1962 Individual Speedway World Championship

1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship.

British Qualification


DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Provincial League Qualifying Round
4 June Newcastle Brian Craven Stan Stevens Gil Goldfinch
4 June Exeter Cliff Cox Len Silver Chris Julian
6 June Poole Tony Lewis Peter Vandenberg Geoff Mudge
7 June Middlesbrough Peter Vandenberg Eric Boothroyd Wayne Briggs
7 June Sheffield Guy Allott Clive Featherby Dick Campbell
7 June Plymouth Jimmy Squibb Peter Jarman Ross Gilbertson
8 June Wolverhampton Willie Templeton Graham Warren Norman Hunter
8 June Leicester Ivor Brown Harry Edwards Gil Goldfinch
8 June Bradford Brian Craven Cliff Cox Tommy Roper
9 June Neath Eric Boothroyd Trevor Redmond Geoff Mudge
9 June Edinburgh Wayne Briggs Clive Featherby Doug Templeton
9 June Cradley Heath Ivor Brown Ross Gilbertson Tony Lewis
9 June Stoke Ken Adams Peter Jarman Tommy Roper
Provincial League Final Round
15 June Wolverhampton Peter Vandenberg Jimmy Squibb Doug Templeton
First Round
30 June Coventry Ken McKinlay Ron Mountford Barry Briggs
30 June Swindon Ronnie Moore Les Owen Bob Andrews
2 July Wimbledon Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs Peter Moore
3 July Southampton Alby Golden Neil Street Ronnie Genz
5 July Oxford Peter Craven Billy Bales Mike Broadbanks
6 July Ipswich Barry Briggs Dick Fisher Peter Moore
6 July Leicester Peter Craven Ron How Ian Williams
7 July Norwich Ron How Bob Andrews Billy Bales
7 July Belle Vue Peter Craven Dick Fisher Gerald Jackson
British Finals (3 rounds)
23 July Wimbledon Peter Craven Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs
24 July Southampton Peter Craven Barry Briggs Ken McKinlay
27 July Norwich Barry Briggs Ronnie Moore Peter Craven

Scandinavian Qualifications

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
29 April Malilla ? ? ?
1 May Visby ? ? ?
3 May Stockholm ? ? ?
24 May Odense Bjorn Knutsson Ove Fundin Leif Larsson
27 May Malilla Gote Nordin Ake Andersson Bengt Branneffors
Final
3 June Hillerod Bjorn Knutsson Gote Nordin Ove Fundin


Scandinavian Final

  • July 3, 1962
  • Hillerod
  • 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
(13) Bjorn Knutsson 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
(10) Gote Nordin 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
(4) Ove Fundin 12 3 3 0 3 3 12 3
4 (6) Soren Sjosten 12 3 2 3 1 3 12 4
5 (1) Bengt Branneffors 10 2 2 2 3 1 10 5
6 (9) Arne Karlsson 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 Sormander 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) Ake 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 Round


DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
7 April Wieden Luboš Tomíček, Sr. Manfred Poschenrieder Josef Bossner
13 May Rovno Joachim Maj Bedzich Slany Viktor Trofimov
13 May Ostrava Antonin Kasper, Sr. Andrzej Domiszewski Konstanty Pociejkowicz
13 May Osijek Pawel Waloszek Florian Kapala Igor Plechanov
Semi-Finals
3 June Lvov Bedzich Slany Janusz Suchecki Jaroslav Volf, Jr.
3 June Warsaw Marian Kaiser Henryk Zyto Florian Kapala
Continental Final
17 June Wroclaw Marian Kaiser Pawel Waloszek Luboš Tomíček, Sr.
European Final
29 June Oslo Bjorn Knutsson Ove Fundin Gote Nordin


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
(1) Marian Kaiser 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
(13) Pawel Waloszek 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
(15) Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 12 3 3 3 2 1 12 3
4 (10) Florian Kapala 11 3 3 0 3 2 11 4
5 (7) Igor Plechanov 10 3 1 2 2 2 10 5
6 (9) Henryk Zyto 9 2 1 F 3 3 9 6
7 (2) Farid Shajnurov 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 7
8 (4) Stanislaw Tkocz 8 1 2 1 1 3 8 8
9 (5) Bedzich Slany 6 2 0 0 2 2 6 9 3
10 (12) Jaroslav Volf, Jr. 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 Pociejkowicz 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 Kubicek 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

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
(12) Bjorn Knutsson 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(1) Ove Fundin 12 3 3 3 E 3 12 2
(10) Gote Nordin 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 3
4 (13) Soren Sjosten 10 3 2 1 2 2 10 4
5 (14) Igor Plechanov 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 5
6 (2) Arne Karlsson 9 F 1 2 3 3 9 6
7 (3) Pawel Waloszek 9 2 1 2 3 1 9 7
8 (7) Rune Sormander 9 2 2 2 1 2 9 8
9 (11) Henryk Zyto 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 Kapala 4 0 0 0 3 1 4 12
13 (6) Lubos Tomicek, Sr. 3 1 0 2 E E 3 13
14 (15) Bengt Branneffors 3 1 0 0 2 E 3 14
15 (16) Stanislaw Tkocz 2 F 1 1 0 0 2 15
16 (4) Farid Shajnurov 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

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
(14) Peter Craven 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 1
(2) Barry Briggs 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 2
(10) Ove Fundin 10 3 0 1 3 3 10 3 3
4 (6) Björn Knutsson 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 Plechanov 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

  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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