1966 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In the final in Göteborg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning his fourth World title. Norwegian Sverre Harrfeldt took silver and Pole Antoni Woryna took bronze.[7] Ivan Mauger, a 26-year-old New Zealander who had won the European Final qualifier finished fourth.

Format changes

The format of the Championship changed for the 1966 event. With the final to be held in Sweden, six riders from Sweden would be eligible for the World Final by finishing in the top six of the Swedish finals. The remaining Scandinavian riders were pooled in with the British and Commonwealth riders and then the Continental riders, who ultimately would have only 10 places for the World Final.

Two Swedish finals were held during 1966, the three race qualifying for the World Final and another held on 7 October that was separate from the World Championship.[8][9]

First Round
  • British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British & Commonwealth Final

British & Commonwealth Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
20 May Newport Nigel Boocock John Erskine Jack Biggs
20 May Glasgow Ron Mountford Charlie Monk Eric Boocock
21 May Edinburgh George Hunter Doug Templeton Norman Hunter
21 May Coventry Nigel Boocock Jim Lightfoot Bill Andrew
21 May Belle Vue Brian Brett John Erskine Cyril Maidment
21 May Wimbledon Reg Luckhurst Bob Dugard Bob Paulson
23 May Newcastle Ivan Mauger Brian Brett Mike Broadbank
23 May Exeter Ron Mountford Martin Ashby Trevor Hedge
24 May Long Eaton Ray Wilson Eric Boothroyd Ivan Mauger
24 May West Ham Barry Briggs Norman Hunter Malcolm Simmons
25 May Kings Lynn David Crane Cyril Maidment Peter Moore
25 May Poole Bill Andrew Geoff Mudge Doug Templeton
26 May Oxford Eric Boocock Jimmy Gooch Jim Lightfoot
26 May Sheffield Billy Bales Barry Briggs Charlie Monk
27 May Hackney Colin Pratt Mike Broadbank Ivan Mauger
27 May Wolverhampton Ken McKinlay Terry Betts Peter Jarman
28 May Cradley Heath Ivor Brown Peter Vandenberg Colin Gooddy
28 May Halifax Eric Boocock Eric Boothroyd Colin Pratt
28 May Swindon Barry Briggs Martin Ashby Arne Pander
Semi-Finals
13 June Cradley Heath Trevor Hedge Colin Pratt Mike Broadbank
15 June Halifax Barry Briggs Ron Mountford Peter Moore

Second Round
  • British & Commonwealth Final - 8 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final
  • Nordic Final - 8 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final
  • Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final

British & Commonwealth Final
  • June 27, 1966
  • Wimbledon
  • First 8 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian 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
(3) Barry Briggs 12 3 3 3 3 F 12 1
(8) Ivan Mauger 11 3 1 2 3 2 11 2
(7) Colin Pratt 10 0 2 3 2 3 10 3
4 (9) Mike Broadbank 9 3 3 0 1 2 9 4
5 (1) George Hunter 9 0 2 3 3 1 9 5
6 (6) Nigel Boocock 9 2 0 2 2 3 9 6
7 (15) Brian Brett 8 0 1 1 3 3 8 7 3
8 (4) Ken McKinlay 8 2 3 0 0 3 8 8 2
9 (16) Eric Boocock 8 3 2 1 1 1 8 9 1
10 (2) Trevor Hedge 8 1 2 3 2 F 8 10 0
11 (5) Ron Mountford 7 1 0 2 2 2 7 11
12 (13) Roy Trigg 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 12
13 (14) Norman Hunter 6 1 3 1 0 1 6 13
14 (10) Jimmy Gooch 5 2 1 2 0 0 5 14
15 (12) Dave Younghusband 2 0 E E 1 1 2 15
16 (11) Peter Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
R1 (R1) Martin Ashby 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Terry Betts 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

Nordic Final
  • 19 May 1966
  • Hillerød
  • First 8 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final plus 1 reserve
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Kalevi Lahtinen14
2 Ole Olsen13
3 Sverre Harrfeldt12
4 Paul Wissing12
5 Matti Olin12
6 Nils Paulsen8
7 Jonny Faafeng8
8 Torbjörn Nygaard7
9 Per Aulie7
10 Börge Christiansen7
11 Jan Holm-Nielsen4
12 Preben Andreasen4
13 Heikki Kaprali4
14 Jörgen Mogensen3
15 Kurt Bøgh2
16 Jouko Naskali1
17 Erik Kastebo1

Continental Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
8 May Abensberg Joachim Maj Andrzej Wyglenda Andrzej Pogorzelski
8 May Meissen Jan Mucha Edmund Migoś Marian Rose
8 May Miskolc Jerzy Trzeszkowski Zbigniew Podlecki Farid Szajnurov
8 May Osijek Gennady Kurilenko Stanisław Tkocz Antoni Woryna
Semi-Finals
22 May Balakovo Gennady Kurilenko Antoni Woryna Marian Rose
22 May Rybnik Andrzej Pogorzelski Joachim Maj Pavel Mares

Third Round
  • Swedish Qualifying - 16 to Swedish Final
  • Continental Final - 8 to European Final
  • British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final - 8 to European Final

Swedish Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Semi-Finals
24 April Målilla Per Olof Söderman Karl-Erik Andersson Olle Nygren
1 May Visby Leif Enecrona Göte Nordin Leif Larsson

