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]
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]
First qualifying round
- The top 74 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders.[9]
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 12 June | Stanley Stadium | Jack Hughes |
| 12 June | Wimborne Road | Ray Ellis |
| 13 June | Cornish Stadium | Hugh Geddes |
| 15 June | Oxford Stadium | Charlie New |
| 16 June | County Ground Stadium | Bob McFarlane |
| 16 June | Leicester Stadium | Les Hewitt |
| 17 June | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Ticker James |
| 17 June | Abbey Stadium | Reg Duval |
Second qualifying round
- The top 73 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.[9]
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5 July | Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) | Merv Harding |
| 5 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Frank Hodgson |
| 6 July | Pennycross Stadium | George Wall |
| 6 July | Owlerton Stadium | Pete Lansdale |
| 7 July | The Shay | Les Hewitt |
| 8 July | Brandon Stadium | Alan Hunt |
| 8 July | Old Meadowbank | Dick Campbell |
| 8 July | The Firs Stadium | Jack Young |
Third qualifying round
- The top 2 riders from each meeting qualify for the Championship round, where they will meet 34 seeded division 1 riders.[9]
| Date | Venue | Winner/2nd |
|---|---|---|
| 25 July | Ashfield Stadium | Jack Young / Derick Close |
| 25 July | Banister Court Stadium | Merv Harding / Ron Mason |
| 25 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Les Hewitt / Eddie Rigg |
| 29 July | Sun Street Stadium | Junior Bainbridge / Mike Erskine |
| 31 July | Dudley Wood Stadium | Geoff Pymar / Ken Sharples |
| 31 July | Brough Park Stadium | Lindsay Mitchell / Dick Campbell |
| 31 July | Walthamstow Stadium | Jim Boyd / Tommy Miller |
Championship round
9 events in Great Britain.
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
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World final
- 22 September 1950
London, Wembley Stadium- Change: Arthur Forrest → Mike Erskine
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freddie Williams | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3) |
| 2 | Wally Green | 13 | (2,3,3,2,3) |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graham Warren | 12 | (3,3,F,3,3) |
| 4 | Aub Lawson | 10 | (2,2,3,1,2) |
| 5 | Tommy Price | 8 | (3,F,3,1,1) |
| 6 | Jack Parker | 8 | (2,1,2,3,0) |
| 7 | Split Waterman | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) |
| 8 | Jack Young | 7 | (0,1,2,1,3) |
| 9 | Cyril Brine | 7 | (2,2,2,0,1) |
| 10 |  Ronnie Moore | 7 | (X,0,2,3,2) |
| 11 | Dent Oliver | 6 | (X,3,1,2,0) |
| 12 | Danny Dunton | 5 | (1,0,1,1,2) |
| 13 | Vic Duggan | 4 | (1,1,1,0,1) |
| 14 | Ron Clarke | 3 | (1,2,0,0,0) |
| 15 | Jack Biggs | 3 | (0,1,0,0,2) |
| 16 | Arthur Payne | 0 | (0,0,-,0,0) |
| Cyril Roger (res) | 5 | (3,2) | |
| Mike Erskine (res) | 0 | (0) |
Podium
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.
- ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "Three inches and a bump cost me the title". Sport Argus. 23 September 1950. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Profile". Moore Park Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 "World Championship Opens On Monday". Bristol Observer. 10 June 1950. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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