1960 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 15th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The final was held on 17 September, in front of a 70,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium. In an extremely competitive final three riders tied for first place on 14 points before Ove Fundin won the ride off to claim his second world title. In the ride off Fundin defeated defending champion Ronnie Moore and former champion Peter Craven. Craven had earlier set a track record of 68.8 seconds in his first race.[7]

First Round[edit]

Qualification results.[8][9]

Norwegian qualifying[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Aage Hansen 15
2 Rolf Westerberg 14
3 Thorbjorn Nygaard 12
4 Reidar Kristoffersen 10
5 Roger Steen 10
6 Oddvar Kristiansen 9
7 Arne Kristiansen 9
8 Oystein Mellerud 8
9 Tore Melbye 6
10 Roger Hansen 5
11 Sverre Harrfeldt 5
12 Egil H. Kruke 4
13 Gunnar Skjetne 4
14 Egil Bratvold 2
15 Per Aulie 2
16 Svein Johnsen 2

Finnish qualifying[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Pertti Mikkola 15
2 Kalevi Lahtinen 13
3 Olavi Turunen 13
4 Timo Laine 9
5 Raimo Orastie 9
6 Aulis Lehtonen 9
7 Antti Mattila 8
8 Esko Koponen 7
9 Yrjo Vuori 7
10 Antero Salasto 7
11 Pertti Petersohn 6
12 Valle Seliverstov 5
13 Martti Assinen 4
14 Heikki Sorri 3
15 Nils Staaf 3
16 Martti Koivuoja 2

Swedish qualifying[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Rune Sörmander 14
2 Olle Nygren 12
3 Alf Jonsson 11
4 Curt Eldh 11
5 Sören Sjösten 10
6 Åke Andersson 10
7 Evert Andersson 10
8 Björn Knutson 9
9 Joel Jansson 9
10 Bert Lindarw 5
11 Bengt Brannefors 5
12 Inge Gustafsson 4
13 Thorvald Karlsson 4
14 Olle Andersson 4
15 Per-Tage Svensson 1
16 Per-Åke Lundgren 1
17 Bengt Fransson 0
18 Jan Ekeroth 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Göran Norlén 15
2 Göte Nordin 13
3 Bertil Strid 11
4 Curt Nyqvist 10
5 Kjell Wårenius 10
6 Bernt Nilsson 10
7 Hans Hallberg 9
8 Bengt Eriksson 7
9 Birger Forsberg 7
10 Agnar Stenlund 6
11 Kjell Lutteman 6
12 Leif Larsson 4
13 Olle Segerström 4
14 Göran Carlsson 4
15 Thore Kindstrand 3
16 Per-Åke Lundgren 1
17 Åke Östblom 0
18 Jan Ekeroth 0

Continental quarter-finals[edit]

Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
22 May Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kajzerica, Zagreb Florian Kapała Jan Malinowski Joachim Maj
22 May Czechoslovakia Pavlovičky Stadion, Liberec František Richter Stefan Kepa Stanislav Svoboda
22 May Poland Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno Bernard Kacperak Konstanty Pociejkewicz Pawel Waloszek
30 May Austria ASKÖ-X-Platz, Vienna Josef Bössner Henryk Żyto Antonín Kasper Sr.

Second round[edit]

British & Commonwealth qualifying[edit]

  • Top 64 riders to British second round
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
2 June Owlerton Stadium Dennis Newton Eric Hockaday Tink Maynard
4 June Sun Street Stadium Reg Fearman Reg Luckhurst Alan Smith
4 June Old Meadowbank Guy Allott Gil Goldfinch Tony Robinson
6 June Stanley Stadium Peter Vandenberg Ken Adams Nick Nicholls
10 June Rayleigh Weir Stadium Reg Reeves Alan Smith Stan Stevens
10 June Knowle Stadium Ernie Baker Johnny Hole Maury Mattingley
11 June Dudley Wood Stadium Maury Mattingley Reg Reeves Gil Goldfinch
11 June Odsal Stadium Charlie Barsby Danny Dunton Ken Adams
15 June Wimborne Road Dennis Newton Ron Taylor Alan Kidd

Nordic Qualification[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Alf Jonsson 14
2 Björn Knutson 12
3 Aage Hansen 13
4 Rune Sörmander 11
5 Sverre Harrfeldt 10
6 Joel Jansson 9
7 Arne Pander 9
8 Evert Andersson 9
9 Erik Kastebo 7
10 Nils Paulsen 6
11 Kurt W. Petersen 6
12 Arne Kristiansen 4
13 Åke Andersson 3
14 Hans Peter Boisen 3
15 Odvar Kristiansen 1
16 Öystein Mellerud 0
17 Curt Eldh dns
  • 26 May 1960

Finland Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki

  • Top 8 to Nordic final
Pos. Rider Points
1 Olle Nygren `3
2 Göte Nordin 12
3 Curt Nyqvist 12
4 Kjell Wårenius 10
5 Bernt Nilsson 10
6 Bertil Strid
7 Rolf Westerberg 9
8 Göran Norlén 9
9 Hans Hallberg 7
10 Antti Pajari 6
11 Kalevi Lahtinen 6
12 Thorbjörn Nygaar 5
13 Timo Laine 5
14 Aluis Tuominen 4
15 Valle Seliverstov 2
16 Pertti Mikkola 0

Continental semi-final[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Stanislav Svoboda 14
2 Jaroslav Volf 12
3 Frantisek Richter 11
4 Mieczyslaw Polukard 11
5 Pawel Waloszek 10
6 Bedrich Slany 9
7 Marian Kaiser 9
8 Stefan Rurarz 9
9 Bronislaw Rogal 8
10 Kazimierz Bentke 7
11 Bohumil Rendek 6
12 Konstanty Pociejkewicz 5
13 Bernard Kasperak 5
14 Bohumír Bartoněk 2
15 Stefan Kępa 2
16 Edmund Migoś 2
Pos. Rider Points
1 Josef Hofmeister 15
2 Jan Malinowski 13
3 Florian Kapala 13
4 Luboš Tomíček Sr. 12
5 Stefan Kwoczala 10
6 Henryk Zyto 9
7 Joachim Maj 9
8 Josef Seidl 9
9 Antonín Kasper Sr. 7
10 Marian Philipp 6
11 Josef Bössner 5
12 Józef Wieczorek 4
13 Karel Prusa 3
14 Alois Frach 3
15 Zdenek Rott 2
16 Fred Aberl 1
17 Edward Luther 0

Third round[edit]

  • Ove Fundin – seeded to European Final

British & Commonwealth Second round[edit]

  • To 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
2 July Hyde Road Peter Craven Dick Fisher Ronnie Genz
2 July Abbey Stadium Chum Taylor Ray Cresp Mike Broadbank
4 July Wimbledon Stadium Ron How Jack Young Alf Hagon
5 July Banister Court Stadium Neil Street Jack Biggs Bryan Elliott
6 July New Cross Stadium Barry Briggs Neil Street Ron Johnston
7 July Foxhall Stadium Peter Craven Nigel Boocock Jim Lightfoot
7 July Oxford Stadium Mike Broadbank Ronnie Genz Les McGillivray
8 July Leicester Stadium Barry Briggs Ken McKinlay Jack Geran
9 July Brandon Stadium Ken McKinlay Jack Young Les Owen
9 July The Firs Stadium Ron How Billy Bales Aub Lawson

Nordic Final[edit]

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Sweden Olle Nygren 14+3
2 Sweden Göte Nordin 14+2
3 Norway Aage Hansen 13
4 Sweden Rune Sörmander 12
5 Sweden Curt Nyqvist 10
6 Sweden Björn Knutson 10
7 Sweden Göran Norlén 9
8 Sweden Alf Jonsson 9
9 Denmark Arne Pander 6
10 Norway Sverre Harrfeldt 5
11 Sweden Kjell Warenius 5
12 Sweden Evert Andersson 4
13 Sweden Bernt Nilsson 3
14 Sweden Hans Hallberg 2
15 Norway Rolf Westerberg 2
16 Sweden Joel Jansson 2
R1 Sweden Bertil Strid 0

Continental Final[edit]

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 21
1 West Germany (10) Josef Hofmeister 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 1
2 Poland (1) Henryk Żyto 11 3 3 2 2 1 11 2 3
3 Poland (9) Marian Kaiser 11 3 1 2 2 3 11 3 2
4 Czechoslovakia (6) František Richter 11 3 1 1 3 3 11 4 1
5 Poland (2) Stefan Kwoczała 10 2 2 2 2 2 10 5
6 Poland (5) Mieczysław Połukard 10 1 2 3 1 3 10 6
7 Poland (7) Jan Malinowski 9 2 2 1 3 1 9 7
8 Czechoslovakia (3) Stanislav Svoboda 9 0 3 3 2 1 9 8
9 Czechoslovakia (13) Luboš Tomíček 8 3 0 2 3 0 8 9
10 Poland (16) Stanislaw Rurarz 7 2 2 3 0 0 7 10
11 Czechoslovakia (12) Jaroslaw Volf 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 11
12 Poland (15) Pawel Waloszek 5 1 0 1 1 2 5 12
13 Poland (11) Florian Kapała 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 13
14 West Germany (4) Josef Seidl 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 14
15 Czechoslovakia (14) Bedřich Slaný 1 0 0 1 F - 1 15
16 Poland (8) Joachim Maj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 Austria (R1) Ernest Luttenberger 0 1 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 21

