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The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was started in World Championship first time.
1951 Podium:
Jack Young (Australia)
Split Waterman (Great Britain)
Jack Biggs (Australia)
[edit] Qualification
8 events in Great Britain.
| 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 LIoyd |
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 |
Derek 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 |
|
[edit] World Final
| 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 |
2 |
(2) |
|
Geoff Mardon |
- |
- |
[edit] See also
