1959 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 14th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The event was sponsored by the Sunday Pictorial.[7] New Zealand continued their recent domination as Ronnie Moore won his second title with a 15 point maximum and New Zealand won their fourth title in six years. Ove Fundin finished second and defending champion Barry Briggs, returning from retirement won the bronze medal ride off.[8]
First Round
- Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Scandinavian Final
- Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final
Scandinavian Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 3 May |  Stockholm | Ulf Ericsson | Birger Forsberg | Göran Norlén |
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| 3 May | Vetlanda | Arne Carlsson | Björn Knutsson | Joel Jansson |
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| 24 May |  Hillerød | Rune Sörmander | Arne Carlsson |  Aage Hansen |
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| 24 May |  Helsinki | Bernt Nilson | Ulf Ericsson | Olle Nygren |
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Continental Qualifying
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Finals | |||||
| 31 May |  Ostrow | Joachim Maj | Janusz Koscielak | Mieczysław Połukard |
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| 31 May |  Oberhausen | Björn Knutsson | Florian Kapała | Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
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| 31 May |  Liberec | Stefan Kwoczala | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | Richard Janicek |
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| 31 May | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kranja | Miroslav Spinka | Marian Phillip | Karel Průša |
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| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 14 June | Slany | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | Mieczysław Połukard | Stanislav Svoboda |
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| 14 June |  Wieden | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | Florian Kapała | Björn Knutsson |
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Second Round
- Ove Fundin - seeded to European Final
- British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals
- Nordic Final - 9 to European Final
- Continental Final - 6 to European Final
British & Commonwealth Qualifying
Top 32 riders based on points accumulated during round would progress
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | |||||
| 29 June |  Wimbledon | Ron How | George White |  Ronnie Moore |
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| 2 July | Oxford | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Geran | Neil Street | Brian Hanham |
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| 4 July | Norwich | Mike Broadbanks | Geoff Mardon | Bob Duckworth |
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| 4 July | Belle Vue | Ron Johnston |  Ken McKinlay | Peter Craven |
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| 7 July | Southampton | Brian Crutcher | Peter Moore | Ron Mountford |
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| 10 July | Leicester | Ken McKinlay | Peter Craven | Ron Johnston |
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| 11 July | Swindon | Mike Broadbanks | Les McGillivray | Nigel Boocock |
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| 11 July | Coventry | Brian Crutcher | Ron Mountford | Geoff Mardon |
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| 23 July | Poole | Ronnie Moore | Ron How | Jack Unstead | |
Nordic Final
- May 31, 1959
- Turku
- First 9 to European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Sörmander | 14+3 |
| 2 | Aage Hansen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Arne Carlsson | 12 |
| 4 | Ole Andersson | 11 |
| 5 | Olle Nygren | 9 |
| 6 | Alf Jonsson | 9 |
| 7 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 9 |
| 8 | Ulf Ericsson | 8 |
| 9 | Thorvald Karlsson | 7 |
| 10 | Timo Laine | 6 |
| 11 | Göran Norlén | 6 |
| 12 | Birger Forsberg | 4 |
| 13 | Bernt Nilsson | 4 |
| 14 | Aulis Lehtonen | 3 |
| 15 | Antti Pajari | 2 |
| 16 | Turka Sivari | 1 |
| 17 | Kjell Lutteman | 0 |
| 18 | Aulis Tuominen | dnr |
| 19 | Allan Nillson | dnr |
Continental Final
| 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) Josef Hofmeister |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (2) Björn Knutsson |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (13) Mieczysław Połukard |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (9) Florian Kapała |
11 | 3 | 3 | E | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (5) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (16) Joachim Maj |
8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | F | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Josef Bössner |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Jaroslav Machač |
7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3) Bohumír Bartoněk |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Pawel Mirowski |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (4) Miroslav Špinka |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Zdenek Dominik |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (10) Richard Janicek |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (7) Stanislav Svoboda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) František Irmis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
 (17) Alfred Aberl |
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 |
Third Round
- Barry Briggs - seeded to World Final
- British & Commonwealth semi-finals - 9 to World Final
- European Final - 6 to World Final
British & Commonwealth Semi finals
Top 9 riders based on points accumulated over two rides would progress
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||
| 10 August | Wimbledon | Brian Crutcher+ | Ken McKinlay | Geoff Mardon+ |
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| 11 August | Southampton | Ronnie Moore+ | Cyril Roger+ | Neil Street |
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| 15 August | Belle Vue | Ron How+ | Peter Moore+ | Nigel Boocock |
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| 15 August | Norwich | Peter Craven+ | Brian Crutcher+ | George White+ |
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+ indicates qualifier for World Final (Aub Lawson was the ninth rider to qualify)
European Final
- July 17, 1959
- Göteborg
- First 6 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 14 | Qualified for World final |
| 2 | Josef Hofmeister | 13 | Qualified for World final |
| 3 | Mieczysław Połukard | 12 | Qualified for World final |
| 4 | Rune Sörmander | 11 | Qualified for World final |
| 5 | Olle Nygren | 10 | Qualified for World final |
| 6 | Arne Carlsson | 9 | Qualified for World final |
| 7 | Florian Kapała | 9 | Reserve for World final |
| 8 | Björn Knutsson | 7 | |
| 9 | Aage Hansen | 7 | |
| 10 | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 6 | |
| 11 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 6 | |
| 12 | Alf Jonsson | 5 | |
| 13 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 4 | |
| 14 | Miroslav Špinka | 3 | |
| 15 | Åke Andersson | 2 | |
| 16 | Bohumír Bartoněk | 1 |
World Final
- 19 September 1959
- London, Wembley Stadium[9]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(13) Ronnie Moore |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(14) Ove Fundin |
13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(10) Barry Briggs |
11+3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (16) Olle Nygren |
11+2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (6) Aub Lawson |
11+1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (3) Brian Crutcher |
10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Arne Carlsson |
8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Peter Craven |
7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2) George White |
7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (4) Geoff Mardon |
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | E | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (5) Rune Sörmander |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (1) Mieczysław Połukard |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (9) Josef Hofmeister |
4 | 0 | E | 1 | 3 | F | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Ron How |
3 | 1 | 1 | E | E | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (12) Peter Moore |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Cyril Roger |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Ken McKinlay |
0 | 0 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Florian Kapała |
0 | 0 | R2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Craven can crown it". Sunday Pictorial. 13 September 1959. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Ronnie Moore wins speedway title". Sunday Independent Dublin. 20 September 1959. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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