The Wimbledon Internationale sponsored by Embassy was an individual motorcycle speedway event that was hosted annually at Wimbledon Stadium in London, England.[1][2]
| Category | motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 1961 |
| Folded | 1982 |
History edit
The event was first run during July 1961, as compensation to the British public for losing the rights to host the Speedway World Championship every year. The event was awarded to Wimbledon by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme and was significant because it attracted entries from most of the world's leading riders. In 1961, there were ten qualifying events.[3]
It was discontinued after the 1981 edition.
Past winners edit
| Year | First | Second | Third |
| 1961 |  Ove Fundin
|
 Ronnie Moore
|
 Peter Craven
|
| 1962 | Ove Fundin[4]
|
Barry Briggs
|
Peter Craven
|
| 1963 | Ove Fundin
|
Björn Knutson
|
 Sverre Harrfeldt
|
| 1964 | Barry Briggs
|
 Ken McKinlay
|
Ove Fundin
|
| 1965 |  Charlie Monk
|
Björn Knutson
|
Göte Nordin
|
| 1966 | Göte Nordin
|
Barry Briggs
|
Ove Fundin
|
| 1967 | Göte Nordin
|
Torbjörn Harrysson
|
Ivan Mauger
|
| 1968 | Nigel Boocock
|
Bengt Jansson
|
Barry Briggs
|
| 1969 | Trevor Hedge
|
Ivan Mauger
|
Barry Briggs
|
| 1970 | Ivan Mauger
|
Trevor Hedge
|
Ronnie Moore
|
| 1971 | Ivan Mauger
|
Garry Middleton
|
Ronnie Moore
|
| 1972 | Ivan Mauger
|
Ronnie Moore
|
Bengt Jansson
|
| 1973 |  Ole Olsen
|
Anders Michanek
|
Tommy Jansson
|
| 1974 | Peter Collins
|
Ray Wilson
|
Ole Olsen
|
| 1975 | Ole Olsen
|
Phil Crump
|
Ray Wilson
|
| 1976 | Malcolm Simmons
|
Chris Morton
|
Michael Lee
|
| 1977 |  Edward Jancarz
|
Larry Ross
|
Phil Crump
|
| 1978 | Peter Collins
|
Malcolm Simmons
|
John Davis
|
| 1979 | Michael Lee
|
John Davis
|
Edward Jancarz
|
| 1980 | Dave Jessup
|
 Bruce Penhall
|
Hans Nielsen
|
| 1981 | Hans Nielsen
|
Kenny Carter
|
Jan Andersson
|
References edit
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "Internationale". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 June 1961. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fundin zips to victory". Streatham News. 15 June 1962. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.