and last time the world final would be held in England under the traditional single meeting format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=WORLD FINALS 1936-1994|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>
Sweden's [[Per Jonsson]] won his only World Individual Championship<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19900903/023/0023 |title=Speedway |website=Western Daily Press |date=3 September 1990 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref> to become the first Swedish World Champion since [[Anders Michanek]] in 1974 and became the first rider to win both the [[Individual Speedway Junior World Championship|Under-21]] and [[Speedway World Championship|Senior]] World Championships, having previously won the 1985 Under-21 World Championship. Jonsson defeated [[Shawn Moran]] from the United States in a run-off after both finished the meeting on 13 points. Moran was later disqualified by the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] for failing a drug test taken at the Overseas Final. After Moran's disqualification, the FIM did not adjust the rankings, leaving the second-place position vacant in official records for the 1990 World Final. Australian youngster [[Todd Wiltshire]], believed by many judges to be one who would be making up the numbers in his first World Final, finished third with 12 points after winning his first two rides.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/89/world|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>
After having won each World Final since 1984, including five 1-2 finishes and taking all podium places in [[1988 Individual Speedway World Championship|1988]], the 1990 World Final saw no Danish riders finishing on the podium for the first time since 1983. Defending champion [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]], the only Danish rider in the field after [[Jan O. Pedersen]] was sidelined due to injury, finished fourth with 11 points.<ref>[http://www.speedway.org/history/90.htm#1990 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship]</ref>
==First round == === British qualifiers === {{main|1990 British Speedway Championship}} *Top 32 to British-Semi finals
==Second round == === New Zealand qualification === *First 16 to New Zealand final {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=100|Date !width=200|Championship !width=250|Venue !width=150|Winner !width=150|2nd !width=150|3rd |- |align=center| Jan||South Island Final||[[Ruapuna Speedway]], [[Christchurch]] || [[Mark Thorpe]]+<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Newcastle Journal |date=9 January 1990 |access-date=11 February 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19900109/246/0014 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ||[[Larry Ross (speedway rider)|Larry Ross]] ||[[David Bargh]] |- |align=center| ??||North Island Final||[[Meeanee Speedway]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]] || [[Craig Wilkie]] ||[[Gary Allan (speedway rider)|Gary Allan]] || ?? |} * +Thorpe awarded title after Ross refused to ride in the race-off
=== Australian qualification === *Top 16 to Australian final {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=100|Date !width=200|Championship !width=250|Venue !width=150|Winner !width=150|2nd !width=150|3rd |- |align=center| ??||Northern Territory ||[[Northline Speedway]], [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] ||[[Glen Baxter (speedway rider)|Glen Baxter]] || ?? || ?? |- |align=center| ??||Victorian ||[[Myrtleford Speedway]], [[Myrtleford]] || [[Leigh Adams]] ||[[Phil Crump]] || ?? |- |align=center| ??||New South Wales||[[Newcastle Motordrome]], [[Tomago]] ||[[Todd Wiltshire]] || [[Craig Boyce]] || [[Stephen Davies (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]] |- |align=center| ??||South Australian ||[[North Arm Speedway]], [[Gillman, South Australia|Gillman]] || [[Scott Norman]] || [[Shane Parker (speedway rider)|Shane Parker]] || ?? |- |align=center| ??||Queensland ||[[Townsville Speedway]], [[Townsville]] || [[Troy Butler]] || ?? || ?? |- |align=center| ??|| Western Australian ||[[Claremont Speedway]], [[Perth]] || [[Glenn Doyle]] || [[Glyn Taylor]] ||[[David Cheshire]] |}
=== British semi-finals === {{main|1990 British Speedway Championship}} *Top 16 to British final
== Third round == === Continental preliminary round === *Riders progress to Continental quarter-finals {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=100|Date !width=280|Venue !width=180|Winner !width=180|2nd !width=180|3rd |- |align=center| 5 May||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Arena Częstochowa]], [[Częstochowa]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jacek Woźniak]] ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Tommy Dunker]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jacek Rempała]] |- |align=center| 6 May||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Anton Treffer Stadion]], [[Neustadt an der Donau|Neustadt]] ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Alois Bachhuber]] ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Lubomir Jedek]] ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Schinagl]] |- |align=center| 6 May||{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Rivne Speedway Stadium]], [[Rivne]] ||{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Igor Marko]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Świst]] ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Laszlo Bodi]] |- |align=center| 6 May||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ilirija Sports Park]], [[Ljubljana]] ||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valentino Furlanetto]] ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimir Kalina]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Jaworek]] |}
