1964 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The final was held on 11 September at the Ullevi in Sweden. [7]

New Zealander Barry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum. Igor Plekhanov the Soviet Union captain won the silver medal after winning the ride off against four times champion Ove Fundin. [8]

First round

Qualification results. [9] [10]

Swedish qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
26 April Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda Björn KnutsonSören SjöstenArne Carlsson
1 May Gamla Speedway Track, Visby Göte NordinBernt NilssonOve Fundin
14 May Hammarby IP, Stockholm Björn KnutsonSören SjöstenGöte Nordin
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Björn Knutson 29
2 Göte Nordin 26
3 Sören Sjösten 26
4 Ove Fundin 23
5 Arne Carlsson 21
6 Bernt Nilsson 19
7 Leif Larsson 18
8 Bengt Brannefors 17
9 Per-Olof Söderman 16
10 Willihard Thomsson 16
11 Gunnar Malmqvist 16
12 Hasse Holmqvist 15
Pos.RiderPoints
13Bo Magnusson15
14 Bengt Jansson 15
15 Rune Sörmander 13
16 Per-Tage Svensson 13
17 Åke Andersson 11
18 Olle Nygren 11
19Lars Jansson9
20Curt Eldh9
21 Leif Enecrona 9
22Inge Gustafsson7
23Sven Sigurd5
24Runo Wedin1

Norwegian qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Aage Hansen 15
2 Sverre Harrfeldt 14
3 Nils Paulsen 13
4 Reidar Eide 11
5Cato Agnor10
6Henry Harrfeldt8
7Bjarne Sorenby8
8Olav Aaen7
9Johnny Faafeng7
10Per Jakob Aulie6

Finnish qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Timo Laine 15
2Kalevi Lahtinen14
3Matti Olin12
4Esko Koponen8
5Antero Salasto8
6Ilkka Helminen7
7Martti Assinen6
8Olavi Turunen6
9Veikko Metsahuone5
10Kari Ala Sippola5

Continental qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
1 May Flag of East Germany.svg Gunter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Pogorzelski Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Samorodov Flag of Poland.svg Edmund Migoś
1 May Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Mšeno Speedway Stadium, Mšeno Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Kasper Sr. Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Podlecki Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Rudolf Havelka
10 May Flag of Hungary.svg Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc Flag of Poland.svg Marian Rose Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Woryna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumír Bartoněk
10 May Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Igralište na Kajzerici, Zagreb Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Wyglenda Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Witalij Szyło Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady Kurilenko

Second round

Nordic qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Per-Olof Söderman 14
2 Sverre Harrfeldt 12
3 Ove Fundin 11
4 Göte Nordin 11
5 Bernt Nilsson 11
6 Rune Sörmander 11
7 Bengt Brannefors 9
8 Gunnar Malmqvist 8
9 Reidar Eide 5
10Bo Magnusson5
11Olavi Turunen5
12Jonny Faafeng4
13 Poul Wissing 4
14Henry Harrfeldt4
15Per Jakob Aulie3
16Niels Paulsen1
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Björn Knutson 14
2 Arne Carlsson 12
3 Per-Tage Svensson 12
4 Sören Sjösten 12
5 Hasse Holmqvist 11
6 Leif Larsson 11
7Willihard Thomsson9
8 Bengt Jansson 8

Continental semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Andrzej Wyglenda 13
2 Andrzej Pogorzelski 12
3 Gennadij Kurilenko 12
4 Stanislav Kubíček 10
5 Boris Samorodov 9
6Jaroslav Volf9
7 Konstantin Krishtal 9
8 Miroslav Šmíd 9
9 Pavel Mareš 9
10 Edmund Migoś 7
11 Władimir Sokołow 7
12 Paweł Waloszek 5
13 Jochen Dinse 4
14 Marian Kaiser 3
15 Witalij Szyło 2
16Václav Průša1
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Antoni Woryna 15
2 Zbigniew Podlecki 12
3 Igor Plechanov 11
4 Marian Rose 11
5 Joachim Maj 11
6 Jurij Chekranov 10
7 Antonín Kasper Sr. 9
8 Rudolf Havelka 9
9 Kazimierz Bentke 8
10 Gabdrakhman Kadyrov 6
11 Viktor Kuznetsov 6
12 Valentin Moiseev 4
13 František Ledecký 3
14 Antonín Šváb Sr. 3
15Miloslav Wagner2
16 Bohumír Bartoněk 0

