The Overseas final was a Motorcycle speedway final sanctioned by the FIM as a qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship between 1981 and 2001.
Introduced to the World Championship in 1981, it served as a qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders. The Overseas final was originally intended to replace the Commonwealth final, but stayed on the World Championship calendar when the Commonwealth was re-introduced in 1986.
Editions All 21 Overseas finals were held in England.
YearVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place 1981 London White City Stadium Dave Jessup Chris Morton Bruce Penhall 1982 London White City Stadium Dave Jessup Kenny Carter Bruce Penhall 1983 Manchester Belle Vue Stadium Phil Collins Kenny Carter Mitch Shirra 1984 Manchester Belle Vue Stadium Lance King Phil Crump Shawn Moran 1985 Bradford Odsal Stadium Shawn Moran Kenny Carter Lance King 1986 Coventry Brandon Stadium Sam Ermolenko Jeremy Doncaster Neil Evitts 1987 Bradford Odsal Stadium Mitch Shirra Jeremy Doncaster Kelly Moran 1988 Coventry Brandon Stadium Simon Cross Kelvin Tatum Simon Wigg 1989 Coventry Brandon Stadium Sam Ermolenko Kelvin Tatum Ronnie Correy 1990 Coventry Brandon Stadium Jeremy Doncaster Todd Wiltshire Shawn Moran 1991 Bradford Odsal Stadium Kelvin Tatum Sam Ermolenko Billy Hamill 1992 Coventry Brandon Stadium Gary Havelock Mitch Shirra Kelvin Tatum 1993 Coventry Brandon Stadium Martin Dugard Joe Screen Ronnie Correy 1994 Coventry Brandon Stadium Sam Ermolenko Greg Hancock Craig Boyce 1995 Coventry Brandon Stadium Ryan Sullivan Leigh Adams Jason Lyons 1996 Coventry Brandon Stadium Chris Manchester Ryan Sullivan Jason Lyons 1997 Bradford Odsal Stadium Kelvin Tatum Joe Screen Sean Wilson 1998 Poole Poole Stadium Jason Lyons Joe Screen Glenn Cunningham 1999 King's Lynn Norfolk Arena Mark Loram Scott Nicholls Jason Lyons 2000 Poole Poole Stadium Sam Ermolenko Jason Lyons Steve Johnston 2001 Poole Poole Stadium Jason Lyons Gary Havelock Sam Ermolenko
See also Speedway World Championship Speedway Grand Prix Motorcycle speedway
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