1965 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Björn Knutson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley with Russian Igor Plekhanov defeating four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off. [7]

First round

Qualification results. [8] [9]

Norwegian qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Sverre Harrfeldt 15
2 Nils Paulsen 13
3Per Jakob Aulie13
4Knut Syrrist12
5Henry Harrfeldt10
6Bjarne Sorenby9
7Thorbjorn Aulie7
8Thorbjorn Nygaard7
9Ivar A. Hoffgaard7
10Johnny Faafeng6
11 Oyvind S. Berg 5
12 Reidar Eide 5
13Svein Johansen3
14Olav Aaen3
15Kjell H. Helgsen2
16Hans Age Trovik1
17Svein Svensrud1

Finnish qualifying

Pos.RiderPoints
1Kalevi Lahtinen15
2Timo Laine14
3Matti Olin13
4Esko Koponen12
5Olavi Turunen10
6Antero Salasto9
7Veikko Metsahuone8
8Timo Sinkkonen8
9Heikki Kaprali6
10Jouko Naskali6
11Juhani Taipale5
12Reijo Tolviander (res)4
13Erkki Hannula3
14Reima Lohkovuori3
15Toimi Skytta (res)3
16Veikko Vesa2
17Martti Myllynausta0
18Jarmo Bahne0

Swedish qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
25 April Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda Bo JosefssonLeif EnecronaRune Sörmander
28 April Ryavallen, Borås Ove FundinPer Olof SödermanBjörn Knutson
1 May Gamla Speedway Track, Visby Bengt JanssonBo JosefssonHasse Holmqvist
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Bo Josefsson 28
2 Bengt Jansson 26
3 Björn Knutson 23
4 Ove Fundin 23
5 Per-Olof Söderman 23
6 Sören Sjösten 22
7Bo Magnusson19
8 Hasse Holmqvist 19
9 Leif Enecrona 19
10 Rune Sörmander 18
11 Göte Nordin 18
12 Gunnar Malmqvist 16
13 Leif Larsson 14
14Bengt Svensson14
Pos.RiderPoints
15 Bengt Brannefors 14
16Runo Wedin13
17Curt Eldh9
18Sven Sigurd9
19Kurt Westlund9
20Hans Utterström6
21Inge Gustafsson5
22Arne Hansson4
23Nils Ringström3
24Karl-Erik Andersson3
25Leif Söderberg1
26 Per-Tage Svensson 0
27Lars Jansson0

Continental qualifying

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
9 May Flag of Austria.svg Liebenauer Stadium, Graz Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Wyglenda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Volf Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Woryna
9 May Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady Kurilenko Flag of Poland.svg Jan Mucha Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Pogorzelski
9 May Flag of Hungary.svg Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Luboš Tomíček Sr. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Chekranov Flag of Poland.svg Pawel Waloszek
9 May Flag of East Germany.svg Gunter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Podlecki Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Samorodov Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Rudolf Havelka

British & Commonwealth preliminary round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
13 May Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough Goog Allan Russ Dent Harry Bastable
15 May Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh Tommy Sweetman Ken Adams Des Lukehurst
22 May Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich Tommy Sweetman Howdy Byford Ken Adams
26 May Central Park, Cowdenbeath Russ Dent Bruce Ovenden Graham Coombes
6 June King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn Harry Bastable Pete Smith Maurie McDermott

Second round

Nordic qualification

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Björn Knutson 15
2 Sverre Harrfeldt 14
3 Leif Enecrona 13
4 Ove Fundin 12
5 Bengt Brannefors 9
6 Gunnar Malmqvist 9
7Bo Magnusson9
8Henry Harrfeldt7
9Thorbjörn Nygaard7
10Curt Eldh7
11 Nils Paulsen 5
12Runo Wedin4
13Ivar Hoffgard3
14Olavi Turunen3
15 Timo Laine 2
16Heikki Kaprali0
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Leif Larsson 14
2 Per-Olof Söderman 13
3 Hasse Holmqvist 12
4 Sören Sjösten 12
5 Kalevi Lahtinen 11
6 Bengt Jansson 11
7 Bo Josefsson 10
8 Sven Sigurd 9
9Hans G. Kristensen6
10Bengt Svensson6
11Ove Pedersen4
12Erik Kastebo4
13Matti Olin3
14Per Jakob Aulie2
15Jens Ring (res)2
16Knut Syrrist1
17Bent Jensen0
18 Göte Nordin dns

