The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship was the seventh edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5]
Australian rider Jack Young became the first rider to win a second title (and the first to win two in a row) when he won his second straight World Championship after scoring 14 points. Second was Welshman Freddie Williams on 13 points, with England's Bob Oakley third on 12 points.[6]
Qualification
editQualification started on 26 May.[7][8]
Stage 1
editSwedish round
edit- 1952
- Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping
- First 8 to Nordic Final
Pos. | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Rune Sörmander | 14+3 |
2 | Sune Karlsson | 14+2 |
3 | Bert Lindarw | 10 |
4 | Helge Brinkeback | 9 |
5 | Göte Olsson | 9 |
6 | Stig Pramberg | 9 |
7 | Evert Fransson | 8 |
8 | Olle Nygren | 8 |
9 | Bo Andersson | 8 |
10 | Einar Lindqvist | 7 |
11 | Linus Eriksson | 6 |
12 | Lars-Erik Österberg | 5 |
13 | Lars Thaung | 4 |
14 | Eskil Carlsson | 3 |
15 | Lennart Carlström | 2 |
16 | Kjell Carlsson | 2 |
17 | Joel Jansson | 1 |
Stage 2
editContinental qualifier
edit- 15 June 1952
- BBM Stadium, Munich
- First 4 to Continental round
Pos. | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Fritz Dirtl | 15 |
2 | Josef Kamper | 14 |
3 | Sven Skoglund | 11 |
4 | Tinus Metzelaar | 11 |
5 | Leopold Killemeyer | 11 |
6 | Albin Siegl | 9 |
7 | Åke Lindqvist | 8 |
8 | Bob Mark | 7 |
9 | Thei Bischops | 7 |
10 | Karl Killmeyer | 6 |
11 | Josef Hofmeister | 6 |
12 | Gerrit Jonker | 5 |
13 | Alfred Aberl | 5 |
14 | Franz Neubauer | 1 |
15 | Reg Morgan | 0 |
16 | Walter Dirtl | 0 |
Nordic Final
edit- 20 June 1952
- Växjö Motorstadion, Växjö
- First 8 to Continental Final
Pos. | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Basse Hveem | 14 |
2 | Bo Andersson | 13 |
3 | Rune Sörmander | 12 |
4 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
5 | Sune Karlsson | 10 |
6 | Stig Pramberg | 9 |
7 | Göte Olsson | 9 |
8 | Kiehn Berthelsen | 8 |
9 | Werner Lorentzen | 7 |
10 | Evert Fransson | 6 |
11 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 6 |
12 | Bert Lindarw | 5 |
13 | Rolf Naess | 5 |
14 | Leo Helminen | 2 |
15 | Yrjö Heikkilä | 2 |
16 | Morian Hansen | 0 |
17 | Helge Brinkeback | dnr |
Stage 3
editContinental Final
edit- 22 June 1952
- Falköping Motorbanan, Falköping
- First 8 to International Round
Pos. | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Rune Sörmander | 14 |
2 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
3 | Stig Pramberg | 11 |
4 | Jim Gregory | 11 |
5 | Basse Hveem | 11 |
6 | Bo Andersson | 11 |
7 | Sune Karlsson | 9 |
8 | Fritz Dirtl | 7 |
9 | Josef Kamper | 7 |
10 | Ron Phillips | 6 |
11 | Göte Olsson | 6 |
12 | Ken McKinlay | 5 |
13 | Sven Skoglund | 5 |
14 | Edvin Fredriksen | 2 |
15 | Tony Lewis | 2 |
16 | Kiehn Berthelsen | 0 |
17 | Tinus Metzelaar | dnr |
British national round
edit- Top riders qualify for the International round
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
26 May | County Ground Stadium | Goog Hoskin |
29 May | Penarth Road Stadium | Gerald Pugh |
29 May | Foxhall Stadium | Noel Watson |
30 May | Monmore Green Stadium | Benny King |
31 May | Aldershot Stadium | Jock Grierson |
31 May | Abbey Stadium | Harry Bastable |
Stage 4
editInternational round
edit- The top 62 riders qualify for the Championship round.
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
7 July | Wimborne Road | Ken Middleditch |
8 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Cyril Roger |
9 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Tommy Miller |
10 July | Oxford Stadium | Harry Saunders |
11 July | The Stadium, Motherwell | Tommy Miller |
14 July | Stanley Stadium | Peter Robinson |
19 July | Ashfield Stadium | Ron Johnston |
19 July | Brandon Stadium | Vic Emms |
19 July | Old Meadowbank | Ron Mountford |
19 July | Sun Street Stadium | Ken Adams |
25 July | Dudley Wood Stadium | Les Tolley |
25 July | Leicester Stadium | Arthur Payne |
Stage 5
editChampionship Round
edit- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
11 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
12 August | West Ham Stadium | Jack Young |
14 August | Wembley Stadium | Jeff Lloyd |
16 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Ron How |
16 August | Odsal Stadium | Arthur Forrest |
23 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Arthur Payne |
23 August | The Firs Stadium | Bob Oakley |
27 August | New Cross Stadium | Split Waterman |
29 August | Knowle Stadium | Dick Bradley |
29 August | Harringay Stadium | Jack Biggs |
Scores
edit- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
World final
edit- 18 September 1952
- Wembley Stadium, London
Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Young | 14 | (3,3,3,3,2) |
2 | Freddie Williams | 13 | (3,2,3,2,3) |
3 | Bob Oakley | 12 | (3,3,2,1,3) |
4 | Ronnie Moore | 10 | (2,2,3,F,3) |
5 | Arthur Payne | 9 | (0,1,2,3,3) |
6 | Dan Forsberg | 9 | (2,3,1,3,F) |
7 | Dick Bradley | 9 | (3,2,3,1,0) |
8 | Jeff Lloyd | 7 | (2,2,0,2,1) |
9 | Arthur Forrest | 7 | (1,1,0,3,2) |
10 | Henry Long | 7 | (1,0,2,2,2) |
11 | Brian Crutcher | 6 | (1,3,1,0,1) |
12 | Split Waterman | 6 | (2,1,0,1,2) |
13 | Graham Warren | 5 | (0,1,1,2,1) |
14 | Derick Close | 4 | (1,0,2,0,1) |
15 | Cyril Roger | 2 | (0,Ex,1,1,0) |
16 | Ron How | 0 | (0,d,0,0,0) |
Basse Hveem (res) | - | - | |
Trevor Redmond (res) | - | - |
Classification
editPlacing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (10) Jack Young | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | (2) Freddie Williams | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | (8) Bob Oakley | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | (3) Ronnie Moore | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 | (4) Arthur Payne | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | (11) Dan Forsberg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | (16) Dick Bradley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 | (5) Jeff Lloyd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 | (7) Arthur Forrest | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 | (12) Henry Long | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 | (13) Brian Crutcher | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 | (14) Split Waterman | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 | (9) Graham Warren | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 | (1) Derek Close | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 | (15) Cyril Roger | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 | (6) Ron How | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
(17) Basse Hveem (res) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(18) Trevor Redmond (res) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Podium
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