1951 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship was the sixth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Australia's Jack Young won the World Championship. Young won a run-off for the title with British rider Split Waterman and fellow Australian Jack Biggs after all three riders had finished on 12 points.^[5]^[6]

The 1951 World Final was held before a reported crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium.

First qualifying round

The top 13 riders qualify for the second qualifying round.^[7]

Date	Venue	Winner
31 May	Penarth Road Stadium	Derek Tailby
2 June	Aldershot Stadium	Trevor Redmond
2 June	Rayleigh Weir Stadium	Tony Lewis
2 June	Abbey Stadium	Hugh Geddes
4 June	County Ground Stadium	Johnny Sargeant

Second qualifying round

Top Qualifiers go forward to the Championship round.^[8]

Date	Venue	Winner
10 July	Ashfield Stadium	Eric Williams
10 July	Banister Court Stadium	Tom Oakley
10 July	Yarmouth Stadium	Fred Brand
11 July	Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood)	Wilf Jay
11 July	White City Stadium, Glasgow	Tommy Miller
11 July	The Shay	Arthur Forrest
12 July	Oxford Stadium	Jack Young
13 July	Leicester Stadium	Geoff Mardon
13 July	The Stadium, Motherwell	Gordon McGregor
13 July	Brough Park Stadium	Dick Campbell
16 July	Dudley Wood Stadium	Phil Clarke
16 July	Stanley Stadium	Ken Sharples
16 July	Walthamstow Stadium	Jim Boyd
21 July	Brandon Stadium	Tommy Miller
21 July	Old Meadowbank	Jack Young
21 July	Sun Street Stadium	Bruce Abernethy
21 July	The Firs Stadium	Bob Leverenz

Championship Round

Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final

Date	Venue	Winner
13 August	Wimbledon Stadium	Split Waterman
14 August	West Ham Stadium	Bruce Abernethy
15 August	New Cross Stadium	Bob Leverenz
16 August	Wembley Stadium	Freddie Williams
18 August	Hyde Road Stadium	Bruce Semmens
18 August	Perry Barr Stadium	Alan Hunt
18 August	Odsal Stadium	Eddie Rigg
31 August	Knowle Stadium	Norman Parker
31 August	Harringay Stadium	Jack Biggs

Scores

Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final

Pos.	Rider	Total pts
1	Jack Biggs	29
2	Split Waterman	27
3	Alan Hunt	26
4	Aub Lawson	25
5	Ronnie Moore	25
6	Freddie Williams	24
7	Louis Lawson	23
8	Bob Leverenz	23
9	Norman Parker	23
10	Ernie Roccio	23
11	Eric Williams	23
12	Jack Young	23
13	Cyril Brine	22
14	Jeff Lloyd	22
15	Jack Parker	22
16	Eddie Rigg	22
17	Dick Bradley	21
18	Geoff Mardon	21
19	Billy Hole	21
20	Bill Kitchen	20
21	Len Williams	20
22	John Reason	19
23	Bob Oakley	19
24	Bruce Abernethy	19
25	Eric Boothroyd	18
26	Derick Close	17
27	Graham Warren	17
28	Tom Oakley	17
29	Dennis Gray	17
30	Eric Chitty	17
31	Fred Curtis	16
32	Bruce Semmens	16
33	Vic Emms	16
34	Arthur Forrest	16
35	Eric French	15
36	Olle Nygren	15

Pos.	Rider	Total pts
37	Ron Mountford	15
38	Frank Lawrence	15
39	Wally Green	14
40	Malcolm Craven	13
41	Henry Long	13
42	Len Read	13
43	Ken Adams	13
44	Trevor Redmond	12
45	Dent Oliver	12
46	Peter Robinson	12
47	Tommy Price	12
48	Tommy Miller	12
49	Jack Mountford	12
50	Phil Clarke	12
51	Ken Sharples	11
52	Noel Watson	10
53	Roy Craighead	10
54	Wilf Jay	9
55	Bill Kemp	9
56	Cyril Roger	9
57	George Smith	9
58	Harry Saunders	9
59	Gordon McGregor	9
60	Chris Boss	9
61	Jimmy Squibb	6
62	Harry Edwards	6
63	Son Mitchell	6
64	Fred Brand	6
65	Bob Baker	6
66	Ron Peace	5
67	Eric Salmon	4
68	Geoff Pymar	4
69	Frank Hodgson	3
70	Junior Bainbridge	2
71	Jack Hodgson	1
72	Merv Harding	0

World final

20 September 1951
London, Wembley Stadium

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heats
1	Jack Young	12+3	(2,2,3,3,2)
2	Split Waterman	12+2	(1,3,3,2,3)
3	Jack Biggs	12+1	(3,3,3,3,0)
4	Ronnie Moore	11	(2,2,2,2,3)
5	Jack Parker	10	(0,1,3,3,3)
6	Louis Lawson	10	(2,0,2,3,3)
7	Eddie Rigg	8	(3,3,1,1,0)
8	Bob Leverenz	7	(3,2,1,0,1)
9	Freddie Williams	7	(3,1,0,2,1)
10	Aub Lawson	7	(1,2,2,0,2)
11	Jeff Lloyd	6	(1,3,1,0,1)
12	Eric Williams	6	(0,1,1,2,2)
13	Cyril Brine	3	(1,E,2,0,0)
14	Norman Parker	3	(0,1,1,1,0)
15	Ernie Roccio	2	(2,0,0,0,-)
16	Alan Hunt	2	(F,F,0,1,1)
	Dick Bradley (res)	2	(2)
	Geoff Mardon (res)	–	–

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	(2) Jack Young	12+3	2					2				3				3				2			12	1
2	(3) Split Waterman	12+2	1						3				3				2				3		12	2
3	(13) Jack Biggs	12+1				3	3							3		3					0		12	3
4	(15) Ronnie Moore	11				2			2			2						2	3				11	4
5	(5) Jack Parker	10		0			1					3					3					3	10	5
6	(9) Louis Lawson	10			2		0						2					3		3			10	6
7	(4) Eddie Rigg	8	3							3				1				1				0	8	7
8	(8) Bob Leverenz	7		3						2			1			0			1				7	8
9	(12) Freddie Williams	7			3					1		0			2						1		7	9
10	(6) Aub Lawson	7		1				2			2							0			2		7	10
11	(14) Jeff Lloyd	6				1		3					1		0							1	6	11
12	(11) Eric Williams	6			0				1		1					2						2	6	12
13	(10) Cyril Brine	3			1			0						2			0		0				3	13
14	(1) Norman Parker	3	0				1				1				1				0				3	14
15	(7) Ernie Roccio	2		2					0					0	0					-			2	15
16	(16) Alan Hunt	2				-				-	0						1			1			2	16
	(17) Dick Bradley	2																		2			2
	(18) Geoff Mardon	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

Podium

1951 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 INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. 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". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 May 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Pioneer Ron comes to Bristol track". Bristol Evening World. 6 July 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[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 INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[4] "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[5] "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[6] "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[WD-7] "Speedway". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 May 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "Pioneer Ron comes to Bristol track". Bristol Evening World. 6 July 1951. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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