# 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 15th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was held on 17 September, in front of a 70,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium. In an extremely competitive final three riders tied for first place on 14 points before Ove Fundin won the ride off to claim his second world title. In the ride off Fundin defeated defending champion Ronnie Moore and former champion Peter Craven. Craven had earlier set a track record of 68.8 seconds in his first race.

## First Round

Qualification results.
| Norwegian qualifying 25 June 1959 Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien Top 7 to Nordic qualification 1960 Pos.RiderPoints 1Aage Hansen15 2Rolf Westerberg14 3Thorbjorn Nygaard12 4Reidar Kristoffersen10 5Roger Steen10 6Oddvar Kristiansen9 7Arne Kristiansen9 8Oystein Mellerud8 9Tore Melbye6 10Roger Hansen5 11Sverre Harrfeldt5 12Egil H. Kruke4 13Gunnar Skjetne4 14Egil Bratvold2 15Per Aulie2 16Svein Johnsen2 | Finnish qualifying 27 July 1959 Eteläpuisto, Tampere First 2 (+seeded riders) to Nordic qualification 1960 Pos.RiderPoints 1Pertti Mikkola15 2Kalevi Lahtinen13 3Olavi Turunen13 4Timo Laine9 5Raimo Orastie9 6Aulis Lehtonen9 7Antti Mattila8 8Esko Koponen7 9Yrjo Vuori7 10Antero Salasto7 11Pertti Petersohn6 12Valle Seliverstov5 13Martti Assinen4 14Heikki Sorri3 15Nils Staaf3 16Martti Koivuoja2 |

### Swedish qualifying

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Rune Sörmander | 14 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
| 3 | Alf Jonsson | 11 |
| 4 | Curt Eldh | 11 |
| 5 | Sören Sjösten | 10 |
| 6 | Åke Andersson | 10 |
| 7 | Evert Andersson | 10 |
| 8 | Björn Knutson | 9 |
| 9 | Joel Jansson | 9 |
| 10 | Bert Lindarw | 5 |
| 11 | Bengt Brannefors | 5 |
| 12 | Inge Gustafsson | 4 |
| 13 | Thorvald Karlsson | 4 |
| 14 | Olle Andersson | 4 |
| 15 | Per-Tage Svensson | 1 |
| 16 | Per-Åke Lundgren | 1 |
| 17 | Bengt Fransson | 0 |
| 18 | Jan Ekeroth | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Göran Norlén | 15 |
| 2 | Göte Nordin | 13 |
| 3 | Bertil Strid | 11 |
| 4 | Curt Nyqvist | 10 |
| 5 | Kjell Wårenius | 10 |
| 6 | Bernt Nilsson | 10 |
| 7 | Hans Hallberg | 9 |
| 8 | Bengt Eriksson | 7 |
| 9 | Birger Forsberg | 7 |
| 10 | Agnar Stenlund | 6 |
| 11 | Kjell Lutteman | 6 |
| 12 | Leif Larsson | 4 |
| 13 | Olle Segerström | 4 |
| 14 | Göran Carlsson | 4 |
| 15 | Thore Kindstrand | 3 |
| 16 | Per-Åke Lundgren | 1 |
| 17 | Åke Östblom | 0 |
| 18 | Jan Ekeroth | 0 |

### Continental quarter-finals

| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 22 May | Kajzerica, Zagreb | Florian Kapała | Jan Malinowski | Joachim Maj |
| 22 May | Pavlovičky Stadion, Liberec | František Richter | Stefan Kepa | Stanislav Svoboda |
| 22 May | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno | Bernard Kacperak | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | Pawel Waloszek |
| 30 May | ASKÖ-X-Platz, Vienna | Josef Bössner | Henryk Żyto | Antonín Kasper Sr. |

## Second round
### British & Commonwealth qualifying

* Top 64 riders to British second round
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2 June | Owlerton Stadium | Dennis Newton | Eric Hockaday | Tink Maynard |
| 4 June | Sun Street Stadium | Reg Fearman | Reg Luckhurst | Alan Smith |
| 4 June | Old Meadowbank | Guy Allott | Gil Goldfinch | Tony Robinson |
| 6 June | Stanley Stadium | Peter Vandenberg | Ken Adams | Nick Nicholls |
| 10 June | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Reg Reeves | Alan Smith | Stan Stevens |
| 10 June | Knowle Stadium | Ernie Baker | Johnny Hole | Maury Mattingley |
| 11 June | Dudley Wood Stadium | Maury Mattingley | Reg Reeves | Gil Goldfinch |
| 11 June | Odsal Stadium | Charlie Barsby | Danny Dunton | Ken Adams |
| 15 June | Wimborne Road | Dennis Newton | Ron Taylor | Alan Kidd |

