1961 Individual Speedway World Championship

World final

• September 15, 1961 Malmö
  Malmö
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  , Malmö Stadion
  Malmö Stadion
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Pos.	Rider	Heat Scores	Total
1	Ove Fundin Ove Fundin Ove Fundin is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship five times...	(3,3,3,3,2)	14
2	Björn Knutsson Björn Knutsson Björn Knutsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1965.-World Final Appearances:* 1961 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 2nd - 12pts + 3pts* 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts + 2pts...	(3,3,3,F,3)	12+3
3	Göte Nordin	(2,2,2,3,3)	12+2
4	Barry Briggs Barry Briggs Barry Briggs MBE from Christchurch, New Zealand is a former Speedway rider.He won the World Individual Championship title four times - in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals , and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points...	(1,3,3,2,3)	12+1
5	Bob Andrews	(2,2,2,1,3)	10
6	Ronnie Moore Ronnie Moore (speedway rider) Ronnie Moore MBE is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child and although Moore was born in Australia, he has always considered himself to be a New Zealander....	(3,1,2,2,2)	10
7	Florian Kapala	(0,2,2,3,1)	8
8	Rune Sörmander	(2,1,0,3,1)	7
9	Ron How	(2,3,1,1,0)	7
10	Peter Craven Peter Craven Peter Theodore Craven was an English motorcycle racer. He was a finalist in each FIM Speedway World Championship from 1954 to 1963 and he won the title twice . He was British Champion in 1962-63....	(F,2,3,0,1)	6
11	Ken McKinlay Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers McKinlay was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965...	(3,F,1,1,R)	7
12	Cyril Maidment	(1,0,1,2,0)	4
13	Igor Plechanov Igor Plechanov Igor Alexandrovich Plechanov is a former Soviet speedway rider who finished second in the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965. He was the first Soviet rider to appear in a World Final. He was the USSR National Champion in 1960, 1963, 1965 and 1968...	(1,0,1,0,2)	4
14	Ray Cresp	(F,1,0,F,2)	3
15	Stanislav Tkocz	(0,0,0,2,1)	3
16	Mike Broadbank Mike Broadbank Michael Broadbank is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who made 560 appearances for the Swindon Robins, scoring over 4,200 points.-Rye House:...	(0,1,0,1,0)	2
R1	Jack Young Jack Young (speedway rider) Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952...	did not ride
R2	Leif Larsson	did not ride