1952 Individual Speedway World Championship

1952 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was starters in World Championship first time.

  1. Jack Young (Australia)
  2. Freddie Williams (Wales)
  3. Bob Oakley (Great Britain)

Qualification

10 events in Great Britain.

Pos. Rider Total pts
1 Bob Oakley 28
2 Jack Young 27
3 Split Waterman 27
4 Ronnie Moore 27
5 Freddie Williams 27
6 Ron How 26
7 Dick Bradley 25
8 Cyril Roger 25
9 Arthur Forrest 24
10 Jeff Lloyd 24
11 Brian Crutcher 24
12 Arthur Payne 24
13 Henry Long 23
14 Derick Close 23
15 Bert Roger 23
16 Graham Warren 22
17 Dan Forsberg 22
18 Leif Basse Hveem 22
19 Trevor Redmond 22
20 Alan Hunt 22
21 Olle Nygren 21
22 Cyril Brine 21
23 Ken Sharples 21
24 Tommy Price 21
25 Geoff Mardon 21
26 Eddie Rigg 20
27 Peter Robinson 18
28 Don Cuppleditch 18
29 Harry Bastable 18
30 Chris Boss 17
31 Harry Edwards 16
32 Jack Biggs 16
33 Sune Karlsson 16
34 Eric French 16
35 Willie Wilson 15
36 Eric Williams 15
37 Wally Green 14
38 Pat Clarke 14
39 George Wilks 14
40 Gordon McGregor 13
Pos. Rider Total pts
41 Dick Campbell 13
42 Vic Emms 13
43 Les Tolley 13
44 Ken Adams 13
45 Ron Mountford 13
46 Ken Middleditch 13
47 Geoff Pymar 13
48 Rune Sörmander 12
49 Sid Clark 12
50 Len Williams 11
51 Jack Parker 10
52 Les Hewitt 10
53 Nobby Stock 10
54 Ivor Powell 10
55 Billy Hole 10
56 Tommy Miller 10
57 Terry Small 10
58 Charlie New 9
59 Harold Fairhurst 9
60 Phil Malpass 9
61 Jock Grierson 9
62 Lionel Benson 8
63 Gerald Jackson 8
64 Stig Pramberg 8
65 Tom Oakley 7
66 Fred Brand 7
67 Larry Lazarus 7
68 Louis Lawson 7
69 Reg Duval 6
70 Jim Gregory 6
71 Fred Pawson 6
72 Bruce Semmens 5
73 Bill Gilbert 5
74 Roy Craighead 5
75 Harry Saunders 4
76 George Wall 4
77 Bob Baker 3
78 Fritz Dirtl 2
79 Harry Welch 1

World final

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)
Leif Basse Hveem - -
Trevor Redmond - -

See also

Speedway World Championship
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See also