1965 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Björn Knutson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley with Russian Igor Plekhanov defeating four times champion Ove Fundin in the silver medal run-off.[7]

## First round

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Qualification results.[8][9]

### Norwegian qualifying

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* 25 October 1964
* Kadettangen, Sandvika
* Top 5 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1965

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1 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 15
2 | Nils Paulsen | 13
3 | Per Jakob Aulie | 13
4 | Knut Syrrist | 12
5 | Henry Harrfeldt | 10
6 | Bjarne Sorenby | 9
7 | Thorbjorn Aulie | 7
8 | Thorbjorn Nygaard | 7
9 | Ivar A. Hoffgaard | 7
10 | Johnny Faafeng | 6
11 | Oyvind S. Berg | 5
12 | Reidar Eide | 5
13 | Svein Johansen | 3
14 | Olav Aaen | 3
15 | Kjell H. Helgsen | 2
16 | Hans Age Trovik | 1
17 | Svein Svensrud | 1

### Finnish qualifying

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* 28 August 1964
* Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
* Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1965

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 15
2 | Timo Laine | 14
3 | Matti Olin | 13
4 | Esko Koponen | 12
5 | Olavi Turunen | 10
6 | Antero Salasto | 9
7 | Veikko Metsahuone | 8
8 | Timo Sinkkonen | 8
9 | Heikki Kaprali | 6
10 | Jouko Naskali | 6
11 | Juhani Taipale | 5
12 | Reijo Tolviander (res) | 4
13 | Erkki Hannula | 3
14 | Reima Lohkovuori | 3
15 | Toimi Skytta (res) | 3
16 | Veikko Vesa | 2
17 | Martti Myllynausta | 0
18 | Jarmo Bahne | 0

### Swedish qualifying

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* Top 16 to Nordic qualifying

Date  | Venue  | Winner  | 2nd  | 3rd

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25 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Bo Josefsson | Leif Enecrona | Rune Sörmander
28 April | Ryavallen, Borås | Ove Fundin | Per Olof Söderman | Björn Knutson
1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Bengt Jansson | Bo Josefsson | Hasse Holmqvist
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1 | Bo Josefsson | 28
2 | Bengt Jansson | 26
3 | Björn Knutson | 23
4 | Ove Fundin | 23
5 | Per-Olof Söderman | 23
6 | Sören Sjösten | 22
7 | Bo Magnusson | 19
8 | Hasse Holmqvist | 19
9 | Leif Enecrona | 19
10 | Rune Sörmander | 18
11 | Göte Nordin | 18
12 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 16
13 | Leif Larsson | 14
14 | Bengt Svensson | 14
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15 | Bengt Brannefors | 14
16 | Runo Wedin | 13
17 | Curt Eldh | 9
18 | Sven Sigurd | 9
19 | Kurt Westlund | 9
20 | Hans Utterström | 6
21 | Inge Gustafsson | 5
22 | Arne Hansson | 4
23 | Nils Ringström | 3
24 | Karl-Erik Andersson | 3
25 | Leif Söderberg | 1
26 | Per-Tage Svensson | 0
27 | Lars Jansson | 0

### Continental qualifying

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* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date  | Venue  | Winner  | 2nd  | 3rd

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9 May |  Liebenauer Stadium, Graz |  Andrzej Wyglenda |  Jaroslav Volf |  Antoni Woryna
9 May |  Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana |  Gennady Kurilenko |  Jan Mucha |  Andrzej Pogorzelski
9 May |  Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc |  Luboš Tomíček Sr. |  Yuri Chekranov |  Pawel Waloszek
9 May |  Gunter Harder Stadion, Neubrandenburg |  Zbigniew Podlecki |  Boris Samorodov |  Rudolf Havelka

### British & Commonwealth preliminary round

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* Top 11 riders to qualifying round[10]

Date  | Venue  | Winner  | 2nd  | 3rd

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13 May | Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough | Goog Allan | Russ Dent | Harry Bastable
15 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Rayleigh | Tommy Sweetman | Ken Adams | Des Lukehurst
22 May | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich | Tommy Sweetman | Howdy Byford | Ken Adams
26 May | Central Park, Cowdenbeath | Russ Dent | Bruce Ovenden | Graham Coombes
6 June | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Harry Bastable | Pete Smith | Maurie McDermott

## Second round

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### Nordic qualification

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* 11 May
* Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
* Top 8 to Nordic final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Björn Knutson | 15
2 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 14
3 | Leif Enecrona | 13
4 | Ove Fundin | 12
5 | Bengt Brannefors | 9
6 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 9
7 | Bo Magnusson | 9
8 | Henry Harrfeldt | 7
9 | Thorbjörn Nygaard | 7
10 | Curt Eldh | 7
11 | Nils Paulsen | 5
12 | Runo Wedin | 4
13 | Ivar Hoffgard | 3
14 | Olavi Turunen | 3
15 | Timo Laine | 2
16 | Heikki Kaprali | 0

* 27 May
* Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
* Top 8 to Nordic final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Leif Larsson | 14
2 | Per-Olof Söderman | 13
3 | Hasse Holmqvist | 12
4 | Sören Sjösten | 12
5 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 11
6 | Bengt Jansson | 11
7 | Bo Josefsson | 10
8 | Sven Sigurd | 9
9 | Hans G. Kristensen | 6
10 | Bengt Svensson | 6
11 | Ove Pedersen | 4
12 | Erik Kastebo | 4
13 | Matti Olin | 3
14 | Per Jakob Aulie | 2
15 | Jens Ring (res) | 2
16 | Knut Syrrist | 1
17 | Bent Jensen | 0
18 | Göte Nordin | dns

### Continental semi-finals

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* 23 May
* Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg
* Top 8 to Continental final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Pawel Waloszek | 13
2 | Igor Plekhanov | 13
3 | Andrzej Wyglenda | 12
4 | Jaroslav Volf | 11
5 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 11
6 | Antoni Woryna | 10
7 | Valentin Moiseev | 9
8 | Stanislav Kubicek | 7
9 | Jurij Chekranov |
10 | Vladimir Sokolov |
11 | Frantisek Ledecky |
12 | Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
13 | Gabdrakhman Kadyrov |
14 | Miloslav Smid |
15 | Pal Perenyi |

* 23 May
* Army Sports Club Stadium, Lviv
* Top 8 to Continental final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Pavel Mareš | 15
2 | Jan Mucha | 11
3 | Zbigniew Podlecki | 11
4 | Florian Kapala | 10
5 | Marian Rose | 10
6 | Joachim Maj | 10
7 | Gennadij Kurilenko | 10
8 | Andrzej Pogorzelski | 9
9 | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 8
10 | Boris Samorodov | 6
11 | Antonín Šváb Sr. | 6
12 | Jurij Olenev | 5
13 | Rudolf Havelka | 4
14 | Lew Krajev | 3
15 | Konstantij Krishtal | 0
16 | Viktor Trofimov | 0

### British & Commonwealth qualifying round

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* Top 32 to British semi-finals

Date  | Venue  | Winner  | 2nd  | 3rd

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12 June  | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | Jack Kitchen | Rick France
12 June  | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Mike Broadbanks | Martin Ashby
12 June  | Hyde Road, Manchester | Cyril Maidment | Gordon McGregor | Dick Fisher
14 June  | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Barry Briggs | Trevor Hedge | Geoff Mudge
14 June  | Brough Park, Newcastle | Charlie Monk | Brian Brett | Ivan Mauger
15 June  | West Ham Stadium, London | Roy Trigg | Norman Hunter | Ken McKinlay
16 June  | Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton | Barry Briggs | Jim Lightfoot | Jack Kitchen
17 June  | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Nigel Boocock | Clive Featherby | Billy Bales
17 June  | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Jimmy Gooch | Ron How | Colin Pratt
18 June  | Somerton Park, Newport | Peter Vandenberg | Reg Luckhurst | Cyril Maidment
18 June  | White City, Glasgow | Charlie Monk | Bluey Scott | Ivan Mauger
18 June  | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Ron How | Roy Trigg | Colin Pratt
18 June  | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Trevor Hedge | Peter Jarman | Nigel Boocock
19 June  | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Trevor Hedge | Bob Andrews | Jack Biggs
19 June  | The Shay, Halifax | Jimmy Gooch | Ronnie Genz | Eric Boocock
19 June  | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Charlie Monk | Jim Airey | John Hart
19 July  | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Maury Mattingley | Gordon Guasco | Brian Craven
23 July  | Wimborne Road, Poole | Ronnie Genz | Geoff Mudge | Roy Trigg

## Third round

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### British & Commonwealth semi finals

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* 28 July
* Wimborne Road, Poole
* Top 8 to British final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 |  Nigel Boocock | 13
2 |  Barry Briggs | 11
3 |  Jimmy Gooch | 11
4 |  Ken McKinlay | 11
5 |  Ronnie Genz | 10
6 |  Reg Luckhurst | 10
7 |  Mike Broadbanks | 10
8 |  Gordon Guasco | 9
9 |  Norman Hunter | 9
10 |  Geoff Mudge | 7
11 |  Jack Kitchen | 6
12 |  Jim Airey | 6
13 |  Colin Pratt | 3
14 |  Clive Featherby | 2
15 |  Bluey Scott | 1
16 |  Gordon McGregor | 1

* 30 July
* White City, Glasgow
* Top 8 to British final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 |  Charlie Monk | 14
2 |  Trevor Hedge | 14
3 |  Brian Brett | 13
4 |  Ivan Mauger | 11
5 |  Colin Gooddy | 10
6 |  Bill Andrew | 9
7 |  Bob Andrews | 8
8 |  Peter Vandenberg | 8
9 |  Cyril Maidment | 7
10 |  Dave Younghusband | 7
11 |  Roy Trigg | 7
12 |  Eric Boocock | 4
13 |  Jim Lightfoot | 3
14 |  Alan Cowland | 3
15 |  Rick France | 2
16 |  Billy Bales | 0
17 |  Martin Ashby | 0

### Nordic Final

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* 28 June 1965
* Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
* First 8 to European Final

Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total

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1 |  Soren Sjosten |  | 14
2 |  Ove Fundin |  | 12
3 |  Leif Enecrona |  | 11
4 |  Björn Knutson |  | 11
5 |  Bengt Jansson |  | 11
6 |  Gunnar Malmqvist |  | 11
7 |  Sverre Harrfeldt |  | 10
8 |  Leif Larsson |  | 9
9 |  Per Olof Söderman |  | 7
10 |  Bo Magnusson |  | 5
11 |  Kalevi Lahtinen |  | 4
12 |  Henry Harrfeldt |  | 4
13 |  Bo Josefsson |  | 3
14 |  Sven Sigurd |  | 2
15 |  Bengt Brannefors |  | 0
16 |  Hasse Holmqvist |  | 0

### Continental Final

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* 13 June 1965
* Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
* First 8 to European 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

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|  (15) Andrzej Wyglenda | 12  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 3  |  |  |  | 12  | 1
|  (2) Igor Plekhanov | 12  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 12  | 2
|  (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 11  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  | 3
4  |  (12) Antoni Woryna | 10  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 10  | 4
5  |  (1) Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 10  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 10  | 5
6  |  (7) Pawel Waloszek | 9  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 9  | 6
7  |  (13) Antonín Kasper Sr. | 8  |  |  |  | 3  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 8  | 7
8  |  (6) Marian Rose | 8  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  |  | 8  | 8
9  |  (5) Pavel Mareš | 8  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 8  | 9
10  |  (9) Joachim Maj | 7  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  | 7  | 10
11  |  (3) Gennady Kurilenko | 6  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 6  | 11
12  |  (8) Zbigniew Podlecki | 6  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 6  | 12
13  |  (10) Jan Mucha | 5  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 5  | 13
14  |  (11) Jaroslav Volf  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 3  | 14
15  |  (4) Stanislav Kubíček | 3  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  | 3  | 15
16  |  (16) Valentin Moiseev | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  | 16
R1  |  (R1) Florian Kapała | 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

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

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## Fourth round

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### British & Commonwealth Final

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* 31 August 1965
* West Ham Stadium, London
* first 8 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

