1969 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 24th 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 Mirror and held at Wembley. Ivan Mauger retained his title and won £1,000 in prize money. Barry Briggs finished second again after beating Sören Sjösten in a run-off for silver.[7][8]

Format changes

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1969 event. This time the Swedish riders were pooled with the Continental and European sections that would provide 10 riders for the World Final, while the British and Commonwealth riders would supply 6 riders for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London.

First Round
  • British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final
  • Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final
  • Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final

British Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
17 May Halifax Eric Boocock Charlie Monk Reg Luckhurst
17 May Coatbridge Jim McMillan Bert Harkins Trevor Hedge
19 May Newcastle Eric Boocock Ray Wilson Dave Gifford
19 May Exeter Barry Briggs Martin Ashby Tony Clarke
20 May Leicester Martin Ashby Howard Cole John Boulger
20 May West Ham Norman Hunter Stan Stevens Ken McKinlay
21 May Poole Geoff Mudge Ivan Mauger Pete Smith
22 May Oxford Eddie Reeves Pete Smith Mike Broadbanks
22 May Wimbledon Ronny Moore Tony Clarke Ivan Mauger
22 May Sheffield Arnold Haley Jim Airey Nigel Boocock
23 May Newport Sándor Lévai Frank Shuter Reg Luckhurst
23 May Glasgow Charlie Monk Barry Briggs Jim McMillan
23 May Hackney Colin Pratt Garry Middleton Pete Smith
23 May Wolverhampton Nigel Boocock James Bond Norman Hunter
24 May Belle Vue Ivan Mauger Ray Wilson Chris Pusey
24 May Coventry Nigel Boocock Norman Hunter Coll Cottrell
1 June Kings Lynn Terry Betts Malcolm Simmons Martin Ashby
9 June Cradley Heath Roy Trigg Bob Andrews James Bond
11 June Swindon Barry Briggs Jim Airey Clive Hitch
Semi-Finals
24 June Leicester Barry Briggs Charlie Monk Reg Luckhurst
26 June Sheffield Ivan Mauger Ray Wilson Tommy Roper

Scandinavian Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
25 April Göteborg Ove Fundin Bengt Brannefors Bengt Larsson
27 April Vetlanda Bengt Jansson Gunnar Malmqvist Bengt Svensson
28 April Borås Bernt Persson Göte Nordin Per Olof Söderman
29 April Avesta Leif Enecrona Hasse Holmqvist Anders Michanek
Nordic Semi-Final
1 May Kumla Bengt Jansson Per Olof Söderman Jan Simensen
1 May Visby Sören Sjösten Bernt Persson Hasse Holmqvist
1 May Gislaved Ove Fundin Göte Nordin Ole Olsen

Continental Qualifying
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
11 May Ruhpolding Antoni Woryna Edward Jancarz Manfred Poschenreider
11 May Krsko Jerzy Trzeszkowski Zdislaw Dobrucki Gennady Kurilenko
11 May Miskolc Vladimir Smirnov Zbigniew Podlecki Paweł Waloszek
11 May Stralsund Viktor Trofimov Zygmunt Pytko Jürgen Hehlert
Semi-Finals
7 June Slany Antoni Woryna Zbigniew Podlecki Andrzej Wyglenda
8 June Bydgoszcz Jerzy Trzeszkowski Henryk Glucklich Andrzej Pogorzelski

Second Round
  • Nordic Final - 8 to European Final
  • Continental Final - 8 to European Final

Nordic 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) Torbjörn Harrysson 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1 3
(3) Sören Sjösten 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 2 2
(12) Ove Fundin 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 3 1
4 (14) Reidar Eide 12 3 3 2 1 3 12 4
5 (6) Bernt Persson 10 3 2 2 2 1 10 5
6 (2) Hasse Holmqvist 10 1 1 2 3 3 10 6
7 (4) Bengt Jansson 9 0 2 3 3 1 9 7
8 (11) Per Olof Söderman 9 2 2 1 2 2 9 8
9 (8) Bo Josefsson 6 2 1 1 0 2 6 9 3
10 (13) Gunnar Malmqvist 6 1 2 2 1 0 6 10 2
11 (10) Bengt Larsson 5 1 0 1 2 1 5 11
12 (7) Jan Simensen 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 12
13 (16) Ole Olsen 2 2 0 - 0 - 2 13
14 (5) Odd Fossengen 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 14
15 (9) Göte Nordin 1 0 1 0 - - 1 15
16 (15) Nils Ringstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 (R1) Runo Wedin 3 1 2 3 R1
R2 (R2) Bengt Svensson 0 0 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

