The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 18th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

Ove Fundin Ove Fundin (born 23 May 1933) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1951 to 1970. Fundin is notable for winning the Speedway World Champ ...

extended his record by winning a fourth world crown. Fellow Sweden Björn Knutsson finished second and

Barry Briggs Barry Briggs (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider. Career He won the World Individual Championship title four times – in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedwa ...

took the bronze medal.

First round

*British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 56 riders to British & Commonwealth first round *Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final *Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final

British & Commonwealth Qualifying

Scandinavian Qualifying

Continental Qualifying

Second round

*British & Commonwealth first round - 16 to British & Commonwealth finals *Scandinavian Final - 8 to European Final *Continental Final - 8 to European Final

British & Commonwealth first round

Nordic Final

*June 9, 1963 *

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* First 8 to European Final

Continental Final

* June 23, 1963 * Wroclaw * First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve

Third round

*British & Commonwealth Finals - 8 to World Final *European Final - 8 to World Final

British & Commonwealth Finals

Three events with the top 8 accumulated scorers going through Top 8 qualifying for World Final *

Peter Craven Peter Theodore Craven
, fansite biography by Jim Blanchard. (accessed 12 July 2006). (21 June 1934 – 2 ...

Nigel Boocock Nigel Boocock (17 September 1937 – 3 April 2015) was a British speedway rider who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals and was a reserve in one other (1962). Career Born in Wakefield, England, Boocock started his career with t ...

31 pts * Jim Lightfoot 27 pts *

Leo McAuliffe Leo McAuliffe (1933-2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Wales. Biography McAuliffe was born in 1933 in the village of Clydach, Swansea, Clydach near Swansea. In 1948, he moved to Pontardawe and appeared in court following ...

Ron How Ronald How (1929 – 2011) was an English international motorcycle speedway rider. Career summary How won seven Championships and six National Trophy wins in a 15-season career. He also rode in eight Speedway World Championships and won 44 ca ...

* Peter Moore * Dick Fisher *res -

Tadeusz Teodorowicz Tadeusz Teodorowicz (1931-1965) also known as Teo was an international speedway rider from Poland and Great Britain. Speedway career Teodorowicz rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1959-1964, riding for Swindon Robins. He was cappe ...

European Final

*August 28, 1963 *

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* First 8 to World Final

World Final

*September 14, 1963 *

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Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

References

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

Individual World Championship

Individual Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official champion ...

Individual Speedway Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom