1961 Individual Speedway World Championship

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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 Knutson and Göte Nordin finishing second and third. [7]

First round

Qualification results. [8] [9]

Norwegian qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1Aage Hansen15
2Oystein Mellerud13+3
3 Sverre Harrfledt 13+2
4 Rolf Westerberg 12
5Oddvar Kristiansen9
6Gunnar Skvetne8
7Jon Odegaard8
8Arne Kristiansen7
9Bjarne Sörenbye7
10Fred Roger Steen7
11Reidar Bakken6
12Egil H. Kruke4
13Egil Bratvold4
14Ole Rostad3
15 Reidar Eide 2
16Egil Otto Tobiasen1

Finnish qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1Kalevi Lahtinen15
2Olavi Turunen13
3 Timo Laine 11
4Yrjö Vuorio11
5 Antti Pajari 10
6Antero Salasto10
7Ilkka Helminen8
8Esko Koponen7
9Pertti Petersohn6
10Martti Assinen6
11Raimo Orastie5
12Nils Staaf5
13Jan Ulfingman4
14Valle Seliverstov4
15Heikki Yli Orvola3
16Osmo Hokkanen2

Swedish qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
30 April Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda Ove FundinRune SörmanderGöran Norlen
1 May Gamla Speedway Track, Visby Ove FundinBjörn KnutsonArne Carlsson
4 May Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg Sören SjöstenRune SörmanderEvert Andersson
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Ove Fundin 30
2 Rune Sörmander 26
3 Björn Knutson 22
4 Evert Andersson 21
5 Arne Carlsson 21
6 Göran Norlén 19
7 Per-Tage Svensson 19
8 Sören Sjösten 19
9 Bert Lindarw 19
10 Joel Jansson 18
11 Leif Larsson 18
12 Göte Nordin 17
13 Bernt Nilsson 16
14 Åke Andersson 15
15 Curt Eldh 15
Pos.RiderPoints
16 Olle Segerström 13
17Inge Gustafsson9
18Göran Carlsson7
19Kjell Lutteman7
20Thore Kindstrand6
21Thorvald Karlsson5
22Curt Nyqvist4
23Kjell Svensson3
24Bo Magnusson1
25Per-Åke Lundgren1
26Hans Hallberg0
27 Bengt Brannefors 0
28Olle Andersson IV0

British & Commonwealth qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
22 May County Ground, Exeter Eric Hockaday Jim Lightfoot Pete Lansdale
24 May Wimborne Road, Poole Maury Mattingley Tony Lewis Ken Middleditch
25 May Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough Dick Campbell Peter Vandenberg Geoff Mudge
26 May Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton Graham Warren Harry Edwards Eric Hockaday
26 May Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh Johnny Fitzpatrick Gil Goldfinch Ken Adams
26 May Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Jack Scott Tony Lewis Chris Julian
27 May Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Jim Lightfoot Doug Templeton Dick Campbell
27 May Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley Harry Bastable Ivor Brown Peter Vandenberg
1 June Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Clive Featherby Clive Cox George Hunter
3 June Hanley Greyhound Stadium, Hanley Maury Mattingley Ken Adams Stan Stevens

Continental qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
28 May Flag of Poland.svg Gwardia Sports Club Stadium, Poznań Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumír Bartoněk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bedřich Slaný Flag of Poland.svg Stanisław Tkocz
28 May Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavlovičky Stadion, Liberec Flag of Poland.svg Bronislaw Idzikowski Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Farid Szajnurov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Plekhanov
28 May Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Matija Gubec Stadium, Krsko Flag of Poland.svg Konstanty Pociejkewicz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Rednek Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Żyto
28 May Flag of Germany.svg Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg Flag of Germany.svg Josef Hofmeister Flag of Poland.svg Marian Kaiser Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Kasper Sr.