### Nordic Qualification

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Alf Jonsson | 14 |
| 2 | Björn Knutson | 12 |
| 3 | Aage Hansen | 13 |
| 4 | Rune Sörmander | 11 |
| 5 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 |
| 6 | Joel Jansson | 9 |
| 7 | Arne Pander | 9 |
| 8 | Evert Andersson | 9 |
| 9 | Erik Kastebo | 7 |
| 10 | Nils Paulsen | 6 |
| 11 | Kurt W. Petersen | 6 |
| 12 | Arne Kristiansen | 4 |
| 13 | Åke Andersson | 3 |
| 14 | Hans Peter Boisen | 3 |
| 15 | Odvar Kristiansen | 1 |
| 16 | Öystein Mellerud | 0 |
| 17 | Curt Eldh | dns |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Olle Nygren | `3 |
| 2 | Göte Nordin | 12 |
| 3 | Curt Nyqvist | 12 |
| 4 | Kjell Wårenius | 10 |
| 5 | Bernt Nilsson | 10 |
| 6 | Bertil Strid | |
| 7 | Rolf Westerberg | 9 |
| 8 | Göran Norlén | 9 |
| 9 | Hans Hallberg | 7 |
| 10 | Antti Pajari | 6 |
| 11 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 6 |
| 12 | Thorbjörn Nygaar | 5 |
| 13 | Timo Laine | 5 |
| 14 | Aluis Tuominen | 4 |
| 15 | Valle Seliverstov | 2 |
| 16 | Pertti Mikkola | 0 |

### Continental semi-final

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Stanislav Svoboda | 14 |
| 2 | Jaroslav Volf | 12 |
| 3 | Frantisek Richter | 11 |
| 4 | Mieczyslaw Polukard | 11 |
| 5 | Pawel Waloszek | 10 |
| 6 | Bedrich Slany | 9 |
| 7 | Marian Kaiser | 9 |
| 8 | Stefan Rurarz | 9 |
| 9 | Bronislaw Rogal | 8 |
| 10 | Kazimierz Bentke | 7 |
| 11 | Bohumil Rendek | 6 |
| 12 | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 5 |
| 13 | Bernard Kasperak | 5 |
| 14 | Bohumír Bartoněk | 2 |
| 15 | Stefan Kępa | 2 |
| 16 | Edmund Migoś | 2 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Josef Hofmeister | 15 |
| 2 | Jan Malinowski | 13 |
| 3 | Florian Kapala | 13 |
| 4 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 12 |
| 5 | Stefan Kwoczala | 10 |
| 6 | Henryk Zyto | 9 |
| 7 | Joachim Maj | 9 |
| 8 | Josef Seidl | 9 |
| 9 | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 7 |
| 10 | Marian Philipp | 6 |
| 11 | Josef Bössner | 5 |
| 12 | Józef Wieczorek | 4 |
| 13 | Karel Prusa | 3 |
| 14 | Alois Frach | 3 |
| 15 | Zdenek Rott | 2 |
| 16 | Fred Aberl | 1 |
| 17 | Edward Luther | 0 |

## Third round

* Ove Fundin – seeded to European Final

### British & Commonwealth Second round

* To 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2 July | Hyde Road | Peter Craven | Dick Fisher | Ronnie Genz |
| 2 July | Abbey Stadium | Chum Taylor | Ray Cresp | Mike Broadbank |
| 4 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Ron How | Jack Young | Alf Hagon |
| 5 July | Banister Court Stadium | Neil Street | Jack Biggs | Bryan Elliott |
| 6 July | New Cross Stadium | Barry Briggs | Neil Street | Ron Johnston |
| 7 July | Foxhall Stadium | Peter Craven | Nigel Boocock | Jim Lightfoot |
| 7 July | Oxford Stadium | Mike Broadbank | Ronnie Genz | Les McGillivray |
| 8 July | Leicester Stadium | Barry Briggs | Ken McKinlay | Jack Geran |
| 9 July | Brandon Stadium | Ken McKinlay | Jack Young | Les Owen |
| 9 July | The Firs Stadium | Ron How | Billy Bales | Aub Lawson |

### Nordic Final

* 16 June 1960
* Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo
* First 7 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Olle Nygren | 14+3 |
| 2 | Göte Nordin | 14+2 |
| 3 | Aage Hansen | 13 |
| 4 | Rune Sörmander | 12 |
| 5 | Curt Nyqvist | 10 |
| 6 | Björn Knutson | 10 |
| 7 | Göran Norlén | 9 |
| 8 | Alf Jonsson | 9 |
| 9 | Arne Pander | 6 |
| 10 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 5 |
| 11 | Kjell Warenius | 5 |
| 12 | Evert Andersson | 4 |
| 13 | Bernt Nilsson | 3 |
| 14 | Hans Hallberg | 2 |
| 15 | Rolf Westerberg | 2 |
| 16 | Joel Jansson | 2 |
| R1 | Bertil Strid | 0 |

