Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th 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 Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finishing one point ahead of two time champion Barry Briggs. Three time champion Ove Fundin defeated fellow Swede Björn Knutson in a ride off to claim the bronze medal.[7]
First round
Qualification results.[8][9]
British & Commonwealth provincial qualifying
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
4 June | Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | Brian Craven | Stan Stevens | Gil Goldfinch |
4 June | County Ground, Exeter | Cliff Cox | Len Silver | Chris Julian |
6 June | Wimborne Road, Poole | Tony Lewis | Peter Vandenberg | Geoff Mudge |
7 June | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd | Wayne Briggs |
7 June | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Guy Allott | Clive Featherby | Dick Campbell |
7 June | Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth | Jimmy Squibb | Peter Jarman | Ross Gilbertson |
8 June | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Willie Templeton | Graham Warren | Norman Hunter |
8 June | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ivor Brown | Harry Edwards | Gil Goldfinch |
8 June | Greenfield Stadium, Bradford | Brian Craven | Cliff Cox | Tommy Roper |
9 June | Neath Abbey Stadium, Neath | Eric Boothroyd | Trevor Redmond | Geoff Mudge |
9 June | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Wayne Briggs | Clive Featherby | Doug Templeton |
9 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Ivor Brown | Ross Gilbertson | Tony Lewis |
9 June | Sun Street Stadium, Hanley | Ken Adams | Peter Jarman | Tommy Roper |
Norwegian qualifying Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Aage Hansen | 14 | 2 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 12 | 3 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 11 | 4 | Egil Bratvold | 9 | 5 | Svein Johnsen | 9 | 6 | Oystein Mellerud | 9 | 7 | Cato Agnor | 8 | 8 | Per Aulie | 8 | 9 | Bjarne Sorenby | 7 | 10 | Odvar Kristiansen | 6 | 11 | Jon Odegaard | 6 | 12 | Fred Roger Steen | 5 | 13 | Haavard Gulbjörnrud | 5 | 14 | Reidar Bakken | 4 | 15 | Gunnar Skjetene | 4 | | Finnish qualifying Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Timo Laine | 15 | 2 | Antti Pajari | 14 | 3 | Ilkka Helminen | 13 | 4 | Esko Koponen | 12 | 5 | Olavi Turunen | 11 | 6 | Antero Salasto | 10 | 7 | Veikko Kirjonen | 8 | 8 | Martti Assinen | 8 | 9 | Nils Staaf | 7 | 10 | Jan Ulfingman | 6 | 11 | Reijo Saburin | 5 | 12 | Martti Koivuoja | 5 | 13 | Osmo Hokkannen | 2 | 14 | Pertti Petersohn | 2 | 15 | Bertil Kollroos | 0 | |
Swedish qualifying
- Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
| Pos. | Rider | Points | 14 | Göran Norlén | 15 | 15 | Kjell Svensson | 12 | 16 | Willihard Thomsson | 11 | 17 | Inge Gustafsson | 10 | 18 | Göran Carlsson | 7 | 19 | Sigvard Johansson | 5 | 20 | Jan Ekeroth | 5 | 21 | Kurt Westlund | 4 | 22 | Thore Kindstrand | 2 | 23 | Curt Nyqvist | 2 | 24 | Olle Nygren | 2 | 25 | Per-Åke Lundgren | 2 | 26 | Bengt Jansson | 2 | |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
Second Round
Nordic Qualifying
British Provincial final
Continental semi-finals
3 June - Army Sports Club Stadium, Lviv
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Third round
British & Commonwealth national league round
- Top 16 to British & Commonwealth 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 |
| (13) Björn Knutson | 14 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 14 | 1 | |
| (10) Göte Nordin | 14 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 14 | 2 | |
| (4) Ove Fundin | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 12 | 3 | |
4 | (6) Sören Sjösten | 12 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 12 | 4 | |
5 | (1) Bengt Brannefors | 10 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 10 | 5 | |
6 | (9) Arne Carlsson | 9 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 9 | 6 | |
7 | (2) Aage Hansen | 8.5 | 1 | | | | | 1/2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 8.5 | 7 | |
8 | (7) Rune Sörmander | 8 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | T | | | 8 | 8 | |
9 | (15) Leif Larsson | 8 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 8 | 9 | |
10 | (5) Kurt W. Petersen | 6 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
11 | (12) Sverre Harrfeldt | 5 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | F | | 5 | 11 | |
12 | (11) Per Tage Svensson | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
13 | (8) Inge Gustafsson | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | 13 | |
14 | (16) Willihard Thomsson | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | 14 | |
15 | (14) Åke Andersson | 2.5 | | | | 1 | | 1/2 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | - | 2.5 | 15 | |
16 | (3) Goran Norlen | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Evert Andersson | 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 |
Continental Final
- 17 June 1962
- Olympic Stadium Wrocław, Wrocław
- First 8 to European Final
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
British & Commonwealth Finals
Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through to World final.[11]
European Final
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
- 8 September 1962
- Wembley Stadium, London[12]
- Referee: C. H. King
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.
- ^ "Craven had no time to worry". Daily Mirror. 10 September 1962. Retrieved 8 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1962 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "1962 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Jarman crashed in first race". Staffordshire Sentinel. 16 June 1962. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Craven looks world class". Sunday Mirror. 29 July 1962. 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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