1963 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 18th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ove Fundin extended his record by winning a fourth world crown. Fellow Sweden Björn Knutson finished second and Barry Briggs took the bronze medal.
First round
Qualification results.Swedish qualifying
- Top 16 to Nordic qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 28 April | Vetlanda Motorstadion, Vetlanda | Björn Knutson | Ove Fundin | Per Tage Svensson |
| 1 May | Gamla Speedway Track, Visby | Rune Sörmander | Ove Fundin | Willihard Thorsson |
| 5 May | Gamla Motorstadion, Målilla | Per Olof Söderman | Arne Carlsson | Göran Norlén |
Norwegian qualifying
- 21 October 1962
- Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
- Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1963
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 15 |
| 2 | Aage Hansen | 14 |
| 3 | Jon Odegaard | 12 |
| 4 | Tore Svaleng | 11 |
| 5 | Per Jakob Aulie | 10 |
| 6 | Svein Johansen | 9 |
| 7 | Rolf Westerberg | 9 |
| 8 | Bjarne Sorenby | 6 |
| 9 | Reidar Eide | 5 |
| 10 | Oystein Mellerud | 5 |
| 11 | Reidar Larsen | 4 |
| 12 | Reidar Bakken | 4 |
| 13 | Johnny Faafeng | 3 |
| 14 | Egil H. Kruke | 1 |
Finnish qualifying
- 27 July 1962
- Eteläpuisto, Tampere
- Top 4 to Nordic qualification 1963
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Timo Laine | 15 |
| 2 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 14 |
| 3 | Esko Koponen | 13 |
| 4 | Olavi Turunen | 12 |
| 5 | Martti Assinen | 11 |
| 6 | Antero Salasto | 10 |
| 7 | Yrjo Vuori | 7 |
| 8 | Keijo Sarubin | 6 |
| 9 | Seppo Virtanen | 6 |
| 10 | Osmo Hokkanen | 5 |
| 11 | Kari Ala Sippola | 5 |
British & Commonwealth Provincial qualifying
- Top 16 riders to British Provincial final
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May |  Second roundBritish Provincial final
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