1965 Individual Speedway World Championship

First round

Norwegian qualifying

• 25 October 1964
• Kadettangen, Sandvika
• Top 5 to Nordic qualification 1965

Finnish qualifying

• 28 August 1964
• Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
• Top 3 to Nordic qualification 1965

Swedish qualifying

• Top 16 to Nordic qualifying

Continental qualifying

• Top 32 to Continental semi-finals

Date	Venue	Winner	2nd	3rd
9 May	British & Commonwealth preliminary round Top 11 riders to qualifying round Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd 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 British & Commonwealth qualifying round Top 32 to British semi-finals Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd 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 Nordic Final 28 June 1965 Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien First 8 to European Final Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total 1 Continental Final 13 June 1965 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve Fourth round British & Commonwealth Final 31 August 1965 West Ham Stadium, London first 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve European Final 26 June 1965 Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný First 8 to World Final plus 1 reserve World Final 18 September 1965 Wembley Stadium, London