1998 Speedway Under-21 World Championship

The 1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 22nd edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.^[1][2][3]

World Under-21 Championship
Venue	Stadion Polonii Piła
Location	Piła, Poland
Start date	1 August 1998
← 1997 1999 →

The final was won by Robert Dados of Poland.^[4][5][6] The success also gained him qualification to 1999 Speedway Grand Prix.

World final

• 1 August 1998
• Stadion Polonii Piła, Piła

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
	(2) Robert Dados	14	2					3				3				3				3			14	1	3
	(5) Krzysztof Jabłoński	14		3			3					2					3					3	14	2	2
	(12) Matej Ferjan	12			2					3		1			3						3		12	3
4	(9) Nicki Pedersen	11			3		0						3					3		2			11	4
5	(6) Leigh Lanham	9		1				2			3							2			1		9	5
6	(13) Scott Nicholls	8				3	1							2		2					F		8	6
7	(4) Lee Richardson	8	1							1				3				1				2	8	7
8	(7) Damian Baliński	7		2					3					1	E					1			7	8
9	(8) Rafał Okoniewski	7		0						2			2			1			2				7	9
10	(1) Andreas Jonsson	5	3				2				F/X				-				-				5	10
11	(10) Robert Kościecha	5			1			F						0			1		3				5	11
12	(3) Krzysztof Słaboń	5	E						0				1				2				2		5	12
13	(15) Kenny Olsson	3				2			1			0						0	0				3	13
14	(16) Andre Compton	3				1				0	2						0			0			3	14
15	(14) Sándor Fekete	3				0		1					0		1							1	3	15
16	(11) László Szatmári	0			F				-		-					-						-	0	16
R1	(R1) Nigel Sadler	5							2						2				1				5	R1
R2	(R2) Ales Dolinar	1									1					0						0	1	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. "1998". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
4. "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
5. "Home Win". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.