1963 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 18th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Ove Fundin extended his record by winning a fourth world crown. Fellow Sweden Björn Knutsson finished second and Barry Briggs took the bronze medal.[7]

First Round
  • British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 56 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
10 June Newcastle Ivan Mauger Brian Craven Brian Brett
10 June Exeter Len Silver Peter Vandenberg Ross Gilbertson
11 June St Austell George Hunter John Hart John Dews
11 June New Cross Ivor Brown Reg Luckhurst Wayne Briggs
11 June Long Eaton Charlie Monk Graham Warren Chris Julian
12 June Poole Brian Brett Ross Gilbertson Reg Luckhurst
12 June Hackney Norman Hunter Trevor Hedge Colin Pratt
13 June Sheffield Jack Kitchen Graham Warren Clive Featherby
13 June Middlesbrough Peter Vandenberg Eric Boothroyd Eric Boocock
14 June Wolverhampton Ivan Mauger George Hunter Maury Mattingley
15 June Cradley Heath Ivor Brown Maury Mattingley Cliff Cox
15 June Stoke Jack Kitchen Colin Pratt Peter Jarman
15 June Rayleigh Clive Featherby Ken Adams Tommy Roper
15 June Edinburgh Doug Templeton Jimmy Squibb Wayne Briggs
Provincial League Final Round
22 June Edinburgh Ivan Mauger Eric Boothroyd George Hunter

Scandinavian Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
28 April Vetlanda Björn Knutsson Ove Fundin Per Tage Svensson
1 May Visby Rune Sörmander Ove Fundin Willihard Thorsson
5 May Malilla Per Olof Söderman Arne Karlson Göran Norlén
Semifinals
10 May Hillerod Ove Fundin Per Olof Söderman Olle Nygren
6 June Oslo Göte Nordin Björn Knutsson Göran Norlén

Continental Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
9 May Prague Igor Plekhanov Antonín Kasper Sr. Henryk Żyto
12 May Linz Luboš Tomíček Sr. Evald Babic Manfred Poschenreider
12 May Ufa Farid Szajnurov Andrzej Pogorzelski Miroslav Šmíd
12 May Kranja Boris Samorodov Gennady Kurilenko Marian Kaiser
Semi-Finals
3 June Abensberg Josef Hofmeister Boris Samorodov Pawel Waloszek
3 June Lvov Stanisław Tkocz Igor Plekhanov Henryk Żyto

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
29 June Coventry Ron Mountford Doug Templeton Jack Geran
1 July Wimbledon Mike Broadbanks Ron How Bob Andrews
2 July Southampton Barry Briggs Dick Fisher Peter Craven
4 July Oxford Peter Craven Barry Briggs Ken McKinlay
5 July Swindon Mike Broadbanks Ron How Nigel Boocock
10 July Belle Vue Ken McKinlay Dick Fisher Brian Brett
12 July Norwich Peter Craven Peter Moore Jimmy Gooch

Nordic Final
  • June 9, 1963
  • Växjö
  • First 8 to European Final
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Ove Fundin3,3,3,3,315
2 Björn Knutsson12
3 Göte Nordin12
4 Sverre Harrfeldt11
5 Arne Carlsson9
6 Per Tage Svensson9
7 Bernt Nilsson9
8 Per Olof Söderman8
9 Göran Norlén8
10 Timo Laine8
11 Rune Sörmander7
12 Sören Sjösten5
13 Leif Larsson3
14 Åke Andersson2
15 Kurt W. Petersen1
16 Olle Nygren0
R1 Arne Pander0

Continental Final
  • June 23, 1963
  • Wroclaw
  • First 8 to European 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
(13) Stanisław Tkocz 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(9) Boris Samorodov 12 2 2 3 3 2 12 2
(14) Antonín Kasper Sr. 11 2 3 1 3 2 11 3
4 (16) Joachim Maj 9 0 3 3 3 E 9 4
5 (1) Marian Kaiser 9 3 1 2 E 3 9 5
6 (2) Igor Plekhanov 9 0 2 2 2 3 9 6
7 (12) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 9 1 2 3 2 1 9 7
8 (10) Henryk Żyto 9 3 1 1 2 2 9 8
9 (4) Josef Hofmeister 9 1 1 2 2 3 9 9
10 (3) Stanislav Kubíček 8 2 2 2 F 2 8 10
11 (7) Pawel Waloszek 6 3 1 E 1 1 6 11
12 (15) Andrzej Pogorzelski 4 1 3 E 0 4 12
13 (8) Marian Rose 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 13
14 (6) Manfred Poschenreider 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 14
15 (5) Yuri Chekranov 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 15
16 (11) Vitalij Shilo 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 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

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)
22 July Wimbledon Peter Craven Barry Briggs Nigel Boocock
23 July Southampton Barry Briggs Peter Craven Peter Moore
26 July Norwich Barry Briggs Peter Craven Leo McAuliffe

Top 8 qualifying for World Final[8]

European Final
  • August 28, 1963
  • Göteborg
  • First 8 to 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
(8) Björn Knutsson 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(5) Ove Fundin 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 2
(2) Per Olof Söderman 10 3 2 2 1 2 10 3
4 (1) Arne Carlsson 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 4
5 (11) Boris Samorodov 9 3 3 1 2 0 9 5
6 (14) Sverre Harrfeldt 9 F 3 1 3 2 9 6
7 (7) Göte Nordin 9 2 2 0 2 3 9 7
8 (16) Per Tage Svensson 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 8
9 (3) Antonín Kasper Sr. 8 1 1 2 2 2 8 9
10 (13) Henryk Żyto 7 1 X 3 0 3 7 10
11 (6) Igor Plekhanov 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 11
12 (4) Bernt Nilsson 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 12
13 (12) Stanisław Tkocz 4 2 0 1 F 1 4 13
14 (15) Marian Kaiser 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 14
15 (9) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 15
16 (10) Joachim Maj 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 16
R1 (R1) Josef Hofmeister 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

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
(9) Ove Fundin 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1
(8) Björn Knutsson 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
(12) Barry Briggs 12 1 3 3 3 2 12 3
4 (11) Boris Samorodov 11 0 3 3 2 3 11 4
5 (13) Göte Nordin 10 3 2 3 1 1 10 5
6 (3) Sverre Harrfeldt 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 6
7 (1) Nigel Boocock 8 3 1 1 2 1 8 7
8 (16) Leo McAuliffe 7 2 E 2 3 0 7 8
9 (10) Ron How 7 2 3 F F 2 7 9
10 (6) Peter Craven 6 3 1 F 2 0 6 10
11 (7) Peter Moore 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 11
12 (5) Per Olof Söderman 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 12
13 (4) Dick Fisher 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 13
14 (2) Jim Lightfoot 4 E 2 1 0 1 4 14
15 (14) Per Tage Svensson 1 1 F 0 0 0 1 15
16 (15) Arne Carlsson 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 16
R1 (R1) Tadeusz Teodorowicz 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Ron Mountford 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

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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  7. "Fundin champ again". The People. 15 September 1963. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Coventry pair in Speedway Final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 27 July 1963. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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