1954 Individual Speedway World Championship

In the 1954 Individual Speedway World Championship was the ninth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Ronnie Moore a 21-year-old New Zealander won his first World Championship with a 15-point maximum in front of a 90,000 attendance. He defeated his main rival Olle Nygren in the final heat. Nygren then lost the silver medal ride off to Wembley's teenager Brian Crutcher.[7] Moore's success was made all the more remarkable because he rode the meeting while still recovering from a broken leg.[8] Moore's win made him New Zealand's first ever World Champion in all forms of motor racing.

Qualification

Nordic Final
  • 3 June 1954
  • Oslo
  • First 8 to Continental final
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Olle Nygren15
2 Rune Sörmander14
3 Georg Duneborn12
4 Sune Karlsson10
5 Dan Forsberg10
6 Ove Fundin9
7 Göte Olsson9
8 Joel Jansson9
9 Reidar Kristoffersen7
10 Kiehn Berthelsen6
11 Leif Bech6
12 Aage Hansen5
13 Werner Lorentzen4
14 Simo Ylänen2
15 Kaukko Jousanen1
16 Erling Simonsen1

Continental Final
  • 20 June 1954
  • Linköping
  • First 8 to Championship Round
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Ove Fundin14
2 Rune Sörmander14
3 Sune Karlsson12
4 Olle Nygren10
5 Kjell Carlsson9
6 Fritz Dirtl9
7 Joel Jansson9
8 Olle Segerström9
9 Bill Kitchen8
10 Dan Forsberg7
11 Göte Olsson6
12 Fred Lang4
13 Georg Duneborn3
14 Sven Skoglund3
15 Thorsten Carlsson2
16 Josef Kamper1
17 Per Olof Söderman1
18 Albin Siegldnr
19 Josef Hofmeisterdnr

Venues

8 events in Great Britain.

Scores
  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-18th reserves for World final
Pos.RiderTotal pts
1 Jack Young29
2 Peter Craven28
3 Eddie Rigg28
4 Ove Fundin26
5 Brian Crutcher26
6 Ronnie Moore26
7 Geoff Mardon26
8 Aub Lawson26
9 Arthur Forrest26
10 Jack Biggs24
11 Fred Brand24
12 Split Waterman23
13 Barry Briggs23
14 Tommy Price23
15 Olle Nygren22
16 Trevor Redmond22
17 Alan Hunt22
18 Freddie Williams21
19 Gerry Hussey21
20 Eric Williams19
21 Ron Johnston18
22 Arthur Wright17
23 Dick Campbell17
24 Dick Bradley17
25 Rune Sörmander16
26 Cyril Roger16
27 Derick Close16
28 Sune Karlsson15
29 Harry Edwards15
30 Bert Roger15
31 Tommy Miller14
32 Alan Smith14
Pos.RiderTotal pts
33 Cyril Brine14
34 John Fitzpatrick13
35 Don Perry13
36 Ken Sharples13
37 Ken McKinlay12
38 Alan Quinn12
39 Fred Rogers12
40 Ian Williams12
41 Bob Roger11
42 Peter Robinson11
43 Ken Middleditch11
44 Jack Geran10
45 Kjell Carlsson9
46 Ron Mountford9
47 Dent Oliver9
48 Joel Jansson8
49 Eric Boothroyd8
50 Charlie May8
51 Brian McKeown8
52 Jim Lightfoot9
53 Pete Lansdale8
54 Olle Segerström7
55 Fritz Dirtl7
56 Bob Oakley7
57 Junior Bainbridge7
58 Wally Green6
59 Phil Clarke6
60 Billy Bales5
61 Les McGillivray4
62 Jimmy Squibb4
63 Dick Seers4
64 Ernie Brecknell2

World final
Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Ronnie Moore(3,3,3,3,3)15
2 Brian Crutcher(3,2,2,3,3)13+3
3 Olle Nygren(2,3,3,3,2)13+2
4 Jack Young(3,1,3,3,1)11
5 Split Waterman(2,1,3,1,2)9
6 Barry Briggs(1,2,2,2,2)9
7 Eddie Rigg(0,3,2,2,0)7
8 Fred Brand(3,1,0,2,1)7
9 Jack Biggs(1,3,1,1,1)7
10 Arthur Forrest(0,1,0,2,3)5
11 Tommy Price(1,0,2,0,2)5
12 Geoff Mardon(2,2,1,0,0)5
13 Trevor Redmond(0,2,1,1,1)5
14 Aub Lawson(2,0,0,2,0)4
15 Peter Craven(F,0,0,0,3)3
16 Ove Fundin(1,0,1,0,F)2
R1 Alan Huntdid not ride–
R2 Freddie Williamsdid 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 (14) Ronnie Moore 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 (6) Brian Crutcher 13+3 3 2 2 3 3 13 2
3 (11) Olle Nygren 13+2 2 3 3 3 2 13 3
4 (10) Jack Young 11 3 1 3 3 1 11 4
5 (15) Split Waterman 9 2 1 3 1 2 9 5
6 (7) Barry Briggs 9 1 2 2 2 2 9 6
7 (5) Eddie Rigg 7 0 3 2 2 0 7 7
8 (4) Fred Brand 7 3 1 0 2 1 7 8
9 (16) Jack Biggs 7 1 3 1 1 1 7 9
10 (1) Arthur Forrest 5 0 1 0 1 3 5 10
11 (3) Tommy Price 5 1 0 2 0 2 5 11
12 (8) Geoff Mardon 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 12
13 (13) Trevor Redmond 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 13
14 (2) Aub Lawson 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 14
15 (9) Peter Craven 3 - 0 0 0 3 3 15
16 (12) Ove Fundin 2 1 0 1 0 - 2 16
(17) Alan Hunt 0 0
(18) Freddie Williams 0 0
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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