# 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 16th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
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.

## First round

Qualification results.
| Norwegian qualifying 25 June 1960 Idda Idrettsplassen, Kristiansand Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1961 Pos.RiderPoints 1Aage Hansen15 2Oystein Mellerud13+3 3Sverre Harrfledt13+2 4Rolf Westerberg12 5Oddvar Kristiansen9 6Gunnar Skvetne8 7Jon Odegaard8 8Arne Kristiansen7 9Bjarne Sörenbye7 10Fred Roger Steen7 11Reidar Bakken6 12Egil H. Kruke4 13Egil Bratvold4 14Ole Rostad3 15Reidar Eide2 16Egil Otto Tobiasen1 | Finnish qualifying 25 September 1960 Eteläpuisto, Tampere First 5 (+seeded riders) to Nordic qualification 1961 Pos.RiderPoints 1Kalevi Lahtinen15 2Olavi Turunen13 3Timo Laine11 4Yrjö Vuorio11 5Antti Pajari10 6Antero Salasto10 7Ilkka Helminen8 8Esko Koponen7 9Pertti Petersohn6 10Martti Assinen6 11Raimo Orastie5 12Nils Staaf5 13Jan Ulfingman4 14Valle Seliverstov4 15Heikki Yli Orvola3 16Osmo Hokkanen2 |

### Swedish qualifying

* Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 30 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Ove Fundin | Rune Sörmander | Göran Norlen |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Ove Fundin | Björn Knutson | Arne Carlsson |
| 4 May | Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg | Sören Sjösten | Rune Sörmander | Evert Andersson |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 30 |
| 2 | Rune Sörmander | 26 |
| 3 | Björn Knutson | 22 |
| 4 | Evert Andersson | 21 |
| 5 | Arne Carlsson | 21 |
| 6 | Göran Norlén | 19 |
| 7 | Per-Tage Svensson | 19 |
| 8 | Sören Sjösten | 19 |
| 9 | Bert Lindarw | 19 |
| 10 | Joel Jansson | 18 |
| 11 | Leif Larsson | 18 |
| 12 | Göte Nordin | 17 |
| 13 | Bernt Nilsson | 16 |
| 14 | Åke Andersson | 15 |
| 15 | Curt Eldh | 15 |
| 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

* 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

* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 28 May | Gwardia Sports Club Stadium, Poznań | Bohumír Bartoněk | Bedřich Slaný | Stanisław Tkocz |
| 28 May | Pavlovičky Stadion, Liberec | Bronislaw Idzikowski | Farid Szajnurov | Igor Plekhanov |
| 28 May | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | Bohumil Rednek | Henryk Żyto |
| 28 May | Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Josef Hofmeister | Marian Kaiser | Antonín Kasper Sr. |

## Second round
### British & Commonwealth 2nd round

* 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 |

### Nordic Qualifying

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 15 |
| 2 | Björn Knutson | 14 |
| 3 | Aage Hansen | 13 |
| 4 | Arne Carlsson | 12 |
| 5 | Bernt Nilsson | 11 |
| 6 | Göran Norlén | 11 |
| 7 | Leif Larsson | |
| 8 | Joel Jansson | 7 |
| 9 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 6 |
| 10 | Kurt W Petersen | 6 |
| 11 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 5 |
| 12 | Torbjörn Nygaard | 5 |
| 13 | Paul Wissing | 2 |
| 14 | Nils Paulsen | 2 |
| 15 | Gunnar Skjetne | 2 |
| 16 | Jon Ödegaard | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Per-Tage Svensson | 14 |
| 2 | Rune Sörmander | 13 |
| 3 | Arne Pander | 12 |
| 4 | Evert Andersson | 11 |
| 5 | Göte Nordin | 11 |
| 6 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 10 |
| 7 | Sören Sjösten | 9 |
| 8 | Rolf Westerberg | 8 |
| 9 | Timo Laine | 7 |
| 10 | Yrjö Vuorio | 7 |
| 11 | Antti Pajari | 6 |
| 12 | Åke Andersson | 3 |
| 13 | Curt Eldh | 3 |
| 14 | Bert Lindarw | 3 |
| 15 | Olavi Turunen | 2 |
| 16 | Esko Koponen | 1 |

### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Josef Hofmeister | 15 |
| 2 | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 13 |
| 3 | Marian Kaiser | 12 |
| 4 | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 11 |
| 5 | Stanislaw Rurarz | 10 |
| 6 | Bernard Kacperak | 10 |
| 7 | Henryk Zyto | 8 |
| 8 | Kazimierz Bentke | 8 |
| 9 | Valent Medved | 7 |
| 10 | Pawel Waloszek | 6 |
| 11 | Jan Malinowski | 6 |
| 12 | Bohumil Rendek | 5 |
| 13 | Zdeněk Dominik | 4 |
| 14 | Jaroslav Volf Jr. | 4 |
| 15 | Johan Hartl | 1 |
| 16 | Jaroslav Volf Sr. | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Stanislaw Tkocz | 14 |
| 2 | Mieczyslaw Polukard | 13 |
| 3 | Florian Kapala | 13 |
| 4 | Joachim Maj | 12 |
| 5 | Bronislaw Idzikowski | 11 |
| 6 | Igor Plekhanov | 11 |
| 7 | Bohumír Bartoněk | 10 |
| 8 | Bedřich Slaný | 8 |
| 9 | Stefan Kepa | 7 |
| 10 | Adolf Słaboń | 4 |
| 11 | Milan Špinka | 4 |
| 12 | Libor Dušánek | 4 |
| 13 | Jan Kusiak | 2 |
| 14 | Miloslav Ráliš | 2 |
| 15 | Stanislav Kubíček | 2 |
| 16 | Farid Szajnurov | 2 |

## Third round
### British & Commonwealth Semi finals

* Top 16 to British final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 31 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Ronnie Moore | Barry Briggs | Bob Andrews |
| 1 August | Banister Court Stadium, Southampton | Ron How | Peter Craven | Cyril Maidment |
| 5 August | Hyde Road, Manchester | Ronnie Moore | Doug Davies | Nigel Boocock |
| 5 August | The Firs Stadium, Norwich | Barry Briggs | Peter Craven | Billy Bales |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ronnie Moore | 29 |
| 2 | Barry Briggs | 29 |
| 3 | Peter Craven | 28 |
| 4 | Cyril Maidment | 24 |
| 5 | Peter Moore | 22 |
| 6 | Bob Andrews | 21 |
| 7 | Ken McKinlay | 21 |
| 8 | Mike Broadbank | 21 |
| 9 | Ron How | 20 |
| 10 | Nigel Boocock | 19 |
| 11 | Jack Scott | 19 |
| 12 | Doug Davies | 18 |
| 13 | Neil Street | 18 |
| 14 | Jack Young | 18 |
| 15 | Ronnie Genz | 18 |
| 16 | Ray Cresp | 17 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 17 | Johnny Chamberlain | 16 |
| 18 | Chum Taylor | 16 |
| 19 | Billy Bales | 15 |
| 20 | Split Waterman | 15 |
| 21 | Jimmy Squibb | 9 |
| 22 | Tadeusz Teodorowicz | 8 |
| 23 | Dick Fisher | 8 |
| 24 | Jack Biggs | 7 |
| 25 | Jack Geran | 7 |
| 26 | Eric Williams | 7 |
| 27 | Jim Tebby | 5 |
| 28 | Alby Golden | 5 |
| 29 | Tony Lewis | 4 |
| 30 | Ian Williams | 4 |
| 31 | Nick Nicholls | 4 |
| 32 | Bob Duckworth | 0 |

