Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the: 18th edition of the——official World Championship——to determine the "world champion rider."
Ove Fundin extended his record by, "winning fourth world crown." Fellow Sweden Björn Knutson finished second. And Barry Briggs took the bronze medal.
First round※
Qualification results.
Swedish qualifying※
- Top 16——to Nordic qualifying
Norwegian qualifying※
Pos. |
Rider |
Points
|
1 |
Sverre Harrfeldt |
15
|
2 |
Aage Hansen |
14
|
3 |
Jon Odegaard |
12
|
4 |
Tore Svaleng |
11
|
5 |
Per Jakob Aulie |
10
|
6 |
Svein Johansen |
9
|
7 |
Rolf Westerberg |
9
|
8 |
Bjarne Sorenby |
6
|
9 |
Reidar Eide |
5
|
10 |
Oystein Mellerud |
5
|
11 |
Reidar Larsen |
4
|
12 |
Reidar Bakken |
4
|
13 |
Johnny Faafeng |
3
|
14 |
Egil H. Kruke |
1
|
|
Finnish qualifying※
Pos. |
Rider |
Points
|
1 |
Timo Laine |
15
|
2 |
Kalevi Lahtinen |
14
|
3 |
Esko Koponen |
13
|
4 |
Olavi Turunen |
12
|
5 |
Martti Assinen |
11
|
6 |
Antero Salasto |
10
|
7 |
Yrjo Vuori |
7
|
8 |
Keijo Sarubin |
6
|
9 |
Seppo Virtanen |
6
|
10 |
Osmo Hokkanen |
5
|
11 |
Kari Ala Sippola |
5
|
|
British & Commonwealth Provincial qualifying※
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
Date
|
Venue
|
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
10 June |
Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Ivan Mauger |
Brian Craven |
Brian Brett
|
10 June |
County Ground Stadium, Exeter |
Len Silver |
Peter Vandenberg |
Ross Gilbertson
|
11 June |
Cornish Stadium, St Austell |
George Hunter |
John Hart |
John Dews
|
11 June |
New Cross Stadium, London |
Ivor Brown |
Reg Luckhurst |
Wayne Briggs
|
11 June |
Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton |
Charlie Monk |
Graham Warren |
Chris Julian
|
12 June |
Wimborne Road, Poole |
Brian Brett |
Ross Gilbertson |
Reg Luckhurst
|
12 June |
Hackney Wick Stadium, London |
Norman Hunter |
Trevor Hedge |
Colin Pratt
|
13 June |
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
Jack Kitchen |
Graham Warren |
Clive Featherby
|
13 June |
Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough |
Peter Vandenberg |
Eric Boothroyd |
Eric Boocock
|
14 June |
Monmore Green, Wolverhampton |
Ivan Mauger |
George Hunter |
Maury Mattingley
|
15 June |
Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley |
Ivor Brown |
Maury Mattingley |
Cliff Cox
|
15 June |
Sun Street Stadium, Hanley |
Jack Kitchen |
Colin Pratt |
Peter Jarman
|
15 June |
Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh |
Clive Featherby |
Ken Adams |
Tommy Roper
|
15 June |
Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh |
Doug Templeton |
Jimmy Squibb |
Wayne Briggs
|
Continental qualifying※
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
Second round※
Nordic qualification※
British Provincial final※
- 22 June, Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh
- Top 9 riders to British national league round
Continental semi-finals※
Third round※
British & Commonwealth national league round※
- Top 16 to British & Commonwealth finals
Nordic Final※
Continental Final※
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t - exclusion for touching the tapes •
x - other exclusion •
e - retired/mechanical failure •
f - fell •
ns - non-starter •
nc - non-classify
gate A - inside
|
gate B
|
gate C
|
gate D - outside
|
Fourth round※
British & Commonwealth Finals※
Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through to World Final.
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※
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※
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Speedway World Championship | | |
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Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | |
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See also | |
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