1951 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was started in World Championship first time. Australia's Jack Young became the first British second division rider to win 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.

The 1951 World Final was held before a reported crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium, making it the largest speedway attendance in the stadium's history.

1951 Podium:

1. Jack Young (Australia)
2. Split Waterman (Great Britain)
3. Jack Biggs (Australia)

Qualification

8 events in Great Britain.

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	2	(2)
	Geoff Mardon	–	–

See also