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.[6] Second was Welshman Freddie Williams on 13 points, with England's Bob Oakley third on 12 points.[7]

Qualification

Qualification started on 26 May.[8][9]

Stage 1

Swedish round

Pos. Rider Points
1 Rune Sörmander 14+3
2 Sune Karlsson 14+2
3 Bert Lindarw 10
4 Helge Brinkeback 9
5 Göte Olsson 9
6 Stig Pramberg 9
7 Evert Fransson 8
8 Olle Nygren 8
9 Bo Andersson 8
10 Einar Lindqvist 7
11 Linus Eriksson 6
12 Lars-Erik Österberg 5
13 Lars Thaung 4
14 Eskil Carlsson 3
15 Lennart Carlström 2
16 Kjell Carlsson 2
17 Joel Jansson 1

Stage 2

Continental qualifier

Pos. Rider Points
1 Fritz Dirtl 15
2 Josef Kamper 14
3 Sven Skoglund 11
4 Tinus Metzelaar 11
5 Leopold Killemeyer 11
6 Albin Siegl 9
7 Åke Lindqvist 8
8 Bob Mark 7
9 Thei Bischops 7
10 Karl Killmeyer 6
11 Josef Hofmeister 6
12 Gerrit Jonker 5
13 Alfred Aberl 5
14 Franz Neubauer 1
15 Reg Morgan 0
16 Walter Dirtl 0

Nordic 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

Stage 3

Continental Final

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 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

British national round

  • Top riders qualify for the International round
Date Venue Winner
26 May County Ground Stadium Goog Hoskin
29 May Penarth Road Stadium Gerald Pugh
29 May Foxhall Stadium Noel Watson
30 May Monmore Green Stadium Benny King
31 May Aldershot Stadium Jock Grierson
31 May Abbey Stadium Harry Bastable

Stage 4

International round

  • The top 62 riders qualify for the Championship round.
Date Venue Winner
7 July Wimborne Road Ken Middleditch
8 July Yarmouth Stadium Cyril Roger
9 July White City Stadium, Glasgow Tommy Miller
10 July Oxford Stadium Harry Saunders
11 July The Stadium, Motherwell Tommy Miller
14 July Stanley Stadium Peter Robinson
19 July Ashfield Stadium Ron Johnston
19 July Brandon Stadium Vic Emms
19 July Old Meadowbank Ron Mountford
19 July Sun Street Stadium Ken Adams
25 July Dudley Wood Stadium Les Tolley
25 July Leicester Stadium Arthur Payne

Stage 5

Championship Round

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Date Venue Winner
11 August Wimbledon Stadium Ronnie Moore
12 August West Ham Stadium Jack Young
14 August Wembley Stadium Jeff Lloyd
16 August Hyde Road Stadium Ron How
16 August Odsal Stadium Arthur Forrest
23 August Perry Barr Stadium Arthur Payne
23 August The Firs Stadium Bob Oakley
27 August New Cross Stadium Split Waterman
29 August Knowle Stadium Dick Bradley
29 August Harringay Stadium Jack Biggs

Scores

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Pos. Rider Total pts
1 Bob Oakley 28
2 Jack Young 27
3 Split Waterman 27
4 Ronnie Moore 27
5 Freddie Williams 27
6 Ron How 26
7 Dick Bradley 25
8 Cyril Roger 25
9 Arthur Forrest 24
10 Jeff Lloyd 24
11 Brian Crutcher 24
12 Arthur Payne 24
13 Henry Long 23
14 Derick Close 23
15 Bert Roger 23
16 Graham Warren 22
17 Dan Forsberg 22
18 Basse Hveem 22
19 Trevor Redmond 22
20 Alan Hunt 22
21 Olle Nygren 21
22 Cyril Brine 21
23 Ken Sharples 21
24 Tommy Price 21
25 Geoff Mardon 21
26 Eddie Rigg 20
27 Peter Robinson 18
28 Don Cuppleditch 18
29 Harry Bastable 18
30 Chris Boss 17
31 Harry Edwards 16
32 Jack Biggs 16
33 Sune Karlsson 16
34 Eric French 16
35 Willie Wilson 15
36 Eric Williams 15
37 Wally Green 14
38 Pat Clarke 14
39 George Wilks 14
40 Gordon McGregor 13
Pos. Rider Total pts
41 Dick Campbell 13
42 Vic Emms 13
43 Les Tolley 13
44 Ken Adams 13
45 Ron Mountford 13
46 Ken Middleditch 13
47 Geoff Pymar 13
48 Rune Sörmander 12
49 Sid Clark 12
50 Len Williams 11
51 Jack Parker 10
52 Les Hewitt 10
53 Nobby Stock 10
54 Ivor Powell 10
55 Billy Hole 10
56 Tommy Miller 10
57 Terry Small 10
58 Charlie New 9
59 Harold Fairhurst 9
60 Phil Malpass 9
61 Jock Grierson 9
62 Lionel Benson 8
63 Gerald Jackson 8
64 Stig Pramberg 8
65 Tom Oakley 7
66 Fred Brand 7
67 Larry Lazarus 7
68 Louis Lawson 7
69 Reg Duval 6
70 Jim Gregory 6
71 Fred Pawson 6
72 Bruce Semmens 5
73 Bill Gilbert 5
74 Roy Craighead 5
75 Harry Saunders 4
76 George Wall 4
77 Bob Baker 3
78 Fritz Dirtl 2
79 Harry Welch 1

World final

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 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 (res) – –
Trevor Redmond (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 (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 (res) 0 0
(18) Trevor Redmond (res) 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

  1. Jack Young (Australia)
  2. Freddie Williams (Wales)
  3. Bob Oakley (England)

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Jack Young wins speed title for second time". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 19 September 1952. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "1952 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ "1952 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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