1953 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5] [6]

Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off.[7]

Qualification

Nordic Final
  • 31 May 1953
  • Oslo
  • First 8 to Continental final
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Dan Forsberg15
2 Basse Hveem14
3 Olle Nygren11
4 Olle Segerström10
5 Henry Andersen10
6 Rune Sörmander9
7 Thorsten Carlsson9
8 Stig Pramberg9
9 Sune Karlsson7
10 Leif Bech7
11 Reidar Kristoffersen7
12 Bert Lindarw5
13 Thorleif Andreasen3
14 Joel Jansson3
15 Kaukko Jousanen1
16 Simo Ylänen0
17 Kiehn Berthelsen0

Continental Final
  • 21 June 1953
  • Kumla
  • First 8 to Championship Round
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Basse Hveem15
2 Olle Nygren13
3 Dan Forsberg12
4 Sune Karlsson12
5 Rune Sörmander10
6 Olle Segerström9
7 Phil Clarke9
8 Stig Pramberg8
9 Thorsten Carlsson7
10 Henry Andersen6
11 Karl Killmeyer6
12 Kjell Carlsson4
13 Josef Kamper3
14 Bob Roger3
15 Fritz Dirtl2
16 Sven Skoglund1
17 Albin Siegldnr

Venues

9 events in Great Britain.

Scores
  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final
Pos.RiderTotal pts
1 Ronnie Moore29
2 Olle Nygren28
3 Jack Young27
4 Arthur Forrest26
5 Jack Biggs25
6 Dick Bradley25
7 Freddie Williams25
8 Aub Lawson25
9 Alan Hunt25
10 Jeff Lloyd24
11 Split Waterman24
12 Eric williams24
13 Geoff Mardon24
14 Brian Crutcher23
15 Rune Sörmander23
16 Graham Warren23
17 Dent Oliver23
18 Arthur Payne22
19 Louis Lawson21
20 Maury Dunn21
21 Wally Green20
22 Len Williams20
23 Ron How19
24 Ken Walsh19
25 Harry Edwards18
26 Howdy Byford18
27 Don Cuppleditch17
28 Billy Hole17
29 Tommy Miller16
30 Ron Johnston16
31 Bill Kitchen16
32 Dan Forsberg14
33 Dick Seers14
34 Fred Brand14
35 Eric Boothroyd14
36 Charlie New13
Pos.RiderTotal pts
37 Bob Fletcher13
38 Ken Middleditch13
39 Peter Moore12
40 Bob Mark11
41 Jack Parker11
42 Ron Clarke11
43 Terry Small11
44 John Reason11
45 Harry Bastable11
46 Jim Tolley11
47 Olle Segerström11
48 Stig Pramberg11
49 Peter Clark10
50 Harry Welsh10
51 Ken McKinlay9
52 Fred Rogers9
53 Les Hewitt8
54 Sune Karlsson8
55 Reg Reeves7
56 Phil Clarke7
57 Charlie May7
58 Barry Briggs6
59 Geoff Pymar6
60 Peter Robinson6
61 Malcolm Craven6
62 Trevor Redmond5.5
63 Pat Clarke5
64 Bill Holden4
65 Alan Kidd3
66 Don Potter3
67 Ron Mountford3
68 Basse Hveem3
69 Dick Campbell2
70 Bob Baker2
71 Gordon McGregor2

World final
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Freddie Williams(3,3,3,2,3)14
2 Split Waterman(3,3,3,3,1)13
3 Geoff Mardon(3,2,3,1,3)12+3
4 Olle Nygren(2,3,2,3,2)12+2
5 Jack Young(3,2,3,2,F)10
6 Ronnie Moore(F,1,2,3,3)9
7 Jeff Lloyd(2,2,F,3,1)8
8 Arthur Forrest(2,2,0,0,3)7
9 Aub Lawson(1,3,2,1,0)7
10 Brian Crutcher(1,1,1,2,1)6
11 Rune Sörmander(0,0,1,2,2)5
12 Graham Warren(0,0,2,1,2)5
13 Eric Williams(1,1,1,1,F)4
14 Alan Hunt(0,0,1,0,2)3
15 Dick Bradley(2,F,0,0,0)2
16 Jack Biggs(1,1,0,0,-)2
R1 Dent Oliver(1)1
R2 Arthur Paynedid not ride-

Classification
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
1 (1) Freddie Williams 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1
2 (10) Split Waterman 13 3 3 3 3 1 13 2
3 (14) Geoff Mardon 12+3 3 2 3 1 3 12 3
4 (15) Olle Nygren 12+2 2 3 2 3 2 12 4
5 (5) Jack Young 10 3 2 3 2 - 10 5
6 (13) Ronnie Moore 9 - 1 2 3 3 7 6
7 (12) Jeff Lloyd 9 2 2 - 3 1 2 7
8 (7) Arthur Forrest 7 2 2 0 0 3 7 8
9 (8) Aub Lawson 7 1 3 2 1 0 7 9
10 (2) Brian Crutcher 6 1 1 1 2 1 6 10
11 (4) Rune Sörmander 5 0 0 1 2 2 5 11
12 (6) Graham Warren 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 12
13 (16) Eric Williams 4 1 1 1 1 - 4 13
14 (9) Alan Hunt 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 14
15 (3) Dick Bradley 2 2 - 0 0 0 2 15
16 (11) Jack Biggs 2 1 1 0 0 - 2 16
17 (17) Dent Oliver 1 1 1 17
18 (18) Arthur Payne 0 0 18
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

References
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