1949 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fourth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
It was the first running of the event since its suspension in 1939, due to World War II. The World final at London's Wembley Stadium, was held in front of a reported 93,000 strong crowd and the Championship was won Tommy Price.[7]
Qualification (Championship Round)
Venues
- 8 August 1949 –
London, Wimbledon Stadium - 10 August 1949 – London, New Cross Stadium
- 22 August 1949 – Birmingham, Perry Barr Stadium
- 25 August 1949 – London, Wembley Stadium
- 27 August 1949 – Manchester, Hyde Road Stadium
- 27 August 1949 – Bradford, Odsal Stadium
- 30 August 1949 – London, West Ham Stadium
- 2 September 1949 – London, Harringay Stadium
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
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World final
- 22 September 1949
London, Wembley Stadium
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Price | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
| 2 | Jack Parker | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3) |
| 3 | Louis Lawson | 13 | (2,2,3,3,3) |
| 4 | Norman Parker | 10 | (3,3,2,2,0) |
| 5 |  Wilbur Lamoreaux | 9 | (2,2,3,0,2) |
| 6 | Bill Kitchen | 9 | (3,1,2,2,1) |
| 7 | Ron Clarke | 8 | (1,0,2,3,2) |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aub Lawson | 8 | (1,3,1,1,2) |
| 9 | Bill Longley | 8 | (1,2,2,1,2) |
| 10 | Cyril Roger | 7 | (2,0,1,1,3) |
| 11 | Bill Gilbert | 6 | (2,1,3,0,0) |
| 12 | Graham Warren | 5 | (0,2,0,2,1) |
| 13 | Ken Le Breton | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1) |
| 14 | Lloyd Goffe | 2 | (0,1,0,0,1) |
| 15 | Cliff Watson | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0) |
| 16 | Dent Oliver | 0 | (0,0,-,-,-) |
| Oliver Hart | 1 | (1,0,0) | |
| Alec Statham | – | – |
References
- 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 FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. 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.
- "Price Wins World Speedway Title For England". Western Daily Press. 23 September 1949. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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