Continental Final
  • June 25, 1966
  • Slany
  • 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 21
(14) Andrzej Pogorzelski 12 3 3 1 2 3 12 1
(12) Antoni Woryna 11 2 3 2 3 1 11 2
(13) Konstanty Pociejkewicz 11 2 2 3 2 2 11 3
4 (11) Marian Kaiser 10 0 3 2 3 2 10 4
5 (2) Edmund Migoś 10 3 2 3 0 2 10 5
6 (1) Igor Plechanov 10 2 3 1 1 3 10 6
7 (9) Pawel Waloszek 10 3 1 2 3 1 10 7
8 (7) Stanisław Tkocz 9 3 1 2 0 3 9 8 3
9 (6) Pavel Mares 9 2 1 3 X 3 9 9 2
10 (8) Marian Rose 9 1 2 3 1 2 9 10
11 (3) Viktor Trofimov 5 1 2 0 2 0 5 11
12 (16) Joachim Maj 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 12
13 (10) Andrzej Wyglenda 3 1 F 1 1 0 3 13
14 (4) Stanislav Kubíček 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 14
15 (5) Boris Samorodov 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 (15) Gennady Kurilenko 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
R1 (R1) Jaroslav Volf 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

British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final
  • July 14, 1966
  • Sheffield
  • 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 21
(14) Barry Briggs 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(11) Ivan Mauger 13 3 3 3 3 1 13 2
(8) Nigel Boocock 12 3 3 2 1 3 12 3
4 (13) Sverre Harrfeldt 10 E 3 2 2 3 10 4
5 (12) George Hunter 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 5
6 (7) Ken McKinlay 10 1 1 3 2 3 10 6
7 (15) Colin Pratt 10 2 2 2 3 1 10 7
8 (5) Mike Broadbank 9 2 1 1 3 2 9 8
9 (6) Brian Brett 6 0 2 1 2 1 6 9
10 (4) Kalevi Lahtinen 6 2 1 1 1 1 6 10
11 (3) Ole Olsen 5 3 F 0 2 0 5 11
12 (2) Torbjörn Nygaard 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 12
13 (16) Nils Paulsen 3 1 0 0 E 2 3 13
14 (9) Jonny Faafeng 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 14
15 (10) Paul Wissing 1 0 0 0 1 E 1 15
16 (1) Börge Christiansen 0 F - - - - 0 16
R1 (R1) Eric Boocock 0 2 2 0 2 0 R1
R2 (R2) Gordon Guasco 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

Fourth Round
  • Swedish Finals - 6 to World Final
  • European Final - 10 to World Final

Swedish Finals

Three races held on 31 May at Borås, 1 June at Linköping and 2 June in Göteborg

RiderPoints
Björn Knutsson41
Torbjörn Harrysson35
Leif Enecrona33
Leif Larsson33
Per Olof Söderman32
Göte Nordin31
Bengt Brannefors27
Olle Nygren26
Gunnar Malmqvist25
Bernt Persson18
Karl-Erik Andersson14
Bengt Larsson13
Therje Henriksson7
Bo Josefsson5
Bengt Jansson4
Willy Friberg4
Kurt Westlund4
Arne Carlsson3

European Final
  • September 3, 1966
  • Wembley
  • First 10 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
(14) Ivan Mauger 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
(16) Barry Briggs 13 3 2 3 3 2 13 2
(12) Antoni Woryna 11 1 3 3 2 2 11 3
4 (11) Sverre Harrfeldt 10 2 3 1 3 1 10 4
5 (1) Nigel Boocock 10 2 2 2 1 3 10 5
6 (5) Igor Plechanov 10 1 3 2 2 2 10 6
7 (10) Mike Broadbank 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 7
8 (13) Stanisław Tkocz 8 F 1 3 1 3 8 8
9 (15) Andrzej Pogorzelski 8 1 2 1 2 2 8 9
10 (8) Marian Kaiser 7 3 E 2 2 0 7 10
11 (6) Ken McKinlay 6 2 1 0 3 0 6 11
12 (3) Konstanty Pociejkewicz 5 3 F 1 0 1 5 12
13 (2) Edmund Migoś 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 13
14 (7) Brian Brett 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 14
15 (4) George Hunter 2 0 1 0 1 E 2 15
16 (9) Colin Pratt 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 16
R1 (R1) Pawel Waloszek 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

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
(16) Barry Briggs 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(11) Sverre Harrfeldt 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
(1) Antoni Woryna 13 3 3 1 3 3 13 3
4 (9) Ivan Mauger 11 2 1 3 3 2 11 4
5 (4) Torbjörn Harrysson 10 2 2 2 2 2 10 5
6 (7) Göte Nordin 9 3 2 3 F 1 9 6
7 (14) Leif Enecrona 8 2 1 2 2 1 8 7
8 (13) Igor Plechanov 8 1 2 1 2 2 8 8
9 (2) Stanisław Tkocz 7 1 3 2 1 0 7 9
10 (3) Björn Knutsson 5 E 1 1 E 3 5 10
11 (12) Marian Kaiser 5 0 0 3 1 1 5 11
12 (6) Andrzej Pogorzelski 5 2 2 0 1 0 5 12
13 (8) Mike Broadbank 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 13
14 (10) Leif Larsson 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 14
15 (15) Nigel Boocock 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 (5) Per Olof Söderman 1 0 X 0 1 0 1 16
R1 (R1) Ken McKinlay 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Bengt Brannefors 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

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