1969 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 24th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The final was sponsored by the Sunday Mirror and held at Wembley. Ivan Mauger retained his title and won £1,000 in prize money. Barry Briggs finished second again after beating Sören Sjösten in a run-off for silver.
Format changes
The format of the Championship changed again for the 1969 event. This time the Swedish riders were pooled with the Continental and European sections that would provide 10 riders for the World Final, while the British and Commonwealth riders would supply 6 riders for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London.First round
Qualification results.Norwegian qualifying
- 13 October 1968
- Kongsberg Idrettsparken, Kongsberg
- Top 4 to Nordic qualification 1969
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Reidar Eide | 15 |
| 2 | Oyvind S. Berg | 14 |
| 3 | Per Aulie | 13 |
| 4 | Ulf Lovaas | 10 |
| 5 | Einar Egedius | 9 |
| 6 | Odd Fossengen | 9 |
| 7 | Helge Langli | 9 |
| 8 | Jan Terje Gravningen | 8 |
| 9 | Thorbjorn Nygaard | 8 |
| 10 | Svein Kaasa | 6 |
| 11 | Edgar Stangeland | 6 |
| 12 | Sverre Holm | 3 |
| 13 | Kjell P. Skaeveland | 3 |
| 14 | Per H. Hansen | 2 |
| 15 | Kare Heia | 2 |
| 16 | Thorbjorn Olsen | 2 |
Finnish qualifying (top 8)
- 2 Aug & 21 Sep 1968
- Eteläpuisto, Tampere & Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti
- Top 3 to Nordic qualification 1969
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Total |
| 1 | Matti Olin | 8+8 | 16 |
| 2 | Reima Lohkovuori | 6+4 | 10 |
| 3 | Jouko Naskali | 0+6 | 6 |
| 4 | Esko Koponen | 4+2 | 6 |
| 5 | Jorma Taipale | 3+0 | 3 |
| 6 | Kauko Reima | 0+3 | 3 |
| 7 | Juhani Lappi | 2+1 | 3 |
| 8 | Olavi Tutunen | 1+0 | 1 |
Swedish qualification
- Top 8 in each heat to Nordic qualification
Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