Continental semi-finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Pawel Waloszek 13
2 Igor Plekhanov 13
3 Andrzej Wyglenda 12
4Jaroslav Volf11
5 Luboš Tomíček Sr. 11
6 Antoni Woryna 10
7 Valentin Moiseev 9
8 Stanislav Kubicek 7
9 Jurij Chekranov
10 Vladimir Sokolov
11 Frantisek Ledecky
12 Jerzy Trzeszkowski
13 Gabdrakhman Kadyrov
14 Miloslav Smid
15 Pal Perenyi
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Pavel Mareš 15
2 Jan Mucha 11
3 Zbigniew Podlecki 11
4 Florian Kapala 10
5 Marian Rose 10
6 Joachim Maj 10
7 Gennadij Kurilenko 10
8 Andrzej Pogorzelski 9
9 Antonín Kasper Sr. 8
10 Boris Samorodov 6
11 Antonín Šváb Sr. 6
12Jurij Olenev5
13 Rudolf Havelka 4
14Lew Krajev3
15Konstantij Krishtal0
16 Viktor Trofimov 0

British & Commonwealth qualifying round

DateVenueWinner2nd3rd
12 June Brandon Stadium, Coventry Nigel Boocock Jack Kitchen Rick France
12 June Abbey Stadium, Swindon Barry Briggs Mike Broadbanks Martin Ashby
12 June Hyde Road, Manchester Cyril Maidment Gordon McGregor Dick Fisher
14 June County Ground Stadium, Exeter Barry Briggs Trevor Hedge Geoff Mudge
14 June Brough Park, Newcastle Charlie Monk Brian Brett Ivan Mauger
15 June West Ham Stadium, London Roy Trigg Norman Hunter Ken McKinlay
16 June Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton Barry Briggs Jim Lightfoot Jack Kitchen
17 June Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield Nigel Boocock Clive Featherby Billy Bales
17 June Oxford Stadium, Oxford Jimmy Gooch Ron How Colin Pratt
18 June Somerton Park, Newport Peter Vandenberg Reg Luckhurst Cyril Maidment
18 June White City, Glasgow Charlie Monk Bluey Scott Ivan Mauger
18 June Hackney Wick Stadium, London Ron How Roy Trigg Colin Pratt
18 June Monmore Green, Wolverhampton Trevor Hedge Peter Jarman Nigel Boocock
19 June Wimbledon Stadium, London Trevor Hedge Bob Andrews Jack Biggs
19 June The Shay, Halifax Jimmy Gooch Ronnie Genz Eric Boocock
19 June Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley Charlie Monk Jim Airey John Hart
19 July Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Maury Mattingley Gordon Guasco Brian Craven
23 July Wimborne Road, Poole Ronnie Genz Geoff Mudge Roy Trigg

Third round

British & Commonwealth semi finals

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of England.svg Nigel Boocock 13
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Briggs 11
3 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Gooch 11
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Ken McKinlay 11
5 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Genz 10
6 Flag of England.svg Reg Luckhurst 10
7 Flag of England.svg Mike Broadbanks 10
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gordon Guasco 9
9 Flag of England.svg Norman Hunter 9
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Mudge 7
11 Flag of England.svg Jack Kitchen 6
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Airey 6
13 Flag of England.svg Colin Pratt 3
14 Flag of England.svg Clive Featherby 2
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bluey Scott 1
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon McGregor 1
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie Monk 14
2 Flag of England.svg Trevor Hedge 14
3 Flag of England.svg Brian Brett 13
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger 11
5 Flag of England.svg Colin Gooddy 10
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Andrew 9
7 Flag of England.svg Bob Andrews 8
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Vandenberg8
9 Flag of England.svg Cyril Maidment 7
10 Flag of England.svg Dave Younghusband 7
11 Flag of England.svg Roy Trigg 7
12 Flag of England.svg Eric Boocock 4
13 Flag of England.svg Jim Lightfoot 3
14 Flag of England.svg Alan Cowland 3
15 Flag of England.svg Rick France 2
16 Flag of England.svg Billy Bales 0
17 Flag of England.svg Martin Ashby 0

