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1969 Individual Speedway World Championship

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

Summary

Motorcycle speedway world championship season

The 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 24th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

The final was sponsored by the Sunday Mirror and held at Wembley. Ivan Mauger retained his title and won £1,000 in prize money. Barry Briggs finished second again after beating Sören Sjösten in a run-off for silver.

Format changes

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1969 event. This time the Swedish riders were pooled with the Continental and European sections that would provide 10 riders for the World Final, while the British and Commonwealth riders would supply 6 riders for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London.

First round

Qualification results.

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Finnish qualifying (top 8)

(2 rounds) 2 Aug & 21 Sep 1968
FIN Eteläpuisto, Tampere & Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
Top 3 (+seeded riders) to Nordic qualification 1969

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Swedish qualification

Top 8 in each heat to Nordic qualification

25 April, Ullevi, Gothenburg	Pos	Rider
1	Ove Fundin	15
2	Bengt Brannefors	14
3	Bengt Larsson	13
4	Bo Josefsson	12
5	Conny Samuelsson	10
6	Hans Hallberg	10
7	Benny Lundström	9
8	Sune Stark	7
9	Nils Ringström	7
10	Börje Melin	6
11	Inge Gustafsson	6
12	Willy Friberg	5
13	Ryno Westergren	3
14	Olle Åhnström	2
15	Reine Södergren	1
16	Sören Backlund	0

27 April, Vetlanda Motorstadion	Pos	Rider
1	Bengt Jansson	15
2	Gunnar Malmqvist	14
3	Bengt Svensson	12
4	Sven-Inge Svensson	11
5	Runo Wedin	11
6	Tommy Johansson	9
7	Bo Magnusson	8
8	Jan Simensen	9
9	Åke Andersson	6
10	Sonny Widergren	6
11	Birger Aniander	5
12	Sixten Carlberg	4
13	Jan Strid	4
14	Lennart Michanek	3
15	Arne Hansson	3
16	Lars Jennefors	1

28 April, Ryavallen, Borås	Pos	Rider
1	Bernt Persson	14
2	Göte Nordin	13
3	Per-Olof Söderman	13
4	Sören Sjösten	10
5	Håkan Karlsson	9
6	Olle Nygren	8
7	Börje Olsson	8
8	Bengt Andersson	8
9	Sigvard Johansson	8
10	Per Sjöholm	7
11	Allan Dahlöf	7
12	Stig Pettersson	4
13	Hans Johansson	4
14	Yngve Nilsson	3
15	Käll Haage	3
16	Lennart Karlsson	1

29 April, Avestavallen, Avesta	Pos	Rider
1	Leif Enecrona	12
2	Hasse Holmqvist	11
3	Anders Michanek	11
4	Leif Larsson	8
5	Sven Sigurd	8
6	Christer Löfqvist	8
7	Per-Åke Gerhardsson	6
8	Therje Henriksson	6
9	Tommy Bergqvist	5
10	Lars Jansson	5
11	Egon Stengarn	4
12	Rolf Karlsson	3
13	Lars Eriksson	2
14	Hans Utterström	2
15	Curt Nyqvist	1
16	Jan Holmqvist	0

Continental qualifying

Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
11 May	FRG Speedway Stadion, Ruhpolding	POL Antoni Woryna	POL Edward Jancarz	FRG Manfred Poschenreider
11 May	YUG Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško	POL Jerzy Trzeszkowski	POL Zdislaw Dobrucki	USSR Gennady Kurilenko
11 May	HUN Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc	USSR Vladimir Smirnov	POL Zbigniew Podlecki	POL Paweł Waloszek
11 May	DDR Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund	USSR Viktor Trofimov	POL Zygmunt Pytko	DDR Jürgen Hehlert

