1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The final was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finishing one point ahead of two time champion Barry Briggs. Three time champion Ove Fundin defeated fellow Swede Björn Knutson in a ride off to claim the bronze medal.[7]
First round
British & Commonwealth provincial qualifying
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 4 June | Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | Brian Craven | Stan Stevens | Gil Goldfinch |
| 4 June | County Ground, Exeter | Cliff Cox | Len Silver | Chris Julian |
| 6 June | Wimborne Road, Poole | Tony Lewis | Peter Vandenberg | Geoff Mudge |
| 7 June | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd | Wayne Briggs |
| 7 June | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Guy Allott | Clive Featherby | Dick Campbell |
| 7 June | Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth | Jimmy Squibb | Peter Jarman | Ross Gilbertson |
| 8 June | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Willie Templeton | Graham Warren | Norman Hunter |
| 8 June | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ivor Brown | Harry Edwards | Gil Goldfinch |
| 8 June | Greenfield Stadium, Bradford | Brian Craven | Cliff Cox | Tommy Roper |
| 9 June | Neath Abbey Stadium, Neath | Eric Boothroyd | Trevor Redmond | Geoff Mudge |
| 9 June | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Wayne Briggs | Clive Featherby | Doug Templeton |
| 9 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Ivor Brown | Ross Gilbertson | Tony Lewis |
| 9 June | Sun Street Stadium, Hanley | Ken Adams | Peter Jarman | Tommy Roper |
Norwegian qualifying
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Finnish qualifying
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Swedish qualifying
- Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 29 April | Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla | Ove Fundin | Rune Sörmander | Leif Larsson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Björn Knutson | Curt Eldh | Göte Nordin |
| 3 May | Hammarby IP, Stockholm | Ove Fundin | Björn Knutson | Leif Larsson |
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 7 April | Praterstadion, Vienna | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | Manfred Poschenreider | Josef Bössner |
| 13 May | Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne | Joachim Maj | Bedřich Slaný | Viktor Trofimov |
| 13 May | Trade Union Stadium, Ostrava | Antonín Kasper Sr. | Andrzej Domiszewski | Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
| 13 May | Gradski Stadion, Osijek | Paweł Waloszek | Florian Kapała | Igor Plekhanov |
Second Round
Nordic Qualifying
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British Provincial final
- 15 June, Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton
- Top 6 riders to British national league round[10]
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Continental semi-finals
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3 June
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Third round
British & Commonwealth national league round
- Top 16 to British & Commonwealth final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Ken McKinlay | Ron Mountford | Barry Briggs |
| 30 June | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Ronnie Moore | Les Owen | Bob Andrews |
| 2 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs | Peter Moore |
| 3 July | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Alby Golden | Neil Street | Ronnie Genz |
| 5 July | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Peter Craven | Billy Bales | Mike Broadbanks |
| 6 July | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | Barry Briggs | Dick Fisher | Peter Moore |
| 6 July | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Peter Craven | Ron How | Ian Williams |
| 7 July | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Ron How | Bob Andrews | Billy Bales |
| 7 July | Hyde Road, Manchester | Peter Craven | Dick Fisher | Gerald Jackson |
Nordic Final
- July 3, 1962
- Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
- First 8 to European 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (13) Björn Knutson | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Göte Nordin | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Ove Fundin | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (6) Sören Sjösten | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Bengt Brannefors | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Arne Carlsson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (2) Aage Hansen | 8.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Sörmander | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | T | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Leif Larsson | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Kurt W. Petersen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) Sverre Harrfeldt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | F | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (11) Per Tage Svensson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Inge Gustafsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (16) Willihard Thomsson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (14) Åke Andersson | 2.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | - | 2.5 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Goran Norlen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Evert Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Continental Final
- 17 June 1962
- Olympic Stadium Wrocław, Wrocław
- First 8 to European 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 |
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| (1) Marian Kaiser | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (13) Paweł Waloszek | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (15) Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (10) Florian Kapała | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (7) Igor Plekhanov | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Henryk Żyto | 9 | 2 | 1 | F | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (2) Farid Szajnurov | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (4) Stanisław Tkocz | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Bedřich Slaný | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) Jaroslav Volf | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Jerzy Suchecki | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | F | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (11) Antonin Novak | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (6) Joachim Maj | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Boris Samorodov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Stanislav Kubíček | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Bronislaw Rogal | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fourth round
British & Commonwealth Finals
Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through to World final.[11]
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 23 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Peter Craven | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs |
| 24 July | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Ken McKinlay |
| 27 July | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Barry Briggs | Ronnie Moore | Peter Craven |
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European Final
- 26 June 1962
- Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo
- First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
| 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 |
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| (12) Björn Knutson | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Ove Fundin | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Göte Nordin | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (13) Sören Sjösten | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (14) Igor Plekhanov | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (2) Arne Carlsson | 9 | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (3) Paweł Waloszek | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Sörmander | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Henryk Żyto | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Aage Hansen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (8) Marian Kaiser | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (9) Florian Kapała | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | E | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (15) Bengt Brannefors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | E | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Stanisław Tkocz | 2 | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (4) Farid Szajnurov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
World Final
- 8 September 1962
- Wembley Stadium, London[12]
- Referee: C. H. King
| 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 |
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| (14) Peter Craven | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Barry Briggs | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Ove Fundin | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (6) Björn Knutson | 10 | 3 | 1 | E | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (3) Ronnie Moore | 9 | 3 | 3 | E | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Bob Andrews | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (7) Ken McKinlay | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (1) Göte Nordin | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (4) Sören Sjösten | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Igor Plekhanov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13) Rune Sörmander | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (12) Ron How | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Arne Carlsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Paweł Waloszek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Mike Broadbank | 2 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Ron Mountford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Nigel Boocock | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Henryk Żyto | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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