1965 Individual Speedway World Championship Explained

The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Björn Knutson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley with Russian Igor Plekhanov defeating four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.[7]

First round

Qualification results.[8] [9]

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Norwegian qualifying

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1 15
2 Nils Paulsen13
3 Per Jakob Aulie13
4 Knut Syrrist12
5 Henry Harrfeldt10
6 Bjarne Sorenby9
7 Thorbjorn Aulie7
8 Thorbjorn Nygaard 7
9 Ivar A. Hoffgaard7
10 Johnny Faafeng 6
11 5
12 Reidar Eide5
13 Svein Johansen 3
14 Olav Aaen 3
15 Kjell H. Helgsen2
16 Hans Age Trovik1
17 Svein Svensrud1
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Finnish qualifying

  • 28 August 1964
  • Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
  • Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1965
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1 Kalevi Lahtinen 15
2 Timo Laine 14
3 Matti Olin13
4 Esko Koponen 12
5 Olavi Turunen 10
6 Antero Salasto 9
7 Veikko Metsahuone8
8 Timo Sinkkonen 8
9 Heikki Kaprali 6
10 Jouko Naskali 6
11 Juhani Taipale 5
12 Reijo Tolviander (res)4
13 Erkki Hannula 3
14 Reima Lohkovuori 3
15 Toimi Skytta (res)3
16 Veikko Vesa 2
17 Martti Myllynausta 0
18 Jarmo Bahne 0

Swedish qualifying

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25 April Bo Josefsson Leif Enecrona Rune Sörmander
28 April Ove Fundin Per Olof Söderman Björn Knutson
1 May Bengt Jansson Bo Josefsson Hasse Holmqvist
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1 28
2 26
3 23
4 23
5 Per-Olof Söderman23
6 22
7 Bo Magnusson19
8 19
9 19
10 18
11 Göte Nordin18
12 Gunnar Malmqvist16
13 14
14 Bengt Svensson 14
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15 14
16 Runo Wedin 13
17 Curt Eldh 9
18 Sven Sigurd 9
19 Kurt Westlund 9
20 Hans Utterström 6
21 Inge Gustafsson5
22 Arne Hansson 4
23 Nils Ringström 3
24 Karl-Erik Andersson 3
25 Leif Söderberg 1
26 0
27 Lars Jansson 0

Continental qualifying

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9 May Jaroslav Volf Antoni Woryna
9 May Andrzej Pogorzelski
9 May Pawel Waloszek
9 May Rudolf Havelka

British & Commonwealth preliminary round

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13 MayHarry Bastable
15 MayDes Lukehurst
22 MayKen Adams
26 MayGraham Coombes
6 JuneMaurie McDermott

Second round

Nordic qualification

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1 15
2 14
3 13
4 12
5 9
6 9
7 Bo Magnusson 9
8 Henry Harrfeldt 7
9 Thorbjörn Nygaard 7
10 Curt Eldh 7
11 5
12 Runo Wedin 4
13 Ivar Hoffgard 3
14 Olavi Turunen 3
15 2
16 Heikki Kaprali 0
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1 14
2 13
3 12
4 12
5 Kalevi Lahtinen11
6 11
7 10
8 9
9 Hans G. Kristensen 6
10 Bengt Svensson 6
11 Ove Pedersen 4
12 Erik Kastebo 4
13 Matti Olin3
14 Per Jakob Aulie 2
15 Jens Ring (res) 2
16 Knut Syrrist 1
17 Bent Jensen 0
18 dns

Continental semi-finals

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1 Pawel Waloszek13
2 Igor Plekhanov13
3 Andrzej Wyglenda12
4 Jaroslav Volf11
5 11
6 Antoni Woryna10
7 Valentin Moiseev9
8Stanislav Kubicek7
9 Jurij Chekranov
10
11 Frantisek Ledecky
12
13 Gabdrakhman Kadyrov
14
15 Pal Perenyi
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1 Pavel Mareš15
2 Jan Mucha11
3 Zbigniew Podlecki11
4 Florian Kapala10
5 Marian Rose10
6 Joachim Maj10
7 Gennadij Kurilenko10
8Andrzej Pogorzelski9
9 Antonín Kasper Sr.8
10 6
11 6
12 Jurij Olenev 5
13 Rudolf Havelka4
14 Lew Krajev 3
15 Konstantij Krishtal0
16 0

British & Commonwealth qualifying round

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12 JuneRick France
12 JuneMartin Ashby
12 JuneHyde Road, Manchester Dick Fisher
14 JuneGeoff Mudge
14 JuneIvan Mauger
15 JuneWest Ham Stadium, London Ken McKinlay
16 JuneLong Eaton Stadium, Long EatonJack Kitchen
17 JuneBilly Bales
17 JuneColin Pratt
18 JuneCyril Maidment
18 JuneWhite City, Glasgow Ivan Mauger
18 JuneHackney Wick Stadium, London Colin Pratt
18 JuneNigel Boocock
19 JuneWimbledon Stadium, LondonJack Biggs
19 JuneEric Boocock
19 JuneJohn Hart
19 JulyBrian Craven
23 JulyRoy Trigg

Third round

British & Commonwealth semi finals

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1 13
2 Barry Briggs11
3 11
4 Ken McKinlay11
5 Ronnie Genz10
6 Reg Luckhurst10
7 Mike Broadbanks10
8 Gordon Guasco9
9 Norman Hunter9
10 7
11 Jack Kitchen6
12 6
13 Colin Pratt3
14 Clive Featherby2
15 Bluey Scott1
16 Gordon McGregor1
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  • 30 July
  • White City, Glasgow
  • Top 8 to British final
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1 14
2 14
3 13
4 11
5 10
6 Bill Andrew9
7 8
88
9 7
10 7
11 7
12 4
13 3
14 3
15 2
16 0
17 0

Nordic Final

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1 14
2 12
3 11
4 11
5 11
6 11
7 10
8 9
9 7
10 5
11 4
12 4
13 3
14 2
15 0
16 0

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: Knutson is Champ . The People . 19 September 1965 . 5 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  8. Web site: 1965 World Championship . Metal Speedway . 20 January 2024.
  9. Web site: 1965 World Championship . Speedway.org . 20 January 2024.
  10. News: Diamonds pair take honours . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 14 May 1965 . 26 January 2024 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  11. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

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