1958 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 13th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
In the World final New Zealander Barry Briggs successfully defended his title and was unbeaten after five heat wins. Ove Fundin took the silver medal but there was an incident filled ride off for the bronze medal. Aub Lawson won that ride off after both Peter Craven and Ken McKinlay fell, Craven remounted to take fourth place.
Qualifying
Qualification started in 1957.Stage 1
Norwegian round
- 20 October 1957
- Tønsberg Stadion, Tønsberg
- Top 4 to Nordic qualification 1958
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Aage Hansen | 15 |
| 2 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 12 |
| 3 | Roger Steen | 11 |
| 4 | Roger Hansen | 10 |
| 5 | Egil Bratvold | 10 |
| 6 | Arne Kristiansen | 10 |
| 7 | Rolf Westerberg | 7 |
| 8 | Gunnar Hemsaeter | 7 |
| 9 | Erling Simonsen | 7 |
| 10 | Oddvar Wold | 7 |
| 11 | Thorbjorn Nygaard | 5 |
| 12 | Fred Carlsen | 4 |
| 13 | Jan Svaleng | 4 |
| 14 | Roald Kjolso | 2 |
| 15 | Havard Gulbjornrud | 2 |
| 16 | Kjell Berg | 1 |
| 17 | Oystein Mellerud | 1 |
Finnish round
- 27 October 1957
- Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki
- Top 4 to Nordic qualification 1958
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Antti Pajari | 14+3 |
| 2 | Aulis Tuominen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Turkka Silvan | 12 |
| 4 | Lasse Mylläri | 9 |
| 5 | Heikki Sorri | 9 |
| 6 | Valle Selivestov | 8 |
| 7 | Kauko Jousanen | 7 |
| 8 | Antero Salasto | 7 |
| 9 | Petti Mikkola | 7 |
| 10 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 7 |
| 11 | Pekka Tenko | 6 |
| 12 | Timo Laine | 6 |
| 13 | Reino Niemi | 5 |
| 14 | Olle Helander | 2 |
| 15 | Esko Koponen | 2 |
| 16 | Timo Pirkkalanniemi | 0 |
Stage 3
Nordic Final
- 8 June 1958
- Växjö Motorstadion, Växjö
- First 8 to European final
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| 1 |  Continental Final
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