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.[9]

Qualification

Qualification started on 1 May.[10][11]

Stage 1

Norwegian round

Pos. Rider Points
1 Basse Hveem 15
2 Reidar Kristoffersen 14
3 Sverre Gjömesli 13
4 Odd Johansen 9
5 Erling Simonsen 9
6 Anders Röhme 8
7 Oddvar Gundersgaard 8
8 Rolf Solberg 7
9 Rolf Westerberg 7
10 Nils Kristian Paulsen 6
11 Arne Kristiansen 6
12 Gunnar Dyrseth 5
13 Aage Hansen 5
14 Tore Meiner 5
15 Gunnar Hamsaeter 2
16 Aage W. Jensen 1

Swedish round

  • Top 16 to Swedish final
Pos. Rider Points
1 Rune Sörmander 15
2 Ove Fundin 12
3 Bertil Carlsson II 10
4 Curt Fredlund 9
5 Georg Duneborn 9
6 Rune Stenström 9
7 Per Olof Söderman 8
8 Dan Forsberg 8
9 Lars Pettersson 7
10 Bert Lindarw 6
11 Olle Heyman 6
12 Bernt Nilsson 6
13 Gunnar Johansson 5
14 Gunnar Karlsson 4
15 Ove Bodin 3
16 Ulf Ericsson 2
Pos. Rider Points
1 Olle Nygren 11
2 Olle Segerström 11
3 Allan Nilsson 11
4 Thorsten Carlsson 10
5 Sune Karlsson 10
6 Joel Jansson 10
7 Harry Lindgren 10
8 Evert Hägg 8+3
9 Göte Olsson 8+2
10 Sven Fahlén 7
11 Stig Pramberg 7
12 Birger Forsberg 5
13 Gunnar Hellqvist 4
14 Per-Tage Svensson 2
15 Göran Norlén 2
16 Jan Johnsson 2

Stage 2

Swedish final

Pos. Rider Points
1 Olle Nygren 14
2 Göte Olsson 12
3 Ove Fundin 12
4 Rune Sörmander 11
5 Dan Forsberg 10
6 Joel Jansson 10
7 Sune Karlsson 10
8 Georg Duneborn 8
9 Per Olof Söderman 8
10 Olle Segerström 7
11 Rune Stenström 6
12 Thorsten Carlsson 4
13 Allan Nilsson 2
14 Bertil Carlsson II 2
15 Evert Hägg 2
16 Harry Lindgren 1

Continental Qualification

Pos. Rider Points
1 Kjell Carlsson 14+3
2 Josef Kamper 14+2
3 Josef Hofmeister 14+1
4 Fritz Dirtl 11
5 Albin Siegl 11
6 Thei Bisschops 9
7 Karl Killmeyer 9
8 Josef Seidl 7
9 Sven Skoglund 5
10 Franz Aigner 5
11 Fred Aberl 4
12 Nicola Snjaric 4
13 Leopold Killmeyer 3
14 Sebastian Wiesent 3
15 Karl Kiendl 3
16 Valentin Medved 0

Stage 3

Nordic 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 semi-final

Pos. Rider Points
1 Kjell Carlsson 14
2 Albin Siegl 12
3 Bill Kitchen 11
4 Sven Skoglund 11
5 Josef Hofmeister 10
6 Olle Segerström 8
7 Jack Parker 8
8 Josef Seidl 8
9 Karl Killmeyer 7
10 Jan Kesselmans 7
11 Per Olof Söderman 5
12 Hans van der Sluis 5
13 Tonny Kroeze 4
14 Thei Bisschops 4
15 Gerrit Kops 2
16 H. van Rijswijk 1

Stage 4

British round

  • Top 24 to Championship Round[12]
Date Venue Winner
1 July Foxhall Stadium Tommy Miller
1 July Oxford Stadium Peter Robinson
5 July County Ground Stadium Goog Hoskin
5 July Wimborne Road Ken Middleditch
6 July Banister Court Stadium Charlie May
8 July Pennycross Stadium Brian McKeown
9 July Knowle Stadium Dick Bradley
9 July Leicester Stadium Ken McKinlay
9 July The Stadium, Motherwell Derek Close
10 July Brandon Stadium Ernie Brecknell
10 July Old Meadowbank Ken McKinlay
10 July Rayleigh Weir Stadium Peter Clark
10 July Abbey Stadium Bob Roger

Continental Final

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

Stage 5

Championship Round

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Date Venue Winner
14 August Hyde Road Stadium Peter Craven
14 August Perry Barr Stadium Jack Young
16 August Wimbledon Stadium Barry Briggs
18 August Harringay Stadium Split Waterman
21 August The Firs Stadium Aub Lawson
26 August Wembley Stadium Edie Rigg
31 August West Ham Stadium Jack Young
1 September Odsal Stadium Arthur Forrest

Scores

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-18th reserves for World final
Pos. Rider Total pts
1 Jack Young 29
2 Peter Craven 28
3 Eddie Rigg 28
4 Ove Fundin 26
5 Brian Crutcher 26
6 Ronnie Moore 26
7 Geoff Mardon 26
8 Aub Lawson 26
9 Arthur Forrest 26
10 Jack Biggs 24
11 Fred Brand 24
12 Split Waterman 23
13 Barry Briggs 23
14 Tommy Price 23
15 Olle Nygren 22
16 Trevor Redmond 22
17 Alan Hunt 22
18 Freddie Williams 21
19 Gerry Hussey 21
20 Eric Williams 19
21 Ron Johnston 18
22 Arthur Wright 17
23 Dick Campbell 17
24 Dick Bradley 17
25 Rune Sörmander 16
26 Cyril Roger 16
27 Derick Close 16
28 Sune Karlsson 15
29 Harry Edwards 15
30 Bert Roger 15
31 Tommy Miller 14
32 Alan Smith 14
Pos. Rider Total pts
33 Cyril Brine 14
34 John Fitzpatrick 13
35 Don Perry 13
36 Ken Sharples 13
37 Ken McKinlay 12
38 Alan Quinn 12
39 Fred Rogers 12
40 Ian Williams 12
41 Bob Roger 11
42 Peter Robinson 11
43 Ken Middleditch 11
44 Jack Geran 10
45 Kjell Carlsson 9
46 Ron Mountford 9
47 Dent Oliver 9
48 Joel Jansson 8
49 Eric Boothroyd 8
50 Charlie May 8
51 Brian McKeown 8
52 Jim Lightfoot 9
53 Pete Lansdale 8
54 Olle Segerström 7
55 Fritz Dirtl 7
56 Bob Oakley 7
57 Junior Bainbridge 7
58 Wally Green 6
59 Phil Clarke 6
60 Billy Bales 5
61 Les McGillivray 4
62 Jimmy Squibb 4
63 Dick Seers 4
64 Ernie Brecknell 2

World final

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 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

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