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|  (8) Barry Briggs | 13  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 13  | 1 |
|  (2) Nigel Boocock | 11  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 11  | 2 | 3
|  (4) Ken McKinlay | 11  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 11  | 3 | 2
4  |  (10) Brian Brett | 10  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 10  | 4 |
5  |  (12) Reg Luckhurst | 10  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 10  | 5 |
6  |  (11) Jimmy Gooch | 10  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 10  | 6 |
7  |  (7) Mike Broadbanks | 9  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  | 7 | 3
8  |  (15) Gordon Guasco | 9  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  | 9  | 8 | 2
9  |  (5) Charlie Monk | 8  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | X  | 8  | 9 |
10  |  (16) Trevor Hedge | 7  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  | F  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 7  | 10 |
11  |  (3) Bob Andrews | 6  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 6  | 11 |
12  |  (14) Ivan Mauger | 5  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 5  | 12 |
13  |  (6) Colin Gooddy | 4  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | M  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  | 4  | 13 |
14  |  (9) Peter Vandenberg  | 3  |  |  | E  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  | 14 |
15  |  (1) Bill Andrew | 1  | E  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  | 15 |
16  |  (13) Ronnie Genz | 1  |  |  |  | E  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | F  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  | 16 |
R1  |  (R1) Norman Hunter | 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

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### European Final

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* 26 June 1965
* Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slany
* First 8 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

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|  (3) Ove Fundin | 14  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 14  | 1 | 3
|  (8) Björn Knutson | 14  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 14  | 2 | 2
|  (9) Antoni Woryna | 11  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 11  | 3 |
4  |  (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 10  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 10  | 4 |
5  |  (10) Igor Plekhanov | 10  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 10  | 5 |
6  |  (6) Andrzej Wyglenda | 9  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  | 9  | 6 |
7  |  (13) Bengt Jansson | 8  |  |  |  | 0  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 8  | 7 |
8  |  (16) Soren Sjosten | 8  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 8  | 8 |
9  |  (7) Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 7  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 7  | 9 |
10  |  (15) Leif Larsson | 7  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 0  |  |  |  | 7  | 10 |
11  |  (1) Marian Rose | 7  | 1  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 7  | 11 |
12  |  (4) Antonín Kasper Sr. | 6  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 3  | 6  | 12 |
13  |  (5) Per Olof Söderman | 5  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 5  | 13 |
14  |  (12) Gunnar Malmqvist | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | E  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 3  | 14 |
15  |  (2) Leif Enecrona | 1  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  | 15 |
16  |  (11) Pawel Waloszek | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 16 |
R1  |  (R1) Pavel Mareš | 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

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## World Final

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* 18 September 1965
* Wembley Stadium, London[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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|  (12) Björn Knutson | 14  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 14  | 1 |
|  (15) Igor Plekhanov | 13  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  | 13  | 2 | 3
|  (4) Ove Fundin | 13  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  | 13  | 3 | 2
4  |  (13) Barry Briggs | 10  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 10  | 4 |
5  |  (10) Bengt Jansson | 10  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 10  | 5 |
6  |  (5) Brian Brett | 9  |  | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 9  | 6 |
7  |  (14) Sören Sjösten | 9  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 9  | 7 |
8  |  (2) Nigel Boocock | 8  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 8  | 8 |
9  |  (6) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 7  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | F  |  | 7  | 9 |
10  |  (11) Antoni Woryna | 6  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 6  | 10 |
11  |  (3) Leif Larsson | 5  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 5  | 11 |
12  |  (9) Reg Luckhurst | 4  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 4  | 12 |
13  |  (7) Ken McKinlay | 4  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 4  | 13 |
14  |  (8) Jimmy Gooch | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 3  | 14 |
15  |  (16) Andrzej Wyglenda | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  | 15 |
16  |  (1) Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 2  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  | 16 |
R1  |  (R1) Mike Broadbank | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | R1 |
R2  |  (R2) Marian Rose | 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

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## References

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1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. ^ "Knutson is Champ". The People. 19 September 1965. Retrieved 5 July 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "1965 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
9. ^ "1965 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
10. ^ "Diamonds pair take honours". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 14 May 1965. Retrieved 26 January 2024 - via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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