1954 Individual Speedway World Championship

1954 Individual Speedway World Championship
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In the 1954 Individual Speedway World Championship, 21-year-old New Zealander Ronnie Moore won his first World Championship with a 15-point maximum, the feat made all the more remarkable because he rode the meeting with a broken leg. Moore's win made him New Zealand's first ever World Champion in all forms of motor racing.

World final

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 New Zealand Ronnie Moore (3,3,3,3,3)15
2 England Brian Crutcher (3,1,2,3,3)13+3
3 Sweden Olle Nygren (2,3,3,3,2)13+2
4 Australia Jack Young(3,1,3,3,1)11
5 England Split Waterman (2,1,3,1,2) 9
6 New Zealand Barry Briggs (1,2,2,2,2) 9
7 England Eddie Rigg (0,3,2,2,0) 7
8 England Fred Brand (3,1,3,2,1) 7
9 Australia Jack Biggs (1,3,1,1,1) 6
10 England Arthur Forrest (0,1,0,2,3) 5
11 England Tommy Price (1,0,2,0,2) 5
12 New Zealand Geoff Mardon (2,2,1,0,0) 5
13 New Zealand Trevor Redmond (0,2,1,1,1) 5
14 Australia Aub Lawson (2,0,0,2,0) 4
15 England Peter Craven(F,0,0,0,3) 3
16 Sweden Ove Fundin(1,0,1,0,F) 2
R1 England Alan Hunt did not ride –
R2 Wales Freddie Williams did not ride –

References

  1. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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