1954 Individual Speedway World Championship
In the 1954 Individual Speedway World Championship was the ninth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ronnie Moore a 21-year-old New Zealander won his first World Championship with a 15-point maximum in front of a 90,000 attendance. He defeated his main rival Olle Nygren in the final heat. Nygren then lost the silver medal ride off to Wembley's teenager Brian Crutcher.[7] Moore's success was made all the more remarkable because he rode the meeting while still recovering from a broken leg.[8] Moore's win made him New Zealand's first ever World Champion in all forms of motor racing.
Qualification
Nordic Final
- 3 June 1954
Oslo- First 8 to Continental final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Olle Nygren | 15 |
| 2 | Rune Sörmander | 14 |
| 3 | Georg Duneborn | 12 |
| 4 | Sune Karlsson | 10 |
| 5 | Dan Forsberg | 10 |
| 6 | Ove Fundin | 9 |
| 7 | Göte Olsson | 9 |
| 8 | Joel Jansson | 9 |
| 9 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 7 |
| 10 |  Kiehn Berthelsen | 6 |
| 11 | Leif Bech | 6 |
| 12 | Aage Hansen | 5 |
| 13 | Werner Lorentzen | 4 |
| 14 |  Simo Ylänen | 2 |
| 15 | Kaukko Jousanen | 1 |
| 16 | Erling Simonsen | 1 |
Continental Final
- 20 June 1954
- Linköping
- First 8 to Championship Round
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 14 |
| 2 | Rune Sörmander | 14 |
| 3 | Sune Karlsson | 12 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | 10 |
| 5 | Kjell Carlsson | 9 |
| 6 |  Fritz Dirtl | 9 |
| 7 | Joel Jansson | 9 |
| 8 | Olle Segerström | 9 |
| 9 |  Bill Kitchen | 8 |
| 10 | Dan Forsberg | 7 |
| 11 | Göte Olsson | 6 |
| 12 | Fred Lang | 4 |
| 13 | Georg Duneborn | 3 |
| 14 | Sven Skoglund | 3 |
| 15 | Thorsten Carlsson | 2 |
| 16 | Josef Kamper | 1 |
| 17 | Per Olof Söderman | 1 |
| 18 |  Albin Siegl | dnr |
| 19 | Josef Hofmeister | dnr |
Venues
8 events in Great Britain.
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-18th reserves for World final
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World final
- 16 September 1954
- London, Wembley Stadium[9]
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ronnie Moore | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Brian Crutcher | (3,2,2,3,3) | 13+3 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | (2,3,3,3,2) | 13+2 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Young | (3,1,3,3,1) | 11 |
| 5 | Split Waterman | (2,1,3,1,2) | 9 |
| 6 | Barry Briggs | (1,2,2,2,2) | 9 |
| 7 | Eddie Rigg | (0,3,2,2,0) | 7 |
| 8 | Fred Brand | (3,1,0,2,1) | 7 |
| 9 | Jack Biggs | (1,3,1,1,1) | 7 |
| 10 | Arthur Forrest | (0,1,0,2,3) | 5 |
| 11 | Tommy Price | (1,0,2,0,2) | 5 |
| 12 | Geoff Mardon | (2,2,1,0,0) | 5 |
| 13 | Trevor Redmond | (0,2,1,1,1) | 5 |
| 14 | Aub Lawson | (2,0,0,2,0) | 4 |
| 15 | Peter Craven | (F,0,0,0,3) | 3 |
| 16 | Ove Fundin | (1,0,1,0,F) | 2 |
| R1 | Alan Hunt | did not ride | – |
| R2 |  Freddie Williams | 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 | (14) Ronnie Moore |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (6) Brian Crutcher |
13+3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (11) Olle Nygren |
13+2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (10) Jack Young |
11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (15) Split Waterman |
9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Barry Briggs |
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (5) Eddie Rigg |
7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (4) Fred Brand |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (16) Jack Biggs |
7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (1) Arthur Forrest |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (3) Tommy Price |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Geoff Mardon |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (13) Trevor Redmond |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Aub Lawson |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Peter Craven |
3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) Ove Fundin |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Alan Hunt |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Freddie Williams |
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 |
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.
- "Moore Wins World Speedway Title". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 17 September 1954. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Profile". Moore Park Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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