1949_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship

1949 Individual Speedway World Championship

1949 Individual Speedway World Championship

Fourth edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship


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

  • The top 96 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders.[8]
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Second qualifying round

  • The top 42 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.[8]
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Third qualifying round

  • The top 2 riders from each meeting qualify for the Championship round, where they will meet 32 seeded division 1 riders.[8]
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Championship round

  • The top 16 riders qualify for the world final.[8]
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Scores

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

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References

  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 FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. "Price Wins World Speedway Title For England". Western Daily Press. 23 September 1949. Retrieved 5 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "World Championship". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 14 May 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.

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