1965 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
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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
Norwegian qualifying
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Finnish qualifying
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Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 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 |
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May |  Liebenauer Stadium, Graz |  Andrzej Wyglenda |  Jaroslav Volf | Antoni Woryna |
| 9 May |  Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana |  Gennady Kurilenko | Jan Mucha | Andrzej Pogorzelski |
| 9 May |  Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | Yuri Chekranov | Pawel Waloszek |
| 9 May |  Gunter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg | Zbigniew Podlecki | Boris Samorodov | Rudolf Havelka |
British & Commonwealth preliminary round
- Top 11 riders to qualifying round[10]
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 13 May | Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough | Goog Allan | Russ Dent | Harry Bastable |
| 15 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh | Tommy Sweetman | Ken Adams | Des Lukehurst |
| 22 May | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | Tommy Sweetman | Howdy Byford | Ken Adams |
| 26 May | Central Park, Cowdenbeath | Russ Dent | Bruce Ovenden | Graham Coombes |
| 6 June | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Harry Bastable | Pete Smith | Maurie McDermott |
Second round
Nordic qualification
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Continental semi-finals
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British & Commonwealth qualifying round
- Top 32 to British semi-finals
Third round
British & Commonwealth semi finals
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Nordic Final
- 28 June 1965
Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien- First 8 to European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soren Sjosten | 14 | |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | 12 | |
| 3 | Leif Enecrona | 11 | |
| 4 | Björn Knutson | 11 | |
| 5 | Bengt Jansson | 11 | |
| 6 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 11 | |
| 7 |  Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 | |
| 8 | Leif Larsson | 9 | |
| 9 | Per Olof Söderman | 7 | |
| 10 | Bo Magnusson | 5 | |
| 11 |  Kalevi Lahtinen | 4 | |
| 12 | Henry Harrfeldt | 4 | |
| 13 | Bo Josefsson | 3 | |
| 14 | Sven Sigurd | 2 | |
| 15 | Bengt Brannefors | 0 | |
| 16 | Hasse Holmqvist | 0 |
Continental Final
- 13 June 1965
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław- First 8 to European Final plus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(15) Andrzej Wyglenda |
12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(2) Igor Plekhanov |
12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(14) Andrzej Pogorzelski |
11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (12) Antoni Woryna |
10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Pawel Waloszek |
9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (13) Antonín Kasper Sr. |
8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (6) Marian Rose |
8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Pavel Mareš |
8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (9) Joachim Maj |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Gennady Kurilenko |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Zbigniew Podlecki |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (10) Jan Mucha |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (11) Jaroslav Volf |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Stanislav Kubíček |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (16) Valentin Moiseev |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Florian Kapała |
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 |
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
- 31 August 1965
West Ham Stadium, London- first 8 to World Final plus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (8) Barry Briggs |
13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 (2) Nigel Boocock |
11 | 3 | 3 | E | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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 (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
- 26 June 1965
Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný- First 8 to World Final plus 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 |
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(3) Ove Fundin |
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(8) Björn Knutson |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(9) Antoni Woryna |
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski |
10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (10) Igor Plekhanov |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (6) Andrzej Wyglenda |
9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (13) Bengt Jansson |
8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (16) Soren Sjosten |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (7) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (15) Leif Larsson |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Marian Rose |
7 | 1 | E | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (4) Antonín Kasper Sr. |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (5) Per Olof Söderman |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (12) Gunnar Malmqvist |
3 | 1 | E | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (2) Leif Enecrona |
1 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (11) Pawel Waloszek |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Pavel Mareš |
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
- 18 September 1965
- Wembley Stadium, London[11]
| 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 |
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(12) Björn Knutson |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(15) Igor Plekhanov |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(4) Ove Fundin |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (13) Barry Briggs |
10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (10) Bengt Jansson |
10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (5) Brian Brett |
9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (14) Sören Sjösten |
9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (2) Nigel Boocock |
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (6) Andrzej Pogorzelski |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | F | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Antoni Woryna |
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Leif Larsson |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | F | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (9) Reg Luckhurst |
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (7) Ken McKinlay |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Jimmy Gooch |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Andrzej Wyglenda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Mike Broadbank |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Marian Rose |
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 |