### Continental Final

* 3 July 1960
* Stadion Wien, Vienna
* 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 |
| | (10) Josef Hofmeister | 13 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 13 | 1 | |
| | (1) Henryk Żyto | 11 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| | (9) Marian Kaiser | 11 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (6) František Richter | 11 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | (2) Stefan Kwoczała | 10 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (5) Mieczysław Połukard | 10 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (7) Jan Malinowski | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (3) Stanislav Svoboda | 9 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (13) Luboš Tomíček | 8 | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (16) Stanislaw Rurarz | 7 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (12) Jaroslaw Volf | 6 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (15) Pawel Waloszek | 5 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (11) Florian Kapała | 4 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (4) Josef Seidl | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (14) Bedřich Slaný | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | F | | | | | | | - | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (8) Joachim Maj | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (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 |

## Fourth round

* Ronnie Moore – seeded to World Final

### British & Commonwealth semi finals

Top 9 riders based on points accumulated over two rides would progress to world final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 8 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Peter Craven | Barry Briggs | Eric Williams |
| 13 August | Brandon Stadium | Ron How | Peter Moore | Aub Lawson |
| 13 August | The Firs Stadium | Peter Craven | Ken McKinlay | Bob Andrews |
| 16 August | Banister Court Stadium | Ken McKinlay | Jack Young] | Ron How |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Peter Craven | 30 |
| 2 | Ron How | 28 |
| 3 | Ken McKinlay | 28 |
| 4 | Barry Briggs | 24 |
| 5 | Peter Moore | 24 |
| 6 | Jack Young | 24 |
| 7 | Ron Johnston | 23 |
| 8 | Eric Williams | 23 |
| 9 | Aub Lawson | 23 |
| 10 | Bryan Elliott | 22 |
| 11 | Chum Taylor | 20 |
| 12 | Bob Andrews | 19 |
| 13 | Jack Biggs | 17 |
| 14 | Tadeusz Teodorowicz | 15 |
| 15 | Mike Broadbank | 15 |
| 16 | Nigel Boocock | 15 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 17 | Les McGillivray | 14 |
| 18 | Split Waterman | 13 |
| 19 | George White | 13 |
| 20 | Ian Williams | 12 |
| 21 | Jack Unstead | 11 |
| 22 | Les Owen | 10 |
| 23 | Ray Cresp | 8 |
| 24 | Billy Bales | 8 |
| 25 | Alf Hagon | 7 |
| 26 | Jack Geran | 7 |
| 27 | Neil Street | 7 |
| 28 | Ronnie Genz | 5 |
| 29 | Gerry Jackson | 5 |
| 30 | Dick Fisher | 4 |
| 31 | Ron Mountford | 4 |
| 32 | Gordon McGregor | 3 |

### European Final

* 14 August 1960
* Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
* First 6 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 |
| | (6) Marian Kaiser | 14 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (14) Ove Fundin | 13 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 13 | 2 | |
| | (3) Stefan Kwoczała | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (2) Josef Hofmeister | 10 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (12) Henryk Żyto | 10 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (1) Rune Sörmander | 10 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (10) Mieczysław Połukard | 9 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | (8) Stanislav Svoboda | 9 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | (15) Aage Hansen | 8 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (4) Olle Nygren | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (5) Curt Nyqvist | 5 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (16) Jan Malinowski | 4 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | (9) František Richter | 4 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (13) Göte Nordin | 4 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (7) Björn Knutson | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (11) Göran Norlén | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (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

* 17 September 1960
* Wembley Stadium, London,
| 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 |
| | (2) Ove Fundin | 14 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| | (12) Ronnie Moore | 14 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| | (7) Peter Craven | 14 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | (11) Peter Moore | 12 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 4 | |
| 5 | (13) Ron Johnston | 10 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (5) Barry Briggs | 9 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (14) Stefan Kwoczała | 8 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (6) Josef Hofmeister | 6 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 6 | 8 | |
| 9 | (9) Ken McKinlay | 6 | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | (4) Jack Young | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | F | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (1) Chum Taylor | 5 | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (16) Rune Sörmander | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (10) Henryk Żyto | 4 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (8) Aub Lawson | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (3) Marian Kaiser | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (15) Bryan Elliott | 0 | | | | 0 | | | E | | | E | | | | | | 0 | - | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Bob Andrews | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | R1 | |
| R2 | (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 |