1952 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship was the seventh edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5]
Australian rider Jack Young became the first rider to win a second title (and the first to win two in a row) when he won his second straight World Championship after scoring 14 points. Second was Welshman Freddie Williams on 13 points, with England's Bob Oakley third on 12 points.[6]
Qualification
Nordic Final
- 20 June 1952
Växjö- First 8 to Continental Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Basse Hveem | 14 |
| 2 | Bo Andersson | 13 |
| 3 | Rune Sörmander | 12 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
| 5 | Sune Karlsson | 10 |
| 6 | Stig Pramberg | 9 |
| 7 | Göte Olsson | 9 |
| 8 |  Kiehn Berthelsen | 8 |
| 9 | Werner Lorentzen | 7 |
| 10 | Evert Fransson | 6 |
| 11 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 6 |
| 12 | Bert Lindarw | 5 |
| 13 | Rolf Naess | 5 |
| 14 |  Leo Helminen | 2 |
| 15 | Yrjö Heikkilä | 2 |
| 16 | Morian Hansen | 0 |
| 17 | Helge Brinkeback | dnr |
Continental Final
- 22 June 1952
- Falköping
- First 8 to Championship Round
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Sörmander | 14 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
| 3 | Stig Pramberg | 11 |
| 4 |  Jim Gregory | 11 |
| 5 | Basse Hveem | 11 |
| 6 | Bo Andersson | 11 |
| 7 | Sune Karlsson | 9 |
| 8 |  Fritz Dirtl | 7 |
| 9 | Josef Kamper | 7 |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ron Phillips | 6 |
| 11 | Göte Olsson | 6 |
| 12 |  Ken McKinlay | 5 |
| 13 | Sven Skoglund | 5 |
| 14 | Edvin Fredriksen | 2 |
| 15 | Tony Lewis | 2 |
| 16 | Kiehn Berthelsen | 0 |
| 17 |  Tinus Metzelaar | dnr |
Venues
10 events in Great Britain.
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
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World final
- 18 September 1952
- London, Wembley Stadium
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) |
| Basse Hveem | – | – | |
| Trevor Redmond | – | – |
Classification
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (10) Jack Young |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (2) Freddie Williams |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (8) Bob Oakley |
12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Ronnie Moore |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Arthur Payne |
9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (11) Dan Forsberg |
9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (16) Dick Bradley |
9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (5) Jeff Lloyd |
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (7) Arthur Forrest |
7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 |  (12) Henry Long |
7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13) Brian Crutcher |
6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Split Waterman |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (9) Graham Warren |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (1) Derek Close |
4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Cyril Roger |
2 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (6) Ron How |
0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Basse Hveem |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Trevor Redmond |
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 |
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
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.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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