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

Fourth round[edit]

  • Ronnie Moore – seeded to World Final

British & Commonwealth semi finals[edit]

Top 9 riders based on points accumulated over two rides would progress to world final

Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
8 August Wimbledon Stadium Peter Craven Barry Briggs Eric Williams
13 August Brandon Stadium Ron How Peter Moore Aub Lawson
13 August The Firs Stadium Peter Craven Ken McKinlay Bob Andrews
16 August Banister Court Stadium Ken McKinlay Jack Young] Ron How
Pos. Rider Points
1 England Peter Craven 30
2 England Ron How 28
3 Scotland Ken McKinlay 28
4 New Zealand Barry Briggs 24
5 Australia Peter Moore 24
6 Australia Jack Young 24
7 New Zealand Ron Johnston 23
8 Wales Eric Williams 23
9 Australia Aub Lawson 23
10 England Bryan Elliott 22
11 Australia Chum Taylor 20
12 England Bob Andrews 19
13 Australia Jack Biggs 17
14 United Kingdom Tadeusz Teodorowicz 15
15 England Mike Broadbank 15
16 England Nigel Boocock 15
Pos. Rider Points
17 England Les McGillivray 14
18 England Split Waterman 13
19 England George White 13
20 Wales Ian Williams 12
21 England Jack Unstead 11
22 England Les Owen 10
23 Australia Ray Cresp 8
24 England Billy Bales 8
25 England Alf Hagon 7
26 Australia Jack Geran 7
27 Australia Neil Street 7
28 England Ronnie Genz 5
29 England Gerry Jackson 5
30 England Dick Fisher 4
31 England Ron Mountford 4
32 Scotland Gordon McGregor 3

European Final[edit]

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 21
1 Poland (6) Marian Kaiser 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 Sweden (14) Ove Fundin 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
3 Poland (3) Stefan Kwoczała 11 3 3 1 3 1 11 3
4 West Germany (2) Josef Hofmeister 10 0 1 3 3 3 10 4
5 Poland (12) Henryk Żyto 10 2 2 2 1 3 10 5
6 Sweden (1) Rune Sörmander 10 2 2 2 2 2 10 6
7 Poland (10) Mieczysław Połukard 9 3 0 3 2 1 9 7 3
8 Czechoslovakia (8) Stanislav Svoboda 9 1 3 2 0 3 9 8 2
9 Norway (15) Aage Hansen 8 3 2 1 2 0 8 9
10 Sweden (4) Olle Nygren 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 10
11 Sweden (5) Curt Nyqvist 5 2 1 0 0 2 5 11
12 Poland (16) Jan Malinowski 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 12
13 Czechoslovakia (9) František Richter 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 13
14 Sweden (13) Göte Nordin 4 1 0 1 2 0 4 14
15 Sweden (7) Björn Knutson 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 15
16 Sweden (11) Göran Norlén 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 16
R1 Sweden (R1) Alf Jonsson 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 21

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[edit]

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 21
1 Sweden (2) Ove Fundin 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1 3
2 New Zealand (12) Ronnie Moore 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 2 2
3 England (7) Peter Craven 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 3 1
4 Australia (11) Peter Moore 12 2 2 3 2 3 12 4
5 New Zealand (13) Ron Johnston 10 3 2 2 1 2 10 5
6 New Zealand (5) Barry Briggs 9 2 1 1 3 2 9 6
7 Poland (14) Stefan Kwoczała 8 1 2 3 1 1 8 7
8 West Germany (6) Josef Hofmeister 6 0 0 2 3 1 6 8
9 Scotland (9) Ken McKinlay 6 0 3 2 1 0 6 9
10 Australia (4) Jack Young 6 1 2 1 2 F 6 10
11 Australia (1) Chum Taylor 5 2 0 0 0 3 5 11
12 Sweden (16) Rune Sörmander 5 2 0 1 1 1 5 12
13 Poland (10) Henryk Żyto 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 13
14 Australia (8) Aub Lawson 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 14
15 Poland (3) Marian Kaiser 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15
16 England (15) Bryan Elliott 0 0 E E 0 - 0 16
R1 England (R1) Bob Andrews 2 2 2 R1
R2 Poland (R2) Mieczysław Połukard 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 21

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Ove Fundin Wins The 1960 World Speedway Title". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 September 1960. Retrieved 7 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "1960 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. ^ "1960 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  10. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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