1962 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 17th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial and England's Peter Craven won his second title finishing one point ahead of two-time champion Barry Briggs. Three time champion Ove Fundin defeated fellow Swede Björn Knutson in a ride off to claim the bronze medal.
First round
Qualification results.British & Commonwealth provincial qualifying
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 4 June | Brough Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | Brian Craven | Stan Stevens | Gil Goldfinch |
| 4 June | County Ground, Exeter | Cliff Cox | Len Silver | Chris Julian |
| 6 June | Wimborne Road, Poole | Tony Lewis | Peter Vandenberg | Geoff Mudge |
| 7 June | Cleveland Park Stadium, Middlesbrough | Peter Vandenberg | Eric Boothroyd | Wayne Briggs |
| 7 June | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Guy Allott | Clive Featherby | Dick Campbell |
| 7 June | Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth | Jimmy Squibb | Peter Jarman | Ross Gilbertson |
| 8 June | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Willie Templeton | Graham Warren | Norman Hunter |
| 8 June | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Ivor Brown | Harry Edwards | Gil Goldfinch |
| 8 June | Greenfield Stadium, Bradford | Brian Craven | Cliff Cox | Tommy Roper |
| 9 June | Neath Abbey Stadium, Neath | Eric Boothroyd | Trevor Redmond | Geoff Mudge |
| 9 June | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | Wayne Briggs | Clive Featherby | Doug Templeton |
| 9 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Ivor Brown | Ross Gilbertson | Tony Lewis |
| 9 June | Sun Street Stadium, Hanley | Ken Adams | Peter Jarman | Tommy Roper |
Norwegian qualifying
- 22 October 1961
- Krohnsminde Idrettsplass, Bergen
- Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1962
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Aage Hansen | 14 |
| 2 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 12 |
| 3 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 11 |
| 4 | Egil Bratvold | 9 |
| 5 | Svein Johnsen | 9 |
| 6 | Oystein Mellerud | 9 |
| 7 | Cato Agnor | 8 |
| 8 | Per Aulie | 8 |
| 9 | Bjarne Sorenby | 7 |
| 10 | Odvar Kristiansen | 6 |
| 11 | Jon Odegaard | 6 |
| 12 | Fred Roger Steen | 5 |
| 13 | Haavard Gulbjörnrud | 5 |
| 14 | Reidar Bakken | 4 |
| 15 | Gunnar Skjetene | 4 |
Finnish qualifying
- 17 September 1961
- Turku Hippodrome, Turku
- First 5 to Nordic qualification 1962
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Timo Laine | 15 |
| 2 | Antti Pajari | 14 |
| 3 | Ilkka Helminen | 13 |
| 4 | Esko Koponen | 12 |
| 5 | Olavi Turunen | 11 |
| 6 | Antero Salasto | 10 |
| 7 | Veikko Kirjonen | 8 |
| 8 | Martti Assinen | 8 |
| 9 | Nils Staaf | 7 |
| 10 | Jan Ulfingman | 6 |
| 11 | Reijo Saburin | 5 |
| 12 | Martti Koivuoja | 5 |
| 13 | Osmo Hokkannen | 2 |
| 14 | Pertti Petersohn | 2 |
| 15 | Bertil Kollroos | 0 |
Swedish qualifying
- Top 15 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 29 April | Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla | Ove Fundin | Rune Sörmander | Leif Larsson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Björn Knutson | Curt Eldh | Göte Nordin |
| 3 May | Hammarby IP, Stockholm | Ove Fundin | Björn Knutson | Leif Larsson |
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
