1966 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In the final in Göteborg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning his fourth World title. Norwegian Sverre Harrfeldt took silver and Pole Antoni Woryna took bronze.[7] Ivan Mauger, a 26-year-old New Zealander who had won the European Final qualifier finished fourth.
Format changes
The format of the Championship changed for the 1966 event. With the final to be held in Sweden, six riders from Sweden would be eligible for the World Final by finishing in the top six of the Swedish finals. The remaining Scandinavian riders were pooled in with the British and Commonwealth riders and then the Continental riders, who ultimately would have only 10 places for the World Final.
Two Swedish finals were held during 1966, the three race qualifying for the World Final and another held on 7 October that was separate from the World Championship.[8][9]
First round
Qualification results.[10][11]
British & Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals
Second round
British & Commonwealth semi-finals
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 8 May | Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Joachim Maj | Andrzej Wyglenda | Andrzej Pogorzelski |
| 8 May | Meissen Speedway Stadium, Meissen | Jan Mucha | Edmund Migoś | Marian Rose |
| 8 May | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | Zbigniew Podlecki | Farid Szajnurov |
| 8 May | Gradski stadion, Osijek | Gennady Kurilenko | Stanisław Tkocz | Antoni Woryna |
Norwegian qualifying
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Finnish qualifying
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Third round
British & Commonwealth Final
- 27 June 1966
- Wimbledon Stadium, London
- First 8 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian 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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| (3) Barry Briggs | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | F | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Ivan Mauger | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) Colin Pratt | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (9) Mike Broadbank | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) George Hunter | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (6) Nigel Boocock | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15) Brian Brett | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (4) Ken McKinlay | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (16) Eric Boocock | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Trevor Hedge | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (5) Ron Mountford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (13) Roy Trigg | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (14) Norman Hunter | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (10) Jimmy Gooch | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (12) Dave Younghusband | 2 | 0 | E | E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (11) Peter Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Martin Ashby | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Terry Betts | 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 |
Nordic Final
- 19 May 1966
- Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
- First 7 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 14 |
| 2 | Ole Olsen | 13 |
| 3 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 12 |
| 4 | Paul Wissing | 12 |
| 5 | Matti Olin | 12 |
| 6 | Nils Paulsen | 8 |
| 7 | Jonny Faafeng | 8 |
| 8 | Torbjörn Nygaard | 7 |
| 9 | Per Aulie | 7 |
| 10 | Börge Christiansen | 7 |
| 11 | Jan Holm-Nielsen | 4 |
| 12 | Preben Andreasen | 4 |
| 13 | Heikki Kaprali | 4 |
| 14 | Jörgen Mogensen | 3 |
| 15 | Kurt Bøgh | 2 |
| 16 | Jouko Naskali | 1 |
| 17 | Erik Kastebo | 1 |
Continental Semi-finals
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Fourth round
Swedish Qualifying
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Continental Final
- 25 June 1966
- Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slany
- First 9 to European 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Antoni Woryna | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (13) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Marian Kaiser | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Edmund Migoś | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (1) Igor Plechanov | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (9) Pawel Waloszek | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Stanisław Tkocz | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (6) Pavel Mares | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (8) Marian Rose | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Viktor Trofimov | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (16) Joachim Maj | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (10) Andrzej Wyglenda | 3 | 1 | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (4) Stanislav Kubíček | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (5) Boris Samorodov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Gennady Kurilenko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Jaroslav Volf | 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 |
British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final
- 14 July 1966
- Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
- First 7 to European 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (14) Barry Briggs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Ivan Mauger | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Nigel Boocock | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (13) Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 | E | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (12) George Hunter | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Ken McKinlay | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15) Colin Pratt | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (5) Mike Broadbank | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (6) Brian Brett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (4) Kalevi Lahtinen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Ole Olsen | 5 | 3 | F | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (2) Torbjörn Nygaard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Nils Paulsen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (9) Jonny Faafeng | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (10) Paul Wissing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Börge Christiansen | 0 | F | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Eric Boocock | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Gordon Guasco | 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 |
Fifth round
Swedish Final
- Top 6 to World final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 31 May | Ryavallen, Borås | Bengt Brannefors | Björn Knutson | Karl-Erik Andersson |
| 1 June | Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping | Björn Knutson | Per-Olof Söderman | Torbjörn Harrysson |
| 2 June | Ullevi, Göteborg | Björn Knutson | Torbjörn Harrysson | Leif Larsson |
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European Final
- 3 September 1966
- Wembley Stadium, London
- First 10 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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| (14) Ivan Mauger | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) Barry Briggs | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Antoni Woryna | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Nigel Boocock | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (5) Igor Plechanov | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (10) Mike Broadbank | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (13) Stanisław Tkocz | 8 | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (8) Marian Kaiser | 7 | 3 | E | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Ken McKinlay | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (3) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 5 | 3 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (2) Edmund Migoś | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (7) Brian Brett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) George Hunter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (9) Colin Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Pawel Waloszek | 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 |
World 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 |
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| (16) Barry Briggs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (11) Sverre Harrfeldt | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) Antoni Woryna | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (9) Ivan Mauger | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Torbjörn Harrysson | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Göte Nordin | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | F | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (14) Leif Enecrona | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (13) Igor Plechanov | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2) Stanisław Tkocz | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3) Björn Knutson | 5 | E | 1 | 1 | E | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) Marian Kaiser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Mike Broadbank | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (10) Leif Larsson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Nigel Boocock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (5) Per Olof Söderman | 1 | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Ken McKinlay | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Bengt Brannefors | 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 |
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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