1956 Individual Speedway World Championship

11th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship March 2022 December 2012 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship 1955 1957 The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.Oakes Peter 1981 Speedway Yearbook 1981 20–21 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-86215-017-5http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-speedway-championships.html World Championship 1936–1994 Edinburgh Speedway 5 July 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf WORLD FINALS 1936–1994 Speedway Researcher 5 July 2021http://www.speedway.org/history/ HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK Speedway.org 5 July 2021https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/89/world Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 5 July 2021https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX British Speedway 5 July 2021 The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19560920/318/0012 Craven defends title Liverpool Echo 20 September 1956 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 September 2024 Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000844/19560923/166/0022 Fundin is champ Sunday Mirror 23 September 1956 British Newspaper Archive subscription 8 September 2024TV millions dee a great night of sport Weekly Dispatch London 23 September 1956 6 July 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19560923/191/0001 British Newspaper Archive subscription Qualification Qualification started in 1955.https://dlprezes.pl.tl/56_World-Speedway-Championship-_-1956.htm 1956 World Championship Metal Speedway 18 January 2024http://www.speedway.org/history/56.htm#1956 1956 World Championship Speedway.org 18 January 2024 Stage 1 Norwegian qualification The October 1955 Norwegian final was cancelled due to bad weather, resulting in riders being seeded to Nordic round Finnish round 23 October 1955 FIN Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki First 7 (+seeded riders) to 1956 Nordic round Pos. Rider Points1 Kauko Jousanen 152 Antti Pajari 143 Simo Ylänen 114 Janne Rihkajrvi 115 Aulis Tuominen 106 Pertti Mikkola 97 Erkki Ala Sippola 98 Paavo Mikkola 79 Pekka Tenko 710 Raimo Kivinen 611 Toimi Koskela 412 Nils Staaf 413 Reino Niemi 414 Pentti Paajanen 315 Kalevi Lahtinen 316 Antti Mattila 2 Swedish round 27 April 1956 SWE Hammarby IP, Stockholm Top 6 to Nordic round Pos. Rider Points1 Dan Forsberg 142 Ulf Ericsson 133 Bernt Nilsson 134 Birger Forsberg 115 Lars Pettersson 116 Per-Tage Svensson 97 Sune Karlsson 88 Sven Fahlén 89 Bert Lindarw 710 Olle Segerström611 Rune Claesson 612 Bengt Eriksson 613 Göte Nordin 514 Alf Jonsson 215 Thorsten Carlsson 216 Thorvald Karlsson 029 April 1956 SWE Målilla Motorbana, Målilla Top 6 to Nordic round Pos. Rider Points1 Rune Sörmander 152 Olle Andersson II 133 Göran Norlén 114 Stig Pramberg 115 Allan Nilsson 106 Per-Olof Söderman 107 Olle Heyman 98 Bertil Carlsson II 89 Kaj Forsberg 710 Joel Jansson 611 Roger Forsberg 612 Evert Andersson 513 Olle Andersson I 514 Bengt Gustafsson 215 Per Sjöholm 116 Åke Andersson 117 Bo Sandin 0 Stage 2 Nordic round 25 May 1956 NOR Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo Top 8 to Nordic final Pos. Rider Points1 Henry Andersen 142 Göran Norlén 113 Rune Sörmander 114 Reidar Kristoffersen 115 Olle Andersson II 116 Per-Olof Söderman 107 Stig Pramberg 108 Aage Hansen 99 Antti Pajari 910 Jörgen Stabirk 511 Werner Lorentzen512 Roger Steen 413 Torbjörn Ludvigsen 414 Erling Cae 215 Odd Johansen 216 Erhard Fisker 227 May 1956 FIN Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki Top 8 to Nordic final Pos. Rider Points1 Bernt Nilsson 132 Ulf Ericsson 133 Birger Forsberg 124 Lars Pettersson 115 Rolf Westerberg 116 Dan Forsberg 107 Kaukko Jousanen 98 Simo Ylänen99 Per-Tage Svensson 810 Aulis Tuominen 811 Erkki Ala-Sippola 412 Juha Rihkajärvi 413 Esko Koponen 314 Tore Mellby 215 Kalevi Lathinen 216 Pertti Mikkola 0 Continental round 29 April 1956 POL Army Stadium, Warsaw Top 8 to Continental final Pos. Rider Points1 Florian Kapala 132 Edward Kupczynski 123 Janusz Suchecki 114 Edmund Nazimek 115 Marian Kaiser 116 Hugo Rosak 107 Tadeusz Teodorowicz 108 Mieczyslaw Polukard 109 Wlodzimierz Szwendrowski 1010 Josef Kysilka 511 Richard Janicek412 Rudolf Havelka 413 Miloslav Špinka 414 Karel Polak 415 Jaroslav Machac 116 Alois Jarolim 01 May 1956 FRG Altes Stadion Abensberg, Abensberg Top 8 to Continental final Pos. Rider Points1 Josef Hofmeister 152 Josef Siedl 143 Andrzej Krzesiński134 Albin Siegl5 Paul Cardang 6 Sebastian Wiesent 7 Alfred Aberl 8 Fritz Dirtl 9 Josef Kamper Stage 3 British & Commonwealth round Top 21 qualify for Championship round.Speedway Stars' Test Weekly Dispatch (London) 1 July 1956 13 January 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19560701/280/0011 British Newspaper Archive subscription DateVenueWinner10 July Banister Court Stadium Ian Williams12 July Foxhall Stadium Ken McKinlay12 July Oxford Stadium Howdy Byford13 July Leicester Stadium Dick Bradley14 July Rayleigh Weir Stadium Gerald Jackson25 July Brandon Stadium Bert Edwards25 July Abbey Stadium Bob Roger Nordic Final 8 June 1956 SWE Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping First 7 to European final Pos. Rider Points1 SWE Dan Forsberg 152 SWE Ulf Ericsson 143 SWE Rune Sörmander 134 SWE Bernt Nilsson 125 SWE Göran Norlén 116 SWE Per Olof Söderman 97 SWE Birger Forsberg 98 SWE Ole Andersson 79 SWE Per Tage Svensson 610 NOR Aage Hansen 511 NOR Rolf Westerberg 512 SWE Stig Pramberg 313 SWE Lars Pettersson 114 FIN Antti Pajari 115 FIN Simo Ylänen 016 NOR Reidar Kristoffersen dnr17 FIN Kaukko Jousanen dnr Continental Final Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard.http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/cpdb/crashphotos_view.php?editid1=1149 Description The Fast Lane 1 August 2021 10 June 1956 FRG Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen First 7 to European Final Pos. Rider Points1 SWE Kjell Carlsson 142 FRG Josef Seidl 143 POL Andrzej Krzesiński 114 POL Włodzimierz Szwendrowski 105 POL Tadeusz Teodorowicz 106 POL Edward Kupczyński 97 POL Florian Kapała 98 POL Mieczysław Połukard 99 FRG Albin Siegl 710 TCH Hugo Rosák 711 FRG Josef Hofmeister 512 NED Paul Cardang 513 FRG Sebastian Wiesent 514 FRG Alfred Aberl 215 AUT Fritz Dirtl 016 AUT Josef Kamper 017 POL Janusz Suchecki dnr18 POL Edmund Nazimek dnr19 POL Marian Kaiser dnr Stage 4 Championship Round Top 11 qualify, 1 reserve for World final DateVenueWinner20 August Wimbledon Stadium Ronnie Moore22 August Wimborne Road Jack Biggs23 August Wembley Stadium Brian Crutcher25 August Hyde Road Stadium Brian Crutcher29 August Odsal Stadium Barry Briggs31 August Perry Barr Stadium Alan Hunt / Doug Davies1 September The Firs Stadium Gerry Hussey (Peter Craven seeded to World final) Scores First 11 to World final + 1 reserve Pos. Rider Total pts1 ENG Brian Crutcher292 NZL Ronnie Moore 273 ENG Gerry Hussey 264 ENG Alan Hunt 265 SCO Ken McKinlay 266 SAF 1928 Doug Davies 257 NZL Barry Briggs 258 ENG Arthur Forrest259 ENG Dick Fisher 2410 ENG Eric Boothroyd 2411 ENG Peter Moore 2312 AUS Jack Biggs 2313 ENG Nigel Boocock 2314 AUS Aub Lawson 2215 ENG Split Waterman 2216 ENG Ron How 2017 NZL Ron Johnston 1818 ENG Les McGillivray 1719 ENG Bob Roger 1720 ENG Billy Bales1721 NZL Bob Duckworth 1722 ENG Guy Allott 1723 ENG Gerald Jackson1624 ENG Eric French1425 ENG Peter Williams 1426 ENG Ron Clarke 1427 ENG Bert Edwards 1328 ENG Ken Middleditch 1329ENG Harry Bastable 13 Pos. Rider Total pts30 ENG Cyril Roger 1231 ENG Bert Roger 1232 AUS Ray Cresp 1233 ENG Ken Sharples 1234 ENG Phil Clarke1135 ENG Cyril Maidment 1036 ENG Jim Tolley 1037 ENG Dick Bradley938 ENG Alby Golden 939 ENG Arthur Wright940 ENG George White 841 ENG Howdy Byford 842 ENG Ronnie Genz 843 AUS Bob Sharp844 NZL Trevor Redmond745 ENG Reg Trott 646 ENG Pete Lansdale647 AUS Jack Geran 548 AUS Junior Bainbridge549 ENG Bill Holden450 ENG Ron Mountford 451 ENG Allan Kidd 452ENG Cyril Brine 453 ENG Barry East 354 ENG Neil Mortimer 255SCO Gordon McGregor 256 ENG Alf Hagon257 ENG Derek Tailby258 NZL Bill Andrew1 European Final 8 July 1956 NOR Bislett Stadium, Oslo First 4 to World final plus 1 reservehttp://www.speedway.org/history/56.htm#1956 1956 Speedway.org 20 July 2021 Pos. Rider Total1 SWE Ove Fundin 152 SWE Per Olof Söderman 133 SWE Ole Andersson 124 SWE Ulf Ericsson 115 SWE Rune Sörmander 106 NOR Henry Andersen 87 POL Florian Kapała 88 POL Edward Kupczyński 79 SWE Göran Norlén 710 SWE Dan Forsberg 611 SWE Birger Forsberg 512 SWE Bernt Nilsson 413 POL Włodzimierz Szwendrowski 214 POL Mieczysław Połukard 215 POL Marian Kaiser 216 POL Tadeusz Teodorowicz 2 World final 22 September 1956 ENG Wembley Stadium, LondonBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. 0-7524-2402-5 Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 SWE Ove Fundin (1,3,3,3,3)132 NZL Ronnie Moore (2,2,2,3,3)123 ENG Arthur Forrest (3,1,3,2,2)11+34 ENG Peter Craven(3,1,2,2,3)11+25 SCO Ken McKinlay (2,2,3,3,0) 106 SWE Per Olof Söderman (0,3,2,2,3) 107 NZL Barry Briggs (3,2,1,3,1) 108 ENG Brian Crutcher (1,3,3,0,2) 99 AUS Peter Moore (2,1,1,2,2) 810 ENG Eric Boothroyd (2,3,1,1,0) 711 ENG Alan Hunt (3,0,1,1,1) 612 ENG Dick Fisher (0,0,2,1,2) 513 RSA 1928 Doug Davies (1,2,0,0,1) 414 SWE Ole Andersson (1,1,0,0,0) 215 SWE Ulf Ericsson(0,0,0,1,1) 216 ENG Gerry Hussey(0,0,0,0,0) 0R1 SWE Rune Sörmander absent-R2 AUS Jack Biggs did not ride-R3 ENG Nigel Boocock did not ride- Classification 1 4 SWE Ove Fundin 1 3 3 3 3 13 2 3 NZL Ronnie Moore 2 2 2 3 3 12 3 5 ENG Arthur Forrest 3 1 3 2 2 11+3 4 2 ENG Peter Craven 3 1 2 2 3 11+2 5 8 SCO Ken McKinlay 2 2 3 3 0 10 6 1 SWE Per Olof Söderman 0 3 2 2 3 10 7 14 NZL Barry Briggs 3 2 1 3 1 10 8 6 ENG Brian Crutcher 1 3 3 0 2 9 9 15 AUS Peter Moore 2 1 1 2 2 8 10 11 ENG Eric Boothroyd 2 3 1 1 0 7 11 10 ENG Alan Hunt 3 0 1 1 1 6 12 7 ENG Dick Fisher 0 0 2 1 2 5 13 13 RSA Doug Davies 1 2 0 0 1 4 14 12 SWE Ole Andersson 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 9 SWE Ulf Ericsson 0 0 0 1 1 2 16 16 ENG Gerry Hussey 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 AUS Jack Biggs 0 18 ENG Nigel Boocock 0 References 1956 Individual World Championship Individual Speedway World Championship Individual Speedway World Championship Category:Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom