1961 Individual Speedway World Championship
| 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1960 | Next: | 1962 |
The 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship.
British Qualification
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
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| Preliminary Round | |||||
| 22 May |  Exeter | Eric Hockaday | Jim Lightfoot | Pete Lansdale |
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| 24 May | Poole | Maury Mattingley | Tony Lewis | Ken Middleditch |
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| 25 May | Middlesbrough | Dick Campbell |  Peter Vandenberg | Geoff Mudge |
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| 26 May | Wolverhampton | Graham Warren | Harry Edwards | Eric Hockaday |
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| 26 May | Rayleigh | Johnnie Fitzpatrick | Gil Goldfinch | Ken Adams |
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| 26 May | Plymouth | Jack Scott | Tony Lewis | Chris Julian |
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| 27 May |  Edinburgh | Jim Lightfoot | Doug Templeton | Dick Campbell |
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| 27 May | Cradley Heath | Harry Bastable | Ivor Brovn | Peter Vandenberg |
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| 1 June | Sheffield | Clive Featherby | Clice Cox | George Hunter |
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| 3 June | Stoke | Morrie Mattingley | Ken Adams | Stan Stevens |
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| 3 July | Wimbledon |  Ronnie Moore | Ron How | Jim Tebby |
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| 4 July | Southampton | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Ray Cresp |
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| 5 July | New Cross | Bob Andrews | Split Waterman | Ken McKinlay |
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| 6 July | Oxford | Jack Young | Ronnie Genz | Mike Broadbanks |
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| 6 July | Ipswich | Peter Moore | Johny Chamberlain | Ray Cresp |
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| 7 July | Leicester | Ronnie Moore | Ken McKinlay | Danny Dunton |
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| 8 July | Swindon | Cyril Maidment | Tadeusz Teodorowicz | Neil Street |
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| 8 July | Coventry | Peter Moore | Bob Duckworth | Bob Andrews |
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| 8 July | Norwich | Billy Bales | Mike Broadbanks | Split Waterman |
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| 8 July | Belle Vue | Peter Craven | Gerald Jackson | Eric Williams |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 31 July | Wimbledon | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs | Bob Andrews |
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| 1 August | Southampton | Ron How | Peter Craven | Cyril Maidment |
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| 5 August | Belle Vue | Ronnie Moore | Doug Davies | Nigel Boocock |
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| 5 August | Norwich | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven | Billy Bales |
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| Final | |||||
| 2 September | Wembley | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven | Ronnie Moore |
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British Final
- 2 September 1961
- Wembley
- First 8 to World 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 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(7) Barry Briggs |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(3) Peter Craven |
14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(12) Ronnie Moore |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) Ken McKinlay |
9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Ron How |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (4) Bob Andrews |
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (16) Ray Cresp |
8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Mike Broadbanks |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (14) Cyril Maidment |
7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (9) Ronnie Genz |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Jack Young |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  (11) Doug Davies |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Neil Street |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Peter Moore |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (10) Jack Scott |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (13) Nigel Boocock |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Cliff Taylor |
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 |
Scandinavian Qualifications
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
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| Qualifications | |||||
| 30 April |  Vetlanda |  ? | ? | ? |
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| 1 May | Visby | ? | ? | ? |
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| 4 May | Göteborg | ? | ? | ? |
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| 26 May |  Oslo | Ove Fundin | Bjorn Knutsson | Aage Hansen |
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| 28 May |  Helsinki | Per-Tage Svensson | Rune Sormander |  Arne Pander |
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| Final | |||||
| 11 June | Gislaved | Ove Fundin | Arne Pander | Bjorn Knutsson |
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Scandinavian Final
- 11 June 1961
- Gislaved
- First 8 to European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 14 | |
| 2 | Arne Pander | 13 | |
| 3 | Bjorn Knutsson | 13 | |
| 4 | Per-Tage Svensson | 12 | |
| 5 | Evert Andersson | 10 | |
| 6 | Gote Nordin | 10 | |
| 7 | Leif Larsson | 8 | |
| 8 | Rune Sormander | 8 | |
| 9 | Goran Norlen | 7 | |
| 10 | Arne Carlsson | 7 | |
| 11 | Soren Sjosten | 6 | |
| 12 | Joel Jansson | 5 | |
| 13 | Bernt Nilsson | 3 | |
| 14 | Timo Laine | 2 | |
| 15 | Rolf Westerberg | 1 | |
| 16 | Curt Eldh | 2 | |
| R1 | Aage Hansen | dnr | |
| R1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | dnr | |
Continental Round
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 28 May |  Poznan |  Bohumil Bartonek | Bedzich Slany | Stanislaw Tkocz |
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| 28 May | Liberec | Bronislaw Idzikowski |  Farid Shajnurov | Igor Plechanov |
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| 28 May |  Krsko | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | Bohumil Rednek | Henryk Zyto |
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| 28 May |  Abensberg | Josef Hofmeister | Marian Kaiser | Antonin Kasper, Sr. |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 17 June |  Linz | Josef Hofmeister | Antonin Kasper, Sr. | Marian Kaiser |
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| 18 June | Warsaw | Stanislaw Tkocz | Mieczysław Połukard | Florian Kapala |
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| Continental Final | |||||
| 23 July | Slany | Florian Kapala | Igor Plechanov | Stanislaw Tkocz |
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| European Final | |||||
| 26 August | Wieden | Ove Fundin | Bjorn Knutsson | Igor Plechanov |
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Continental Final
- 23 July 1961
- Slany
- First 8 to European 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 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(2) Florian Kapala |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(1) Igor Plechanov |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(6) Stanislaw Tkocz |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (8) Henryk Zyto |
10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (7) Josef Hofmeister |
9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Konstanty Pociejkowicz |
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (4) Kaziemirz Bentke |
8 | 1 | X | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Marian Kaiser |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | X | - | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Mieczysław Połukard |
7 | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (14) Joachim Maj |
7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (16) Antonin Kasper, Sr. |
7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Bedrich Slany |
6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (9) Stanislaw Rurarz |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (3) Bronislaw Idzikowski |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (13) Bohumil Bartonek |
1 | X | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (5) Bernard Kacperak |
1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Stefan Kepa |
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 |
European Final
- 26 August 1961
- Wieden
- First 8 to World 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 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(8) Ove Fundin |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(11) Björn Knutsson |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(3) Igor Plechanov |
11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (4) Rune Sormander |
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (6) Florian Kapala |
10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Stanislaw Tkocz |
10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15) Gote Nordin |
9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (16) Josef Hofmeister |
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Leif Larsson |
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (9) Henryk Zyto |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F | - | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (2) Evert Andersson |
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10) Per-Tage Svensson |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (14) Goran Norlen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (7) Mieczysław Połukard |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (13) Marian Kaiser |
1 | 1 | F | E | E | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Kaziemirz Bentke |
0 | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Josef Bossner |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Johan Hartl |
0 | 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 |
World Final
- 15 September 1961
- Malmö, Malmö Stadion[1]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(6) Ove Fundin |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(4) Björn Knutsson |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | F | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(13) Göte Nordin |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15) Barry Briggs |
12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Bob Andrews |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (16) Ronnie Moore |
10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (3) Florian Kapala |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Sörmander |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (9) Ron How |
7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (8) Peter Craven |
6 | F | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (10) Ken McKinlay |
5 | 3 | F | 1 | 1 | E | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (12) Cyril Maidment |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (1) Igor Plechanov |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Ray Cresp |
3 | F | 1 | 0 | F | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (11) Stanislav Tkocz |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Mike Broadbank |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Jack Young |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Leif Larsson |
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 |
References
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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