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1965 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
Summary
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Björn Knutson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley with Russian Igor Plekhanov defeating four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.
First round
Qualification results.
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Finnish qualifying
- 28 August 1964
- FIN Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
- Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1965
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Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
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| 25 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Bo Josefsson | Leif Enecrona | Rune Sörmander |
| 28 April | Ryavallen, Borås | Ove Fundin | Per Olof Söderman | Björn Knutson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Bengt Jansson | Bo Josefsson | Hasse Holmqvist |
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 9 May | AUT Liebenauer Stadium, Graz | POL Andrzej Wyglenda | CSK Jaroslav Volf | POL Antoni Woryna |
| 9 May | YUG Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana | USSR Gennady Kurilenko | POL Jan Mucha | POL Andrzej Pogorzelski |
| 9 May | HUN Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | CSK Luboš Tomíček Sr. | USSR Yuri Chekranov | POL Pawel Waloszek |
| 9 May | GDR Gunter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg | POL Zbigniew Podlecki | USSR Boris Samorodov | CSK Rudolf Havelka |
British & Commonwealth preliminary round
- Top 11 riders to qualifying round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 13 May | Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough | Goog Allan | Russ Dent | Harry Bastable |
| 15 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh | Tommy Sweetman | Ken Adams | Des Lukehurst |
| 22 May | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | Tommy Sweetman | Howdy Byford | Ken Adams |
| 26 May | Central Park, Cowdenbeath | Russ Dent | Bruce Ovenden | Graham Coombes |
| 6 June | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Harry Bastable | Pete Smith | Maurie McDermott |
Second round
Nordic qualification
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- 27 May
- DEN Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
- Top 8 to Nordic final
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Continental semi-finals
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- 23 May
- USSR Army Sports Club Stadium, Lviv
- Top 8 to Continental final
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British & Commonwealth qualifying round
- Top 32 to British semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 12 June | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | Jack Kitchen | Rick France |
| 12 June | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Mike Broadbanks | Martin Ashby |
| 12 June | Hyde Road, Manchester | Cyril Maidment | Gordon McGregor | Dick Fisher |
| 14 June | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Barry Briggs | Trevor Hedge | Geoff Mudge |
| 14 June | Brough Park, Newcastle | Charlie Monk | Brian Brett | Ivan Mauger |
| 15 June | West Ham Stadium, London | Roy Trigg | Norman Hunter | Ken McKinlay |
| 16 June | Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton | Barry Briggs | Jim Lightfoot | Jack Kitchen |
| 17 June | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Nigel Boocock | Clive Featherby | Billy Bales |
| 17 June | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Jimmy Gooch | Ron How | Colin Pratt |
| 18 June | Somerton Park, Newport | Peter Vandenberg | Reg Luckhurst | Cyril Maidment |
| 18 June | White City, Glasgow | Charlie Monk | Bluey Scott | Ivan Mauger |
| 18 June | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Ron How | Roy Trigg | Colin Pratt |
| 18 June | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Trevor Hedge | Peter Jarman | Nigel Boocock |
| 19 June | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Trevor Hedge | Bob Andrews | Jack Biggs |
| 19 June | The Shay, Halifax | Jimmy Gooch | Ronnie Genz | Eric Boocock |
| 19 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Charlie Monk | Jim Airey | John Hart |
| 19 July | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Maury Mattingley | Gordon Guasco | Brian Craven |
| 23 July | Wimborne Road, Poole | Ronnie Genz | Geoff Mudge | Roy Trigg |
Third round
British & Commonwealth semi finals
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- 30 July
- SCO White City, Glasgow
- Top 8 to British final
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Nordic Final
- 28 June 1965
- NOR Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
- First 8 to European Final
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Continental Final
- 13 June 1965
- POL Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
Fourth round
British & Commonwealth Final
- 31 August 1965
- ENG West Ham Stadium, London
- first 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
European Final
- 26 June 1965
- CSK Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
- First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve
World Final
- 18 September 1965
- ENG Wembley Stadium, London
References
References
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- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
- "Speedway riders, history and results".
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX".
- (19 September 1965). "Knutson is Champ". The People.
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- (14 May 1965). "Diamonds pair take honours". Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5
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