1949 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fourth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
It was the first running of the event since its suspension in 1939, due to World War II. The World final at London's Wembley Stadium, was held in front of a reported 93,000 strong crowd and the Championship was won Tommy Price.[7]
First qualifying round
[edit]- The top 96 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders.[8]
Date | Venue | Winner |
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16 May | County Ground Stadium | Jack Mountford |
18 May | The Shay | Vic Emms |
18 May | The Pilot Field | Paddy Mills |
18 May | Tamworth Greyhound Stadium | Basse Hveem |
19 May | Pennycross Stadium | Bruce Semmens |
19 May | Owlerton Stadium | Andy Menzies |
20 May | Leicester Stadium | Charlie May |
21 May | Sun Street Stadium | Stan Williams |
21 May | Hedon Stadium | Billy Hole |
21 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Alan Hunt / Will Lowther |
Second qualifying round
[edit]- The top 42 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.[8]
Date | Venue | Winner |
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10 June | Dudley Wood Stadium | Gil Craven |
11 June | Brandon Stadium | Ken Le Breton |
11 June | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young |
11 June | The Firs Stadium | Bob Leverenz |
13 June | Knowle Stadium | Fred Tuck |
13 June | Walthamstow Stadium | Jim Boyd |
Third qualifying round
[edit]- The top 2 riders from each meeting qualify for the Championship round, where they will meet 32 seeded division 1 riders.[8]
Date | Venue | Winner/2nd |
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4 July | Brough Park Stadium | Tommy Price / Ray Duggan |
5 July | Ashfield Stadium | Ken Le Breton / Freddie Williams |
5 July | Banister Court Stadium | Fred Tuck / Roy Craighead |
6 July | Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) | Charles Cullum / Ken Sharples |
6 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Geoff Bennett / Gil Craven |
Championship round
[edit]- The top 16 riders qualify for the world final.[8]
Date | Venue | Winner |
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8 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Aub Lawson |
10 August | New Cross Stadium | Cyril Roger |
22 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Graham Warren |
25 August | Wembley Stadium | Wilbur Lamoreaux |
27 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Dent Oliver |
27 August | Odsal Stadium | Tommy Price |
30 August | West Ham Stadium | Cliff Watson |
2 September | Harringay Stadium | Dent Oliver |
Scores
[edit]- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
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World final
[edit]- 22 September 1949
Wembley Stadium, London
Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
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1 | ![]() | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
2 | ![]() | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3) |
3 | ![]() | 13 | (2,2,3,3,3) |
4 | ![]() | 10 | (3,3,2,2,0) |
5 | ![]() | 9 | (2,2,3,0,2) |
6 | ![]() | 9 | (3,1,2,2,1) |
7 | ![]() | 8 | (1,0,2,3,2) |
8 | ![]() | 8 | (1,3,1,1,2) |
9 | ![]() | 8 | (1,2,2,1,2) |
10 | ![]() | 7 | (2,0,1,1,3) |
11 | ![]() | 6 | (2,1,3,0,0) |
12 | ![]() | 5 | (0,2,0,2,1) |
13 | ![]() | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1) |
14 | ![]() | 2 | (0,1,0,0,1) |
15 | ![]() | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0) |
16 | ![]() | 0 | (0,0,-,-,-) |
![]() | 1 | (1,0,0) | |
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Price Wins World Speedway Title For England". Western Daily Press. 23 September 1949. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d "World Championship". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 14 May 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.