The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden. [7]
Qualification started in 1955. [8] [9]
The October 1955 Norwegian final was cancelled due to bad weather, resulting in riders being seeded to Nordic round
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | Kauko Jousanen | 15 |
2 | Antti Pajari | 14 |
3 | Simo Ylänen | 11 |
4 | Janne Rihkajrvi | 11 |
5 | Aulis Tuominen | 10 |
6 | Pertti Mikkola | 9 |
7 | Erkki Ala Sippola | 9 |
8 | Paavo Mikkola | 7 |
9 | Pekka Tenko | 7 |
10 | Raimo Kivinen | 6 |
11 | Toimi Koskela | 4 |
12 | Nils Staaf | 4 |
13 | Reino Niemi | 4 |
14 | Pentti Paajanen | 3 |
15 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 3 |
16 | Antti Mattila | 2 |
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Date | Venue | Winner |
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10 July | Banister Court Stadium | Ian Williams |
12 July | Foxhall Stadium | Ken McKinlay |
12 July | Oxford Stadium | Howdy Byford |
13 July | Leicester Stadium | Dick Bradley |
14 July | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Gerald Jackson |
25 July | Brandon Stadium | Bert Edwards |
25 July | Abbey Stadium | Bob Roger |
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 7 |
9 | ![]() | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 1 |
15 | ![]() | 0 |
16 | ![]() | dnr |
17 | ![]() | dnr |
Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. [11]
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 9 |
9 | ![]() | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 7 |
11 | ![]() | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 |
16 | ![]() | 0 |
17 | ![]() | dnr |
18 | ![]() | dnr |
19 | ![]() | dnr |
Date | Venue | Winner |
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20 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
22 August | Wimborne Road | Jack Biggs |
23 August | Wembley Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
25 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
29 August | Odsal Stadium | Barry Briggs |
31 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Alan Hunt / Doug Davies |
1 September | The Firs Stadium | Gerry Hussey |
Scores
First 11 to World final + 1 reserve
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 7 |
9 | ![]() | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 2 |
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | ![]() | (1,3,3,3,3) | 13 |
2 | ![]() | (2,2,2,3,3) | 12 |
3 | ![]() | (3,1,3,2,2) | 11+3 |
4 | ![]() | (3,1,2,2,3) | 11+2 |
5 | ![]() | (2,2,3,3,0) | 10 |
6 | ![]() | (0,3,2,2,3) | 10 |
7 | ![]() | (3,2,1,3,1) | 10 |
8 | ![]() | (1,3,3,0,2) | 9 |
9 | ![]() | (2,1,1,2,2) | 8 |
10 | ![]() | (2,3,1,1,0) | 7 |
11 | ![]() | (3,0,1,1,1) | 6 |
12 | ![]() | (0,0,2,1,2) | 5 |
13 | ![]() | (1,2,0,0,1) | 4 |
14 | ![]() | (1,1,0,0,0) | 2 |
15 | ![]() | (0,0,0,1,1) | 2 |
16 | ![]() | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
R1 | ![]() | absent | - |
R2 | ![]() | did not ride | - |
R3 | ![]() | did not ride | - |
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 |
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1 | ![]() | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 11+3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 11+2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 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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