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1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finishing one point ahead of two-time champion Barry Briggs. Three time champion Ove Fundin defeated fellow Swede Björn Knutson in a ride off to claim the bronze medal.
First round
Qualification results.
British & Commonwealth provincial qualifying
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 4 June | Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | Brian Craven | Stan Stevens | Gil Goldfinch |
| 4 June | County Ground, Exeter | Cliff Cox | Len Silver | Chris Julian |
| 6 June | Wimborne Road, Poole | Tony Lewis | Peter Vandenberg | Geoff Mudge |
| 7 June | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd | Wayne Briggs |
| 7 June | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Guy Allott | Clive Featherby | Dick Campbell |
| 7 June | Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth | Jimmy Squibb | Peter Jarman | Ross Gilbertson |
| 8 June | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Willie Templeton | Graham Warren | Norman Hunter |
| 8 June | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ivor Brown | Harry Edwards | Gil Goldfinch |
| 8 June | Greenfield Stadium, Bradford | Brian Craven | Cliff Cox | Tommy Roper |
| 9 June | Neath Abbey Stadium, Neath | Eric Boothroyd | Trevor Redmond | Geoff Mudge |
| 9 June | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Wayne Briggs | Clive Featherby | Doug Templeton |
| 9 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Ivor Brown | Ross Gilbertson | Tony Lewis |
| 9 June | Sun Street Stadium, Hanley | Ken Adams | Peter Jarman | Tommy Roper |
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Finnish qualifying
- 17 September 1961
- FIN Turku Hippodrome, Turku
- First 5 to Nordic qualification 1962
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Swedish qualifying
- Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 29 April | Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla | Ove Fundin | Rune Sörmander | Leif Larsson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Björn Knutson | Curt Eldh | Göte Nordin |
| 3 May | Hammarby IP, Stockholm | Ove Fundin | Björn Knutson | Leif Larsson |
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 7 April | AUT Praterstadion, Vienna | CSK Luboš Tomíček Sr. | FRG Manfred Poschenreider | AUT Josef Bössner |
| 13 May | USSR Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne | POL Joachim Maj | CSK Bedřich Slaný | USSR Viktor Trofimov |
| 13 May | CSK Trade Union Stadium, Ostrava | CSK Antonín Kasper Sr. | POL Andrzej Domiszewski | POL Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
| 13 May | YUG Gradski Stadion, Osijek | POL Paweł Waloszek | POL Florian Kapała | USSR Igor Plekhanov |
Second Round
Nordic Qualifying
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- 27 May
- SWE Målilla Motorbana, Målilla
- Top 8 to Nordic final
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British Provincial final
- 15 June, Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton
- Top 6 riders to British national league round
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- 3 June
- POL Army Stadium, Warsaw
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Third round
British & Commonwealth national league round
- Top 16 to British & Commonwealth final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 30 June | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Ken McKinlay | Ron Mountford | Barry Briggs |
| 30 June | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Ronnie Moore | Les Owen | Bob Andrews |
| 2 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs | Peter Moore |
| 3 July | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Alby Golden | Neil Street | Ronnie Genz |
| 5 July | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Peter Craven | Billy Bales | Mike Broadbanks |
| 6 July | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | Barry Briggs | Dick Fisher | Peter Moore |
| 6 July | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Peter Craven | Ron How | Ian Williams |
| 7 July | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Ron How | Bob Andrews | Billy Bales |
| 7 July | Hyde Road, Manchester | Peter Craven | Dick Fisher | Gerald Jackson |
Nordic Final
- July 3, 1962
- DNK Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
- First 8 to European Final
Continental Final
- 17 June 1962
- POL Olympic Stadium Wrocław, Wrocław
- First 8 to European Final
Fourth round
British & Commonwealth Finals
Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through to World final.
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 23 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Peter Craven | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs |
| 24 July | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Ken McKinlay |
| 27 July | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Barry Briggs | Ronnie Moore | Peter Craven |
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European Final
- 26 June 1962
- NOR Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo
- First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
World Final
- 8 September 1962
- ENG Wembley Stadium, London
- Referee: C. H. King
References
References
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- "World Championship 1936-1994".
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- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
- (10 September 1962). "Craven had no time to worry". Daily Mirror.
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- (16 June 1962). "Jarman crashed in first race". Staffordshire Sentinel.
- (29 July 1962). "Craven looks world class". Sunday Mirror.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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