Motorcycle speedway world championship season
1965 Speedway World Championship
The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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.[7]
First round
Qualification results.[8][9]
Norwegian qualifying - 25 October 1964
- Kadettangen, Sandvika
- Top 5 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1965
Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 15 | 2 | Nils Paulsen | 13 | 3 | Per Jakob Aulie | 13 | 4 | Knut Syrrist | 12 | 5 | Henry Harrfeldt | 10 | 6 | Bjarne Sorenby | 9 | 7 | Thorbjorn Aulie | 7 | 8 | Thorbjorn Nygaard | 7 | 9 | Ivar A. Hoffgaard | 7 | 10 | Johnny Faafeng | 6 | 11 | Oyvind S. Berg | 5 | 12 | Reidar Eide | 5 | 13 | Svein Johansen | 3 | 14 | Olav Aaen | 3 | 15 | Kjell H. Helgsen | 2 | 16 | Hans Age Trovik | 1 | 17 | Svein Svensrud | 1 | | Finnish qualifying - 28 August 1964
- Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
- Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1965
Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 15 | 2 | Timo Laine | 14 | 3 | Matti Olin | 13 | 4 | Esko Koponen | 12 | 5 | Olavi Turunen | 10 | 6 | Antero Salasto | 9 | 7 | Veikko Metsahuone | 8 | 8 | Timo Sinkkonen | 8 | 9 | Heikki Kaprali | 6 | 10 | Jouko Naskali | 6 | 11 | Juhani Taipale | 5 | 12 | Reijo Tolviander (res) | 4 | 13 | Erkki Hannula | 3 | 14 | Reima Lohkovuori | 3 | 15 | Toimi Skytta (res) | 3 | 16 | Veikko Vesa | 2 | 17 | Martti Myllynausta | 0 | 18 | Jarmo Bahne | 0 | |
Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | 15 | Bengt Brannefors | 14 | 16 | Runo Wedin | 13 | 17 | Curt Eldh | 9 | 18 | Sven Sigurd | 9 | 19 | Kurt Westlund | 9 | 20 | Hans Utterström | 6 | 21 | Inge Gustafsson | 5 | 22 | Arne Hansson | 4 | 23 | Nils Ringström | 3 | 24 | Karl-Erik Andersson | 3 | 25 | Leif Söderberg | 1 | 26 | Per-Tage Svensson | 0 | 27 | Lars Jansson | 0 | |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
British & Commonwealth preliminary round
- Top 11 riders to qualifying round[10]
Second round
Nordic qualification
Continental semi-finals
| - 23 May
- 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 |
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
| - 30 July
- White City, Glasgow
- Top 8 to British final
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Nordic Final
Continental Final
- 13 June 1965
- Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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
British & Commonwealth 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 |
| (8) Barry Briggs | 13 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 1 | |
| (2) Nigel Boocock | 11 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | E | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| (4) Ken McKinlay | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
4 | (10) Brian Brett | 10 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 10 | 4 | |
5 | (12) Reg Luckhurst | 10 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | |
6 | (11) Jimmy Gooch | 10 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
7 | (7) Mike Broadbanks | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 7 | 3 |
8 | (15) Gordon Guasco | 9 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 9 | 8 | 2 |
9 | (5) Charlie Monk | 8 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | X | 8 | 9 | |
10 | (16) Trevor Hedge | 7 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | F | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 7 | 10 | |
11 | (3) Bob Andrews | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 6 | 11 | |
12 | (14) Ivan Mauger | 5 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
13 | (6) Colin Gooddy | 4 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | M | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (9) Peter Vandenberg | 3 | | | E | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 3 | 14 | |
15 | (1) Bill Andrew | 1 | E | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 15 | |
16 | (13) Ronnie Genz | 1 | | | | E | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | F | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) Norman Hunter | 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
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
- 18 September 1965
- Wembley Stadium, London[11]
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
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Knutson is Champ". The People. 19 September 1965. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1965 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "1965 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Diamonds pair take honours". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 14 May 1965. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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