The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship was the seventh edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5]

Australian rider Jack Young became the first rider to win a second title (and the first to win two in a row) when he won his second straight World Championship after scoring 14 points. Second was Welshman Freddie Williams on 13 points, with England's Bob Oakley third on 12 points.[6]

Qualification

Qualification started on 26 May.[7][8]

Stage 1

Swedish round

Pos.RiderPoints
1Rune Sörmander14+3
2Sune Karlsson14+2
3Bert Lindarw10
4Helge Brinkeback9
5Göte Olsson9
6Stig Pramberg9
7Evert Fransson8
8Olle Nygren8
9Bo Andersson8
10Einar Lindqvist7
11Linus Eriksson6
12Lars-Erik Österberg5
13Lars Thaung4
14Eskil Carlsson3
15Lennart Carlström2
16Kjell Carlsson2
17Joel Jansson1

Stage 2

Continental qualifier

Pos.RiderPoints
1Austria Fritz Dirtl15
2Austria Josef Kamper14
3Sweden Sven Skoglund11
4Netherlands Tinus Metzelaar11
5Austria Leopold Killemeyer11
6West Germany Albin Siegl9
7Sweden Åke Lindqvist8
8Scotland Bob Mark7
9Netherlands Thei Bischops7
10Austria Karl Killmeyer6
11West Germany Josef Hofmeister6
12Netherlands Gerrit Jonker5
13West Germany Alfred Aberl5
14West Germany Franz Neubauer1
15England Reg Morgan0
16Austria Walter Dirtl0

Nordic Final

Pos.RiderPoints
1Norway Basse Hveem14
2Sweden Bo Andersson13
3Sweden Rune Sörmander12
4Sweden Olle Nygren12
5Sweden Sune Karlsson10
6Sweden Stig Pramberg9
7Sweden Göte Olsson9
8Denmark Kiehn Berthelsen8
9Norway Werner Lorentzen7
10Sweden Evert Fransson6
11Norway Reidar Kristoffersen6
12Sweden Bert Lindarw5
13Norway Rolf Naess5
14Finland Leo Helminen2
15Finland Yrjö Heikkilä2
16Denmark Morian Hansen0
17Sweden Helge Brinkebackdnr

Stage 3

Continental Final

Pos.RiderPoints
1Sweden Rune Sörmander14
2Sweden Olle Nygren12
3Sweden Stig Pramberg11
4England Jim Gregory11
5Norway Basse Hveem11
6Sweden Bo Andersson11
7Sweden Sune Karlsson9
8Austria Fritz Dirtl7
9Austria Josef Kamper7
10Australia Ron Phillips6
11Sweden Göte Olsson6
12Scotland Ken McKinlay5
13Sweden Sven Skoglund5
14Norway Edvin Fredriksen2
15England Tony Lewis2
16Denmark Kiehn Berthelsen0
17Netherlands Tinus Metzelaardnr

British national round

  • Top riders qualify for the International round
Date Venue Winner
26 MayCounty Ground StadiumGoog Hoskin
29 MayPenarth Road StadiumGerald Pugh
29 MayFoxhall StadiumNoel Watson
30 MayMonmore Green StadiumBenny King
31 MayAldershot StadiumJock Grierson
31 MayAbbey StadiumHarry Bastable

Stage 4

International round

  • The top 62 riders qualify for the Championship round.
Date Venue Winner
7 JulyWimborne RoadKen Middleditch
8 JulyYarmouth StadiumCyril Roger
9 JulyWhite City Stadium, GlasgowTommy Miller
10 JulyOxford StadiumHarry Saunders
11 JulyThe Stadium, MotherwellTommy Miller
14 JulyStanley StadiumPeter Robinson
19 JulyAshfield StadiumRon Johnston
19 JulyBrandon StadiumVic Emms
19 JulyOld MeadowbankRon Mountford
19 JulySun Street StadiumKen Adams
25 JulyDudley Wood StadiumLes Tolley
25 JulyLeicester StadiumArthur Payne

Stage 5

Championship Round

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Date Venue Winner
11 AugustWimbledon StadiumRonnie Moore
12 AugustWest Ham StadiumJack Young
14 AugustWembley StadiumJeff Lloyd
16 AugustHyde Road StadiumRon How
16 AugustOdsal StadiumArthur Forrest
23 AugustPerry Barr StadiumArthur Payne
23 AugustThe Firs StadiumBob Oakley
27 AugustNew Cross StadiumSplit Waterman
29 AugustKnowle StadiumDick Bradley
29 AugustHarringay StadiumJack Biggs

