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The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was started in World Championship first time.
Jack Young (Australia)
Freddie Williams (Wales)
Bob Oakley (Great Britain)
[edit] Qualification
10 events in Great Britain.
| 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 |
Derek Close |
23 |
| 15 |
Bert Roger |
23 |
| 16 |
Graham Warren |
22 |
| 17 |
 Dan Forsberg |
22 |
| 18 |
 Leif 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 |
|
[edit] 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 |
Derek Close |
4 |
(1,0,2,0,1) |
| 15 |
Cyril Roger |
2 |
(0,w,1,1,0) |
| 16 |
Ron How |
0 |
(0,d,0,0,0) |
|
Leif Basse Hveem |
- |
- |
|
Trevor Redmond |
- |
- |
[edit] See also
