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
- British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 48 riders to British & Commonwealth first round
- Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final
- Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final
British & Commonwealth Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
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| Provincial League Qualifying Round | |||||
| 4 June |  Newcastle | Brian Craven | Stan Stevens | Gil Goldfinch |
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| 4 June | Exeter | Cliff Cox | Len Silver | Chris Julian |
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| 6 June | Poole | Tony Lewis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Vandenberg | Geoff Mudge |
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| 7 June | Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd |  Wayne Briggs |
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| 7 June | Sheffield | Guy Allott | Clive Featherby | Dick Campbell |
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| 7 June | Plymouth | Jimmy Squibb | Peter Jarman |  Ross Gilbertson |
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| 8 June | Wolverhampton | Willie Templeton | Graham Warren | Norman Hunter |
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| 8 June | Leicester | Ivor Brown | Harry Edwards | Gil Goldfinch |
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| 8 June | Bradford | Brian Craven | Cliff Cox | Tommy Roper |
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| 9 June |  Neath | Eric Boothroyd | Trevor Redmond | Geoff Mudge |
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| 9 June | Edinburgh | Wayne Briggs | Clive Featherby | Doug Templeton |
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| 9 June | Cradley Heath | Ivor Brown | Ross Gilbertson | Tony Lewis |
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| 9 June | Stoke | Ken Adams | Peter Jarman | Tommy Roper |
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| Provincial League Final Round | |||||
| 15 June | Wolverhampton | Peter Vandenberg | Jimmy Squibb | Doug Templeton | |
Scandinavian Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifications | |||||
| 29 April |  Malilla |  ? | ? | ? |
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| 1 May | Visby | ? | ? | ? |
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| 3 May | Stockholm | ? | ? | ? |
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| 24 May |  Odense | Björn Knutson | Ove Fundin | Leif Larsson |
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| 27 May | Malilla | Göte Nordin | Åke Andersson | Bengt Branneffors | |
Continental Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 7 April |  Wieden |  Luboš Tomíček Sr. |  Manfred Poschenreider | Josef Bössner |
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| 13 May |  Rovno |  Joachim Maj | Bedřich Slaný | Viktor Trofimov |
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| 13 May | Ostrava | Antonín Kasper Sr. | Andrzej Domiszewski | Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
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| 13 May | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Osijek | Paweł Waloszek | Florian Kapała | Igor Plekhanov |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 3 June | Lvov | Bedřich Slaný | Janusz Suchecki | Jaroslav Volf |
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| 3 June | Warsaw | Marian Kaiser | Henryk Żyto | Florian Kapała | |
Second round
- British & Commonwealth first round - 16 to British & Commonwealth finals
- Scandinavian Final - 8 to European Final
- Continental Final - 8 to European Final
British & Commonwealth First Round
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | |||||
| 30 June | Coventry | Ken McKinlay | Ron Mountford | Barry Briggs |
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| 30 June | Swindon | Ronnie Moore | Les Owen | Bob Andrews |
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| 2 July | Wimbledon | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs | Peter Moore |
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| 3 July | Southampton | Alby Golden | Neil Street | Ronnie Genz |
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| 5 July | Oxford | Peter Craven | Billy Bales | Mike Broadbanks |
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| 6 July | Ipswich | Barry Briggs | Dick Fisher | Peter Moore |
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| 6 July | Leicester | Peter Craven | Ron How | Ian Williams |
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| 7 July | Norwich | Ron How | Bob Andrews | Billy Bales |
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| 7 July | Belle Vue | Peter Craven | Dick Fisher | Gerald Jackson | |
Nordic Final
- July 3, 1962
- Hillerød
- First 8 to European 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 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(13) Björn Knutson |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(10) Göte Nordin |
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(4) Ove Fundin |
12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (6) Sören Sjösten |
12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Bengt Branneffors |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Arne Carlsson |
9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  (2) Aage Hansen |
8.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Sörmander |
8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | T | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Leif Larsson |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Kurt W. Petersen |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) Sverre Harrfeldt |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | F | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (11) Per Tage Svensson |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Inge Gustafsson |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (16) Willihard Thomsson |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (14) Åke Andersson |
2.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | - | 2.5 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Goran Norlen |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Evert Andersson |
0 | 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 |
Continental Final
- June 17, 1962
- Wroclaw
- First 8 to European 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 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(1) Marian Kaiser |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(13) Paweł Waloszek |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(15) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (10) Florian Kapała |
11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (7) Igor Plekhanov |
10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Henryk Żyto |
9 | 2 | 1 | F | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (2) Farid Szajnurov |
9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (4) Stanisław Tkocz |
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Bedřich Slaný |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) Jaroslav Volf |
6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Jerzy Suchecki |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | F | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (11) Antonin Novak |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (6) Joachim Maj |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Boris Samorodov |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Stanislav Kubíček |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Bronislaw Rogal |
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 |
Third round
- British & Commonwealth Finals - 8 to World Final
- European Final - 8 to World Final
British & Commonwealth Finals
Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Finals (3 rounds) | |||||
| 23 July | Wimbledon | Peter Craven | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs |
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| 24 July | Southampton | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Ken McKinlay |
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| 27 July | Norwich | Barry Briggs | Ronnie Moore | Peter Craven |
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Top 8 qualifying for World Final[8]
- Peter Craven 41 pts (beat Briggs in ride off to become 1926 British champion)
- Barry Briggs 41 pts
- Ronnie Moore 38 pts
- Ken McKinlay 33 pts
- Ron How 30 pts
- Ron Mountford 29 pts
- Bob Andrews 29 pts
- Mike Broadbanks 26 pts
- res - Nigel Boocock 22 pts
European Final
- June 26, 1962
- Oslo
- First 8 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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(12) Björn Knutson |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(1) Ove Fundin |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 3 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(10) Göte Nordin |
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (13) Sören Sjösten |
10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (14) Igor Plekhanov |
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (2) Arne Carlsson |
9 | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (3) Paweł Waloszek |
9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Sörmander |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Henryk Żyto |
7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Aage Hansen |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (8) Marian Kaiser |
6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (9) Florian Kapała |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | E | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (15) Bengt Branneffors |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | E | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Stanisław Tkocz |
2 | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (4) Farid Szajnurov |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
- 8 September 1962
- London, Wembley Stadium[9]
- Referee: (
) C. H. King
| 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) Peter Craven |
14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(2) Barry Briggs |
13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(10) Ove Fundin |
10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (6) Björn Knutson |
10 | 3 | 1 | E | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (3) Ronnie Moore |
9 | 3 | 3 | E | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Bob Andrews |
9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (7) Ken McKinlay |
9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (1) Göte Nordin |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (4) Sören Sjösten |
8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Igor Plekhanov |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13) Rune Sörmander |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (12) Ron How |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Arne Carlsson |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Paweł Waloszek |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Mike Broadbank |
2 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Ron Mountford |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Nigel Boocock |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Henryk Żyto |
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 |
References
- ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ↑ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Craven had no time to worry". Daily Mirror. 10 September 1962. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Craven looks world class". Sunday Mirror. 29 July 1962. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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