1960 Individual Speedway World Championship

1960 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.


British Qualification


DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Preliminary Round
2 June United KingdomSheffieldUnited Kingdom Dennis NewtonUnited Kingdom Eric HockadayUnited Kingdom Tink Maynard
4 June United KingdomStokeUnited Kingdom Reg FearmanUnited Kingdom Reg LuckhurstUnited Kingdom Alan Smith
4 June ScotlandEdinburghUnited Kingdom Guy AllottUnited Kingdom Gil GoldfinchUnited Kingdom Tony Robinson
6 June United KingdomLiverpoolAustralia Peter VandenbergUnited Kingdom Ken AdamsUnited Kingdom Nick Nicholls
10 June United KingdomRayleighUnited Kingdom Reg ReevesUnited Kingdom Alan SmithUnited Kingdom Stan Stevens
10 June United KingdomBristolUnited Kingdom Ernie BakerUnited Kingdom Johnny HoleUnited Kingdom Maury Mattingley
11 June United KingdomCradley HeathUnited Kingdom Maury MattingleyUnited Kingdom Reg ReevesUnited Kingdom Gil Goldfinch
11 June United KingdomBradfordUnited Kingdom Charlie BarsbyUnited Kingdom Danny DuntonUnited Kingdom Ken Adams
15 June United KingdomPooleUnited Kingdom Dennis NewtonUnited Kingdom Ron TaylorUnited Kingdom Alan Kidd
First Round
2 July United KingdomBelle VueUnited Kingdom Peter CravenUnited Kingdom Dick FisherUnited Kingdom Ronnie Genz
2 July United KingdomSwindonAustralia Chum TaylorAustralia Ray CrespUnited Kingdom Mike Broadbanks
4 July United KingdomWimbledonUnited Kingdom Ron HowAustralia Jack YoungUnited Kingdom Alf Hagon
5 July United KingdomSouthamptonAustralia Neil StreetAustralia Jack BiggsUnited Kingdom Bryan Elliott
6 July United KingdomNew CrossNew Zealand Barry BriggsAustralia Neil StreetNew Zealand Ron Johnston
7 July United KingdomOxfordUnited Kingdom Mike BroadbanksUnited Kingdom Ronnie GenzUnited Kingdom Les McGillivray
7 July United KingdomIpswichUnited Kingdom Peter CravenUnited Kingdom Nigel BoocockUnited Kingdom Jim Lightfoot
8 July United KingdomLeicesterNew Zealand Barry BriggsScotland Ken McKinlayAustralia Jack Geran
9 July United KingdomCoventryScotland Ken McKinlayAustralia Jack YoungUnited Kingdom Les Owen
9 July United KingdomNorwichUnited Kingdom Ron HowUnited Kingdom Billy BalesAustralia Aub Lawson
Semi-Finals
8 August United KingdomWimbledonUnited Kingdom Peter CravenNew Zealand Barry BriggsWales Eric Williams
13 August United KingdomNorwichUnited Kingdom Peter CravenScotland Ken McKinlayNew Zealand Bob Andrews
13 August United KingdomCoventryUnited Kingdom Ron HowNew Zealand Peter MooreAustralia Aub Lawson
16 August United KingdomSouthamptonScotland Ken McKinlayAustralia Jack YoungUnited Kingdom Ron How

Scandinavian Qualifications

DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Semi-Finals
1 May SwedenVisbySweden Rune Sormander Sweden Olle NygrenSweden Alf Jonsson
5 May SwedenStockholmSweden Goran NorlenSweden Gote NordinSweden Bertil Strid
26 May DenmarkHillerodSweden Alf JonssonSweden Bjorn KnutssonNorway Aage Hansen
26 May FinlandHelsinkiSweden Olle NygrenSweden Gote NordinSweden Curt Nuqvist
Final
16 June NorwayOsloSweden Olle NygrenSweden Gote NordinNorway Aage Hansen


Scandinavian Final

  • 16 June 1960
  • Norway Oslo
  • First 7 to European Final plus 1 reserve
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1Sweden Olle Nygren14+3
2Sweden Gote Nordin14+2
3Norway Aage Hansen13
4Sweden Rune Sormander12
5Sweden Curt Nyqvist10
6Sweden Bjorn Knutsson10
7Sweden Goran Norlen9
8Sweden Alf Jonsson9
9Denmark Arne Pander6
10Norway Sverre Harrfeldt5
11Sweden Kjell Warenius5
12Sweden Evert Andersson4
13Sweden Bernt Nilsson3
14Sweden Hans Hallberg2
15Norway Rolf Westerberg2
16Sweden Joel Jannson2
R1Sweden Bertil Strid0

Continental Round


DateVenueWinnerRunner-up3rd place
Quarter-Finals
22 May Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaZagrebPoland Florian KapalaPoland Jan MalinowskiPoland Joachim Maj
22 May CzechoslovakiaLiberecCzechoslovakia František RichterPoland Stefan KepaCzechoslovakia Stanislaw Svoboda
22 May PolandLesznoPoland Bernard KacperakPoland Konstanty PociejkowiczPoland Pawel Waloszek
30 May AustriaWiedenAustria Josef BossnerPoland Henryk ZytoCzechoslovakia Antonin Kasper, Sr.
Semi-Finals
26 June West GermanyMunichWest Germany Josef HofmeisterPoland Jan MalinowskiPoland Florian Kapala
26 June CzechoslovakiaSlanyCzechoslovakia Stanislaw SvobodaCzechoslovakia Jaroslav VolfCzechoslovakia František Richter
Continental Final
3 July AustriaWiedenWest Germany Josef HofmeisterPoland Henryk ZytoPoland Marian Kaiser
European Final
14 August PolandWroclawPoland Marian KaiserSweden Ove FundinPoland Stefan Kwoczala


Continental Final

  • 3 July, 1960
  • Austria Wieden
  • First 8 to European 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
West Germany (10) Josef Hofmeister 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 1
Poland (1) Henryk Zyto 11 3 3 2 2 1 11 2 3
Poland (9) Marian Kaiser 11 3 1 2 2 3 11 3 2
4 Czechoslovakia (6) František Richter 11 3 1 1 3 3 11 4 1
5 Poland (2) Stefan Kwoczala 10 2 2 2 2 2 10 5
6 Poland (5) Mieczysław Połukard 10 1 2 3 1 3 10 6
7 Poland (7) Jan Malinowski 9 2 2 1 3 1 9 7
8 Czechoslovakia (3) Stanislaw Svoboda 9 0 3 3 2 1 9 8
9 Czechoslovakia (13) Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 8 3 0 2 3 0 8 9
10 Poland (16) Stanislaw Rurarz 7 2 2 3 0 0 7 10
11 Czechoslovakia (12) Jaroslaw Volf 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 11
12 Poland (15) Pawel Waloszek 5 1 0 1 1 2 5 12
13 Poland (11) Florian Kapala 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 13
14 West Germany (4) Josef Seidl 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 14
15 Czechoslovakia (14) Bedrich Slany 1 0 0 1 F - 1 15
16 Poland (8) Joachim Maj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
R1 Austria (R1) Ernest Luttenberger 0 1 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

  • 14 August 1960
  • Poland Wroclaw
  • First 6 to World Final plis 1 reserve
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
Poland (6) Marian Kaiser 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
Sweden (14) Ove Fundin 13 2 2 3 3 3 13 2
Poland (3) Stefan Kwoczala 11 3 3 1 3 1 11 3
4 East Germany (2) Josef Hofmeister 10 0 1 3 3 3 10 4
5 Poland (12) Henryk Zyto 10 2 2 2 1 3 10 5
6 Sweden (1) Rune Sormander 10 2 2 2 2 2 10 6
7 Poland (10) Mieczysław Połukard 9 3 0 3 2 1 9 7 3
8 Czechoslovakia (8) Stanislaw Svoboda 9 1 3 2 0 3 9 8 2
9 Norway (15) Aage Hansen 8 3 2 1 2 0 8 9
10 Sweden (4) Olle Nygren 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 10
11 Sweden (5) Curt Nyqvist 5 2 1 0 0 2 5 11
12 Poland (16) Jan Malinowski 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 12
13 Czechoslovakia (9) Frantisek Richter 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 13
14 Sweden (13) Gote Nordin 4 1 0 1 2 0 4 14
15 Sweden (7) Bjorn Knutsson 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 15
16 Sweden (11) Goran Norlen 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 16
R1 Sweden (R1) Alf Jonsson 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

World 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
Sweden (2) Ove Fundin 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 1 3
New Zealand (12) Ronnie Moore 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 2 2
United Kingdom (7) Peter Craven 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 3 1
4 Australia (11) Peter Moore 12 2 2 3 2 3 12 4
5 New Zealand (13) Ron Johnston 10 3 2 2 1 2 10 5
6 New Zealand (5) Barry Briggs 9 2 1 1 3 2 9 6
7 Poland (14) Stefan Kwoczala 8 1 2 3 1 1 8 7
8 West Germany (6) Josef Hofmeister 6 0 0 2 3 1 6 8
9 Scotland (9) Ken McKinlay 6 0 3 2 1 0 6 9
10 Australia (4) Jack Young 6 1 2 1 2 F 6 10
11 Australia (1) Chum Taylor 5 2 0 0 0 3 5 11
12 Sweden (16) Rune Sörmander 5 2 0 1 1 1 5 12
13 Poland (10) Henryk Żyto 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 13
14 Australia (8) Aub Lawson 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 14
15 Poland (3) Marian Kaiser 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15
16 United Kingdom (15) Bryan Elliott 0 0 E E 0 - 0 16
R1 New Zealand (R1) Bob Andrews 2 2 2 R1
R2 Poland (R2) Mieczysław Połukard 0 0 R2
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

See also

References

  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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