Nordic Final

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Soren Sjosten 14
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Fundin 12
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Enecrona 11
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Knutson 11
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Jansson 11
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Malmqvist 11
7 Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Harrfeldt 10
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Larsson 9
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Olof Söderman 7
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Bo Magnusson 5
11 Flag of Finland.svg Kalevi Lahtinen 4
12 Flag of Norway.svg Henry Harrfeldt 4
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Bo Josefsson 3
14 Flag of Norway.svg Sven Sigurd 2
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Brannefors 0
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Hasse Holmqvist 0

Continental Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (15) Andrzej Wyglenda 1213233121
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (2) Igor Plekhanov 1223133122
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski 1102333113
4 Flag of Poland.svg (12) Antoni Woryna 1033022104
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (1) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 1033112105
6 Flag of Poland.svg (7) Pawel Waloszek 93230196
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Antonín Kasper Sr. 83211187
8 Flag of Poland.svg (6) Marian Rose 81130388
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (5) Pavel Mareš 82031289
10 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Joachim Maj 721022710
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (3) Gennady Kurilenko 611130611
12 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Zbigniew Podlecki 601221612
13 Flag of Poland.svg (10) Jan Mucha 510220513
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (11) Jaroslav Volf300201314
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (4) Stanislav Kubíček 302010315
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (16) Valentin Moiseev 220000216
R1 Flag of Poland.svg (R1) Florian Kapała 00R1
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

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Fourth round

British & Commonwealth Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg (8) Barry Briggs 1313333131
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (2) Nigel Boocock 1133E231123
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Scotland.svg (4) Ken McKinlay 11223221132
4 Flag of England.svg (10) Brian Brett 1032122104
5 Flag of England.svg (12) Reg Luckhurst 1020323105
6 Flag of England.svg (11) Jimmy Gooch 1012313106
7 Flag of England.svg (7) Mike Broadbanks 920232973
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (15) Gordon Guasco 931131982
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (5) Charlie Monk 83221X89
10 Flag of England.svg (16) Trevor Hedge 721F31710
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg (3) Bob Andrews 613101611
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg (14) Ivan Mauger 510211512
13 Flag of England.svg (6) Colin Gooddy 401M12413
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (9) Peter Vandenberg3E3000314
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg (1) Bill Andrew 1E0100115
16 Flag of England.svg (13) Ronnie Genz 1E10F0116
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Norman Hunter 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

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

European Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (3) Ove Fundin 14332331413
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (8) Björn Knutson 14233331422
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (9) Antoni Woryna 1131133113
4 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski 1033031104
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (10) Igor Plekhanov 1022321105
6 Flag of Poland.svg (6) Andrzej Wyglenda 93112296
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (13) Bengt Jansson 80322187
8 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Soren Sjosten 82221188
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (7) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 71112279
10 Flag of Sweden.svg (15) Leif Larsson 712310710
11 Flag of Poland.svg (1) Marian Rose 71E321711
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (4) Antonín Kasper Sr. 621003612
13 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Per Olof Söderman 502102513
14 Flag of Sweden.svg (12) Gunnar Malmqvist 31E200314
15 Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Leif Enecrona 100E10115
16 Flag of Poland.svg (11) Pawel Waloszek 000000016
R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (R1) Pavel Mareš 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

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

World Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (12) Björn Knutson 1423333141
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (15) Igor Plekhanov 13332231323
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Ove Fundin 13223331332
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg (13) Barry Briggs 1023131104
5 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Bengt Jansson 1031222105
6 Flag of England.svg (5) Brian Brett 93013296
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Sören Sjösten 91332097
8 Flag of England.svg (2) Nigel Boocock 83002388
9 Flag of Poland.svg (6) Andrzej Pogorzelski 72230F79
10 Flag of Poland.svg (11) Antoni Woryna 612201610
11 Flag of Sweden.svg (3) Leif Larsson 5102F2511
12 Flag of England.svg (9) Reg Luckhurst 402110412
13 Flag of Scotland.svg (7) Ken McKinlay 401012413
14 Flag of England.svg (8) Jimmy Gooch 311010314
15 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Andrzej Wyglenda 200110215
16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (1) Luboš Tomíček Sr. 201001216
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Mike Broadbank 00R1
R2 Flag of Poland.svg (R2) Marian Rose 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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