### Nordic Final

* 11 June 1961
* Gislaved Motorbana, Gislaved
* First 8 to European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 14 |
| 2 | Arne Pander | 13 |
| 3 | Björn Knutson | 13 |
| 4 | Per Tage Svensson | 12 |
| 5 | Evert Andersson | 10 |
| 6 | Göte Nordin | 10 |
| 7 | Leif Larsson | 8 |
| 8 | Rune Sörmander | 8 |
| 9 | Göran Norlén | 7 |
| 10 | Arne Carlsson | 7 |
| 11 | Soren Sjosten | 6 |
| 12 | Joel Jansson | 5 |
| 13 | Bernt Nilsson | 3 |
| 14 | Timo Laine | 2 |
| 15 | Rolf Westerberg | 1 |
| 16 | Curt Eldh | 2 |
| R1 | Aage Hansen | dnr |
| R1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | dnr |

### Continental Final

* 23 July 1961
* Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
* First 7 to European Final, Josef Bössner seeded 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 |
| | (2) Florian Kapała | 14 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (1) Igor Plekhanov | 14 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 14 | 2 | |
| | (6) Stanisław Tkocz | 12 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | (8) Henryk Żyto | 10 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (7) Josef Hofmeister | 9 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (12) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 9 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (4) Kaziemirz Bentke | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | X | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (15) Marian Kaiser | 7 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | X | - | | | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (11) Mieczysław Połukard | 7 | | | X | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (14) Joachim Maj | 7 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (16) Antonín Kasper Sr. | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | (10) Bedřich Slaný | 6 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (9) Stanislaw Rurarz | 5 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | (3) Bronislaw Idzikowski | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (13) Bohumír Bartoněk | 1 | | | | X | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | E | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (5) Bernard Kacperak | 1 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | E | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Stefan Kepa | 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 |

## Fourth round
### European Final

* 26 August 1961
* Praterstadion, Vienna
* First 7 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 |
| | (8) Ove Fundin | 15 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (11) Björn Knutson | 14 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 2 | |
| | (3) Igor Plekhanov | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (4) Rune Sörmander | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (6) Florian Kapała | 10 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (12) Stanisław Tkocz | 10 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (15) Göte Nordin | 9 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (16) Josef Hofmeister | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (5) Leif Larsson | 8 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (9) Henryk Żyto | 7 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | F | | - | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (2) Evert Andersson | 6 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (10) Per Tage Svensson | 3 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | (14) Göran Norlén | 2 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 14 | (7) Mieczysław Połukard | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | - | | | | | - | | | 1 | 14 | |
| 15 | (13) Marian Kaiser | 1 | | | | 1 | F | | | | | | | E | | E | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (1) Kaziemirz Bentke | 0 | NS | | | | NS | | | | NS | | | | NS | | | | NS | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Josef Bössner | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Johan Hartl | 0 | 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 |

### British Final

* 2 September 1961
* Wembley Stadium, London
* First 9 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 |
| | (7) Barry Briggs | 15 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (3) Peter Craven | 14 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 14 | 2 | |
| | (12) Ronnie Moore | 12 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | (5) Ken McKinlay | 9 | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | (1) Ron How | 9 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (4) Bob Andrews | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (16) Ray Cresp | 8 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (15) Mike Broadbanks | 7 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (14) Cyril Maidment | 7 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (9) Ronnie Genz | 7 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (6) Jack Young | 7 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | (11) Doug Davies | 5 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (8) Neil Street | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | (2) Peter Moore | 3 | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (10) Jack Scott | 2 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (13) Nigel Boocock | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Chum Taylor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Split Waterman | 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 |

## World Final

* 15 September 1961
* Malmö Stadion, Malmö
| 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) Ove Fundin | 14 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (4) Björn Knutson | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | F | | | | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| | (13) Göte Nordin | 12 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (15) Barry Briggs | 12 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | (2) Bob Andrews | 10 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (16) Ronnie Moore | 10 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (3) Florian Kapała | 8 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (7) Rune Sörmander | 7 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (9) Ron How | 7 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (8) Peter Craven | 6 | | F | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (10) Ken McKinlay | 5 | | | 3 | | | F | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | E | | | | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (12) Cyril Maidment | 4 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | (1) Igor Plekhanov | 4 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (5) Ray Cresp | 3 | | F | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | F | | | | | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (11) Stanisław Tkocz | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 16 | (14) Mike Broadbank | 2 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Jack Young | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Leif Larsson | 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 |