1950 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fifth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Speedway riders from New Zealand and Wales appeared in the World Championship for the first time. The title was won by Welshman Freddie Williams with the pivotal heat being the heat against Australian Graham Warren. Warren and Williams both unbeaten met in their third rides and as Warren challenged Williams for the lead he was forced to drop behind Williams. Warren then hit a bump and fell which cost him valuable points and the chance to win the title.[7]

Ronnie Moore became the youngest finalist at the age of just 17.[8]

Qualification (Championship Round)[]

Venues[]

9 events in Great Britain.

Scores[]

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Pos. Rider Total pts
1 Australia Jack Young 39
2 Australia Graham Warren 37
3 England Cyril Brine 36
4 England Jack Parker 35
5 Australia Aub Lawson 34
6 New Zealand Ronnie Moore 34
7 Wales Freddie Williams 33
8 England Split Waterman 32
9 Australia Vic Duggan 32
10 England Dent Oliver 30
11 England Danny Dunton 30
12 England Wally Green 29
13 England Tommy Price 29
14 England Ron Clarke 29
15 Australia Arthur Payne 27
16 Australia Jack Biggs 26
17 England Arthur Forrest 26
18 England Cyril Roger 25
19 England 23
20 England Norman Parker 23
21 England Alec Statham 23
22 England Oliver Hart 23
23 England Eddie Rigg 22
24 England Louis Lawson 21
25 England Derick Close 21
Pos. Rider Total pts
26 England George Wilks 21
27 England Malcolm Craven 20
28 England Alan Hunt 20
29 England Jeff Lloyd 20
30 England Ken Sharples 20
31 England 19
32 England Bert Roger 17
33 England Geoff Bennett 16
34 Australia 16
35 Australia Bill Longley 16
36 New Zealand 15
37 Canada Eric Chitty 15
38 United States 15
39 England 14
40 England Eric French 13
41 England 13
42 England Bill Kitchen 12
43 England 11
44 England Lindsay Mitchell 10
45 Australia 8
46 New Zealand 6
47 England Billy Hole 5
48 England 4
49 England Dick Bradley 2

World final[]

Pos. Rider Points Heats
1 Wales Freddie Williams 14 (3,3,3,2,3)
2 England Wally Green 13 (2,3,3,2,3)
3 Australia Graham Warren 12 (3,3,F,3,3)
4 Australia Aub Lawson 10 (2,2,3,1,2)
5 England Tommy Price 8 (3,F,3,1,1)
6 England Jack Parker 8 (2,1,2,3,0)
7 England Split Waterman 8 (1,2,3,1,1)
8 Australia Jack Young 7 (0,1,2,1,3)
9 England Cyril Brine 7 (2,2,2,0,1)
10 New Zealand Ronnie Moore 7 (X,0,2,3,2)
11 England Dent Oliver 6 (X,3,1,2,0)
12 England Danny Dunton 5 (1,0,1,1,2)
13 Australia Vic Duggan 4 (1,1,1,0,1)
14 England Ron Clarke 3 (1,2,0,0,0)
15 Australia Jack Biggs 3 (0,1,0,0,2)
16 England Arthur Payne 0 (0,0,-,0,0)
England Cyril Roger 5 (3,2)
England 0 (0)

Podium[]

1950 Podium:

  1. Gold Wales Freddie Williams
  2. Silver England Wally Green
  3. Bronze Australia Graham Warren

References[]

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Three inches and a bump cost me the title". Sport Argus. 23 September 1950. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Profile". Moore Park Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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