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1963 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 18th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ove Fundin extended his record by winning a fourth world crown. Fellow Sweden Björn Knutson finished second and Barry Briggs took the bronze medal.
First round
Qualification results.
Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
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| 28 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Björn Knutson | Ove Fundin | Per Tage Svensson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Rune Sörmander | Ove Fundin | Willihard Thorsson |
| 5 May | Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla | Per Olof Söderman | Arne Carlsson | Göran Norlén |
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Finnish qualifying
- 27 July 1962
- FIN Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- Top 4 to Nordic qualification 1963
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British & Commonwealth Provincial qualifying
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 10 June | Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | Ivan Mauger | Brian Craven | Brian Brett |
| 10 June | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Len Silver | Peter Vandenberg | Ross Gilbertson |
| 11 June | Cornish Stadium, St Austell | George Hunter | John Hart | John Dews |
| 11 June | New Cross Stadium, London | Ivor Brown | Reg Luckhurst | Wayne Briggs |
| 11 June | Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton | Charlie Monk | Graham Warren | Chris Julian |
| 12 June | Wimborne Road, Poole | Brian Brett | Ross Gilbertson | Reg Luckhurst |
| 12 June | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Norman Hunter | Trevor Hedge | Colin Pratt |
| 13 June | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Jack Kitchen | Graham Warren | Clive Featherby |
| 13 June | Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd | Eric Boocock |
| 14 June | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Ivan Mauger | George Hunter | Maury Mattingley |
| 15 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Ivor Brown | Maury Mattingley | Cliff Cox |
| 15 June | Sun Street Stadium, Hanley | Jack Kitchen | Colin Pratt | Peter Jarman |
| 15 June | Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh | Clive Featherby | Ken Adams | Tommy Roper |
| 15 June | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Doug Templeton | Jimmy Squibb | Wayne Briggs |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May | CSK Great Strahov Stadium, Prague | USSR Igor Plekhanov | CSK Antonín Kasper Sr. | POL Henryk Żyto |
| 12 May | AUT Linzer Stadion, Linz | CSK Luboš Tomíček Sr. | YUG Evald Babic | FRG Manfred Poschenreider |
| 12 May | USSR Stroitel Stadium, Ufa | USSR Farid Szajnurov | POL Andrzej Pogorzelski | CSK Miroslav Šmíd |
| 12 May | YUG Stražišče Sports Park, Kranj | USSR Boris Samorodov | USSR Gennady Kurilenko | POL Marian Kaiser |
Second round
Nordic qualification
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- 6 June
- NOR Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo
- Top 8 to Nordic final
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British Provincial final
- 22 June, Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh
- Top 9 riders to British national league round
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3 June
- USSR Army Sports Club Stadium, Lviv
- Top 8 to Continental final
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Third round
British & Commonwealth national league round
- Top 16 to British & Commonwealth finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 29 June | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Ron Mountford | Doug Templeton | Jack Geran |
| 1 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Mike Broadbanks | Ron How | Bob Andrews |
| 2 July | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Barry Briggs | Dick Fisher | Peter Craven |
| 4 July | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Ken McKinlay |
| 5 July | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Mike Broadbanks | Ron How | Nigel Boocock |
| 10 July | Hyde Road, Manchester | Ken McKinlay | Dick Fisher | Brian Brett |
| 12 July | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Peter Craven | Peter Moore | Jimmy Gooch |
Nordic Final
- 9 June 1963
- SWE Växjö Motorstadion, Växjö
- First 8 to European Final
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Continental Final
- 23 June 1963
- POL Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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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| 22 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Nigel Boocock |
| 23 July | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven | Peter Moore |
| 26 July | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven | Leo McAuliffe |
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European Final
- 28 August 1963
- SWE Ullevi, Gothenburg
- First 8 to World Final
World Final
- 14 September 1963
- ENG Wembley Stadium, London
References
References
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- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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