1951 Individual Speedway World Championship

1951 Individual Speedway World Championship

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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]}

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. ^{[5] [6]}

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. ^[7]

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. ^[8]

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

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