The 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 16th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The final was held outside of Wembley and England for the first time when on the 15 September Ove Fundin retained his title in his home country of Sweden. It was the first time a rider had won three titles and Sweden produced a clean sweep of podium places with Björn Knutsson and Göte Nordin finishing second and third.[7]
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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
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
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
ReferencesEdit
^Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN0-86215-017-5.
^"World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^"WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^"HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^"Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^"WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^"Ove Fundin Retains Speedway Title". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 September 1961. Retrieved 7 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN0-7524-2402-5
October 23, 2023
1961, individual, speedway, world, championship, previous, 1960, next, 1962, 16th, edition, official, world, championship, determine, world, champion, rider, final, held, outside, wembley, england, first, time, when, september, fundin, retained, title, home, c. 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship Previous 1960 Next 1962 The 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 16th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 The final was held outside of Wembley and England for the first time when on the 15 September Ove Fundin retained his title in his home country of Sweden It was the first time a rider had won three titles and Sweden produced a clean sweep of podium places with Bjorn Knutsson and Gote Nordin finishing second and third 7 Contents 1 First round 1 1 British amp Commonwealth Qualifying 1 2 Scandinavian Qualifying 1 3 Continental Qualifying 2 Second round 2 1 British amp Commonwealth Semi finals 2 2 Nordic Final 2 3 Continental Final 3 Third round 3 1 European Final 3 2 British Final 4 World Final 5 ReferencesFirst round EditBritish amp Commonwealth Qualifying 32 riders to British amp Commonwealth semi finals Scandinavian Qualifying 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying 16 to Continental FinalBritish amp Commonwealth Qualifying Edit Date Venue Winner Runner up 3rd placePreliminary Round22 May nbsp Exeter nbsp Eric Hockaday nbsp Jim Lightfoot nbsp Pete Lansdale24 May nbsp Poole nbsp Maury Mattingley nbsp Tony Lewis nbsp Ken Middleditch25 May nbsp Middlesbrough nbsp Dick Campbell nbsp Peter Vandenberg nbsp Geoff Mudge26 May nbsp Wolverhampton nbsp Graham Warren nbsp Harry Edwards nbsp Eric Hockaday26 May nbsp Rayleigh nbsp Johnny Fitzpatrick nbsp Gil Goldfinch nbsp Ken Adams26 May nbsp Plymouth nbsp Jack Scott nbsp Tony Lewis nbsp Chris Julian27 May nbsp Edinburgh nbsp Jim Lightfoot nbsp Doug Templeton nbsp Dick Campbell27 May nbsp Cradley Heath nbsp Harry Bastable nbsp Ivor Brown nbsp Peter Vandenberg1 June nbsp Sheffield nbsp Clive Featherby nbsp Clive Cox nbsp George Hunter3 June nbsp Stoke nbsp Maury Mattingley nbsp Ken Adams nbsp Stan StevensRound 13 July nbsp Wimbledon nbsp Ronnie Moore nbsp Ron How nbsp Jim Tebby4 July nbsp Southampton nbsp Peter Craven nbsp Barry Briggs nbsp Ray Cresp5 July nbsp New Cross nbsp Bob Andrews nbsp Split Waterman nbsp Ken McKinlay6 July nbsp Oxford nbsp Jack Young nbsp Ronnie Genz nbsp Mike Broadbanks6 July nbsp Ipswich nbsp Peter Moore nbsp Johnny Chamberlain nbsp Ray Cresp7 July nbsp Leicester nbsp Ronnie Moore nbsp Ken McKinlay nbsp Danny Dunton8 July nbsp Swindon nbsp Cyril Maidment nbsp