1951_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship
1951 Individual Speedway World Championship
6th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship was the sixth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4]
Australia's Jack Young won the World Championship. Young won a run-off for the title with British rider Split Waterman and fellow Australian Jack Biggs after all three riders had finished on 12 points.[5][6]
The 1951 World Final was held before a reported crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium.
- The top 13 riders qualify for the second qualifying round.[7]
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Date | Venue | Winner |
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31 May | Penarth Road Stadium | Derek Tailby |
2 June | Aldershot Stadium | Trevor Redmond |
2 June | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Tony Lewis |
2 June | Abbey Stadium | Hugh Geddes |
4 June | County Ground Stadium | Johnny Sargeant |
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- Top Qualifiers go forward to the Championship round.[8]
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Date | Venue | Winner |
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10 July | Ashfield Stadium | Eric Williams |
10 July | Banister Court Stadium | Tom Oakley |
10 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Fred Brand |
11 July | Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) | Wilf Jay |
11 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Tommy Miller |
11 July | The Shay | Arthur Forrest |
12 July | Oxford Stadium | Jack Young |
13 July | Leicester Stadium | Geoff Mardon |
13 July | The Stadium, Motherwell | Gordon McGregor |
13 July | Brough Park Stadium | Dick Campbell |
16 July | Dudley Wood Stadium | Phil Clarke |
16 July | Stanley Stadium | Ken Sharples |
16 July | Walthamstow Stadium | Jim Boyd |
21 July | Brandon Stadium | Tommy Miller |
21 July | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young |
21 July | Sun Street Stadium | Bruce Abernethy |
21 July | The Firs Stadium | Bob Leverenz |
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- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
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Date | Venue | Winner |
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13 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Split Waterman |
14 August | West Ham Stadium | Bruce Abernethy |
15 August | New Cross Stadium | Bob Leverenz |
16 August | Wembley Stadium | Freddie Williams |
18 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Bruce Semmens |
18 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Alan Hunt |
18 August | Odsal Stadium | Eddie Rigg |
31 August | Knowle Stadium | Norman Parker |
31 August | Harringay Stadium | Jack Biggs |
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Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
More information Pos., Rider ...
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More information Pos., Rider ...
Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
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1 | Jack Young | 12+3 | (2,2,3,3,2) |
2 | Split Waterman | 12+2 | (1,3,3,2,3) |
3 | Jack Biggs | 12+1 | (3,3,3,3,0) |
4 | Ronnie Moore | 11 | (2,2,2,2,3) |
5 | Jack Parker | 10 | (0,1,3,3,3) |
6 | Louis Lawson | 10 | (2,0,2,3,3) |
7 | Eddie Rigg | 8 | (3,3,1,1,0) |
8 | Bob Leverenz | 7 | (3,2,1,0,1) |
9 | Freddie Williams | 7 | (3,1,0,2,1) |
10 | Aub Lawson | 7 | (1,2,2,0,2) |
11 | Jeff Lloyd | 6 | (1,3,1,0,1) |
12 | Eric Williams | 6 | (0,1,1,2,2) |
13 | Cyril Brine | 3 | (1,E,2,0,0) |
14 | Norman Parker | 3 | (0,1,1,1,0) |
15 | Ernie Roccio | 2 | (2,0,0,0,-) |
16 | Alan Hunt | 2 | (F,F,0,1,1) |
Dick Bradley (res) | 2 | (2) | |
Geoff Mardon (res) | – | – |
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Classification
More information Placing, Rider ...
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 |
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1 | (2) Jack Young | 12+3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | (3) Split Waterman | 12+2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | (13) Jack Biggs | 12+1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | (15) Ronnie Moore | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 | (5) Jack Parker | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | (9) Louis Lawson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | (4) Eddie Rigg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 | (8) Bob Leverenz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 | (12) Freddie Williams | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 | (6) Aub Lawson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 | (14) Jeff Lloyd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 | (11) Eric Williams | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 | (10) Cyril Brine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 | (1) Norman Parker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 | (7) Ernie Roccio | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 | (16) Alan Hunt | 2 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
(17) Dick Bradley | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(18) Geoff Mardon | 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 |
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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
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Speedway". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 May 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Pioneer Ron comes to Bristol track". Bristol Evening World. 6 July 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.