The 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 16th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The final was held outside of Wembley and England for the first time when on the 15 September Ove Fundin retained his title in his home country of Sweden. It was the first time a rider had won three titles and Sweden produced a clean sweep of podium places with Björn Knutson and Göte Nordin finishing second and third.[7]
Qualification results.[8][9]
Norwegian qualifying
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Pos. |
Rider |
Points
|
1 |
Aage Hansen |
15
|
2 |
Oystein Mellerud |
13+3
|
3 |
Sverre Harrfledt |
13+2
|
4 |
Rolf Westerberg |
12
|
5 |
Oddvar Kristiansen |
9
|
6 |
Gunnar Skvetne |
8
|
7 |
Jon Odegaard |
8
|
8 |
Arne Kristiansen |
7
|
9 |
Bjarne Sörenbye |
7
|
10 |
Fred Roger Steen |
7
|
11 |
Reidar Bakken |
6
|
12 |
Egil H. Kruke |
4
|
13 |
Egil Bratvold |
4
|
14 |
Ole Rostad |
3
|
15 |
Reidar Eide |
2
|
16 |
Egil Otto Tobiasen |
1
|
|
- 25 September 1960
Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- First 5 (+seeded riders) to Nordic qualification 1961
Pos. |
Rider |
Points
|
1 |
Kalevi Lahtinen |
15
|
2 |
Olavi Turunen |
13
|
3 |
Timo Laine |
11
|
4 |
Yrjö Vuorio |
11
|
5 |
Antti Pajari |
10
|
6 |
Antero Salasto |
10
|
7 |
Ilkka Helminen |
8
|
8 |
Esko Koponen |
7
|
9 |
Pertti Petersohn |
6
|
10 |
Martti Assinen |
6
|
11 |
Raimo Orastie |
5
|
12 |
Nils Staaf |
5
|
13 |
Jan Ulfingman |
4
|
14 |
Valle Seliverstov |
4
|
15 |
Heikki Yli Orvola |
3
|
16 |
Osmo Hokkanen |
2
|
|
- Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Points
|
16 |
Olle Segerström |
13
|
17 |
Inge Gustafsson |
9
|
18 |
Göran Carlsson |
7
|
19 |
Kjell Lutteman |
7
|
20 |
Thore Kindstrand |
6
|
21 |
Thorvald Karlsson |
5
|
22 |
Curt Nyqvist |
4
|
23 |
Kjell Svensson |
3
|
24 |
Bo Magnusson |
1
|
25 |
Per-Åke Lundgren |
1
|
26 |
Hans Hallberg |
0
|
27 |
Bengt Brannefors |
0
|
28 |
Olle Andersson IV |
0
|
|
British & Commonwealth qualifying
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- Top 64 riders to British & Commonwealth 2nd Round
Date
|
Venue
|
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
22 May |
County Ground, Exeter |
Eric Hockaday |
Jim Lightfoot |
Pete Lansdale
|
24 May |
Wimborne Road, Poole |
Maury Mattingley |
Tony Lewis |
Ken Middleditch
|
25 May |
Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough |
Dick Campbell |
Peter Vandenberg |
Geoff Mudge
|
26 May |
Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton |
Graham Warren |
Harry Edwards |
Eric Hockaday
|
26 May |
Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh |
Johnny Fitzpatrick |
Gil Goldfinch |
Ken Adams
|
26 May |
Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth |
Jack Scott |
Tony Lewis |
Chris Julian
|
27 May |
Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh |
Jim Lightfoot |
Doug Templeton |
Dick Campbell
|
27 May |
Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley |
Harry Bastable |
Ivor Brown |
Peter Vandenberg
|
1 June |
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
Clive Featherby |
Clive Cox |
George Hunter
|
3 June |
Hanley Greyhound Stadium, Hanley |
Maury Mattingley |
Ken Adams |
Stan Stevens
|
Continental qualifying
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- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
British & Commonwealth 2nd round
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- Top 32 riders to British & Commonwealth semi-finals
Date
|
Venue
|
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
3 July |
Wimbledon Stadium, London |
Ronnie Moore |
Ron How |
Jim Tebby
|
4 July |
Banister Court Stadium, Southampton |
Peter Craven |
Barry Briggs |
Ray Cresp
|
5 July |
New Cross Stadium, London |
Bob Andrews |
Split Waterman |
Ken McKinlay
|
6 July |
Oxford Stadium, Oxford |
Jack Young |
Ronnie Genz |
Mike Broadbanks
|
6 July |
Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich |
Peter Moore |
Johnny Chamberlain |
Ray Cresp
|
7 July |
Leicester Stadium, Leicester |
Ronnie Moore |
Ken McKinlay |
Danny Dunton
|
8 July |
Abbey Stadium, Swindon |
Cyril Maidment |
Tadeusz Teodorowicz |
Neil Street
|
8 July |
Brandon Stadium, Coventry |
Peter Moore |
Bob Duckworth |
Bob Andrews
|
8 July |
The Firs Stadium, Norwich |
Billy Bales |
Mike Broadbanks |
Split Waterman
|
8 July |
Hyde Road, Manchester |
Peter Craven |
Gerald Jackson |
Eric Williams
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Continental semi-finals
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British & Commonwealth Semi finals
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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
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gate B
|
gate C
|
gate D - outside
|
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
|
- 2 September 1961
Wembley Stadium, London
- First 9 to World 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
|
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
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