1967 Individual Speedway World Championship Explained

The 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 22nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

At Wembley in front of a 70,000 crowd Ove Fundin won a record fifth title, one year after Barry Briggs had equalled his record in 1966. Fellow Swede Bengt Jansson took silver and New Zealander Ivan Mauger took bronze, improving on his fourth place position the previous year.[7]

Format changes

The format of the Championship changed for the 1967 event. It reverted back to the 1965 system whereby riders from the European Final and British/Commonwealth Final would qualify for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London. However the European Final would now see 10 riders qualifying for the final.

First round

Qualification results.[8] [9]

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Norwegian qualifying

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1 Sverre Harrfeldt15
2 13
3 Per J. Aulie 12
4 Aage Hansen11
5 Oyvind S. Berg11
6 Johnny Faafeng9
7 Knut Syrrist 9
8 Svein Svendsrud 8
9 Sven Tollefsen7
10 Arne N. Larsen4
11 Jan Terje Gravningen4
12 Hans R. Gaarder4
13 Ole Todnem3
14 Tore Christensen 2
15 0
16 Helge Langli 0
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Finnish qualifying

  • (2 rounds) 25 August & 30 June 1966
  • Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti & Eteläpuisto, Tampere
  • Top 3 (+seeded riders) to Nordic qualification 1967
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1 Olavi Turunen 15+1010+
2 Matti Olin 13+1110+
3 Kalevi Lahtinen 9+159+
4 Esko Koponen 6+136 +
5 Heikki Kaprali 12+94+
6 Jouko Naskali 11+104+
7 7+113+
8 Jorma Taipale 10+32+
9 Timo Sinkkonen 8+60
10 Reima Kohkovuori 5+8 0
11 Reijo Tolviander 4+70
12 Matti Myllyntausta 7+00
13 Keijo Reima -+70
14 Esko Mantila 4+00
15 Kauko Reima -+40
16 Matti Sylväsalo -+20
17 Pekka Peltonen 1+00
18 Matti Ackmann 0+10
+Points awarded for top six only (8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1)

Swedish Qualifying

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  • 23 April, Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla
  • Top 8 to Nordic qualification
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1 15
2 14
3 11
4 10
5 10
6 9
7 Sven Sigurd 9
8 Sune Stark 8
9 Karl-Erik Andersson 8
10 8
11 Bengt Brannefors 8
12 3
13 Bo Magnusson 3
14 Therje Henriksson 2
15 2
16 Willy Friberg 0
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    • 1 May, Gamla Speedway Track, Visby Top 8 to Nordic qualification
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1 13
2 12
3 Hasse Holmqvist11
4 11
5 10
6 Lars Jansson10
7 9
8 9
9 Bengt Svensson 7
10 6
11 Runo Wedin 6
12 Jan Svensson 5
13 Egon Stengarn 4
14 Yngve Nilsson 4
15 Sune Ohlsson 2
16 Per-Åke Gerhardsson 1
17 Nils Ringström 0

Continental qualifying

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7 May Zbigniew Podlecki
7 May Andrzej Pogorzelski
7 May Gabdrakhman Kadyrov
7 May Sergej Lyatosinsky

Second round

British qualifying

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12 MayRay Wilson
12 MayHackney Wick Stadium, London Malcolm Brown
12 MayDave Younghusband
13 MayOld Meadowbank, Edinburgh Bert Harkins
13 MayGeoff Mudge
13 MayNorman Hunter
15 MayMartin Ashby
16 MayWest Ham Stadium, London Ken McKinlay
17 MayBarry Briggs
18 MayMartin Ashby
18 MayPeter Moore
18 MayWimbledon Stadium, London Dave Younghusband
19 MayJim Airey
19 MayWhite City, Glasgow Maury Mattingley
20 MayHyde Road, Manchester Colin Pratt
20 MayAlf Wells
20 MayKen McKinlay
22 MayBob Kilby
23 MayRay WilsonBert HarkinsTommy Roper

Nordic qualification

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1 15
2 14
3 12
4 11
5 11
6 10
7 Lars Jansson 10
8 8
9 Jonny Faafeng 7
10 6
11 6
12 3
13 Einar Egedius 3
14 Matti Olin 1
15 Jouko Naskali 1
16 Timo Sinkkonen 0
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1 15
2 14
3 13
4 11
5 11
6 10
7 Per Aulie 10
8 7
9 6
10 5
11 5
12 Conny Samuelsson4
13 3
14 Godtfred Andreasen3
15 Sune Stark 2
16 Heikki Kaprali1

Continental semi-finals

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1 13
2 13
3 11
4 10
5 10
6 9
7 9
89
9 8
10 7
11 6
12 5
13 4
14 Karel Průša 3
15 1
16 0
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1 11
2 11
3 10
4 10
5 10
6 10
7 9
89
9 9
10 8
11 7
12 5
13 5
14 2
15 2
16 1

Third round

British/Commonwealth semi-finals

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1 15
2 11
3 11
4 Roy Trigg11
5 Ray Wilson10
6 Ivan Mauger10
7 Cyril Maidment9
8 Nigel Boocock9
9 Geoff Mudge8
10 Ivor Brown7
11 Ken McKinlay6
12 Mike Watkin4
13 Alf Wells2
14 Dave Younghusband2
15 Chris Julian1
16 Jimmy Squibb1
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1 Reg Luckhurst13
2 Eric Boocock13
3 Colin Pratt10
4 Mike Broadbanks10
5 Martin Ashby10
6 Rick France9
7 Jim Airey9
8 George Hunter9
9 Charlie Monk8
10 Bob Kilby7
11 Norman Hunter6
12 Ronnie Genz5
13 Alan Cowland3
14 Bert Harkins3
15 Neil Street2
16 Arnie Haley2

Nordic Final

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. 9 July 2021.
  3. Web site: WORLD FINALS 1936-1994. Speedway Researcher. 9 July 2021.
  4. Web site: HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org. 9 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 9 July 2021.
  6. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 9 July 2021.
  7. News: World title for Fundin. The Times. 18 September 1967. Gale Primary Sources. 9 July 2021.
  8. Web site: 1967 World Championship . Metal Speedway . 20 January 2024.
  9. Web site: 1967 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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