British/Commonwealth qualifying

Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
17 May	The Shay, Halifax	Eric Boocock	Charlie Monk	Reg Luckhurst
17 May	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge	Jim McMillan	Bert Harkins	Trevor Hedge
19 May	Brough Park, Newcastle	Eric Boocock	Ray Wilson	Dave Gifford
19 May	County Ground Stadium, Exeter	Barry Briggs	Martin Ashby	Tony Clarke
20 May	Leicester Stadium, Leicester	Martin Ashby	Howard Cole	John Boulger
20 May	West Ham Stadium, London	Norman Hunter	Stan Stevens	Ken McKinlay
21 May	Wimborne Road, Poole	Geoff Mudge	Ivan Mauger	Pete Smith
22 May	Oxford Stadium, Oxford	Eddie Reeves	Pete Smith	Mike Broadbanks
22 May	Wimbledon, London	Ronny Moore	Tony Clarke	Ivan Mauger
22 May	Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield	Arnold Haley	Jim Airey	Nigel Boocock
23 May	Somerton Park, Newport	Sándor Lévai	Frank Shuter	Reg Luckhurst
23 May	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Charlie Monk	Barry Briggs	Jim McMillan
23 May	Hackney Wick Stadium, London	Colin Pratt	Garry Middleton	Pete Smith
23 May	Monmore Green, Wolverhampton	Nigel Boocock	James Bond	Norman Hunter
24 May	Hyde Road, Manchester	Ivan Mauger	Ray Wilson	Chris Pusey
24 May	Brandon Stadium, Coventry	Nigel Boocock	Norman Hunter	Coll Cottrell
1 June	King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn	Terry Betts	Malcolm Simmons	Martin Ashby
9 June	Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley	Roy Trigg	Bob Andrews	James Bond
11 June	Abbey Stadium, Swindon	Barry Briggs	Jim Airey	Clive Hitch

Second round

Nordic qualification

1 May, SWE Gamla Speedway Track
Visby	Pos	Rider	Points
1	Sören Sjösten	13
2	Bernt Persson	13
3	Hasse Holmqvist	13
4	Bengt Larsson	12
5	Gunnar Malmqvist	12
6	Runo Wedin	10
7	Öyvind S. Berg	10
8	Therje Henriksson	8
9	Christer Löfqvist	8
10	Börje Olsson	5
11	Conny Samuelsson	4
12	Bent Nörregaard-Jensen	4
13	Torbjörn Karlsson	4
14	Svein Kaasa	2
15	Jan Höijvind	1
16	Reima Lohkovuori	0

1 May, SWE Kumla Motorstadion
Kumla	Pos	Rider	Points
1	Bengt Jansson	13
2	Per-Olof Söderman	13
3	Jan Simensen	13
4	Nils Ringström	12
5	Reidar Eide	11
6	Anders Michanek	11
7	Bengt Andersson	8
8	Sven Sigurd	8
9	Kurt Bögh	7
10	Hans Hallberg	6
11	Ulf Lövaas	5
12	Sven-Inge Svensson	4
13	Bengt Brannefors	3
14	Esko Koponen	2
15	Godtfred Andreasen	2
16	Helge Langli	1

1 May, SWE Gislaved Motorbana
Gislaved	Pos	Rider	Points
1	Ove Fundin	15
2	Göte Nordin	14
3	Ole Olsen	13
4	Bo Josefsson	12
5	Odd Fossengen	11
6	Bengt Svensson	10
7	Benny Lundström	8
8	Tommy Johansson	8
9	Sigvard Johansson	6
10	Sune Stark	6
11	Per-Åke Gerhardsson	4
12	Jens Ring	4
13	Matti Olin	3
14	Per Aulie	2
15	Håkan Karlsson	1
16	Leif Enecrona	0

Continental semi-finals

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8 June
POL Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Top 8 to Continental final

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British semi-finals

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26 June
ENG Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
Top 8 to British final

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Third round

Nordic Final

4 June 1969
SWE Linköping Motorstadion Ryd, Linköping
First 8 to European Final

Continental Final

27 June 1969
USSR Stroitel Stadion, Ufa
First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve

Fourth round

British/Commonwealth Final

5 August 1969
ENG West Ham Stadium, London
First 6 to World Final plus 1 reserve

European Final

24 August 1969
FRG Olching Speedwaybahn, Olching
First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve

World Final

13 September 1969
ENG Wembley Stadium, London

References

Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
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"WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
"HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
"Speedway riders, history and results".
"WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX".
(7 September 1969). "Briggs once again". Sunday Mirror.
(14 September 1969). "Mauger Still King". Sunday Mirror.
"1969 World Championship".
"1969 World Championship".
Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5

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