=== Swedish qualification === *Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="6"|(29 April, [[Målilla Motorstadion]], [[Målilla]]) |- !width=20|Pos !width=180|Rider !width=40|Points |- {{speedway color|7}} |1 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Per Jonsson]] ||13 |- {{speedway color|7}} |2 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Henrik Gustafsson]] ||13 |- {{speedway color|7}} |3 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Dennis Löfqvist]] ||12 |- {{speedway color|7}} |4 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Claes Ivarsson]] ||12 |- {{speedway color|7}} |5 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Erik Stenlund]] ||9 |- {{speedway color|7}} |6 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Tony Rickardsson]] ||9 |- {{speedway color|7}} |7 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Mikael Teurnberg]] ||8 |- {{speedway color|7}} |8 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Stefan Dannö]] ||8 |- |9 || style="text-align:left;" | Kenneth Nyström ||9 |- |10 || style="text-align:left;" | Jörgen Johansson ||7 |- |11 || style="text-align:left;" | Christer Jonsson ||6 |- |12 || style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Löfqvist ||5 |- |13 || style="text-align:left;" | Tomas Karlsson ||4 |- |14 || style="text-align:left;" | John Jensen ||3 |- |15 || style="text-align:left;" | Jan Bergqvist ||3 |- |16 || style="text-align:left;" |Pierre Carlsson ||1 |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="6"|(29 April, [[Visby#Sport|Gamla Galgberget]], [[Visby]]) |- !width=20|Pos !width=180|Rider !width=40|Points |- {{speedway color|7}} |1 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Jimmy Nilsen]] ||14 |- {{speedway color|7}} |2 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Tony Olsson]] ||13 |- {{speedway color|7}} |3 || style="text-align:left;" | Niklas Karlsson ||11 |- {{speedway color|7}} |4 || style="text-align:left;" | Mikael Ritterwall ||11 |- {{speedway color|7}} |5 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Conny Ivarsson]] ||10 |- {{speedway color|7}} |6 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Peter Nahlin]] ||10 |- {{speedway color|7}} |7 || style="text-align:left;" | Kenneth Lindby ||10 |-{{speedway color|7}} |8 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Christer Rohlén]] ||9 |- |9 || style="text-align:left;" | Patrik Karlsson ||8 |- |10 || style="text-align:left;" | Jimmy Engman ||7 |- |11 || style="text-align:left;" | [[Tommy Nilsson (speedway rider)|Tommy Nilsson]] ||4 |- |12 || style="text-align:left;" | Tony Samuelsson ||4 |- |13 || style="text-align:left;" | Raymond Smedh ||4 |- |14 || style="text-align:left;" | Kent Rickardsson ||2 |- |15 || style="text-align:left;" | Kari Virta ||2 |- |16 || style="text-align:left;" | Joakim Messing ||0 |} {{col-end}}
=== British final === {{main|1990 British Speedway Championship}} *Top 10 to Commonwealth final
=== New Zealand final === {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ruapuna Speedway]], [[Christchurch]] *3 February, top 2 to Commonwealth final {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Pts |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left| [[Larry Ross (speedway rider)|Larry Ross]] || 14+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Mark Thorpe]] || 14+2 |-align=center |3 ||align=left|[[Craig Wilkie]] || 14+1 |-align=center |4 ||align=left|James Martin || 11 |-align=center |5 ||align=left|Justin Monk || 10 |-align=center |6 ||align=left|Michael Long || 9 |-align=center |7 ||align=left| Stephen Rose ||8 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|Darrin Wilson ||8 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|Mark Jamieson ||8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|Max Brown ||5 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|Philip Barakat ||4 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|Kenny Webley || 3 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|Alan Mason || 2 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Rhys Hamburger || 3 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Greg Fisher ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Gary Marsh||0 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|Trevor Chapman||0 |-align=center |18 ||align=left|John Tuffley||0 |}
