1958 Individual Speedway World Championship
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13th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
The 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 13th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In the World final New Zealander Barry Briggs successfully defended his title and was unbeaten after five heat wins. Ove Fundin took the silver medal but there was an incident filled ride off for the bronze medal. Aub Lawson won that ride off after both Peter Craven and Ken McKinlay fell, Craven remounted to take fourth place.[7]
Stage 1
Qualification started in 1957.[8][9]
Norwegian round
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Finnish round
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Swedish round
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Stage 2
Nordic qualification
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Continental semi-final
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Stage 3
Nordic Final
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Continental Final
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British & Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 from 80 qualify for British & Commonwealth semi-finals.[10]
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 14 July | Wimborne Road | Jack Biggs |
| 14 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
| 15 July | Banister Court Stadium | Ronnie Genz |
| 17 July | Foxhall Stadium | Peter Moore |
| 17 July | Oxford Stadium | Gordon McGregor |
| 18 July | Leicester Stadium | Ken McKinlay |
| 19 July | Hyde Road | Ron Johnston |
| 19 July | Brandon Stadium | Jack Young |
| 19 July | The Firs Stadium | Billy Bales |
| 19 July | Abbey Stadium | Ron How |
Stage 4
British/Commonwealth semi-final
- Barry Briggs seeded to World final
- First 10 to World final + 1 reserve
| Date | Venue | Winner |
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| 16 August | Hyde Road | Ken McKinklay |
| 18 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Peter Craven |
| 19 August | Banister Court Stadium | Jack Geran |
| 22 August | Leicester Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
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European Final
- 22 July 1958
Army Stadium, Warsaw- First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve[11]
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
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| 1 |  Ove Fundin | 15 |
| 2 |  Josef Hofmeister | 13 |
| 3 | Rune Sörmander | 12 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | 11 |
| 5 | Joel Jansson | 10 |
| 6 | Per Olof Söderman | 9 |
| 7 |  Marian Kaiser | 9 |
| 8 | Josef Seidl | 7 |
| 9 | Joachim Maj | 6 |
| 10 |  Nils Paulsen | 6 |
| 11 |  Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 5 |
| 12 | Stanisław Tkocz | 4 |
| 13 | Edward Kupczyński | 4 |
| 14 | Dan Forsberg | 3 |
| 15 | Göran Norlén | 2 |
| 16 | Birger Forsberg | 2 |
World final
- 20 September 1958
London, Wembley Stadium[12]- Referee: () E. G. Cope
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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| 1 |  Barry Briggs | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | (3,3,2,3,2) | 13 |
| 3 |  Aub Lawson | (1,3,3,1,3) | 11+3 |
| 4 |  Peter Craven | (2,3,0,3,3) | 11+2 |
| 5 |  Ken McKinlay | (2,2,3,2,2) | 11+1 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | (3,2,0,1,3) | 9 |
| 7 | Olle Nygren | (3,2,2,2,0) | 9 |
| 8 | Ron Johnston | (1,1,1,3,2) | 8 |
| 9 | Gerry Hussey | (2,0,2,2,1) | 7 |
| 10 | Ron How | (1,1,2,2,1) | 7 |
| 11 | Peter Moore | (0,1,3,1,0) | 5 |
| 12 | Mike Broadbank | (2,0,1,0,2) | 5 |
| 13 | Rune Sörmander | (0,2,1,0,1) | 4 |
| 14 | Jack Geran | (0,1,1,0,1) | 3 |
| 15 | Josef Hofmeister | (1,0,0,1,0) | 2 |
| 16 | Joel Jansson | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
| R1 | Brian Crutcher | did not ride | - |
| R2 | Per Olof Söderman | 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 | (4) Barry Briggs |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (13) Ove Fundin |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (2) Aub Lawson |
11+3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Peter Craven |
11+2 | 2 | 3 | e | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (11) Ken McKinlay |
11+0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (10) Ronnie Moore |
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (5) Olle Nygren |
9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Ron Johnston |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (6) Gerry Hussey |
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (14) Ron How |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (9) Peter Moore |
5 | f | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (15) Mike Broadbank |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Rune Sörmander |
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Jack Geran |
3 | f | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (12) Josef Hofmeister |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Joel Jansson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Brian Crutcher |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Per Olof Söderman |
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.
- ↑ "World Speedway, It's Briggs". Weekly Dispatch London. 21 September 1958. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1958 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "1958 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "£650 for 25 miles". Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1958. Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1958". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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