1987 Individual Speedway World Championship

British preliminary round • Top 32 riders to British semi-finals == Second round ==

British semi-finals • Top 16 riders to British semi-finals • 17 May • Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield • Top 8 to British final == Third round ==

Continental preliminary round Swedish qualification • Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final British Final • 31 May 1987 • Brandon Stadium, Coventry • Top 9 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve Australian Final • 24 January 1987 • Olympic Park, Mildura • First 4 to Commonwealth Final New Zealand Final • 21 February 1987 • Western Springs Stadium, Auckland • Top 3 riders + 1 reserve to Commonwealth Final == Fourth round ==

Continental quarter-finals • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals Commonwealth Final • 14 June 1987 • Hyde Road, Manchester • First 11 to the Overseas Final American Final • 13 June 1987 • Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach • Top 5 to Overseas Final Swedish Finals • Top 4 + 1 reserve (+ Jimmy Nilsen, seeded) to Nordic Final • R1 (19 May, Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad) • R2 (20 May, Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna) • R3 (21 May, Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda) Finnish Final 2 riders selected for Nordic Final Norway Final 2 riders selected for Nordic Final Danish Final • 17 May 1987 • Slangerup Speedway Center, Slangerup • First 6 + Jan O Pedersen (seeded) to the Nordic Final == Fifth round ==

Continental semi-finals • 14 June • Breitenthal Speedway Stadium, Krumbach • Top 8 to Continental final Overseas Final • 5 July 1987 • Odsal Stadium, Bradford • First 10 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve Nordic Final • 14 June 1987 • Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping • First 7 to the Intercontinental Final plus 1 reserve == Sixth round ==

Сontinental Final • 26 July 1987 • Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo • First 4 to the World Final plus 1 reserve Intercontinental Final • 27 July 1987 • Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens • First 11 to the World Final plus 1 reserve == World Final ==

• Scores accumulated from 2 days Day 1 • 5 September 1987 • Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium • Referee: Roman Cheladze Day 2 • 6 September 1987 • Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam • Referee: Roman Cheladze Final standings ==See also==