1964 Individual Speedway World Championship Explained

The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

New Zealander Barry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum. Igor Plekhanov the Soviet Union captain won the silver medal after winning the ride off against four times champion Ove Fundin.[7]

First round

Qualification results.[8] [9]

Swedish qualifying

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26 April Björn Knutson Sören Sjösten Arne Carlsson
1 May Göte Nordin Bernt Nilsson Ove Fundin
14 May Björn Knutson Sören Sjösten Göte Nordin
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1 29
2 Göte Nordin26
3 26
4 23
5 21
6 19
7 18
8 17
9 Per-Olof Söderman16
10 16
11 Gunnar Malmqvist16
12 15
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13 Bo Magnusson15
14 Bengt Jansson15
15 13
16 13
17 11
18 11
19 Lars Jansson 9
20 Curt Eldh 9
21 9
22 Inge Gustafsson 7
23 Sven Sigurd 5
24 Runo Wedin 1
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Norwegian qualifying

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1 Aage Hansen15
2 Sverre Harrfeldt14
3 13
4 11
5 Cato Agnor10
6 Henry Harrfeldt8
7 Bjarne Sorenby8
8 Olav Aaen7
9 Johnny Faafeng 7
10 Per Jakob Aulie 6
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Finnish qualifying

  • 19 July 1963
  • Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
  • Riders progress to Nordic qualification 1964
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1 15
2 Kalevi Lahtinen 14
3 Matti Olin 12
4 Esko Koponen 8
5 Antero Salasto 8
6 Ilkka Helminen 7
7 Martti Assinen 6
8 Olavi Turunen 6
9 Veikko Metsahuone 5
10 Kari Ala Sippola 5

Continental qualifying

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1 May Edmund Migoś
1 May Rudolf Havelka
10 May Bohumír Bartoněk
10 May Gennady Kurilenko

Second round

Nordic qualifying

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1 14
2 12
3 11
4 11
5 11
6 11
7 9
8 8
9 5
10 Bo Magnusson 5
11 Olavi Turunen 5
12 Jonny Faafeng 4
13 4
14 Henry Harrfeldt 4
15 Per Jakob Aulie 3
16 Niels Paulsen 1
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  • 31 May
  • Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
  • Top 8 to Nordic final
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1 14
2 12
3 12
4 12
5 Hasse Holmqvist11
6 11
7 Willihard Thomsson9
8 8

Continental semi-finals

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1 Andrzej Wyglenda13
2 Andrzej Pogorzelski12
3 Gennadij Kurilenko12
4 Stanislav Kubíček10
5 Boris Samorodov9
6 Jaroslav Volf9
7 Konstantin Krishtal9
8Miroslav Šmíd9
9 Pavel Mareš9
10 7
11 Władimir Sokołow7
12 Paweł Waloszek5
13 Jochen Dinse4
14 Marian Kaiser3
15 Witalij Szyło2
16 Václav Průša1
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1 Antoni Woryna15
2 Zbigniew Podlecki12
3 Igor Plechanov11
4 Marian Rose11
5 Joachim Maj11
6 Jurij Chekranov10
7 9
8Rudolf Havelka9
9 8
10 Gabdrakhman Kadyrov6
11 Viktor Kuznetsov6
12 Valentin Moiseev4
13 František Ledecký3
14 Antonín Šváb Sr.3
15 Miloslav Wagner2
16 0

Third round

British & Commonwealth Qualifying

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21 JuneLes Owen Tich Read Sándor Lévai
18 JulyBrian Brett Jimmy Gooch Barry Briggs
23 JulyRon How Ken McKinlay Jimmy Gooch
25 JulyBryan Elliott Mike Broadbank Bob Andrews
27 JulyWimbledon Stadium, LondonRon How Bob Andrews Nigel Boocock
1 AugustHyde Road, Manchester Barry Briggs Cyril Maidment Trevor Hedge
1 AugustBrian Brett Nigel Boocock Jim Lightfoot
4 AugustWest Ham Stadium, London Barry Briggs Brian BrettNigel Boocock
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1 Brian Brett43
2 Barry Briggs42
3 Nigel Boocock39
4 Bob Andrews38
5 Mike Broadbank37
6 Cyril Maidment36
7 34
8 Ken McKinlay32
9 Dick Fisher32
10 Trevor Hedge31
11 Bryan Elliott30
12 Jim Lightfoot30
13 Tadeusz Teodorowicz30
14 Ron Mountford30
15 Jimmy Gooch29
16 Billy Bales28
17 Ronnie Genz26
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18 Colin Gooddy26
19 Leo McAuliffe25
20 Norman Hunter22
21 Gordon McGregor21
22 Martin Ashby20
23 Alf Hagon19
24 Ray Cresp16
25 Gerry Jackson15
26 Reg Luckhurst15
27 Rick France12
28 Reg Trott11
29 Les Owen11
30 John Debbage11
31 10
32 Bob Dugard8
33 Sándor Lévai8
34 Tich Read5

Nordic Final

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1 15
2 14
3 11
4 10
5 10
6 9
7 9
8 8
9 8
10 7
11 5
12 4
13 3
14 3
15 2
16 2

Continental Final

Fourth round

British & Commonwealth Final

European Final

World Final

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: Barry Briggs new speedway champion . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 12 September 1964. 8 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  8. Web site: 1964 World Championship . Metal Speedway . 20 January 2024.
  9. Web site: 1964 World Championship . Speedway.org . 20 January 2024.
  10. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

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