The1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The final was held on 11 September at theUllevi in Sweden.[7]
New ZealanderBarry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum.Igor Plekhanov the Soviet Union captain won the silver medal after winning the ride off against four times championOve Fundin.[8]
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 26 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion,Vetlanda | Björn Knutson | Sören Sjösten | Arne Carlsson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track,Visby | Göte Nordin | Bernt Nilsson | Ove Fundin |
| 14 May | Hammarby IP,Stockholm | Björn Knutson | Sören Sjösten | Göte Nordin |
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| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 21 June | Rye House Stadium,Hoddesdon | Les Owen | Tich Read | Sándor Lévai |
| 18 July | Abbey Stadium,Swindon | Brian Brett | Jimmy Gooch | Barry Briggs |
| 23 July | Oxford Stadium,Oxford | Ron How | Ken McKinlay | Jimmy Gooch |
| 25 July | Brandon Stadium,Coventry | Bryan Elliott | Mike Broadbank | Bob Andrews |
| 27 July | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Ron How | Bob Andrews | Nigel Boocock |
| 1 August | Hyde Road, Manchester | Barry Briggs | Cyril Maidment | Trevor Hedge |
| 1 August | The Firs Stadium,Norwich | Brian Brett | Nigel Boocock | Jim Lightfoot |
| 4 August | West Ham Stadium, London | Barry Briggs | Brian Brett | Nigel Boocock |
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Odense Athletics Stadium,Odense| Pos. | Rider | Total |
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| 1 |  Björn Knutson | | 15 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | 14 |
| 3 | Göte Nordin | 11 |
| 4 | Arne Karlson | 10 |
| 5 | Per Olof Söderman | 10 |
| 6 | Rune Sörmander | 9 |
| 7 | Per Tage Svensson | 9 |
| 8 | Sören Sjösten | 8 |
| 9 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 8 |
| 10 | Leif Larsson | 7 |
| 11 | Hasse Holmqvist | 5 |
| 12 | Bernt Nilsson | 4 |
| 13 | Willihard Thomsson | 3 |
| 14 | Bengt Jansson | 3 |
| 15 | Bengt Brannefors | 2 |
| 16 |  Sverre Harrfeldt | 2 |
Slaný Speedway Stadium,Slaný| 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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 |  (10)Igor Plekhanov | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 | (11) Jaroslav Volf | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 | (12)Boris Samorodov | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  (2)Zbigniew Podlecki | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (16)Yuri Chekranov | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7)Gennady Kurilenko | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (15)Antonín Kasper Sr. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (4)Andrzej Wyglenda | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1)Stanislav Kubíček | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3)Marian Rose | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (9)Andrzej Pogorzelski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (13)Antoni Woryna | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6)Miroslav Šmíd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5)Rudolf Havelka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (14)Joachim Maj | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8)Konstantin Kristal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1)Pavel Mareš | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2)František Ledecký | 0 | 0 | R2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R3 | (R3)Milan Wágner | 0 | 0 | R3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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 |
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|  (15)Barry Briggs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
|  (9)Ken McKinlay | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (7)Ron How | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (6)Cyril Maidment | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (16)Mike Broadbanks | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (3)Bob Andrews | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (8)Nigel Boocock | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (5)Dick Fisher | 7 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2)Jim Lightfoot | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12)Trevor Hedge | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (4)Ron Mountford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (10)Jimmy Gooch | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  (14)Bryan Elliott | 4 | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (11)Billy Bales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (1)Brian Brett | 2 | 0 | X | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  (13)Tadeusz Teodorowicz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1)Ronnie Genz | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2)Colin Gooddy | 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 |
Olympic Stadium,Wrocław| 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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| (10)Zbigniew Podlecki | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| (5)Björn Knutson | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| (3)Boris Samorodov | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (8)Ove Fundin | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (12)Igor Plekhanov | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (6)Andrzej Wyglenda | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Jaroslav Volf | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (9)Gennady Kurilenko | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (7)Göte Nordin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (16)Rune Sörmander | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13)Antonín Kasper Sr. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (4)Per Tage Svensson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (2)Sören Sjösten | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (15)Yuri Chekranov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (1)Arne Karlson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14)Per Olof Söderman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1)Stanislav Kubíček | 0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2)Gunnar Malmqvist | 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 |
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 |
Ullevi,Gothenburg[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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| (6)Barry Briggs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (14)Igor Plekhanov | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| (5)Ove Fundin | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15)Boris Samorodov | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (9)Björn Knutson | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (16)Ron How | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1)Cyril Maidment | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3)Gennady Kurilenko | 7 | 3 | 2 | F | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2)Nigel Boocock | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (10)Mike Broadbank | 6 | 2 | E | 3 | E | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (12)Ken McKinlay | 6 | 1 | E | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (13)Andrzej Wyglenda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (4)Bob Andrews | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8)Zbigniew Podlecki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (11) Jaroslav Volf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (7)Dick Fisher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1)Jim Lightfoot | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2)Göte Nordin | 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 |
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
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| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
| See also | ||