Third round

British & Commonwealth Qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
21 June Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon Les OwenTich ReadSándor Lévai
18 July Abbey Stadium, Swindon Brian BrettJimmy GoochBarry Briggs
23 July Oxford Stadium, Oxford Ron HowKen McKinlayJimmy Gooch
25 July Brandon Stadium, Coventry Bryan ElliottMike BroadbankBob Andrews
27 July Wimbledon Stadium, LondonRon HowBob AndrewsNigel Boocock
1 August Hyde Road, ManchesterBarry BriggsCyril MaidmentTrevor Hedge
1 August The Firs Stadium, Norwich Brian BrettNigel BoocockJim Lightfoot
4 August West Ham Stadium, LondonBarry BriggsBrian BrettNigel Boocock
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of England.svg Brian Brett 43
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Briggs 42
3 Flag of England.svg Nigel Boocock 39
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Andrews 38
5 Flag of England.svg Mike Broadbank 37
6 Flag of England.svg Cyril Maidment 36
7 Flag of England.svg Ron How 34
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Ken McKinlay 32
9 Flag of England.svg Dick Fisher 32
10 Flag of England.svg Trevor Hedge 31
11 Flag of England.svg Bryan Elliott 30
12 Flag of England.svg Jim Lightfoot 30
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tadeusz Teodorowicz 30
14 Flag of England.svg Ron Mountford 30
15 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Gooch 29
16 Flag of England.svg Billy Bales 28
17 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Genz 26
Pos.RiderPoints
18 Flag of England.svg Colin Gooddy 26
19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Leo McAuliffe 25
20 Flag of England.svg Norman Hunter 22
21 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon McGregor 21
22 Flag of England.svg Martin Ashby 20
23 Flag of England.svg Alf Hagon 19
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Cresp 16
25 Flag of England.svg Gerry Jackson 15
26 Flag of England.svg Reg Luckhurst 15
27 Flag of England.svg Rick France 12
28 Flag of England.svg Reg Trott 11
29 Flag of England.svg Les Owen 11
30 Flag of England.svg John Debbage 11
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Geran 10
32 Flag of England.svg Bob Dugard 8
33 Flag of Hungary.svg Sándor Lévai 8
34 Flag of England.svg Tich Read 5

Nordic Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Knutson |15
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Fundin 14
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Göte Nordin 11
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Arne Karlson 10
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Olof Söderman 10
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Rune Sörmander 9
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Tage Svensson 9
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Sören Sjösten 8
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Malmqvist 8
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Larsson 7
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Hasse Holmqvist 5
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Bernt Nilsson 4
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Willihard Thomsson 3
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Jansson 3
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Brannefors 2
16 Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Harrfeldt 2

Continental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (10) Igor Plekhanov 1333322131
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (11) Jaroslav Volf1213233122
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (12) Boris Samorodov 1223223123
4 Flag of Poland.svg (2) Zbigniew Podlecki 1112323114
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (16) Yuri Chekranov 1030331105
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (7) Gennady Kurilenko 1032212106
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (15) Antonín Kasper Sr. 92013397
8 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Andrzej Wyglenda 83201288
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (1) Stanislav Kubíček 82113189
10 Flag of Poland.svg (3) Marian Rose 601212610
11 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Andrzej Pogorzelski 502300511
12 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Antoni Woryna 503110512
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (6) Miroslav Šmíd 511021513
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (5) Rudolf Havelka 320001314
15 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Joachim Maj 210100215
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (8) Konstantin Kristal 101000116
R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (R1) Pavel Mareš 00R1
R2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (R2) František Ledecký 00R2
R3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (R3) Milan Wagner 00R3
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos

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

Fourth round

British & Commonwealth Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg (15) Barry Briggs 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Scotland.svg (9) Ken McKinlay 1433323142
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (7) Ron How 1232322123
4 Flag of England.svg (6) Cyril Maidment 1113313114
5 Flag of England.svg (16) Mike Broadbanks 1123231115
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg (3) Bob Andrews 1031222106
7 Flag of England.svg (8) Nigel Boocock 82103287
8 Flag of England.svg (5) Dick Fisher 7F211378
9 Flag of England.svg (2) Jim Lightfoot 62022069
10 Flag of England.svg (12) Trevor Hedge 522001510
11 Flag of England.svg (4) Ron Mountford 510202511
12 Flag of England.svg (10) Jimmy Gooch 402101412
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (14) Bryan Elliott 4F1111413
14 Flag of England.svg (11) Billy Bales 310110314
15 Flag of England.svg (1) Brian Brett 20X020215
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (13) Tadeusz Teodorowicz 211000216
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Ronnie Genz 00R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Colin Gooddy 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

European Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (10) Zbigniew Podlecki 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Björn Knutson 1332323132
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (3) Boris Samorodov 1133311113
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (8) Ove Fundin 1123132114
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (12) Igor Plekhanov 1122232115
6 Flag of Poland.svg (6) Andrzej Wyglenda 1002233106
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (11) Jaroslav Volf1012322107
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (9) Gennady Kurilenko 90322298
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (7) Göte Nordin 61112169
10 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Rune Sörmander 620103610
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Antonín Kasper Sr. 630210611
12 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Per Tage Svensson 321000312
13 Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Sören Sjösten 311100313
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (15) Yuri Chekranov 210010214
15 Flag of Sweden.svg (1) Arne Karlson 201001215
16 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Per Olof Söderman 200011216
R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (R1) Stanislav Kubíček 00R1
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg (R2) Gunnar Malmqvist 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos

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 New Zealand.svg (6) Barry Briggs 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (14) Igor Plekhanov 13323321323
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Ove Fundin 13232331332
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (15) Boris Samorodov 1113322114
5 Flag of Sweden.svg (9) Björn Knutson 1032113105
6 Flag of England.svg (16) Ron How 1023221106
7 Flag of England.svg (1) Cyril Maidment 82111387
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (3) Gennady Kurilenko 732F1178
9 Flag of England.svg (2) Nigel Boocock 60103269
10 Flag of England.svg (10) Mike Broadbank 62E3E1610
11 Flag of Scotland.svg (12) Ken McKinlay 61E122611
12 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Andrzej Wyglenda 400220412
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg (4) Bob Andrews 412100413
14 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Zbigniew Podlecki 301200314
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (11) Jaroslav Volf301011315
16 Flag of England.svg (7) Dick Fisher 1100E0116
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Jim Lightfoot 00R1
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg (R2) Göte Nordin 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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