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
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
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| Provincial League Qualifying Round | |||||
| 10 June |  Newcastle |  Ivan Mauger | Brian Craven | Brian Brett |
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| 10 June | Exeter | Len Silver | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Vandenberg |  Ross Gilbertson |
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| 11 June | St Austell | George Hunter | John Hart | John Dews |
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| 11 June | New Cross | Ivor Brown | Reg Luckhurst | Wayne Briggs |
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| 11 June | Long Eaton | Charlie Monk | Graham Warren | Chris Julian |
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| 12 June | Poole | Brian Brett | Ross Gilbertson | Reg Luckhurst |
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| 12 June | Hackney | Norman Hunter | Trevor Hedge | Colin Pratt |
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| 13 June | Sheffield | Jack Kitchen | Graham Warren | Clive Featherby |
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| 13 June | Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd | Eric Boocock |
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| 14 June | Wolverhampton | Ivan Mauger | George Hunter | Maury Mattingley |
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| 15 June | Cradley Heath | Ivor Brown | Maury Mattingley | Cliff Cox |
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| 15 June | Stoke | Jack Kitchen | Colin Pratt | Peter Jarman |
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| 15 June | Rayleigh | Clive Featherby | Ken Adams | Tommy Roper |
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| 15 June | Edinburgh | Doug Templeton | Jimmy Squibb | Wayne Briggs |
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| Provincial League Final Round | |||||
| 22 June | Edinburgh | Ivan Mauger | Eric Boothroyd | George Hunter | |
Scandinavian Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifications | |||||
| 28 April |  Vetlanda | Björn Knutsson | Ove Fundin | Per Tage Svensson |
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| 1 May | Visby | Rune Sörmander | Ove Fundin | Willihard Thorsson |
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| 5 May | Malilla | Per Olof Söderman | Arne Karlson | Göran Norlén |
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| Semifinals | |||||
| 10 May |  Hillerod | Ove Fundin | Per Olof Söderman | Olle Nygren |
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| 6 June |  Oslo | Göte Nordin | Björn Knutsson | Göran Norlén | |
Continental Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 9 May |  Prague |  Igor Plekhanov | Antonín Kasper Sr. |  Henryk Żyto |
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| 12 May |  Linz | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Evald Babic |  Manfred Poschenreider |
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| 12 May | Ufa | Farid Szajnurov | Andrzej Pogorzelski | Miroslav Šmíd |
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| 12 May | Kranja | Boris Samorodov | Gennady Kurilenko | Marian Kaiser |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 3 June | Abensberg | Josef Hofmeister | Boris Samorodov | Pawel Waloszek |
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| 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
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | |||||
| 29 June | Coventry | Ron Mountford | Doug Templeton | Jack Geran |
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| 1 July | Wimbledon | Mike Broadbanks | Ron How | Bob Andrews |
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| 2 July | Southampton | Barry Briggs | Dick Fisher | Peter Craven |
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| 4 July | Oxford | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Ken McKinlay |
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| 5 July | Swindon | Mike Broadbanks | Ron How | Nigel Boocock |
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| 10 July | Belle Vue | Ken McKinlay | Dick Fisher | Brian Brett |
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| 12 July | Norwich | Peter Craven | Peter Moore | Jimmy Gooch | |
Nordic Final
- June 9, 1963
- Växjö
- First 8 to European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
| 2 | Björn Knutsson | 12 | |
| 3 | Göte Nordin | 12 | |
| 4 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 11 | |
| 5 | Arne Carlsson | 9 | |
| 6 | Per Tage Svensson | 9 | |
| 7 | Bernt Nilsson | 9 | |
| 8 | Per Olof Söderman | 8 | |
| 9 | Göran Norlén | 8 | |
| 10 |  Timo Laine | 8 | |
| 11 | Rune Sörmander | 7 | |
| 12 | Sören Sjösten | 5 | |
| 13 | Leif Larsson | 3 | |
| 14 | Åke Andersson | 2 | |
| 15 | Kurt W. Petersen | 1 | |
| 16 | Olle Nygren | 0 | |
| R1 | Arne Pander | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(13) Stanisław Tkocz |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(9) Boris Samorodov |
12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(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
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Finals (3 rounds) | |||||
| 22 July | Wimbledon | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Nigel Boocock |
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| 23 July | Southampton | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven | Peter Moore |
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| 26 July | Norwich | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven |  Leo McAuliffe |
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Top 8 qualifying for World Final[8]
- Barry Briggs
- Peter Craven
- Nigel Boocock 31 pts
- Jim Lightfoot 27 pts
- Leo McAuliffe
- Ron How
- Peter Moore
- Dick Fisher
- res - Tadeusz Teodorowicz
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(8) Björn Knutsson |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(5) Ove Fundin |
13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(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
- September 14, 1963
- London, Wembley Stadium[9]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(9) Ove Fundin |
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(8) Björn Knutsson |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(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
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Fundin champ again". The People. 15 September 1963. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Coventry pair in Speedway Final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 27 July 1963. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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