1962 Individual Speedway World Championship

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 Knutsson 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
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

Scandinavian Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
29 April Malilla ? ? ?
1 May Visby ? ? ?
3 May Stockholm ? ? ?
24 May Odense Björn Knutsson Ove Fundin Leif Larsson
27 May Malilla Göte Nordin Åke Andersson Bengt Branneffors

Continental Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
7 April Wieden Luboš Tomíček Sr. Manfred Poschenreider Josef Bössner
13 May Rovno Joachim Maj Bedřich Slaný Viktor Trofimov
13 May Ostrava Antonín Kasper Sr. Andrzej Domiszewski Konstanty Pociejkewicz
13 May Osijek Paweł Waloszek Florian Kapała Igor Plekhanov
Semi-Finals
3 June Lvov Bedřich Slaný Janusz Suchecki Jaroslav Volf
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
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
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

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
(13) Björn Knutsson 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
(10) Göte Nordin 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
(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
(1) Marian Kaiser 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
(13) Paweł Waloszek 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
(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

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
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

Top 8 qualifying for World Final[8]

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) Björn Knutsson 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(1) Ove Fundin 12 3 3 3 E 3 12 2
(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
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 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
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  8. "Craven looks world class". Sunday Mirror. 29 July 1962. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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