Second round

British & Commonwealth 2nd round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
3 July Wimbledon Stadium, London Ronnie Moore Ron How Jim Tebby
4 July Banister Court Stadium, Southampton Peter Craven Barry Briggs Ray Cresp
5 July New Cross Stadium, London Bob Andrews Split Waterman Ken McKinlay
6 July Oxford Stadium, Oxford Jack Young Ronnie Genz Mike Broadbanks
6 July Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich Peter Moore Johnny Chamberlain Ray Cresp
7 July Leicester Stadium, Leicester Ronnie Moore Ken McKinlay Danny Dunton
8 July Abbey Stadium, Swindon Cyril Maidment Tadeusz Teodorowicz Neil Street
8 July Brandon Stadium, Coventry Peter Moore Bob Duckworth Bob Andrews
8 July The Firs Stadium, Norwich Billy Bales Mike Broadbanks Split Waterman
8 July Hyde Road, Manchester Peter Craven Gerald Jackson Eric Williams

Nordic Qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Ove Fundin 15
2 Björn Knutson 14
3 Aage Hansen 13
4 Arne Carlsson 12
5 Bernt Nilsson 11
6 Göran Norlén 11
7 Leif Larsson
8 Joel Jansson 7
9 Reidar Kristoffersen 6
10 Kurt W Petersen 6
11 Sverre Harrfeldt 5
12 Torbjörn Nygaard 5
13 Paul Wissing 2
14 Nils Paulsen 2
15Gunnar Skjetne2
16Jon Ödegaard1
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Per-Tage Svensson 14
2 Rune Sörmander 13
3 Arne Pander 12
4 Evert Andersson 11
5 Göte Nordin 11
6 Kalevi Lahtinen 10
7 Sören Sjösten 9
8 Rolf Westerberg 8
9 Timo Laine 7
10 Yrjö Vuorio 7
11 Antti Pajari 6
12 Åke Andersson 3
13 Curt Eldh 3
14 Bert Lindarw 3
15Olavi Turunen2
16Esko Koponen1

Continental semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Josef Hofmeister 15
2 Antonín Kasper Sr. 13
3 Marian Kaiser 12
4 Konstanty Pociejkewicz 11
5 Stanislaw Rurarz 10
6 Bernard Kacperak 10
7 Henryk Zyto 8
8 Kazimierz Bentke 8
9 Valent Medved 7
10 Pawel Waloszek 6
11 Jan Malinowski 6
12 Bohumil Rendek 5
13Zdeněk Dominik4
14Jaroslav Volf Jr.4
15Johan Hartl1
16Jaroslav Volf Sr.0
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Stanislaw Tkocz 14
2 Mieczyslaw Polukard 13
3 Florian Kapala 13
4 Joachim Maj 12
5 Bronislaw Idzikowski 11
6 Igor Plekhanov 11
7 Bohumír Bartoněk 10
8 Bedrich Slany 8
9 Stefan Kepa 7
10 Adolf Slabon 4
11 Milan Spinka 4
12Libor Dusanek4
13Jan Kusiak2
14Miloslav Ralis2
15Stanislav Kubicek2
16 Farid Szajnurov 2

Third round

British & Commonwealth Semi finals

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
31 July Wimbledon Stadium, LondonRonnie MooreBarry BriggsBob Andrews
1 August Banister Court Stadium, Southampton Ron HowPeter CravenCyril Maidment
5 August Hyde Road, Manchester Ronnie MooreDoug DaviesNigel Boocock
5 August The Firs Stadium, Norwich Barry BriggsPeter CravenBilly Bales
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ronnie Moore 29
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Briggs 29
3 Flag of England.svg Peter Craven 28
4 Flag of England.svg Cyril Maidment 24
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Moore 22
6 Flag of England.svg Bob Andrews 21
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Ken McKinlay 21
8 Flag of England.svg Mike Broadbank 21
9 Flag of England.svg Ron How 20
10 Flag of England.svg Nigel Boocock 19
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Scott 19
12 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Doug Davies 18
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Street 18
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Young 18
15 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Genz 18
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Cresp 17
Pos.RiderPoints
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnny Chamberlain 16
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chum Taylor 16
19 Flag of England.svg Billy Bales 15
20 Flag of England.svg Split Waterman 15
21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Squibb 9
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tadeusz Teodorowicz 8
23 Flag of England.svg Dick Fisher 8
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Biggs 7
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Geran 7
26 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Eric Williams 7
27 Flag of England.svg Jim Tebby 5
28 Flag of England.svg Alby Golden 5
29 Flag of England.svg Tony Lewis 4
30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Williams 4
31 Flag of England.svg Nick Nicholls 4
32 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Duckworth 0

