1962 Individual Speedway World Championship Explained

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

Qualification results.[8] [9]

British & Commonwealth provincial qualifying

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4 JuneGil Goldfinch
4 JuneChris Julian
6 JuneGeoff Mudge
7 JuneWayne Briggs
7 JuneDick Campbell
7 JuneRoss Gilbertson
8 JuneNorman Hunter
8 JuneGil Goldfinch
8 JuneTommy Roper
9 JuneGeoff Mudge
9 JuneDoug Templeton
9 JuneTony Lewis
9 JuneTommy Roper
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Norwegian qualifying

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1 Aage Hansen14
2 Sverre Harrfeldt12
3 Reidar Kristoffersen11
4 Egil Bratvold9
5 Svein Johnsen 9
6 Oystein Mellerud9
7 Cato Agnor 8
8 Per Aulie8
9 Bjarne Sorenby 7
10 Odvar Kristiansen6
11 Jon Odegaard 6
12 Fred Roger Steen 5
13 Haavard Gulbjörnrud 5
14 Reidar Bakken 4
15 Gunnar Skjetene4
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Finnish qualifying

  • 17 September 1961
  • Turku Hippodrome, Turku
  • First 5 to Nordic qualification 1962

Swedish qualifying

  • Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
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29 April Ove Fundin Rune SörmanderLeif Larsson
1 May Björn Knutson Curt Eldh Göte Nordin
3 May Ove FundinBjörn KnutsonLeif Larsson
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1 30
2 27
3 26
4 25
5 24
6 22
7 20
8 20
9 19
10 18
11 17
12 16
13 16
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14 15
15 12
16 Willihard Thomsson11
17 Inge Gustafsson 10
18 Göran Carlsson 7
19 Sigvard Johansson5
20 Jan Ekeroth5
21 Kurt Westlund4
22 Thore Kindstrand 2
23 Curt Nyqvist 2
24 2
25 Per-Åke Lundgren 2
26 2

Continental qualifying

  • Top 32 to Continental semi-final
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7 April Josef Bössner
13 May Viktor Trofimov
13 May Konstanty Pociejkewicz
13 May Igor Plekhanov

Second Round

Nordic Qualifying

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1 14
2 13
3 Leif Larsson11
4 11
5 11
6 10
7 9
8 Willihard Thomsson8
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  • 27 May
  • Målilla Motorbana, Målilla
  • Top 8 to Nordic final
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1 align=left 15
2 12
3 12
4 align=left 11
5 11
6 9
7 9
8 9
9 8
10 6
11 5
12 Esko Koponen 3
13 4
14 Göran Carlsson 3
15 Olavi Turunen 3
16 Illka Helminen 0
17 0

British Provincial final

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1 Peter Vandenberg14
2 10+3
3 Doug Templeton10+2
4 10+1
5 10+0
6 9
7 9
8 8
9 8
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10 7
11 6
12 5
13 Ross Gilbertson2
14 2
15 0
16 0
17 0

Continental semi-finals

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1 Bedřich Slaný13
2 Janusz Suchecki12
3 Jaroslav Volf11
4 Boris Samorodov11
5 Joachim Maj9
6 Konstanty Pociejkewicz9
7 Bronislaw Rogal9
8 Antonin Novak8
9 Farid Szajnurov7
10 Leonid Drobiazko7
11 Norbert Świtała7
12 Wiktor Kuzniecow 5
13 Viktor Trofimov5
14 Antonín Kasper Sr.4
15 Andrzej Domiszewski2
16 Jurij Olenew1
17 Mieczysław Połukard0
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1 Marian Kaiser14
2 Henryk Zyto13
3 Florian Kapala12
4 Stanislaw Tkocz11
5 Luboš Tomíček Sr.11
6 Pawel Waloszek10
7 Igor Plechanov9
8Stanislav Kubicek8
9 Jan Malinowski6
10 Jan Kusiak 6
11 Karel Průša6
12 Drago Perko 5
13 3
14 Valent Medved3
15 Kurt Wilder3
16 Alfred Sitzwohl0

Third round

British & Commonwealth national league round

  • Top 16 to British & Commonwealth final
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30 JuneBarry Briggs
30 JuneBob Andrews
2 JulyWimbledon Stadium, London Peter Moore
3 JulyRonnie Genz
5 JulyMike Broadbanks
6 JulyPeter Moore
6 JulyIan Williams
7 JulyBilly Bales
7 JulyHyde Road, Manchester Gerald Jackson

Nordic Final

Continental Final

Fourth round

British & Commonwealth Finals

Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through to World final.[11]

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23 JulyWimbledon Stadium, London Peter Craven Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs
24 JulyPeter Craven Barry BriggsKen McKinlay
27 JulyBarry BriggsRonnie Moore Peter Craven
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1 Peter Craven41+3
2 41+2
3 38
4 33
5 30
6 29
7 29
8 26
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9 22
10 19
11 11
12 11
13 10
14 7
15 7
16 3
17 3

European Final

World Final

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 20–21. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  2. Web site: World Championship 1936-1994. Edinburgh Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  3. Web site: WORLD FINALS 1936-1994. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  4. Web site: HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org. 8 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 8 July 2021.
  6. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  7. News: Craven had no time to worry . Daily Mirror . 10 September 1962 . 8 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  8. Web site: 1962 World Championship . Metal Speedway . 20 January 2024.
  9. Web site: 1962 World Championship . Speedway.org . 20 January 2024.
  10. News: Jarman crashed in first race . Staffordshire Sentinel . 16 June 1962 . 25 January 2024 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  11. News: Craven looks world class . Sunday Mirror . 29 July 1962 . 8 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  12. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

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