1961 Individual Speedway World Championship

First round

Norwegian qualifying

• 25 June 1960
• Idda Idrettsplassen, Kristiansand
• Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1961

Finnish qualifying

• 25 September 1960
• Eteläpuisto, Tampere
• First 5 to Nordic qualification 1961

Swedish qualifying

• Top 15 to Nordic qualifying

British & Commonwealth qualifying

• Top 64 riders to British & Commonwealth 2nd Round

Continental qualifying

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
28 May	Second round British & Commonwealth 2nd round Top 32 riders to British & Commonwealth semi-finals Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd 3 July Wimbledon Stadium, London Ronnie Moore Ron How Jim Tebby 4 July Banister Court Stadium, Southampton Peter Craven Barry Briggs Ray Cresp 5 July New Cross Stadium, London Bob Andrews Split Waterman Ken McKinlay 6 July Oxford Stadium, Oxford Jack Young Ronnie Genz Mike Broadbanks 6 July Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich Peter Moore Johnny Chamberlain Ray Cresp 7 July Leicester Stadium, Leicester Ronnie Moore Ken McKinlay Danny Dunton 8 July Abbey Stadium, Swindon Cyril Maidment Tadeusz Teodorowicz Neil Street 8 July Brandon Stadium, Coventry Peter Moore Bob Duckworth Bob Andrews 8 July The Firs Stadium, Norwich Billy Bales Mike Broadbanks Split Waterman 8 July Hyde Road, Manchester Peter Craven Gerald Jackson Eric Williams Third round British & Commonwealth Semi finals Top 16 to British final Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd 31 July Wimbledon Stadium, London Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs Bob Andrews 1 August Banister Court Stadium, Southampton Ron How Peter Craven Cyril Maidment 5 August Hyde Road, Manchester Ronnie Moore Doug Davies Nigel Boocock 5 August The Firs Stadium, Norwich Barry Briggs Peter Craven Billy Bales Nordic Final 11 June 1961 Gislaved Motorbana, Gislaved First 8 to European Final Pos. Rider Total 1 Continental Final 23 July 1961 Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný First 7 to European Final, Josef Bössner seeded to European final Fourth round European Final 26 August 1961 Praterstadion, Vienna First 7 to World Final plus 1 reserve British Final 2 September 1961 Wembley Stadium, London First 9 to World final plus 1 reserve World Final 15 September 1961 Malmö Stadion, Malmö