Nordic Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Fundin 14
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Arne Pander 13
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Knutson 13
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Tage Svensson 12
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Andersson 10
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Göte Nordin 10
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Larsson 8
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Rune Sörmander 8
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Norlén 7
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Arne Carlsson 7
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Soren Sjosten 6
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Jansson 5
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Bernt Nilsson 3
14 Flag of Finland.svg Timo Laine 2
15 Flag of Norway.svg Rolf Westerberg 1
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Curt Eldh 2
R1 Flag of Norway.svg Aage Hansen dnr
R1 Flag of Finland.svg Kalevi Lahtinen dnr

Continental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (2) Florian Kapała 1433323141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (1) Igor Plekhanov 1423333142
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (6) Stanisław Tkocz 1222233123
4 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Henryk Żyto 1031312104
5 Flag of Germany.svg (7) Josef Hofmeister 91330295
6 Flag of Poland.svg (12) Konstanty Pociejkewicz 92212296
7 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Kaziemirz Bentke 81X22387
8 Flag of Poland.svg (15) Marian Kaiser 7322X-78
9 Flag of Poland.svg (11) Mieczysław Połukard 7X113279
10 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Joachim Maj 721211710
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (16) Antonín Kasper Sr. 713021711
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (10) Bedřich Slaný 630111612
13 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Stanislaw Rurarz 512110513
14 Flag of Poland.svg (3) Bronislaw Idzikowski 300030314
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Bohumír Bartoněk 1X00E1115
16 Flag of Poland.svg (5) Bernard Kacperak 101E00116
R1 Flag of Poland.svg (R1) Stefan Kepa 00R1
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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

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Fourth round

European Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (8) Ove Fundin 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Björn Knutson 1433323142
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (3) Igor Plekhanov 1132132113
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Rune Sörmander 1021331104
5 Flag of Poland.svg (6) Florian Kapała 1023221105
6 Flag of Poland.svg (12) Stanisław Tkocz 1010333106
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (15) Göte Nordin 93121297
8 Flag of Germany.svg (16) Josef Hofmeister 92211398
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Leif Larsson 81212289
10 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Henryk Żyto 7232F-710
11 Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Evert Andersson 612012611
12 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Per Tage Svensson 301200312
13 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Göran Norlén 200020213
14 Flag of Poland.svg (7) Mieczysław Połukard 1001--114
15 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Marian Kaiser 11FEE0115
16 Flag of Poland.svg (1) Kaziemirz Bentke 0NSNSNSNSNS016
R1 Flag of Austria.svg (R1) Josef Bössner 31113R1
R2 Flag of Austria.svg (R2) Johan Hartl 000R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

British Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg (7) Barry Briggs 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (3) Peter Craven 1432333142
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg (12) Ronnie Moore 1233321123
4 Flag of Scotland.svg (5) Ken McKinlay 90321394
5 Flag of England.svg (1) Ron How 92220395
6 Flag of England.svg (4) Bob Andrews 91223196
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (16) Ray Cresp 81132187
8 Flag of England.svg (15) Mike Broadbanks 73110278
9 Flag of England.svg (14) Cyril Maidment 72311079
10 Flag of England.svg (9) Ronnie Genz 711212710
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (6) Jack Young 711122711
12 Flag of South Africa.svg (11) Doug Davies 500032512
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (8) Neil Street 520021513
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Peter Moore 302100314
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (10) Jack Scott 220000215
16 Flag of England.svg (13) Nigel Boocock 100100116
R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (R1) Chum Taylor 00R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Split Waterman 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

World Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (6) Ove Fundin 1433332141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Björn Knutson 12333F31223
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (13) Göte Nordin 12222331232
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg (15) Barry Briggs 12133231241
5 Flag of England.svg (2) Bob Andrews 1022213105
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg (16) Ronnie Moore 1031222106
7 Flag of Poland.svg (3) Florian Kapała 80223187
8 Flag of Sweden.svg (7) Rune Sörmander 72103178
9 Flag of England.svg (9) Ron How 72311079
10 Flag of England.svg (8) Peter Craven 6F2301610
11 Flag of Scotland.svg (10) Ken McKinlay 53F11E511
12 Flag of England.svg (12) Cyril Maidment 410120412
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (1) Igor Plekhanov 410102413
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (5) Ray Cresp 3F10F2314
15 Flag of Poland.svg (11) Stanisław Tkocz 300021315
16 Flag of England.svg (14) Mike Broadbank 201010216
R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (R1) Jack Young 00R1
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg (R2) Leif Larsson 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

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 - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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