1989 Speedway Under-21 World Championship

World Under-21 Championship
Gert Handberg was the 1989 champion
VenueSanta Marina Stadium
LocationLonigo, Italy
Start date24 August 1989
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The 1989 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 13th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.[1][2][3]

The championship was won by Gert Handberg of Denmark.[4][5][6]

World final

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 (4) Gert Handberg 13 3 3 1 3 3 13 1 3
2 England (3) Chris Louis 13 2 3 2 3 3 13 2 2
3 Sweden (13) Niklas Karlsson 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 3
4 Sweden (1) Henrik Gustafsson 11 0 3 2 3 3 11 4
5 England (10) Mark Loram 10 0 3 3 2 2 10 5
6 Denmark (11) Frede Schött 9 3 1 3 F 2 9 6
7 Australia (14) Leigh Adams 9 2 2 3 2 X 9 7
8 Denmark (2) Claus Jacobsen 8 1 1 3 1 2 8 8
9 Soviet Union (16) Rene Aas 6 1 1 1 0 3 6 9
10 Australia (5) Craig Hodgson 5 3 0 - 1 1 5 10
11 Sweden (6) Kenneth Lindby 5 2 E 0 2 1 5 11
12 Sweden (9) Peter Karlsson 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 12
13 Poland (12) Piotr Świst 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 13
14 Poland (15) Jarosław Olszewski 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 14
15 Poland (8) Sławomir Dudek 1 1 E - - - 1 15
16 Italy (7) Riccardo Salamon 0 X - - - - 0 16
R1 England (R1) Dean Standing 5 2 1 1 1 5 R1
R2 Czechoslovakia (R2) Jan Holub II 4 2 0 2 E 4 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

References

  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Under 21 Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1989". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Rider profile". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.