[1][2][3][4][5][6] The final was held on 17 September, in front of a 70,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium.
In an extremely competitive final three riders tied for first place on 14 points before Ove Fundin won the ride off to claim his second world title.
In the ride off Fundin defeated defending champion Ronnie Moore and former champion Peter Craven.
Craven had earlier set a track record of 68.8 seconds in his first race.
[8][9] Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify Top 9 riders based on points accumulated over two rides would progress to world final m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify