1953 Individual Speedway World Championship

8th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship December 2023 December 2023 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship 1952 1954 The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth 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 Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off.Fred Williams wind the speed championship Birmingham Daily Gazette 18 September 1953 5 July 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000513/19490923/078/0005 British Newspaper Archive subscription Qualification Qualification started on 1952.http://www.speedway.org/history/53.htm#1953 1953 World Championship Speedway.org 13 January 2024https://dlprezes.pl.tl/53_World-Speedway-Championship-_-1953.htm 1953 World Championship Metal Speedway 13 January 2024 Stage 1 Norwegian round 28 September 1952 NOR Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim First 3 (+1 seeded) to Nordic round 1953 Pos. Rider Points1 Basse Hveem 14+32 Henry Andersen 14+23 Reidar Kristoffersen134 Sverre Gjomesli 115 Werner Lorentzen 106 Thorleif Andreassen 107 Erik Storm Larsen 108 Rolf Naess69 Oddvan Gundersgaard510 Edvin Fredriksen 511 Erling Simonsen 412 Odd Johansen413 Magne Flaaten 314 Gunnar Hilsen 215 Karl Andreassen 116 Olgar Torholen 1Swedish round 20 May 1953 SWE Eslöv Motorstadion, Eslöv First 8 to Nordic final Pos. Rider Points1 Stig Pramberg 122 Olle Segerström 113 Olle Nygren 114 Dan Forsberg 105 Rune Sörmander 106 Sune Karlsson 97 Bert Lindarw 88 Thorsten Carlsson 89 Joel Jansson 810 Bertil Carlsson II 711 Ove Fundin 612 Ove Bodin 413 Göte Olsson414 Bernt Nilsson 415 Sven Skoglund 316 Evert Andersson 317 Gunnar Hellqvist 2 Stage 2 Continental qualifier 17 May 1953 FRG Altes Stadion Abensberg, Abensberg First 6 to Continental round Pos. Rider Points1 AUT Josef Kamper152 SWE Kjell Carlsson 133 AUT Fritz Dirtl 124 SWE Sven Skoglund 115 AUT Karl Killmeyer 106 FRG Albin Siegl 97 NED Tony Kroeze 98 FRG Josef Hofmeister89 ENG Wilf Plant 510 FRG Fred Aberl 511 NED Gerit Jonker 512 ENG Jack Winstanley 513 FRG Karl Kiendl 414 NED Co Boef 415 AUT Walter Dirtl 316 AUT Leopold Killmeyer 217 FRG Alfred Hamberger 118 FRG Hans Müller 0 Nordic Final 31 May 1953 NOR Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo First 8 to Continental final Pos. Rider Points1 SWE Dan Forsberg 152 NOR Basse Hveem 143 SWE Olle Nygren 114 SWE Olle Segerström 105 NOR Henry Andersen 106 SWE Rune Sörmander 97 SWE Thorsten Carlsson 98 SWE Stig Pramberg 99 SWE Sune Karlsson 710 DEN Leif Bech 711 NOR Reidar Kristoffersen 712 SWE Bert Lindarw 513 NOR Thorleif Andreasen 314 SWE Joel Jansson 315 FIN Kaukko Jousanen 116 FIN Simo Ylänen 017 DEN Kiehn Berthelsen 0 Stage 3 Continental Final 21 June 1953 SWE Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla First 8 to International Round Pos. Rider Points1 NOR Basse Hveem 152 SWE Olle Nygren 133 SWE Dan Forsberg 124 SWE Sune Karlsson 125 SWE Rune Sörmander 106 SWE Olle Segerström 97 ENG Phil Clarke 98 SWE Stig Pramberg 89 SWE Thorsten Carlsson 710 NOR Henry Andersen 611 AUT Karl Killmeyer 612 SWE Kjell Carlsson 413 AUT Josef Kamper 314 ENG Bob Roger 315 AUT Fritz Dirtl 216 SWE Sven Skoglund 117 FRG Albin Siegl dnr British qualifying round The top riders qualify for the International round. DateVenueWinner 26 May Banister Court Stadium Maury Mattingley 26 May Cornish Stadium Goog Hoskin 28 May Oxford Stadium Jim Boyd 29 May Pennycross Stadium Harold Fairhurst 30 May Rayleigh Weir Stadium Peter Clark Stage 4 International round The top 54 riders qualify for the Championship round. DateVenueWinner6 July Stanley Stadium Tommy Miller6 July Wimborne Road Basse Hveem7 July Yarmouth Stadium Fred Brand8 July White City Stadium, Glasgow Tommy Miller10 July Leicester Stadium Olle Nygren10 July The Stadium, Motherwell Ron Mountford11 July Brandon Stadium Charlie New11 July Sun Street Stadium Brian Crutcher18 July Old Meadowbank Don Cuppleditch24 July Monmore Green Stadium Harry Bastable Stage 5 Championship Round Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final DateVenueWinner14 August Knowle Stadium Dick Bradley15 August Harringay Stadium Olle Nygren17 August Wimbledon Stadium Ronnie Moore18 August West Ham Stadium Jack Young20 August Wembley Stadium Jack Biggs22 August Hyde Road Stadium Ronnie Moore22 August Odsal Stadium Arthur Forrest26 August Perry Barr Stadium Graham Warren28 August The Firs Stadium Aub Lawson Scores Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final Pos. Rider Total pts1 NZL Ronnie Moore 292 SWE Olle Nygren 283 AUS Jack Young 274 ENG Arthur Forrest 265 AUS Jack Biggs 256 ENG Dick Bradley 257 WAL Freddie Williams258 AUS Aub Lawson 259 ENG Alan Hunt 2510 ENG Jeff Lloyd 2411 ENG Split Waterman 2412 WAL Eric Williams 2413 NZL Geoff Mardon 2414 ENG Brian Crutcher 2315 SWE Rune Sörmander 2316 AUS Graham Warren 2317 ENG Dent Oliver 2318 AUS Arthur Payne2219 ENG Louis Lawson2120 NZL Maury Dunn2121 ENG Wally Green2022 ENG Len Williams20 23 ENG Ron How1924 AUS Ken Walsh1925 ENG Harry Edwards 1826 ENG Howdy Byford1827 ENG Don Cuppleditch1728 ENG Billy Hole1729ENG Tommy Miller1630 NZL Ron Johnston1631 ENG Bill Kitchen1632 SWE Dan Forsberg 1433 AUS Dick Seers 1434 ENG Fred Brand 1435 ENG Eric Boothroyd1436 NZL Charlie New13Pos. Rider Total pts37 ENG Bob Fletcher1338 ENG Ken Middleditch1339 AUS Peter Moore1240 SCO Bob Mark 1141 ENG Jack Parker1142 ENG Ron Clarke1143 ENG Terry Small1144 ENG John Reason1145 ENG Harry Bastable1146 ENG Jim Tolley1147 SWE Olle Segerström1148 SWE Stig Pramberg1149 NZL Peter Clark1050 ENG Harry Welsh1051 SCO Ken McKinlay952ENG Fred Rogers 953 NZL Les Hewitt854 SWE Sune Karlsson855ENG Reg Reeves 756 ENG Phil Clarke757 ENG Charlie May758NZL Barry Briggs659 ENG Geoff Pymar660 ENG Peter Robinson661ENG Malcolm Craven662 NZL Trevor Redmond5.563ENG Pat Clark 564 ENG Bill Holden465ENG Alan Kidd366 ENG Don Potter367ENG Ron Mountford368 NOR Basse Hveem369NZL Dick Campbell270 ENG Bob Baker271SCO Gordon McGregor2 World final 17 September 1953 ENG London, Wembley StadiumBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. 0-7524-2402-5 Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 WAL Freddie Williams (3,3,3,2,3)142 ENG Split Waterman (3,3,3,3,1)133 NZL Geoff Mardon (3,2,3,1,3)12+34 SWE Olle Nygren(2,3,2,3,2)12+25 AUS Jack Young (3,2,3,2,F) 106 NZL Ronnie Moore (F,1,2,3,3) 97 ENG Jeff Lloyd (2,2,F,3,1) 88 ENG Arthur Forrest (2,2,0,0,3) 79 AUS Aub Lawson (1,3,2,1,0) 710 ENG Brian Crutcher (1,1,1,2,1) 611 SWE Rune Sörmander (0,0,1,2,2) 512 AUS Graham Warren (0,0,2,1,2) 513 WAL Eric Williams (1,1,1,1,F) 414 ENG Alan Hunt (0,0,1,0,2) 315 ENG Dick Bradley(2,F,0,0,0) 216 AUS Jack Biggs(1,1,0,0,-) 2R1 ENG Dent Oliver (1)1R2 AUS Arthur Payne did not ride- Classification 1 1 WAL Freddie Williams 3 3 3 2 3 14 2 10 ENG Split Waterman 3 3 3 3 1 13 3 14 NZL Geoff Mardon 3 2 3 1 3 12+3 4 15 SWE Olle Nygren 2 3 2 3 2 12+2 5 5 AUS Jack Young 3 2 3 2 - 10 6 13 NZL Ronnie Moore - 1 2 3 3 9 7 12 ENG Jeff Lloyd 2 2 - 3 1 9 8 7 ENG Arthur Forrest 2 2 0 0 3 7 9 8 AUS Aub Lawson 1 3 2 1 0 7 10 2 ENG Brian Crutcher 1 1 1 2 1 6 11 4 SWE Rune Sörmander 0 0 1 2 2 5 12 6 AUS Graham Warren 0 0 2 1 2 5 13 16 WAL Eric Williams 1 1 1 1 - 4 14 9 ENG Alan Hunt 0 0 1 0 2 3 15 3 ENG Dick Bradley 2 - 0 0 0 2 16 11 AUS Jack Biggs 1 1 0 0 - 2 17 17 ENG Dent Oliver w 1 1 18 18 AUS Arthur Payne 0 0 0 References 1953 Speedway Individual Speedway World Championship Individual Speedway World Championship Category:Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom