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]
- 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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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 |
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- The top 42 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.[8]
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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 |
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- 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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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 |
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- The top 16 riders qualify for the world final.[8]
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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 |
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Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
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- 22 September 1949
- Wembley Stadium, London
More information Pos., Rider ...
Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
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1 | Tommy Price | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
2 | Jack Parker | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3) |
3 | Louis Lawson | 13 | (2,2,3,3,3) |
4 | Norman Parker | 10 | (3,3,2,2,0) |
5 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | 9 | (2,2,3,0,2) |
6 | Bill Kitchen | 9 | (3,1,2,2,1) |
7 | Ron Clarke | 8 | (1,0,2,3,2) |
8 | Aub Lawson | 8 | (1,3,1,1,2) |
9 | Bill Longley | 8 | (1,2,2,1,2) |
10 | Cyril Roger | 7 | (2,0,1,1,3) |
11 | Bill Gilbert | 6 | (2,1,3,0,0) |
12 | Graham Warren | 5 | (0,2,0,2,1) |
13 | Ken Le Breton | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1) |
14 | Lloyd Goffe | 2 | (0,1,0,0,1) |
15 | Cliff Watson | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0) |
16 | Dent Oliver | 0 | (0,0,-,-,-) |
Oliver Hart (res) | 1 | (1,0,0) | |
Alec Statham (res) | – | – |
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- 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.
- "World Championship". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 14 May 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.