1969 Individual Speedway World Championship Explained

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]

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.[9] [10]

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Norwegian qualifying

  • 13 October 1968
  • Kongsberg Idrettsparken, Kongsberg
  • Top 4 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1969
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1 Reidar Eide15
2 Oyvind S. Berg14
3 Per Aulie 13
4 Ulf Lovaas10
5 Einar Egedius9
6 9
7 9
8 Jan Terje Gravningen8
9 Thorbjorn Nygaard 8
10 Svein Kaasa6
11 Edgar Stangeland6
12 Sverre Holm 3
13 Kjell P. Skaeveland3
14 Per H. Hansen 2
15 Kare Heia 2
16 Thorbjorn Olsen2
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Finnish qualifying (top 8)

  • (2 rounds) 2 Aug & 21 Sep 1968
  • Eteläpuisto, Tampere & Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
  • Top 3 (+seeded riders) to Nordic qualification 1969
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1 Matti Olin 8+816
2 Reima Lohkovuori 6+410
3 Jouko Naskali 0+66
4 Esko Koponen 4+26
5 Jorma Taipale 3+03
6 Kauko Reima 0+33
7 Juhani Lappi 2+13
8 Olavi Tutunen 1+01

Swedish qualification

25 April, Ullevi, Göteborg
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1 15
2 14
3 13
4 12
5 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
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1 15
2 14
3 Bengt Svensson 12
4 Sven-Inge Svensson 11
5 Runo Wedin 11
6 9
7 Bo Magnusson 8
8 Jan Simensen9
9 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
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1 14
2 13
3 13
4 10
5 Håkan Karlsson 9
6 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
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1 12
2 11
3 11
4 8
5 Sven Sigurd 8
6 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

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11 May Manfred Poschenreider
11 May Gennady Kurilenko
11 May Paweł Waloszek
11 May Jürgen Hehlert

British/Commonwealth qualifying

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17 MayReg Luckhurst
17 MayTrevor Hedge
19 MayDave Gifford
19 MayTony Clarke
20 MayJohn Boulger
20 MayWest Ham Stadium, London Ken McKinlay
21 MayPete Smith
22 MayMike Broadbanks
22 MayWimbledon, London Ivan Mauger
22 MayNigel Boocock
23 MayReg Luckhurst
23 MayHampden Park, Glasgow Jim McMillan
23 MayHackney Wick Stadium, London Pete Smith
23 MayNorman Hunter
24 MayHyde Road, Manchester Chris Pusey
24 MayColl Cottrell
1 JuneMartin Ashby
9 JuneJames Bond
11 JuneClive Hitch

Second round

Nordic qualification

1 May, Gamla Speedway Track
Visby
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1 13
2 13
3 13
4 Bengt Larsson12
5 12
6 Runo Wedin 10
7 10
8 Therje Henriksson 8
9 8
10 5
11 4
12 4
13 Torbjörn Karlsson 4
14 2
15 Jan Höijvind 1
16 Reima Lohkovuori 0
1 May, Kumla Motorstadion
Kumla
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1 13
2 13
3 13
4 Nils Ringström 12
5 11
6 11
7 Bengt Andersson 8
8 Sven Sigurd 8
9 7
10 Hans Hallberg 6
11 5
12 Sven-Inge Svensson 4
13 3
14 Esko Koponen 2
15 2
16 Helge Langli 1
1 May, Gislaved Motorbana
Gislaved
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1 15
2 14
3 13
4 12
5 11
6 Bengt Svensson 10
7 Benny Lundström 8
8 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 0

Continental semi-finals

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1 13
2 11
3 11
4 10
5 10
6 9
7 9
89
9 8
10 7
11 7
12 7
13 3
14 3
15 2
16 1
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1 14
2 13
3 11
4 11
5 9
6 9
7 9
8 Karel Průša 9
9 7
10 6
11 6
12 Jaroslav Volf 5
13 5
14 4
15 2
16 0

British semi-finals

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1 14
2 11
3 11
4 Jim McMillan10
5 Trevor Hedge10
6 Garry Middleton9
7 Howard Cole8
8 Norman Hunter8
9 Ronnie Moore7
10 Arnie Haley7
11 James Bond7
12 Clive Hitch6
13 Cyril Maidment5
14 Jim Airey4
15 Bert Harkins2
16 Colin Gooddy1
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1 14
2 14
3 12
4 Nigel Boocock 11
5 Roy Trigg11
6 Eric Boocock11
7 Ken McKinlay7
8 Colin Pratt7
9 Martin Ashby6
10 Geoff Mudge6
11 Bruce Cribb6
12 Terry Betts5
13 Tony Clarke5
14 Pete Smith3
15 John Boulger1
16 Bob Andrews1

Third round

Nordic Final

Continental Final

Fourth round

British/Commonwealth Final

European Final

World Final

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 20–21. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  2. Web site: World Championship 1936-1994. Edinburgh Speedway. 9 July 2021.
  3. Web site: WORLD FINALS 1936-1994. Speedway Researcher. 9 July 2021.
  4. Web site: HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org. 9 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 9 July 2021.
  6. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 9 July 2021.
  7. News: Briggs once again . Sunday Mirror . 7 September 1969 . 9 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  8. News: Mauger Still King . Sunday Mirror . 14 September 1969 . 9 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  9. Web site: 1969 World Championship . Metal Speedway . 20 January 2024.
  10. Web site: 1969 World Championship . Speedway.org . 20 January 2024.
  11. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

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