1950 Individual Speedway World Championship

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.RiderTotal pts
1 Jack Young39
2 Graham Warren37
3 Cyril Brine36
4 Jack Parker35
5 Aub Lawson34
6 Ronnie Moore34
7 Freddie Williams33
8 Split Waterman32
9 Vic Duggan32
10 Dent Oliver30
11 Danny Dunton30
12 Wally Green29
13 Tommy Price29
14 Ron Clarke29
15 Arthur Payne27
16 Jack Biggs26
17 Arthur Forrest26
18 Cyril Roger25
19 Mike Erskine23
20 Norman Parker23
21 Alec Statham23
22 Oliver Hart23
23 Eddie Rigg22
24 Louis Lawson21
25 Derick Close21
Pos.RiderTotal pts
26 George Wilks21
27 Malcolm Craven20
28 Alan Hunt20
29 Jeff Lloyd20
30 Ken Sharples20
31 Tommy Miller19
32 Bert Roger17
33 Geoff Bennett16
34 Merv Harding16
35 Bill Longley16
36 Dick Campbell15
37 Eric Chitty15
38 Charles Cullum15
39 Ron Mason14
40 Eric French13
41 Dick Seers13
42 Bill Kitchen12
43 Jack Mountford11
44 Lindsay Mitchell10
45 Junior Bainbridge8
46 Les Hewitt6
47 Billy Hole5
48 Johnnie Hole4
49 Dick Bradley2

World final
Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1 Freddie Williams14(3,3,3,2,3)
2 Wally Green13(2,3,3,2,3)
3 Graham Warren12(3,3,F,3,3)
4 Aub Lawson10(2,2,3,1,2)
5 Tommy Price8(3,F,3,1,1)
6 Jack Parker8(2,1,2,3,0)
7 Split Waterman8(1,2,3,1,1)
8 Jack Young7(0,1,2,1,3)
9 Cyril Brine7(2,2,2,0,1)
10 Ronnie Moore7(X,0,2,3,2)
11 Dent Oliver6(X,3,1,2,0)
12 Danny Dunton5(1,0,1,1,2)
13 Vic Duggan4(1,1,1,0,1)
14 Ron Clarke3(1,2,0,0,0)
15 Jack Biggs3(0,1,0,0,2)
16 Arthur Payne0(0,0,-,0,0)
Cyril Roger5(3,2)
Mike Erskine0(0)

Podium

1950 Podium:

  1. Freddie Williams
  2. Wally Green
  3. 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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