9th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
In the 1954 Individual Speedway World Championship was the ninth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ronnie Moore a 21-year-old New Zealander won his first World Championship with a 15-point maximum in front of a 90,000 attendance. He defeated his main rival Olle Nygren in the final heat. Nygren then lost the silver medal ride off to Wembley's teenager Brian Crutcher.[7] Moore's success was made all the more remarkable because he rode the meeting while still recovering from a broken leg.[8] Moore's win made him New Zealand's first ever World Champion in all forms of motor racing.[9]
Qualification
Qualification started on 1 May.[10][11]
Stage 1
Norwegian round
- 27 September 1953
- Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
- Top 2 (+2 seeded) to Nordic final 1954
Pos. | Rider | Points |
1 | Basse Hveem | 15 |
2 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 14 |
3 | Sverre Gjömesli | 13 |
4 | Odd Johansen | 9 |
5 | Erling Simonsen | 9 |
6 | Anders Röhme | 8 |
7 | Oddvar Gundersgaard | 8 |
8 | Rolf Solberg | 7 |
9 | Rolf Westerberg | 7 |
10 | Nils Kristian Paulsen | 6 |
11 | Arne Kristiansen | 6 |
12 | Gunnar Dyrseth | 5 |
13 | Aage Hansen | 5 |
14 | Tore Meiner | 5 |
15 | Gunnar Hamsaeter | 2 |
16 | Aage W. Jensen | 1 |
Swedish round
Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Rune Sörmander | 15 | 2 | Ove Fundin | 12 | 3 | Bertil Carlsson II | 10 | 4 | Curt Fredlund | 9 | 5 | Georg Duneborn | 9 | 6 | Rune Stenström | 9 | 7 | Per Olof Söderman | 8 | 8 | Dan Forsberg | 8 | 9 | Lars Pettersson | 7 | 10 | Bert Lindarw | 6 | 11 | Olle Heyman | 6 | 12 | Bernt Nilsson | 6 | 13 | Gunnar Johansson | 5 | 14 | Gunnar Karlsson | 4 | 15 | Ove Bodin | 3 | 16 | Ulf Ericsson | 2 | | - 1 May 1954
- Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad
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Stage 2
Swedish final
Continental Qualification
Stage 3
Nordic Final
Continental semi-final
Stage 4
British round
- Top 24 to Championship Round[12]
Continental Final
Stage 5
Championship Round
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Scores
- Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th-18th reserves for World final
World final
- 16 September 1954
- London, Wembley Stadium[14]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Ronnie Moore | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
2 | Brian Crutcher | (3,2,2,3,3) | 13+3 |
3 | Olle Nygren | (2,3,3,3,2) | 13+2 |
4 | Jack Young | (3,1,3,3,1) | 11 |
5 | Split Waterman | (2,1,3,1,2) | 9 |
6 | Barry Briggs | (1,2,2,2,2) | 9 |
7 | Eddie Rigg | (0,3,2,2,0) | 7 |
8 | Fred Brand | (3,1,0,2,1) | 7 |
9 | Jack Biggs | (1,3,1,1,1) | 7 |
10 | Arthur Forrest | (0,1,0,2,3) | 5 |
11 | Tommy Price | (1,0,2,0,2) | 5 |
12 | Geoff Mardon | (2,2,1,0,0) | 5 |
13 | Trevor Redmond | (0,2,1,1,1) | 5 |
14 | Aub Lawson | (2,0,0,2,0) | 4 |
15 | Peter Craven | (F,0,0,0,3) | 3 |
16 | Ove Fundin | (1,0,1,0,F) | 2 |
R1 | Alan Hunt | did not ride | – |
R2 | Freddie Williams | 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 | (14) Ronnie Moore | 15 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 |
2 | (6) Brian Crutcher | 13+3 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 13 | 2 |
3 | (11) Olle Nygren | 13+2 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 13 | 3 |
4 | (10) Jack Young | 11 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 11 | 4 |
5 | (15) Split Waterman | 9 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 9 | 5 |
6 | (7) Barry Briggs | 9 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 6 |
7 | (5) Eddie Rigg | 7 | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 7 | 7 |
8 | (4) Fred Brand | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | 7 | 8 |
9 | (16) Jack Biggs | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 7 | 9 |
10 | (1) Arthur Forrest | 5 | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 5 | 10 |
11 | (3) Tommy Price | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 5 | 11 |
12 | (8) Geoff Mardon | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 5 | 12 |
13 | (13) Trevor Redmond | 5 | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 5 | 13 |
14 | (2) Aub Lawson | 4 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 14 |
15 | (9) Peter Craven | 3 | | | - | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 3 | 15 |
16 | (12) Ove Fundin | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | - | | 2 | 16 |
| (17) Alan Hunt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| (18) Freddie Williams | 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
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