10th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
The 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship was the tenth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In a very competitive World final Peter Craven of England finished one point ahead of three other riders who had to ride off for the silver medal. The defending champion Ronnie Moore won the ride off to claim silver from fellow countryman Barry Briggs and Welshman Eric Williams who both crashed leaving Moore an easy victory, Briggs took third place from Williams who missed out on a medal.[7]
Qualification
Qualification started on 29 April.[8][9]
Stage 1
Norwegian round
- 26 September 1954
- Briskebyen Utstillingsplassen, Hamar
- Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic round 1955
Pos. | Rider | Points |
1 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 15 |
2 | Rolf Westerberg | 14 |
3 | Nils Paulsen | 13 |
4 | Sverre Gjomesli | 11 |
5 | Rolf Solberg | 9 |
6 | Odd Johansen | 8 |
7 | Erling Simonsen | 8 |
8 | Gunnar Hilsen | 7 |
9 | Aage W. Jensen | 7 |
10 | Tore Meiner | 6 |
11 | Erling Cae | 5 |
12 | Oddvar Wold | 5 |
13 | Tor Bjorkkvist | 4 |
14 | Odd Kleiven | 4 |
15 | Knut Bjorge | 2 |
16 | Jens Georg Walle | 0 |
Swedish round
Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Ove Fundin | 15 | 2 | Ulf Ericsson | 12 | 3 | Lars Pettersson | 12 | 4 | Kjell Carlsson | 11 | 5 | Rune Claesson | 10 | 6 | Gunnar Johansson | 9 | 7 | Olle Andersson II | 8 | 8 | Stig Pramberg | 8 | 9 | Olle Segerström | 8 | 10 | Kaj Forsberg | 8 | 11 | Göte Nordin | 5 | 12 | Thorsten Carlsson | 5 | 13 | Allan Nilsson | 3 | 14 | Rune Stenström | 3 | 15 | Bert Engman | 3 | 16 | Bertil Carlsson II | 0 | 17 | Stig Sköldberg | 0 | | - 29 April 1955
- Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
- Top 6 to Nordic qualification
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Stage 2
Nordic round
Continental round
Pos. | Rider | Points | 1 | Karel Kiendl | 13 | 2 | Fred Aberl | 12 | 3 | Sebastian Wiesent | 12 | 4 | Nicola Snjaric | 11 | 5 | Valentin Medved | 11 | 6 | Drago Regvart | 10 | 7 | Branko Regvart | 9 | 8 | Max Aebi | 9 | 9 | Josip Klemencic | 8 | 10 | Cornel Bijman | 7 | 11 | Gerhard Hofemeister | 5 | 12 | Josef Sinzinger | 5 | 13 | Alois Strasser | 4 | 14 | Moritz Künzl | 2 | 15 | Leo Petzwinkler | 2 | 16 | Jakob Dietrich | 0 | | |
Stage 3
Nordic Final
Continental Final
British & Commonwealth round
- Top 21 qualify for Championship round.[10]
Stage 4
Championship Round
- Top 12 qualify for World final + 2 reserves
Scores
- First 12 to World final + 2 reserves
European Final
World final
- 15 September 1955
- Wembley Stadium, London[12]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
1 | Peter Craven | (3,3,2,3,2) | 13 |
2 | Ronnie Moore | (3,1,3,2,3) | 12+3 |
3 | Barry Briggs | (3,2,3,2,2) | 12+2 |
4 | Eric Williams | (3,1,2,3,3) | 12+1 |
5 | Brian Crutcher | (2,2,3,Fx,3) | 10 |
6 | Ove Fundin | (2,1,1,3,3) | 10 |
7 | Jack Young | (1,3,1,3,2) | 10 |
8 | Olle Nygren | (0,3,2,2,2) | 9 |
9 | Arthur Forrest | (0,2,3,1,1) | 7 |
10 | Arthur Wright | (1,3,0,1,1) | 6 |
11 | Billy Bales | (2,0,1,2,1) | 6 |
12 | Ron Johnston | (1,1,2,1,1) | 6 |
13 | Kjell Carlsson | (0,2,0,1,0) | 3 |
14 | Phil Clarke | (2,0,0,0,0) | 2 |
15 | Henry Andersen | (1,0,1,0,0) | 2 |
16 | Cyril Roger | (0,0,0,0,Fx) | 0 |
R1 | Gerry Hussey | did not ride | - |
R2 | Ken McKinlay | did not ride | - |
- Note - Aub Lawson withdrew injured, Doug Davies withdrew with meningitis,
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 | (8) Peter Craven | 13 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 13 | 1 |
2 | (2) Ronnie Moore | 12+3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 |
3 | (14) Barry Briggs | 12+2 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 3 |
4 | (12) Eric Williams | 12+1 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 4 |
5 | (1) Brian Crutcher | 10 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | - | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | 5 |
6 | (5) Ove Fundin | 10 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 6 |
7 | (9) Jack Young | 10 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 10 | 7 |
8 | (6) Olle Nygren | 9 | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 9 | 8 |
9 | (4) Arthur Forrest | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 7 | 9 |
10 | (3) Arthur Wright | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 6 | 10 |
11 | (10) Billy Bales | 6 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 11 |
12 | (7) Ron Johnston | 6 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 12 |
13 | (11) Kjell Carlsson | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 13 |
14 | (13) Phil Clarke | 2 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 14 |
15 | (16) Henry Andersen | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | 15 |
16 | (15) Cyril Roger | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | - | | | | 0 | 16 |
| (17) Gerry Hussey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| (18) Ken McKinlay | 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 |
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- ^ "Craven Wins Speedway's World Title". Bradford Observer. 16 September 1955. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1955 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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