=== Australian final === {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]] *13 January, top 3 (+1 other seeded) to Commonwealth final {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Pts |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left| [[Glenn Doyle]] || 14+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Leigh Adams]] || 14+2 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|[[Stephen Davies (speedway rider)|Stephen Davies]] || 13 |-align=center |4 ||align=left| [[Phil Crump]] || 12 |-align=center |5 ||align=left|[[Shane Bowes]] || 10 |-align=center |6 ||align=left| [[Mick Poole (speedway rider)|Mick Poole]] || 9 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|[[Jamie Fagg]] ||8 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|[[Glen Baxter (speedway rider)|Glen Baxter]] ||7 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|[[Steve Regeling]] ||6 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|Steve Langdon ||5 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|[[Shane Parker (speedway rider)|Shane Parker]] ||5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left| [[Sean Willmott]] || 4 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|Scott Norman || 4 |-align=center |14 ||align=left| [[Troy Butler]]|| 4 |-align=center |15 ||align=left| Chris Watson ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|[[Glyn Taylor]] ||1 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|Darren Winkler (res) ||1 |}
== Fourth round == === Continental quarter-finals === *Top 32 to Continental semi-finals {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=100|Date !width=280|Venue !width=180|Winner !width=180|2nd !width=180|3rd |- |align=center| 3 June||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Rzeszów]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Ryszard Dołomisiewicz]] ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Jozsef Petrikovics]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jan Krzystyniak]] |- |align=center| 3 June||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Natschbach-Loipersbach#Sport|Speedway Natschbach Loipersbach]] ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Antal Kocso]] ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Zdenek Tesar]] ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Heinrich Schatzer]] |- |align=center| 3 June||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Borsod Volán Stadion]], [[Miskolc]] ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltan Hajdu]] ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Świst]] ||{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Rif Saitgareev]] |- |align=center| 4 June||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Abensberger Stadion]], [[Abensberg]] ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltan Adorjan]] ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sandor Tihanyi]] ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Klaus Lausch]] |}
=== Danish Final === {{main|1990 Danish speedway season}} *Top 6 to the Nordic final
{| width=100% |width=50% valign=top| === Norway Final === *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Frogner Speedway]], [[Oslo]] *15 Sep 1989, top 1 (+1 seeded) to Nordic final 1990 {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Arnt Førland]] ||12+3 |-align=center |2 ||align=left|[[Lars Gunnestad]] ||12+2 |-align=center |3 ||align=left|Robert Langeland ||12+1 |-align=center |4 ||align=left| Ingvar Skogland ||12+0 |-align=center |5 ||align=left|Per Jörgensen ||11 |-align=center |6 ||align=left| Arne Svensen ||9 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|Jan Arid Slatta ||9 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|Atle Knutsen ||7 |-align=center |9 ||align=left| [[Einar Kyllingstad]]||6 |-align=center |10 ||align=left| Tor Einar Hielm ||6 |-align=center |11 ||align=left| Odd Pettersen ||5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|Stag Bergersen ||4 |-align=center |13 ||align=left| Jorn Arve Ardal ||4 |-align=center |14 ||align=left| Jorn Vidar Aasen ||4 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Kjell Oyvind Sola ||3 |-align=center |16 ||align=left| Gjermund Aas ||2 |-align=center |17 ||align=left| Rolf Netland (res) ||1 |} |width=50% valign=top| === Finland Final === *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kaanaa Speedway]], [[Tampere]] *27 Aug 1989, top 2 to Nordic final 1990 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Total |- {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left| Juha Moksunen || 14 |- {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Olli Tyrvainen]] || 13+3 |- |3 ||align=left| [[Kai Niemi]] || 13+2 |- |4 ||align=left|[[Vesa Ylinen]] || 11+3 |- |5 ||align=left|Janne Moksunen || 11+2 |- |6 ||align=left|[[Ari Koponen (speedway rider)|Ari Koponen]] || 10 |- |7 ||align=left|Jari Kortelainen || 8 |- |8 ||align=left| Seppo Keskinen || 7 |- |9 ||align=left| Tomi Havu || 7 |- |10 ||align=left|Aarre Soivuori || 7 |- |11 ||align=left|Roy Malminheimo || 7 |- |12 ||align=left|[[Petri Kokko (speedway rider)|Petri Kokko]] || 5 |- |13 ||align=left|Pekka Eerikainen || 2 |- |14 ||align=left|Jarmo Makinen || 2 |- |15 ||align=left|Petri Nurmesniemi (res)|| 1 |- |16 ||align=left|Mika Pellinen (res) || 1 |- |17 ||align=left|Janne Koivula (res) || 1 |- |18 ||align=left|Esa Reijo || 0 |- |19 ||align=left|Nicklas Finne || 0 |} |}
=== Swedish Final === *R1 (15 May, [[Vetlanda Motorstadion]], [[Vetlanda]]) *R2 (16 May, [[Norrköping Motorstadion]], [[Norrköping]]) *R3 (17 May, [[Avesta Motorstadion]], [[Avesta]]) * Top 6 to Nordic Final {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px| Scores ||width=50px|Total |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left| [[Per Jonsson]] || 12+13+13||38 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left| [[Jimmy Nilsen]] || 12+12+10||34 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left| [[Dennis Löfqvist]] ||9+12+13||34 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left| Conny Ivarsson ||3+9+11||33 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|[[Henka Gustafsson]] ||9+11+13||33 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left| [[Peter Nahlin]] ||14+8+10||32 |-align=center |7 ||align=left| [[Niklas Karlsson (speedway rider)|Niklas Karlsson]] ||8+9+8||25 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|[[Tony Rickardsson]] ||6+5+10||21 |-align=center |9 ||align=left| [[Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)|Peter Karlsson]] ||8+6+6||20 |-align=center |10 ||align=left| [[Erik Stenlund]] ||4+6+7||17 |-align=center |11 ||align=left| [[Claes Ivarsson]] ||9+6+ns||15 |-align=center |12 ||align=left| [[Mikael Teurnberg]] || 4+4+7||15 |-align=center |13 ||align=left| [[Mikael Ritterwall]] || 6+6+2||14 14 |-align=center |14 ||align=left| [[Tony Olsson]] ||5+5+ns||10 |-align=center |15 ||align=left| [[Kenneth Lindby]] || 1+4+3||8 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|[[Stefan Dannö]] ||0+2+4||6 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|[[Christer Rohlén]] (res) ||ns+1+0||1 |}
=== Commonwealth Final === *Top 12 plus 1 reserve to the Overseas final {{main|1990 Commonwealth Final}}
=== North American Final === *2 June 1990 *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]], [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] *Top 4 to the Overseas final plus 1 reserve {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Total |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left| [[Shawn Moran]] || 18+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Billy Hamill]] || 18+2 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|[[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]] || 18+1 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|[[Greg Hancock]] || 18+0 |-align=center {{speedway color|r}} |5 ||align=left|[[Ronnie Correy]] || 16+3 |-align=center |6 ||align=left|[[Kelly Moran (speedway rider)|Kelly Moran]] || 16+2 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|[[Bobby Schwartz]] || 14 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|[[Mike Faria]] || 12 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|[[Robert Pfetzing]] || 12 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|[[Lance King (speedway rider)|Lance King]] || 11 |-align=center |11 ||align=left| [[Steve Lucero]] || 8 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|[[Jim Sisemore]] || 8 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|[[Josh Larsen (speedway rider)|Josh Larsen]] || 7 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|[[Brad Oxley]] || 5 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|[[Tony Bienert]] || 5 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|[[Charles Ermolenko]] || 3 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|[[Eddie Castro (speedway rider)|Eddie Castro]] || 3 |-align=center |18 ||align=left|[[Shawn McConnell]] (res) || 3 |-align=center |19 ||align=left|[[Sam Ermolenko]] || 2 |-align=center |20 ||align=left|[[Don Odom]] (res) || 2 |-align=center |21 ||align=left|[[John Kehoe (speedway rider)|John Kehoe]] || 1 |-align=center |22 ||align=left|[[Fred Legault]] || 0 |}
==Fifth round == === Continental semi-finals === {| width=100% |width=50% valign=top| *23 June *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium]], [[Bydgoszcz]] *Top 8 to Continental final {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-{{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Antonín Kasper Jr.]] ||14 |-{{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jan Krzystyniak]] ||13 |-{{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Tomasz Gollob]] ||12+3 |-{{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Zdeněk Tesař]] ||12+2 |-{{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Antal Kocso]] ||9 |-{{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[József Petrikovics]] ||8 |-{{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Zaluski]] ||7+3 |-{{speedway color|7}} |8||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Heinrich Schatzer]] ||7+2 |- |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Igor Marko]] ||7+1 |- |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Lubomir Jedek]] ||6 |- |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Róbert Nagy (speedway rider)|Róbert Nagy]] ||6 |- |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Laszlo Bodi]] ||6 |- |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Ryszard Dolomisiewicz]] ||5 |- |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Vladimir Trofimov]] ||5 |- |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Walter Nebel]] ||2 |- |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Viktor Gajdym]] ||1 |} |width=50% valign=top| *24 June *{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Speedway Žarnovica]], [[Žarnovica]] *Top 8 to Continental final {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-{{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltán Adorján]] ||15 |-{{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Klaus Lausch]] ||11+3 |-{{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Armando Castagna]] ||11+2 |-{{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Riss]] ||11+1 |-{{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sandor Tihanyi]] ||10 |-{{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Roman Matoušek]] ||9 |-{{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Bohumil Brhel]] ||9 |-{{speedway color|7}} |8||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimir Kalina]] ||9 |- |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Petr Vandírek]] ||8 |- |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Andre Pollehn ||7 |- |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Rif Saitgareev]] ||7 |- |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltan Hajdu]] ||6 |- |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Karnas]] ||3 |- |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sandor Ujhelyi]] ||2 |- |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Robert Funk (speedway rider)|Robert Funk]] ||1 |- |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zsolt Böszermenyi]] ||1 |} |}
=== Overseas Final === *Top 9 to the Intercontinental final {{main|1990 Overseas Final}}
=== Nordic Final === *9 June 1990 *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Motorstadium (Linköping)|Motorstadium]], [[Linköping]] *Top 7 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Total |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan O. Pedersen]] || 14 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Jonsson]] || 12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Gustafsson]] || 11+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Conny Ivarsson]] || 11+2 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jimmy Nilsen]] || 11+1 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] || 11+0 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Dennis Löfqvist]] || 9+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|r}} |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Karger]] || 9+2 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kai Niemi]] || 6 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bo Petersen]] || 6 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Nahlin]] || 5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Einar Kyllingstad]] || 5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jens Henry Nielsen]] || 3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Olli Tyrväinen]] || 2 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Arnt Førland]] || 2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan Pedersen (speedway rider)|Jan Pedersen]] || 2 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Vesa Ylinen]] (res) || 1 |}
==Sixth round == === Intercontinental Final === *Top 11 plus 1 reserve to World final {{main|1990 Intercontinental Final}}
=== Continental Final === *12 August 1990 *{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Motodrom Halbemond]], [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]] *Top 5 to the World final plus 1 reserve {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Heat Scores ||width=50px|Total |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Riss]] ||(3,2,2,3,3) || 13 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltán Adorján]] ||(2,3,1,3,3) || 12+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Armando Castagna]] ||(3,3,x,3,3) || 12+2 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Roman Matoušek]] ||(3,1,3,2,2) || 11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Zdeněk Tesař]] ||(3,0,2,3,2) || 10+3 |-align=center {{speedway color|r}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Antonín Kasper Jr.]] ||(1,3,3,2,1) || 10+2 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sándor Tihanyi]] ||(0,3,2,2,2) || 9 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Załuski (speedway rider)|Wojciech Załuski]] ||(2,1,F,1,3) || 7 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Antal Kocso]] ||(2,2,2,0,1) || 7 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Klaus Lausch]] ||(2,1,3,R,ns) || 6 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Bohumil Brhel]] ||(1,2,EF,2,0) || 5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimir Kalina]] ||(1,1,1,0,2) || 5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[József Petrikovics]] ||(0,2,1,1,1) || 5 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Tomasz Gollob]] ||(0,0,3,1,0) || 4 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Heinrich Schatzer]] ||(1,0,0,1,1) || 3 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jan Krzystyniak]] ||(0,0,1,0,0) || 1 |}
== World final == *1 September 1990 *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]]<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref>
=== Classification === {{Speedway event 20heats| RIDERS= {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|1|9|SWE|[[Per Jonsson]]| |3|3|2|2|3| pts=13+3 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|2|15|USA|[[Shawn Moran]]| |1|3|3|3|3| pts=13+2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|3|6|AUS|[[Todd Wiltshire]]| |3|3|2|1|3| pts=12 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|1|DEN|[[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]]| |3|1|3|2|2|| pts=11 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|12|SWE|[[Jimmy Nilsen]]| |2|1|2|3|2| pts=10 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|13|SWE|[[Henrik Gustafsson]]| |3|2|3|0|1| pts=9 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|16|ENG|[[Kelvin Tatum]]| |2|3|0|3|1| pts=9 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|2|ITA|[[Armando Castagna]]| |0|2|1|3|2| pts=8 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|8|USA|[[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]]| |2|2|3|1|-| pts=8 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|11|ENG|[[Richard Knight (speedway rider)|Richard Knight]]| |1|2|1|2|1| pts=7 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|4|ENG|[[Martin Dugard (speedway rider)|Martin Dugard]]| |2|0|1|0|3| pts=6 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|5|TCH|[[Roman Matoušek]]| |1|-|0|2|2| pts=5 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|10|TCH|[[Zdeněk Tesař]]| |0|0|2|0|0| pts=2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|7|USA|[[Ronnie Correy]]| |0|1|0|1|0| pts=2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|14|TCH|[[Antonín Kasper Jr.]]| |0|1|1|0|0| pts=2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|3|HUN|[[Zoltán Adorján]]| |1|-|0|1|0| pts=2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||17|HUN|[[Sándor Tihanyi]] | pts=0 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||18|SWE|[[Dennis Löfqvist]] | pts=0 }} }}
{| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Heat Scores ||width=50px|Total |-align=center {{speedway color|p1}} |{{Speedway color|P1}}|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg|1]] ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Jonsson]] ||(3,3,2,2,3) || 13+3 |-align=center |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shawn Moran]]<sup>[[#notes_moran|a]]</sup>||(1,3,3,3,3) || 13+2 |-align=center {{speedway color|p3}} |{{Speedway color|P3}}|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg|3]] ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Wiltshire]] || (3,3,2,1,3) || 12 |-align=center |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] || (3,1,3,2,2) || 11 |-align=center |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jimmy Nilsen]] || (2,1,2,3,2) || 10 |-align=center |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Gustafsson]]* || (3,2,3,0,1) || 9 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kelvin Tatum]] || (2,3,0,3,1) || 9 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Armando Castagna]] || (F,2,1,3,2) || 8 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Miller (speedway rider)|Rick Miller]] ||(2,2,3,1,x) || 8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Knight (speedway rider)|Richard Knight]] ||(1,2,1,2,1) || 7 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Dugard (speedway rider)|Martin Dugard]] ||(2,0,1,0,3) || 6 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Roman Matoušek]] ||(1,R,0,2,2) || 5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Zdeněk Tesař]] ||(0,0,2,0,R) || 2 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ronnie Correy]] ||(1,0,x,1,0) || 2 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltán Adorján]] ||(1,R,0,1,0) || 2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Antonín Kasper Jr.]]* ||(0,1,1,0,0) || 2 |-align=center |Res ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sándor Tihanyi]] ||did not ride|| - |-align=center |Res ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Dennis Löfqvist]] ||did not ride|| - |-align=center |} <small>''* Henrik Gustafsson and Antonín Kasper Jr. replaced injured qualifiers [[Jan O. Pedersen]] and [[Gerd Riss]]''</small>
<div id="notes_moran">Notes:</div> :a. Shawn Moran scored 13 points and lost the run-off to Per Jonsson. However, Moran had failed a random drug and alcohol test taken three months earlier at the Overseas Final, and was subsequently disqualified from second place. The [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] did not upgrade the standings and the official records show no second place rider.
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