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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
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.[9][10]
Norwegian qualifying - 13 October 1968
- Kongsberg Idrettsparken, Kongsberg
- Top 4 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1969
Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Reidar Eide | 15 | 2 | Oyvind S. Berg | 14 | 3 | Per Aulie | 13 | 4 | Ulf Lovaas | 10 | 5 | Einar Egedius | 9 | 6 | Odd Fossengen | 9 | 7 | Helge Langli | 9 | 8 | Jan Terje Gravningen | 8 | 9 | Thorbjorn Nygaard | 8 | 10 | Svein Kaasa | 6 | 11 | Edgar Stangeland | 6 | 12 | Sverre Holm | 3 | 13 | Kjell P. Skaeveland | 3 | 14 | Per H. Hansen | 2 | 15 | Kare Heia | 2 | 16 | Thorbjorn Olsen | 2 | | Finnish qualifying (top 8) Pos. | Rider | Points | Total | 1 | Matti Olin | 8+8 | 16 | 2 | Reima Lohkovuori | 6+4 | 10 | 3 | Jouko Naskali | 0+6 | 6 | 4 | Esko Koponen | 4+2 | 6 | 5 | Jorma Taipale | 3+0 | 3 | 6 | Kauko Reima | 0+3 | 3 | 7 | Juhani Lappi | 2+1 | 3 | 8 | Olavi Tutunen | 1+0 | 1 | |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Nordic qualification
25 April, Ullevi, Göteborg | Pos | Rider | Points | 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 | Points | 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 | | | |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
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
Continental semi-finals
British semi-finals
Third round
Nordic 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 |
Continental Final
- 27 June 1969
- Stroitel Stadion, Ufa
- 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 |
| (9) Barry Briggs | 15 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 15 | 1 | |
| (3) Nigel Boocock | 13 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| (6) Ronnie Moore | 13 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 13 | 3 | 2 |
4 | (2) Ivan Mauger | 11 | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 11 | 4 | |
5 | (4) Ken McKinlay | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
6 | (11) Howard Cole | 9 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
7 | (16) Arnold Haley | 8 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | X | | | 8 | 7 | 3 |
8 | (7) Eric Boocock | 8 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 8 | 2 |
9 | (13) Garry Middleton | 8 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | T | | 8 | 9 | 1 |
10 | (10) Charlie Monk | 6 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 6 | 10 | |
11 | (8) Martin Ashby | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | X | | | 2 | | | | 4 | 11 | |
12 | (5) Trevor Hedge | 4 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
13 | (14) Jim McMillan | 4 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
14 | (15) Colin Pratt | 3 | | | | E | | | T | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 3 | 14 | |
15 | (1) Ray Wilson | 3 | 1 | | | | F | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | 15 | |
16 | (12) Roy Trigg | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | E | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 16 | |
R1 | (R1) James Bond | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
R2 | (R2) Clive Hitch | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 | |
R3 | (R3) Martin Ashby | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R3 | |
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
- 13 September 1969
- 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 9 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Briggs once again". Sunday Mirror. 7 September 1969. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mauger Still King". Sunday Mirror. 14 September 1969. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1969 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "1969 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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