Tadeusz Teodorowicz nbsp Neil Street8 July nbsp Coventry nbsp Peter Moore nbsp Bob Duckworth nbsp Bob Andrews8 July nbsp Norwich nbsp Billy Bales nbsp Mike Broadbanks nbsp Split Waterman8 July nbsp Belle Vue nbsp Peter Craven nbsp Gerald Jackson nbsp Eric WilliamsScandinavian Qualifying Edit Date Venue Winner Runner up 3rd placeQualifications30 April nbsp Vetlanda nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 May nbsp Visby nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 May nbsp Goteborg nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 May nbsp Oslo nbsp Ove Fundin nbsp Bjorn Knutsson nbsp Aage Hansen28 May nbsp Helsinki nbsp Per Tage Svensson nbsp Rune Sormander nbsp Arne PanderContinental Qualifying Edit Date Venue Winner Runner up 3rd placeQuarter Finals28 May nbsp Poznan nbsp Bohumir Bartonek nbsp Bedrich Slany nbsp Stanislaw Tkocz28 May nbsp Liberec nbsp Bronislaw Idzikowski nbsp Farid Szajnurov nbsp Igor Plekhanov28 May nbsp Krsko nbsp Konstanty Pociejkewicz nbsp Bohumil Rednek nbsp Henryk Zyto28 May nbsp Abensberg nbsp Josef Hofmeister nbsp Marian Kaiser nbsp Antonin Kasper Sr Semi Finals17 June nbsp Linz nbsp Josef Hofmeister nbsp Antonin Kasper Sr nbsp Marian Kaiser18 June nbsp Warsaw nbsp Stanislaw Tkocz nbsp Mieczyslaw Polukard nbsp Florian KapalaSecond round EditBritish amp Commonwealth semi finals 16 to British amp Commonwealth final Scandinavian Final 8 to European Final Continental Final 8 to European FinalBritish amp Commonwealth Semi finals Edit Date Venue Winner Runner up 3rd placeSemi Finals31 July nbsp Wimbledon nbsp Ronnie Moore nbsp Barry Briggs nbsp Bob Andrews1 August nbsp Southampton nbsp Ron How nbsp Peter Craven nbsp Cyril Maidment5 August nbsp Belle Vue nbsp Ronnie Moore nbsp Doug Davies nbsp Nigel Boocock5 August nbsp Norwich nbsp Barry Briggs nbsp Peter Craven nbsp Billy BalesNordic Final Edit 11 June 1961 nbsp Gislaved First 8 to European FinalPos Rider Heat Scores Total1 nbsp Ove Fundin 142 nbsp Arne Pander 133 nbsp Bjorn Knutsson 134 nbsp Per Tage Svensson 125 nbsp Evert Andersson 106 nbsp Gote Nordin 107 nbsp Leif Larsson 88 nbsp Rune Sormander 89 nbsp Goran Norlen 710 nbsp Arne Carlsson 711 nbsp Soren Sjosten 612 nbsp Joel Jansson 513 nbsp Bernt Nilsson 314 nbsp Timo Laine 215 nbsp Rolf Westerberg 116 nbsp Curt Eldh 2R1 nbsp Aage Hansen dnrR1 nbsp Kalevi Lahtinen dnrContinental Final Edit 23 July 1961 nbsp Slany First 8 to European FinalPlacing 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 nbsp nbsp 2 Florian Kapala 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1 nbsp nbsp 1 Igor Plekhanov 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 2 nbsp nbsp 6 Stanislaw Tkocz 12 2 2 2 3 3 12 34 nbsp 8 Henryk Zyto 10 3 1 3 1 2 10 45 nbsp 7 Josef Hofmeister 9 1 3 3 0 2 9 56 nbsp 12 Konstanty Pociejkewicz 9 2 2 1 2 2 9 67 nbsp 4 Kaziemirz Bentke 8 1 X 2 2 3 8 78 nbsp 15 Marian Kaiser 7 3 2 2 X 7 89 nbsp 11 Mieczyslaw Polukard 7 X 1 1 3 2 7 910 nbsp 14 Joachim Maj 7 2 1 2 1 1 7 1011 nbsp 16 Antonin Kasper Sr 7 1 3 0 2 1 7 1112 nbsp 10 Bedrich Slany 6 3 0 1 1 1 6 1213 nbsp 9 Stanislaw Rurarz 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1314 nbsp 3 Bronislaw Idzikowski 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 1415 nbsp 13 Bohumir Bartonek 1 X 0 0 E 1 1 1516 nbsp 5 Bernard Kacperak 1 0 1 E 0 0 1 16R1 nbsp R1 Stefan Kepa 0 0 R1Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21m 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 outsideThird round EditBritish amp Commonwealth Final 8 to World Final European Final 8 to World FinalEuropean Final Edit 26 August 1961 nbsp Wieden First 8 to World Final plus 1 reservePlacing 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 nbsp nbsp 8 Ove Fundin 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1 nbsp nbsp 11 Bjorn Knutsson 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 2 nbsp nbsp 3 Igor Plekhanov 11 3 2 1 3 2 11 34 nbsp 4 Rune Sormander 10 2 1 3 3 1 10 45 nbsp 6 Florian Kapala 10 2 3 2 2 1 10 56 nbsp 12 Stanislaw Tkocz 10 1 0 3 3 3 10 67 nbsp 15 Gote Nordin 9 3 1 2 1 2 9 78 nbsp 16 Josef Hofmeister 9 2 2 1 1 3 9 89 nbsp 5 Leif Larsson 8 1 2 1 2 2 8 910 nbsp 9 Henryk Zyto 7 2 3 2 F 7 1011 nbsp 2 Evert Andersson 6 1 2 0 1 2 6 1112 nbsp 10 Per Tage Svensson 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 1213 nbsp 14 Goran Norlen 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1314 nbsp 7 Mieczyslaw Polukard 1 0 0 1 1 1415 nbsp 13 Marian Kaiser 1 1 F E E 0 1 1516 nbsp 1 Kaziemirz Bentke 0 NS NS NS NS NS 0 16R1 nbsp R1 Josef Bossner 3 1 1 1 3 R1R2 nbsp R2 Johan Hartl 0 0 0 R2Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21m 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 outsideBritish Final Edit 2 September 1961 nbsp Wembley First 8 to World final plus 1 reservePlacing 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 nbsp nbsp 7 Barry Briggs 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1 nbsp nbsp 3 Peter Craven 14 3 2 3 3 3 14 2 nbsp nbsp 12 Ronnie Moore 12 3 3 3 2 1 12 34 nbsp 5 Ken McKinlay 9 0 3 2 1 3 9 45 nbsp 1 Ron How 9 2 2 2 0 3 9 56 nbsp 4 Bob Andrews 9 1 2 2 3 1 9 67 nbsp 16 Ray Cresp 8 1 1 3 2 1 8 78 nbsp 15 Mike Broadbanks 7 3 1 1 0 2 7 89 nbsp 14 Cyril Maidment 7 2 3 1 1 0 7 910 nbsp 9 Ronnie Genz 7 1 1 2 1 2 7 1011 nbsp 6 Jack Young 7 1 1 1 2 2 7 1112 nbsp 11 Doug Davies 5 0 0 0 3 2 5 1213 nbsp 8 Neil Street 5 2 0 0 2 1 5 1314 nbsp 2 Peter Moore 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 1415 nbsp 10 Jack Scott 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1516 nbsp 13 Nigel Boocock 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16R1 nbsp R1 Chum Taylor 0 0 R1R2 nbsp R2 Split Waterman 0 0 R2Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21m 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 outsideWorld Final Edit15 September 1961 nbsp Malmo Malmo Stadion 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 nbsp nbsp 6 Ove Fundin 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1 nbsp nbsp 4 Bjorn Knutsson 12 3 3 3 F 3 12 2 3 nbsp nbsp 13 Gote Nordin 12 2 2 2 3 3 12 3 24 nbsp 15 Barry Briggs 12 1 3 3 2 3 12 4 15 nbsp 2 Bob Andrews 10 2 2 2 1 3 10 56 nbsp 16 Ronnie Moore 10 3 1 2 2 2 10 67 nbsp 3 Florian Kapala 8 0 2 2 3 1 8 78 nbsp 7 Rune Sormander 7 2 1 0 3 1 7 89 nbsp 9 Ron How 7 2 3 1 1 0 7 910 nbsp 8 Peter Craven 6 F 2 3 0 1 6 1011 nbsp 10 Ken McKinlay 5 3 F 1 1 E 5 1112 nbsp 12 Cyril Maidment 4 1 0 1 2 0 4 1213 nbsp 1 Igor Plekhanov 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 1314 nbsp 5 Ray Cresp 3 F 1 0 F 2 3 1415 nbsp 11 Stanislaw Tkocz 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 1516 nbsp 14 Mike Broadbank 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 16R1 nbsp R1 Jack Young 0 0 R1R2 nbsp R2 Leif Larsson 0 0 R2Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21m 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 outsideReferences Edit 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 7 July 2021 WORLD FINALS 1936 1994 PDF Speedway Researcher Retrieved 7 July 2021 HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK Speedway org Retrieved 7 July 2021 Speedway riders history and results wwosbackup Retrieved 7 July 2021 WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL RIDER INDEX British Speedway Retrieved 7 July 2021 Ove Fundin Retains Speedway Title Coventry Evening Telegraph 16 September 1961 Retrieved 7 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Bamford R amp Shailes G 2002 A History of the World Speedway Championship Stroud Tempus Publishing ISBN 0 7524 2402 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship amp oldid 1140498513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
