1967 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1967 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 22nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
At Wembley in front of a 70,000 crowd Ove Fundin won a record fifth title, one year after Barry Briggs had equalled his record in 1966. Fellow Swede Bengt Jansson took silver and New Zealander Ivan Mauger took bronze, improving on his fourth place position the previous year.[7]
Format changes
The format of the Championship changed for the 1967 event. It reverted back to the 1965 system whereby riders from the European Final and British/Commonwealth Final would qualify for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London. However the European Final would now see 10 riders qualifying for the final.
First round
- British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 32 to British & Commonwealth semi finals
- Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final
- Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final
British Qualifying
Scandinavian Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifications | |||||
| 23 April |  Malilla | Ove Fundin | Olle Nygren | Per Olof Söderman |
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| 1 May | Visby | Bernt Persson | Göte Nordin | Hasse Holmqvist |
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| 4 May |  Hillerod | Olle Nygren | Bengt Larsson | Bengt Jansson |
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| 4 May | Vetlanda | Ove Fundin | Per Olof Söderman | Göte Nordin | |
Continental Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 7 May |  Meissen | Jürgen Hehlert |  Antonín Kasper Sr. |  Zbigniew Podlecki |
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| 7 May |  Miskolc | Edmund Migoś | Jan Holub I | Andrzej Pogorzelski |
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| 7 May |  Abensberg | Joachim Maj | Pawel Waloszek |  Gabdrakhman Kadyrov |
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| 7 May | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Maribor | Andrzej Wyglenda | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | Sergej Lyatosinsky |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 21 May | Balakovo | Andrzej Wyglenda | Boris Samorodov | Gennady Kurilenko |
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| 21 May | Slany | Antoni Woryna | Igor Plechanov | Jan Holub I | |
Second round
- British/Commonwealth semi finals - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final
- Scandinavian Final - 8 to European Final
- Continental Final - 8 to European Final
British/Commonwealth semi finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 13 July |  Wimbledon |  Barry Briggs | Trevor Hedge | Terry Betts |
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| 13 July | Sheffield | Reg Luckhurst | Eric Boocock | Colin Pratt | |
Nordic Final
- June 4, 1967
- Hillerød
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(7) Ove Fundin |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 (11) Sverre Harrfeldt |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(8) Leif Enecrona |
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (13) Bernt Persson |
10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Olle Nygren |
9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Bengt Jansson |
9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (16) Anders Michanek |
9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (12) Gunnar Malmqvist |
7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) Lars Jansson |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (15) Bengt Larsson |
7 | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Per Olof Söderman |
6 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (4) Göte Nordin |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Ole Olsen |
3 | 2 | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (14) Sven Sigurd |
3 | 1 | 2 | F | - | - | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (10) Hasse Holmqvist |
3 | 3 | F | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (5) Per J.Aulie |
2 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Johnny Faafeng |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Kurt Bøgh |
0 | 0 | 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
- August 20, 1967
- Kempten
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(9) Andrzej Wyglenda |
14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(6) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(13) Igor Plechanov |
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (8) Andrzej Pogorzelski |
11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Antoni Woryna |
10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Jan Holub I |
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Jochen Dinse |
8 | 2 | 3 | X | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (14) Stanislaw Rurarz |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) Edmund Migoś |
6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | E | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (15) Pawel Waloszek |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (16) Antonín Šváb Sr. |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (5) Miroslav Verner |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Jürgen Hehlert |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Boris Samorodov |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (10) Gennady Kurilenko |
0 | 0 | X | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Antonín Kasper Sr. |
4 | 2 | 1 | E | 1 | 4 | 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 Final - 6 to World Final
- European Final - 10 to World Final
British/Commonwealth Final
- August 22, 1967
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(6) Barry Briggs |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(12) Ivan Mauger |
13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(13) Eric Boocock |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Colin Pratt |
11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Rick France |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (16) Ray Wilson |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15) Mike Broadbank |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (14) Jim Airey |
8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) Nigel Boocock |
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Reg Luckhurst |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Martin Ashby |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Roy Trigg |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (7) Terry Betts |
3 | E | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (4) Trevor Hedge |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Cyril Maidment |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) George Hunter |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Charlie Monk |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Geoff Mudge |
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 |
European Final
- August 27, 1967
- Wroclaw
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(11) Andrzej Wyglenda |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Andrzej Pogorzelski |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(9) Igor Plechanov |
12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (1) Antoni Woryna |
10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (16) Bernt Persson |
9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
8 | 2 | 1 | E | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (10) Ove Fundin |
8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (6) Anders Michanek |
8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (3) Bengt Jansson |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Jochen Dinse |
7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | 7 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) Jan Holub I |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Leif Enecrona |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Sverre Harrfeldt |
3 | 0 | 3 | E | E | E | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (4) Olle Nygren |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | F | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Gunnar Malmqvist |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (13) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Lars Jansson |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Stanislaw Rurarz |
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 |
World Final
- September 16, 1967
- London, Wembley Stadium[8]
| 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) Ove Fundin |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(5) Bengt Jansson |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(16) Ivan Mauger |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (14) Igor Plechanov |
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (6) Barry Briggs |
11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (8) Anders Michanek |
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Eric Boocock |
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Ray Wilson |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (9) Andrzej Pogorzelski |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Bernt Persson |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12) Antoni Woryna |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (15) Rick France |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (10) Colin Pratt |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (13) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
3 | F | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (1) Andrzej Wyglenda |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (4) Jochen Dinse |
0 | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Mike Broadbank |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Leif Enecrona |
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
- 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 9 July 2021.
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- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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