Continental Final
  • June 27, 1969
  • Ufa
  • 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
(7) Antoni Woryna 11 2 3 1 2 3 11 1
(16) Andrzej Wyglenda 10 0 3 3 2 2 10 2
(2) Edward Jancarz 10 3 2 3 2 0 10 3
4 (14) Valeri Klementiev 9 3 E 0 3 3 9 4
5 (1) Henryk Glucklich 9 0 3 2 1 3 9 5
6 (9) Zbigniew Podlecki 9 3 2 3 0 1 9 6
7 (6) Jan Mucha 9 1 3 1 1 3 9 7
8 (13) Andrzej Pogorzelski 9 2 0 2 3 2 9 8
9 (8) Gennady Kurilenko 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 9
10 (4) Jerzy Trzeszkowski 9 2 1 3 2 1 9 10
11 (5) Stanisław Tkocz 8 E 1 2 3 2 8 11
12 (15) Jan Holub I 8 1 1 1 3 2 8 12
13 (3) Paweł Waloszek 6 1 2 1 1 1 6 13
14 (10) Zygmunt Pytko 3 2 1 E 0 E 3 14
15 (12) Zdislaw Dobrucki 0 F 0 E E E 0 15
16 (11) Karel Prusa 0 E 0 E - - 0 16
R1 (R1) Gerhard Ulenbrock 0 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

Third Round
  • European Final - 10 to World Final
  • British/Commonwealth Final - 6 to World Final

British/Commonwealth Final
  • August 5, 1969
  • West Ham
  • First 6 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
(9) Barry Briggs 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(3) Nigel Boocock 13 3 3 2 3 2 13 2 3
(6) Ronnie Moore 13 3 2 3 2 3 13 3 2
4 (2) Ivan Mauger 11 0 3 3 3 2 11 4
5 (4) Ken McKinlay 11 2 3 2 1 3 11 5
6 (11) Howard Cole 9 2 1 2 2 2 9 6
7 (16) Arnold Haley 8 3 2 1 2 X 8 7 3
8 (7) Eric Boocock 8 1 2 1 3 1 8 8 2
9 (13) Garry Middleton 8 2 2 3 1 T 8 9 1
10 (10) Charlie Monk 6 1 1 0 1 3 6 10
11 (8) Martin Ashby 4 0 1 1 X 2 4 11
12 (5) Trevor Hedge 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 12
13 (14) Jim McMillan 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 13
14 (15) Colin Pratt 3 E T 2 0 1 3 14
15 (1) Ray Wilson 3 1 F 1 1 0 3 15
16 (12) Roy Trigg 1 0 E 0 0 1 1 16
R1 (R1) James Bond 0 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Clive Hitch 0 0 R2
R3 (R3) Martin Ashby 0 0 R3
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
  • August 24, 1969
  • Olching
  • 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
(13) Valeri Klementiev 12 0 3 3 3 3 12 1
(15) Edward Jancarz 12 2 3 3 2 2 12 2
(2) Torbjörn Harrysson 11 3 3 2 2 1 11 3
4 (4) Andrzej Pogorzelski 11 1 3 2 3 2 11 4
5 (5) Andrzej Wyglenda 9 3 1 1 1 3 9 5
6 (3) Sören Sjösten 9 2 0 3 2 2 9 6
7 (16) Henryk Glucklich 8 1 0 1 3 3 8 7
8 (6) Hasse Holmqvist 8 2 2 3 1 0 8 8
9 (7) Ove Fundin 8 1 1 1 3 2 8 9
10 (8) Jan Mucha 8 0 2 2 1 3 8 10
11 (14) Zbigniew Podlecki 7 3 1 1 1 1 7 11
12 (11) Bengt Jansson 5 3 2 0 0 0 5 12
13 (1) Antoni Woryna 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 13
14 (12) Bernt Persson 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 14
15 (10) Reidar Eide 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 15
16 (9) Per Olof Söderman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
(11) Ivan Mauger 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
(16) Barry Briggs 11 3 2 2 1 3 11 2 3
(5) Sören Sjösten 11 3 F 2 3 3 11 3 2
4 (2) Nigel Boocock 10 3 2 3 1 1 10 4
5 (9) Hasse Holmqvist 10 2 1 3 2 2 10 5
6 (6) Edward Jancarz 9 1 1 1 3 3 9 6
7 (7) Ove Fundin 9 2 2 2 3 0 9 7
8 (13) Ken McKinlay 7 1 3 3 0 0 7 8
9 (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski 7 0 3 1 2 1 7 9
10 (3) Jan Mucha 7 1 0 2 2 2 7 10
11 (15) Ronnie Moore 6 2 1 1 1 1 6 11
12 (8) Henryk Glücklich 5 0 0 0 2 3 5 12
13 (12) Valeri Klementiev 4 0 3 X F 1 4 13
14 (1) Torbjörn Harrysson 4 2 2 F - - 4 14
15 (4) Andrzej Wyglenda 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 15
16 (10) Howard Cole 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16
R1 (R1) Zbigniew Podlecki 3 1 2 3 R1
R2 (R2) Arnold Haley 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

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