1951 Individual Speedway World 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][5]

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.[6][7]

The 1951 World Final was held before a reported crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium.

First qualifying round

  • The top 13 riders qualify for the second qualifying round.[8]
Date Venue Winner
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

Second qualifying round

  • Top Qualifiers go forward to the Championship round.[9]
Date Venue Winner
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

Championship Round

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Date Venue Winner
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

Scores

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Pos. Rider Total pts
1 Jack Biggs 29
2 Split Waterman 27
3 Alan Hunt 26
4 Aub Lawson 25
5 Ronnie Moore 25
6 Freddie Williams 24
7 Louis Lawson 23
8 Bob Leverenz 23
9 Norman Parker 23
10 Ernie Roccio 23
11 Eric Williams 23
12 Jack Young 23
13 Cyril Brine 22
14 Jeff Lloyd 22
15 Jack Parker 22
16 Eddie Rigg 22
17 Dick Bradley 21
18 Geoff Mardon 21
19 Billy Hole 21
20 Bill Kitchen 20
21 Len Williams 20
22 John Reason 19
23 Bob Oakley 19
24 Bruce Abernethy 19
25 Eric Boothroyd 18
26 Derick Close 17
27 Graham Warren 17
28 Tom Oakley 17
29 Dennis Gray 17
30 Eric Chitty 17
31 Fred Curtis 16
32 Bruce Semmens 16
33 Vic Emms 16
34 Arthur Forrest 16
35 Eric French 15
36 Olle Nygren 15
Pos. Rider Total pts
37 Ron Mountford 15
38 Frank Lawrence 15
39 Wally Green 14
40 Malcolm Craven 13
41 Henry Long 13
42 Len Read 13
43 Ken Adams 13
44 Trevor Redmond 12
45 Dent Oliver 12
46 Peter Robinson 12
47 Tommy Price 12
48 Tommy Miller 12
49 Jack Mountford 12
50 Phil Clarke 12
51 Ken Sharples 11
52 Noel Watson 10
53 Roy Craighead 10
54 Wilf Jay 9
55 Bill Kemp 9
56 Cyril Roger 9
57 George Smith 9
58 Harry Saunders 9
59 Gordon McGregor 9
60 Chris Boss 9
61 Jimmy Squibb 6
62 Harry Edwards 6
63 Son Mitchell 6
64 Fred Brand 6
65 Bob Baker 6
66 Ron Peace 5
67 Eric Salmon 4
68 Geoff Pymar 4
69 Frank Hodgson 3
70 Junior Bainbridge 2
71 Jack Hodgson 1
72 Merv Harding 0

World final

  • 20 September 1951
  • London, Wembley Stadium
Pos. Rider Points Heats
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) – –

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 (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

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

1951 Podium:

  1. Jack Young (Australia)
  2. Split Waterman (Great Britain)
  3. Jack Biggs (Australia)

References

  1. ^ "Hunt has ability to take speed title". Birmingham Mail. 20 September 1951. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Speedway". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 May 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Pioneer Ron comes to Bristol track". Bristol Evening World. 6 July 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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