1989 Danish speedway season

The 1989 Danish speedway season was the 1989 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.[1]

1989 Danish speedway season
Erik Gundersen won his fifth Danish title and won the Danish World Championship qualifier.
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Individual edit

Danish Final (world championship round) edit

Six riders from the Danish final would progress to the Nordic Final as part of the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship. The final was held on 19 May at Vojens and was won by Erik Gundersen.[2][3]

Final

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Erik Gundersen Esbjerg 14+3
2 Jan O. Pedersen Fredericia 14+2
3 Brian Karger Fredericia 14+1
4 Hans Nielsen Brovst 12
5 John Jørgensen Holstebro 11
6 Peter Ravn Randers 9+3
7 Allan Johansen Fjelsted 9+2
8 Ole Hansen Fjelsted 7+3
9 Kenneth Arnfred Esbjerg 7+2
10 Jan Staechmann Vojens 6
11 Per Sørensen Slangerup 5
12 John Eskildsen Frederikshavn 3
13 Jan Jacobsen Fjelsted 3
14 Henrik Kristensen Esbjerg 3
15 Jens Henry Nielsen Brovst 2
16 Jan Pedersen (res) Fjelsted 1
17 Torben Hansen Vojens 0

Individual Championship edit

The 1989 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1989 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.[4] The final was held at Slangerup on 2 August. The title was won by Erik Gundersen for the fifth time.[5][6]

Final

Pos. Rider Team Scores Total
1 Erik Gundersen Esbjerg 3,3,3,3,3 15
2 Hans Nielsen Brovst 2,2,3,3,3 13+3
3 Gert Handberg Fredericia 3,3,3,2,2 13+2
4 John Jørgensen Holstebro 3,1,2,1,3 10
5 Per Sørensen Slangerup 2,2,2,3,1 10
6 Frede Schött Fredericia 1,2,3,2,2 10
7 Allan Johansen Fjelsted 1,1,2,3,2 9
8 Brian Karger Fredericia 3,0,1,2,2 8
9 Peter Ravn Randers 1,3,0,0,3 7
10 Bo Petersen Fjelsted 0,3,2,1,0 6
11 Ole Hansen Fjelsted 0,2,1,2,1 6
12 Jens Peter Nielsen Outrup 2,0,1,0,0 3
13 Jens Henry Nielsen Brovst 2,1,0,0,0 3
14 Kenneth Arnfred Esbjerg 0,1,1,1,0 3
15 Claus Jacobsen Esbjerg 1,0,0,1,1 3
16 Jan Pedersen Fjelsted 0,0,0,0,1 1
17 Jan O. Pedersen Fredericia dns

Key - Each heat has four riders, 3 points for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third and 0 for last

Junior Championship edit

Johnny Jørgensen won the Junior Championship.[7][8]

Team edit

Danish Superliga edit

The 1989 Superliga was won by Fredericia for the 5th time. The team included Jan O. Pedersen, Gert Handberg, Brian Karger and Frede Schött.[9][10][11] The same eight teams as in 1988 competed in the Superliga.

League table

Pos Team P Pts
1 Fredericia 14
2 Fjelsted 14
3 Slangerup 14
4 Holstebro 14
5 Brovst 14
6 Esbjerg 14
7 Frederikshavn 14
8 Vojens 14

References edit

  1. ^ "1985 to 1989". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "1989 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 11. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  4. ^ "Danish Individual Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Danish Speedway Champions". Speedway Life. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Danish Champions". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ "DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS". Speedway Life. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Super League". Speedway Life. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Danish Superliga". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Danish Team Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 April 2023.