1957 Individual Speedway World Championship
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12th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
The 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 12th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The event was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch[7] and the attendance was 51,000. New Zealander Barry Briggs won the title after a ride off against defending champion Ove Fundin after the pair tied on 14 points after five rides each. In the ride off Fundin took the lead before Briggs forced his way to the front and with a lap to go Fundin lost control and crashed into the safety fence. Briggs duly won the £500 first prize with Fundin bruised but collecting £200. Peter Craven won the bronze and £100 after another ride off for third place.[8]
Stage 1
Qualification started in 1956[9][10] and featured an extra round.[11]
Norwegian qualification
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Finnish qualification
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Swedish qualification
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Stage 2
Nordic qualification
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Continental round
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Stage 3
Nordic Final
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Continental Final
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British & Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 qualify for British & Commonwealth semi-final.[12]
| Date | Venue | Winner |
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| 13 July | Brandon Stadium | Ron Johnston |
| 13 July | The Firs Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
| 13 July | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Ken McKinlay |
| 13 July | Abbey Stadium | Ian Williams |
| 15 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Peter Craven |
| 16 July | Banister Court Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
| 18 July | Foxhall Stadium | Cyril Roger |
| 18 July | Oxford Stadium | Jack Geran |
| 19 July | Leicester Stadium | Ken McKinlay |
Stage 4
British/Commonwealth semi-final
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European Final
- 7 July 1957
Växjö Motorstadion, Växjö- Ove Fundin seeded to World final
- First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rune Sörmander | 14 |
| 2 | Per Olof Söderman | 13 |
| 3 |  Josef Hofmeister | 12 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | 11 |
| 5 |  Aage Hansen | 11 |
| 6 | Dan Forsberg | 9 |
| 7 | Rolf Westerberg | 9 |
| 8 |  Stanisław Tkocz | 7 |
| 9 |  Josef Kamper | 6 |
| 10 | Florian Kapała | 6 |
| 11 | Josef Seidl | 5 |
| 12 | Marian Kaiser | 4 |
| 13 | Joel Jansson | 3 |
| 14 | Nils Paulsen | 3 |
| 15 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 2 |
| 16 | Birger Forsberg | 2 |
| 17 | Bert Lindarw | 2 |
- Note: Olle Nygren injured and replaced by Dan Forsberg in final
World final
- 21 September 1957
Wembley Stadium, London[13]
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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| 1 |  Barry Briggs | (3,2,3,3,3) | 14+3 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | (3,3,2,3,3) | 14+2 |
| 3 |  Peter Craven | (2,1,3,2,3) | 11+3 |
| 4 |  Aub Lawson | (3,3,1,2,2) | 11+2 |
| 5 | Rune Sörmander | (1,3,3,1,3) | 11+1 |
| 6 | Ron Johnston | (3,2,1,1,2) | 9 |
| 7 |  Ken McKinlay | (0,0,3,3,2) | 8 |
| 8 | Bob Roger | (2,1,2,2,1) | 8 |
| 9 | Per Olof Söderman | (1,2,0,3,1) | 7 |
| 10 | Jack Geran | (1,3,1,1,1) | 7 |
| 11 | Ron How | (1,2,2,0,2) | 7 |
| 12 | Aage Hansen | (0,0,2,2,0) | 4 |
| 13 | George White | (2,1,0,1,0) | 4 |
| 14 |  Ian Williams | (2,0,1,0,0) | 3 |
| 15 | Dan Forsberg | (0,1,0,0,1) | 2 |
| 16 | Josef Hofmeister | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
| R1 | Jack Biggs | did not ride | - |
| R2 | Rolf Westerberg | 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 |
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| 1 | (10) Barry Briggs |
14+3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (4) Ove Fundin |
14+2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (2) Peter Craven |
11+3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) Aub Lawson |
11+2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (3) Rune Sörmander |
11+1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (13) Ron Johnston |
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Ken McKinlay |
8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (15) Bob Roger |
8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Per Olof Söderman |
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (6) Jack Geran |
7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (16) Ron How |
7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Aage Hansen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (12) George White |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Ian Williams |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Dan Forsberg |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (7) Josef Hofmeister |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Rolf Westerberg |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Jack Biggs |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "Wembley have new track for final". Weekly Dispatch (London). 9 June 1957. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Speedway ace crashes in Final battle". Weekly Dispatch London. 22 September 1957. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1957 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "1957 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "Speedway world title has an extra round". Weekly Dispatch (London). 28 April 1957. Retrieved 23 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hunters beaten". Leicester Evening Mail. 1 July 1957. Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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