Scores

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Pos.RiderTotal pts
1England Bob Oakley28
2Australia Jack Young27
3England Split Waterman27
4New Zealand Ronnie Moore27
5Wales Freddie Williams27
6England Ron How26
7England Dick Bradley25
8England Cyril Roger25
9England Arthur Forrest24
10England Jeff Lloyd24
11England Brian Crutcher24
12Australia Arthur Payne24
13South Africa Henry Long23
14England Derick Close23
15England Bert Roger23
16Australia Graham Warren22
17Sweden Dan Forsberg22
18Norway Basse Hveem22
19New Zealand Trevor Redmond22
20England Alan Hunt22
21Sweden Olle Nygren21
22England Cyril Brine21
23England Ken Sharples21
24England Tommy Price21
25New Zealand Geoff Mardon21
26England Eddie Rigg20
27England Peter Robinson18
28England Don Cuppleditch18
29England Harry Bastable18
30England Chris Boss17
31England Harry Edwards16
32Australia Jack Biggs16
33Sweden Sune Karlsson16
34England Eric French16
35Scotland Willie Wilson15
36Wales Eric Williams15
37England Wally Green14
38England Pat Clarke14
39England George Wilks14
40Scotland Gordon McGregor13
Pos.RiderTotal pts
41New Zealand Dick Campbell13
42England Vic Emms13
43England Les Tolley13
44England Ken Adams13
45England Ron Mountford13
46England Ken Middleditch13
47England Geoff Pymar13
48Sweden Rune Sörmander12
49England Sid Clark12
50England Len Williams11
51England Jack Parker10
52New Zealand Les Hewitt10
53England Nobby Stock10
54England Ivor Powell10
55England Billy Hole10
56Scotland Tommy Miller10
57England Terry Small10
58New Zealand Charlie New9
59New Zealand Harold Fairhurst9
60England Phil Malpass9
61Scotland Jock Grierson9
62Australia Lionel Benson8
63England Gerald Jackson8
64Sweden Stig Pramberg8
65Wales Tom Oakley7
66England Fred Brand7
67Scotland Larry Lazarus7
68England Louis Lawson7
69England Reg Duval6
70England Jim Gregory6
71England Fred Pawson6
72England Bruce Semmens5
73England Bill Gilbert5
74England Roy Craighead5
75England Harry Saunders4
76England George Wall4
77England Bob Baker3
78Austria Fritz Dirtl2
79England Harry Welch1

World final

Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1Australia Jack Young14(3,3,3,3,2)
2Wales Freddie Williams13(3,2,3,2,3)
3England Bob Oakley12(3,3,2,1,3)
4New Zealand Ronnie Moore10(2,2,3,F,3)
5Australia Arthur Payne9(0,1,2,3,3)
6Sweden Dan Forsberg9(2,3,1,3,F)
7England Dick Bradley9(3,2,3,1,0)
8England Jeff Lloyd7(2,2,0,2,1)
9England Arthur Forrest7(1,1,0,3,2)
10South Africa Henry Long7(1,0,2,2,2)
11England Brian Crutcher6(1,3,1,0,1)
12England Split Waterman6(2,1,0,1,2)
13Australia Graham Warren5(0,1,1,2,1)
14England Derick Close4(1,0,2,0,1)
15England Cyril Roger2(0,Ex,1,1,0)
16England Ron How0(0,d,0,0,0)
Norway Basse Hveem (res)
New Zealand Trevor Redmond (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 Australia (10) Jack Young 14 3 3 3 3 2 14 1
2 Wales (2) Freddie Williams 13 3 2 3 2 3 13 2
3 England (8) Bob Oakley 12 3 3 2 1 3 12 3
4 New Zealand (3) Ronnie Moore 10 2 2 3 - 3 4 4
5 Australia (4) Arthur Payne 9 0 1 2 3 3 9 5
6 Sweden (11) Dan Forsberg 9 2 3 1 3 - 9 6
7 England (16) Dick Bradley 9 3 2 3 1 0 9 7
8 England (5) Jeff Lloyd 7 2 2 0 2 1 7 8
9 England (7) Arthur Forrest 7 1 1 0 3 2 7 9
10 South Africa (12) Henry Long 7 1 0 2 2 2 7 10
11 England (13) Brian Crutcher 6 1 3 1 0 1 6 11
12 England (14) Split Waterman 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 12
13 Australia (9) Graham Warren 5 0 1 1 2 1 5 13
14 England (1) Derek Close 4 1 0 2 0 1 4 14
15 England (15) Cyril Roger 2 0 - 1 1 0 0 15
16 England (6) Ron How 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 16
Norway (17) Basse Hveem (res) 0 0
New Zealand (18) Trevor Redmond (res) 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

  1. Gold Australia Jack Young (Australia)
  2. Silver Wales Freddie Williams (Wales)
  3. Bronze England Bob Oakley (England)

References

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