1953 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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.[7]
Qualification
Nordic Final
- 31 May 1953
Oslo- First 8 to Continental final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dan Forsberg | 15 |
| 2 | Basse Hveem | 14 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | 11 |
| 4 | Olle Segerström | 10 |
| 5 | Henry Andersen | 10 |
| 6 | Rune Sörmander | 9 |
| 7 | Thorsten Carlsson | 9 |
| 8 | Stig Pramberg | 9 |
| 9 | Sune Karlsson | 7 |
| 10 |  Leif Bech | 7 |
| 11 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 7 |
| 12 | Bert Lindarw | 5 |
| 13 | Thorleif Andreasen | 3 |
| 14 | Joel Jansson | 3 |
| 15 |  Kaukko Jousanen | 1 |
| 16 | Simo Ylänen | 0 |
| 17 | Kiehn Berthelsen | 0 |
Continental Final
- 21 June 1953
- Kumla
- First 8 to Championship Round
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basse Hveem | 15 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 13 |
| 3 | Dan Forsberg | 12 |
| 4 | Sune Karlsson | 12 |
| 5 | Rune Sörmander | 10 |
| 6 | Olle Segerström | 9 |
| 7 |  Phil Clarke | 9 |
| 8 | Stig Pramberg | 8 |
| 9 | Thorsten Carlsson | 7 |
| 10 | Henry Andersen | 6 |
| 11 |  Karl Killmeyer | 6 |
| 12 | Kjell Carlsson | 4 |
| 13 | Josef Kamper | 3 |
| 14 | Bob Roger | 3 |
| 15 | Fritz Dirtl | 2 |
| 16 | Sven Skoglund | 1 |
| 17 |  Albin Siegl | dnr |
Venues
9 events in Great Britain.
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final
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World final
- 17 September 1953
- London, Wembley Stadium[8]
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freddie Williams | (3,3,3,2,3) | 14 |
| 2 | Split Waterman | (3,3,3,3,1) | 13 |
| 3 |  Geoff Mardon | (3,2,3,1,3) | 12+3 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | (2,3,2,3,2) | 12+2 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Young | (3,2,3,2,F) | 10 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | (F,1,2,3,3) | 9 |
| 7 | Jeff Lloyd | (2,2,F,3,1) | 8 |
| 8 | Arthur Forrest | (2,2,0,0,3) | 7 |
| 9 | Aub Lawson | (1,3,2,1,0) | 7 |
| 10 | Brian Crutcher | (1,1,1,2,1) | 6 |
| 11 | Rune Sörmander | (0,0,1,2,2) | 5 |
| 12 | Graham Warren | (0,0,2,1,2) | 5 |
| 13 | Eric Williams | (1,1,1,1,F) | 4 |
| 14 | Alan Hunt | (0,0,1,0,2) | 3 |
| 15 | Dick Bradley | (2,F,0,0,0) | 2 |
| 16 | Jack Biggs | (1,1,0,0,-) | 2 |
| R1 | Dent Oliver | (1) | 1 |
| R2 | Arthur Payne | did not ride | - |
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 | (1) Freddie Williams |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (10) Split Waterman |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (14) Geoff Mardon |
12+3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15) Olle Nygren |
12+2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (5) Jack Young |
10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (13) Ronnie Moore |
9 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (12) Jeff Lloyd |
9 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Arthur Forrest |
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (8) Aub Lawson |
7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Brian Crutcher |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (4) Rune Sörmander |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Graham Warren |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Eric Williams |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (9) Alan Hunt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) Dick Bradley |
2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (11) Jack Biggs |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | (17) Dent Oliver |
1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (18) Arthur Payne |
0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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.
- "Fred Williams wind the speed championship". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 September 1953. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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