1986 Intercontinental final

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The 1986 Intercontinental Final was the twelfth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1986 Speedway World Championship. The 1986 Final was run on 20 July at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.[1]

Intercontinental Final[edit]

Pos. Rider Total
1 Denmark Erik Gundersen 15
2 Denmark Hans Nielsen 14
3 Denmark Tommy Knudsen 12
4 England Neil Evitts 11
5 England Kelvin Tatum 8
6 United States Sam Ermolenko 8
7 Sweden Jimmy Nilsen 8
8 England Chris Morton 7
9 Denmark Jan O. Pedersen 7
10 New Zealand Mitch Shirra 7
11 England Marvyn Cox 6+3
12 Sweden Jan Andersson 6+2
13 England Paul Thorp* 4
14 England Jeremy Doncaster 3
15 Australia Steve Baker 2
16 Sweden Tommy Nilsson 1
R1 Australia Phil Crump* (Res) 0
R2 Denmark John Jørgensen (Res) 0

* Paul Thorp replaced Kelly Moran. Phil Crump came in as a reserve

Classification[edit]

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 Denmark (9) Erik Gundersen 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 Denmark (14) Hans Nielsen 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
3 Denmark (4) Tommy Knudsen 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 3
4 United Kingdom (5) Neil Evitts 11 3 1 3 3 1 11 4
5 United Kingdom (1) Kelvin Tatum 8 3 0 2 0 3 8 5
6 United States (2) Sam Ermolenko 8 1 1 2 3 1 8 6
7 Sweden (8) Jimmy Nilsen 8 2 2 1 2 1 8 7
8 New Zealand (3) Mitch Shirra 7 0 3 0 2 2 7 8
9 United Kingdom (13) Chris Morton 7 0 2 1 1 3 7 9
10 Denmark (6) Jan O. Pedersen 7 0 2 3 1 1 7 10
11 United Kingdom (15) Marvyn Cox 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 11 3
12 Sweden (7) Jan Andersson 6 1 0 2 1 2 6 12 2
13 United Kingdom (12) Paul Thorp 4 1 1 E 2 0 4 13
14 United Kingdom (16) Jeremy Doncaster 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 14
15 Australia (10) Steve Baker 2 2 X 0 0 0 2 15
16 Sweden (11) Tommy Nilsson 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16
R1 Australia (R1) Phil Crump 0 0 R1
R2 Denmark (R2) John Jørgensen 0 0 R2
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

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