1963 Individual Speedway World Championship

1963 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.

British Qualification
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Provincial League Qualifying Round
10 June Newcastle Ivan Mauger Brian Craven Brian Brett
10 June Exeter Len Silver Peter Vandenberg Ross Gilbertson
11 June St Austell George Hunter John Hart John Dews
11 June New Cross Ivor Brown Reg Luckhurst Wayne Briggs
11 June Long Eaton Charlie Monk Graham Warren Chris Julian
12 June Poole Brian Brett Ross Gilbertson Reg Luckhurst
12 June Hackney Norman Hunter Trevor Hedge Colin Pratt
13 June Sheffield Jack Kitchen Graham Warren Clive Featherby
13 June Middlesbrough Peter Vanderberg Eric Boothroyd Eric Boocock
14 June Wolverhampton Ivan Mauger George Hunter Maury Mattingley
15 June Cradley Heath Ivor Brown Maury Mattingley Cliff Cox
15 June Stoke Jack Kitchen Colin Pratt Peter Jarman
15 June Rayleigh Clive Featherby Ken Adams Tommy Roper
15 June Edinburgh Doug Templeton Jimmy Squibb Wayne Briggs
Provincial League Final Round
22 June Edinburgh Ivan Mauger Eric Boothroyd George Hunter
First Round
29 June Coventry Ron Mountford Doug Templeton Jack Geran
1 July Wimbledon Mike Broadbanks Ron How Bob Andrews
2 July Southampton Barry Briggs Dick Fisher Peter Craven
4 July Oxford Peter Craven Barry Briggs Ken McKinlay
5 July Swindon Mike Broadbanks Ron How Nigel Boocock
10 July Belle Vue Ken McKinlay Dick Fisher Brian Brett
12 July Norwich Peter Craven Peter Moore Jimmy Gooch
British Finals (3 rounds)
22 July Wimbledon Peter Craven Barry Briggs Nigel Boocock
23 July Southampton Barry Briggs Peter Craven Peter Moore
26 July Norwich Barry Briggs Peter Craven Leo McAuliffe

Scandinavian Qualifications
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Qualifications
28 April Vetlanda Bjorn Knutsson Ove Fundin Per Tage Svensson
1 May Visby Rune Sormander Ove Fundin Willihard Thorsson
5 May Malilla Per Olaf Soderman Arne Karlson Goran Norlen
Semifinals
10 May Hillerod Ove Fundin Per Olaf Soderman Olle Nygren
6 June Oslo Gote Nordin Bjorn Knutsson Goran Norlen
Final
9 June Växjö Ove Fundin Bjorn Knutsson Gote Nordin

Scandinavian Final
  • June 9, 1963
  • Växjö
  • First 8 to European Final
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Ove Fundin3,3,3,3,315
2 Bjorn Knutsson12
3 Gote Nordin12
4 Sverre Hartfeldt11
5 Arne Carlsson9
6 Per-Tage Svensson9
7 Bernt Nilsson9
8 Per-Olaf Soderman8
9 Goran Norlen8
10 Timo Laine8
11 Rune Sormander7
12 Soren Sjosten5
13 Leif Larsson3
14 Ake Andersson2
15 Knut W. Petersen1
16 Olle Nygren0
R1 Arne Pander0

Continental Round
DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
9 May Prague Igor Plechanov Antonin Kasper, Sr. Henryk Zyto
12 May Linz Luboš Tomíček, Sr. Evald Babic Manfred Poschendrieder
12 May Ufa Farid Shajnurov Andrzej Pogorzelski Miroslav Smid
12 May Kranja Boris Samorodov Gennady Kurilenko Marian Kaiser
Semi-Finals
3 June Abensberg Josef Hofmeister Boris Samorodov Pawel Waloszek
3 June Lvov Stanislaw Tkocz Igor Plechanov Henryk Zyto
Continental Final
23 June Wroclaw Stanislaw Tkocz Boris Samorodov Antonin Kasper, Sr.
European Final
27 August Göteborg Bjorn Knutsson Ove Fundin Per Olaf Soderman

Continental Final
  • June 23, 1963
  • Wroclaw
  • First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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
(13) Stanislaw Tkocz 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(9) Boris Samorodov 12 2 2 3 3 2 12 2
(14) Antonin Kasper, Sr. 11 2 3 1 3 2 11 3
4 (16) Joachim Maj 9 0 3 3 3 E 9 4
5 (1) Marian Kaiser 9 3 1 2 E 3 9 5
6 (2) Igor Plechanov 9 0 2 2 2 3 9 6
7 (12) Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 9 1 2 3 2 1 9 7
8 (10) Henryk Zyto 9 3 1 1 2 2 9 8
9 (4) Josef Hofmeister 9 1 1 2 2 3 9 9
10 (3) Stanislav Kubicek 8 2 2 2 F 2 8 10
11 (7) Pawel Waloszek 6 3 1 E 1 1 6 11
12 (15) Andrzej Pogorzelski 4 1 3 E 0 4 12
13 (8) Marian Rose 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 13
14 (6) Manfred Poschendrieder 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 14
15 (5) Jurij Chekranov 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 15
16 (11) Vitalij Shilo 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 16
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

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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European Final
  • August 28, 1963
  • Göteborg
  • First 8 to World 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
(8) Bjorn Knutsson 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
(5) Ove Fundin 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 2
(2) Per-Olof Soderman 10 3 2 2 1 2 10 3
4 (1) Arne Carlsson 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 4
5 (11) Boris Samorodov 9 3 3 1 2 0 9 5
6 (14) Sverre Harrfeldt 9 F 3 1 3 2 9 6
7 (7) Gote Nordin 9 2 2 0 2 3 9 7
8 (16) Per-Tage Svensson 9 3 2 2 1 1 9 8
9 (3) Antonín Kasper, Sr. 8 1 1 2 2 2 8 9
10 (13) Henryk Zyto 7 1 X 3 0 3 7 10
11 (6) Igor Plechanov 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 11
12 (4) Bernt Nilsson 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 12
13 (12) Stanislaw Tkocz 4 2 0 1 F 1 4 13
14 (15) Marian Kaiser 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 14
15 (9) Lubos Tomicek, Sr. 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 15
16 (10) Joachim Maj 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 16
R1 (R1) Josef Hoffmeister 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

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
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
(9) Ove Fundin 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1
(8) Björn Knutsson 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
(12) Barry Briggs 12 1 3 3 3 2 12 3
4 (11) Boris Samorodov 11 0 3 3 2 3 11 4
5 (13) Göte Nordin 10 3 2 3 1 1 10 5
6 (3) Sverre Harrfeldt 10 2 2 1 2 3 10 6
7 (1) Nigel Boocock 8 3 1 1 2 1 8 7
8 (16) Leo McAuliffe 7 2 E 2 3 0 7 8
9 (10) Ron How 7 2 3 F F 2 7 9
10 (6) Peter Craven 6 3 1 F 2 0 6 10
11 (7) Peter Moore 6 1 1 1 1 2 6 11
12 (5) Per Olof Söderman 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 12
13 (4) Dick Fisher 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 13
14 (2) Jim Lightfoot 4 E 2 1 0 1 4 14
15 (14) Per Tage Svensson 1 1 F 0 0 0 1 15
16 (15) Arne Carlsson 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 16
R1 (R1) Tadeusz Teodorowicz 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Ron Mountford 0 0 R2
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

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
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References
  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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