1953 Individual Speedway World Championship
8th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
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The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off.[7]
Qualification
Qualification started on 1952.[8][9]
Stage 1
Norwegian round
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Swedish round
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Stage 2
Continental qualifier
- 17 May 1953
Altes Stadion Abensberg, Abensberg- First 6 to Continental round
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Josef Kamper | 15 |
| 2 |  Kjell Carlsson | 13 |
| 3 | Fritz Dirtl | 12 |
| 4 | Sven Skoglund | 11 |
| 5 | Karl Killmeyer | 10 |
| 6 |  Albin Siegl | 9 |
| 7 |  Tony Kroeze | 9 |
| 8 | Josef Hofmeister | 8 |
| 9 |  Wilf Plant | 5 |
| 10 | Fred Aberl | 5 |
| 11 | Gerit Jonker | 5 |
| 12 | Jack Winstanley | 5 |
| 13 | Karl Kiendl | 4 |
| 14 | Co Boef | 4 |
| 15 | Walter Dirtl | 3 |
| 16 | Leopold Killmeyer | 2 |
| 17 | Alfred Hamberger | 1 |
| 18 | Hans Müller | 0 |
Nordic Final
- 31 May 1953
Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo- First 8 to Continental final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Forsberg | 15 |
| 2 |  Basse Hveem | 14 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | 11 |
| 4 | Olle Segerström | 10 |
| 5 | Henry Andersen | 10 |
| 6 | Rune Sörmander | 9 |
| 7 | Thorsten Carlsson | 9 |
| 8 | Stig Pramberg | 9 |
| 9 | Sune Karlsson | 7 |
| 10 |  Leif Bech | 7 |
| 11 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 7 |
| 12 | Bert Lindarw | 5 |
| 13 | Thorleif Andreasen | 3 |
| 14 | Joel Jansson | 3 |
| 15 |  Kaukko Jousanen | 1 |
| 16 | Simo Ylänen | 0 |
| 17 | Kiehn Berthelsen | 0 |
Stage 3
Continental Final
- 21 June 1953
Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla- First 8 to International Round
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basse Hveem | 15 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 13 |
| 3 | Dan Forsberg | 12 |
| 4 | Sune Karlsson | 12 |
| 5 | Rune Sörmander | 10 |
| 6 | Olle Segerström | 9 |
| 7 | Phil Clarke | 9 |
| 8 | Stig Pramberg | 8 |
| 9 | Thorsten Carlsson | 7 |
| 10 | Henry Andersen | 6 |
| 11 | Karl Killmeyer | 6 |
| 12 | Kjell Carlsson | 4 |
| 13 | Josef Kamper | 3 |
| 14 | Bob Roger | 3 |
| 15 | Fritz Dirtl | 2 |
| 16 | Sven Skoglund | 1 |
| 17 | Albin Siegl | dnr |
British qualifying round
- The top riders qualify for the International round.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Banister Court Stadium | Maury Mattingley |
| 26 May | Cornish Stadium | Goog Hoskin |
| 28 May | Oxford Stadium | Jim Boyd |
| 29 May | Pennycross Stadium | Harold Fairhurst |
| 30 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Peter Clark |
Stage 4
International round
- The top 54 riders qualify for the Championship round.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 6 July | Stanley Stadium | Tommy Miller |
| 6 July | Wimborne Road | Basse Hveem |
| 7 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Fred Brand |
| 8 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Tommy Miller |
| 10 July | Leicester Stadium | Olle Nygren |
| 10 July | The Stadium, Motherwell | Ron Mountford |
| 11 July | Brandon Stadium | Charlie New |
| 11 July | Sun Street Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
| 18 July | Old Meadowbank | Don Cuppleditch |
| 24 July | Monmore Green Stadium | Harry Bastable |
Stage 5
Championship Round
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 14 August | Knowle Stadium | Dick Bradley |
| 15 August | Harringay Stadium | Olle Nygren |
| 17 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
| 18 August | West Ham Stadium | Jack Young |
| 20 August | Wembley Stadium | Jack Biggs |
| 22 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
| 22 August | Odsal Stadium | Arthur Forrest |
| 26 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Graham Warren |
| 28 August | The Firs Stadium | Aub Lawson |
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-20th reserves for World final
World final
- 17 September 1953
London, Wembley Stadium[10]
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freddie Williams | (3,3,3,2,3) | 14 |
| 2 | Split Waterman | (3,3,3,3,1) | 13 |
| 3 |  Geoff Mardon | (3,2,3,1,3) | 12+3 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | (2,3,2,3,2) | 12+2 |
| 5 |  Jack Young | (3,2,3,2,F) | 10 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | (F,1,2,3,3) | 9 |
| 7 | Jeff Lloyd | (2,2,F,3,1) | 8 |
| 8 | Arthur Forrest | (2,2,0,0,3) | 7 |
| 9 | Aub Lawson | (1,3,2,1,0) | 7 |
| 10 | Brian Crutcher | (1,1,1,2,1) | 6 |
| 11 | Rune Sörmander | (0,0,1,2,2) | 5 |
| 12 | Graham Warren | (0,0,2,1,2) | 5 |
| 13 | Eric Williams | (1,1,1,1,F) | 4 |
| 14 | Alan Hunt | (0,0,1,0,2) | 3 |
| 15 | Dick Bradley | (2,F,0,0,0) | 2 |
| 16 | Jack Biggs | (1,1,0,0,-) | 2 |
| R1 | Dent Oliver | (1) | 1 |
| R2 | Arthur Payne | did not ride | - |
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 | (1) Freddie Williams |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (10) Split Waterman |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (14) Geoff Mardon |
12+3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15) Olle Nygren |
12+2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (5) Jack Young |
10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (13) Ronnie Moore |
9 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (12) Jeff Lloyd |
9 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Arthur Forrest |
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (8) Aub Lawson |
7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Brian Crutcher |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (4) Rune Sörmander |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Graham Warren |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Eric Williams |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (9) Alan Hunt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) Dick Bradley |
2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (11) Jack Biggs |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | (17) Dent Oliver |
1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (18) Arthur Payne |
0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |