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.

Swedish qualifying

Continental quarter-finals

Second round

British & Commonwealth qualifying

• Top 64 riders to British second round

Nordic Qualification

Continental semi-final

Third round

• Ove Fundin – seeded to European Final

British & Commonwealth Second round

• To 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals

Nordic Final

• 16 June 1960
• Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo
• First 7 to European Final plus 1 reserve

Continental Final

• 3 July 1960
• Stadion Wien, Vienna
• First 8 to European Final

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

European Final

• 14 August 1960
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
• First 6 to World Final plus 1 reserve

World Final

• 17 September 1960
• Wembley Stadium, London,

See also

• motorcycle speedway
• 1960 Speedway World Team Cup

References