The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden. [7]
Qualification
[edit]Qualification started in 1955.[8][9]
Stage 1
[edit]Norwegian qualification
[edit]The October 1955 Norwegian final was cancelled due to bad weather, resulting in riders being seeded to Nordic round
Finnish round
[edit]- 23 October 1955
Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki
- First 7 (+seeded riders) to 1956 Nordic round
Pos. | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Kauko Jousanen | 15 |
2 | Antti Pajari | 14 |
3 | Simo Ylänen | 11 |
4 | Janne Rihkajrvi | 11 |
5 | Aulis Tuominen | 10 |
6 | Pertti Mikkola | 9 |
7 | Erkki Ala Sippola | 9 |
8 | Paavo Mikkola | 7 |
9 | Pekka Tenko | 7 |
10 | Raimo Kivinen | 6 |
11 | Toimi Koskela | 4 |
12 | Nils Staaf | 4 |
13 | Reino Niemi | 4 |
14 | Pentti Paajanen | 3 |
15 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 3 |
16 | Antti Mattila | 2 |
Swedish round
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Stage 2
[edit]Nordic round
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Continental round
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Stage 3
[edit]British & Commonwealth round
[edit]- Top 21 qualify for Championship round.[10]
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
10 July | Banister Court Stadium | Ian Williams |
12 July | Foxhall Stadium | Ken McKinlay |
12 July | Oxford Stadium | Howdy Byford |
13 July | Leicester Stadium | Dick Bradley |
14 July | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Gerald Jackson |
25 July | Brandon Stadium | Bert Edwards |
25 July | Abbey Stadium | Bob Roger |
Nordic Final
[edit]- 8 June 1956
Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping
- First 7 to European final
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
15 |
2 | ![]() |
14 |
3 | ![]() |
13 |
4 | ![]() |
12 |
5 | ![]() |
11 |
6 | ![]() |
9 |
7 | ![]() |
9 |
8 | ![]() |
7 |
9 | ![]() |
6 |
10 | ![]() |
5 |
11 | ![]() |
5 |
12 | ![]() |
3 |
13 | ![]() |
1 |
14 | ![]() |
1 |
15 | ![]() |
0 |
16 | ![]() |
dnr |
17 | ![]() |
dnr |
Continental Final
[edit]Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard.[11]
- 10 June 1956
Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
- First 7 to European Final
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
14 |
2 | ![]() |
14 |
3 | ![]() |
11 |
4 | ![]() |
10 |
5 | ![]() |
10 |
6 | ![]() |
9 |
7 | ![]() |
9 |
8 | ![]() |
9 |
9 | ![]() |
7 |
10 | ![]() |
7 |
11 | ![]() |
5 |
12 | ![]() |
5 |
13 | ![]() |
5 |
14 | ![]() |
2 |
15 | ![]() |
0 |
16 | ![]() |
0 |
17 | ![]() |
dnr |
18 | ![]() |
dnr |
19 | ![]() |
dnr |
Stage 4
[edit]Championship Round
[edit]- Top 11 qualify, 1 reserve for World final
Date | Venue | Winner |
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20 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
22 August | Wimborne Road | Jack Biggs |
23 August | Wembley Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
25 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
29 August | Odsal Stadium | Barry Briggs |
31 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Alan Hunt / Doug Davies |
1 September | The Firs Stadium | Gerry Hussey |
- (Peter Craven seeded to World final)
Scores
First 11 to World final + 1 reserve
European Final
[edit]- 8 July 1956
Bislett Stadium, Oslo
- First 4 to World final plus 1 reserve[12]
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
15 |
2 | ![]() |
13 |
3 | ![]() |
12 |
4 | ![]() |
11 |
5 | ![]() |
10 |
6 | ![]() |
8 |
7 | ![]() |
8 |
8 | ![]() |
7 |
9 | ![]() |
7 |
10 | ![]() |
6 |
11 | ![]() |
5 |
12 | ![]() |
4 |
13 | ![]() |
2 |
14 | ![]() |
2 |
15 | ![]() |
2 |
16 | ![]() |
2 |
World final
[edit]- 22 September 1956
Wembley Stadium, London[13]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
(1,3,3,3,3) | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
(2,2,2,3,3) | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
(3,1,3,2,2) | 11+3 |
4 | ![]() |
(3,1,2,2,3) | 11+2 |
5 | ![]() |
(2,2,3,3,0) | 10 |
6 | ![]() |
(0,3,2,2,3) | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
(3,2,1,3,1) | 10 |
8 | ![]() |
(1,3,3,0,2) | 9 |
9 | ![]() |
(2,1,1,2,2) | 8 |
10 | ![]() |
(2,3,1,1,0) | 7 |
11 | ![]() |
(3,0,1,1,1) | 6 |
12 | ![]() |
(0,0,2,1,2) | 5 |
13 | ![]() |
(1,2,0,0,1) | 4 |
14 | ![]() |
(1,1,0,0,0) | 2 |
15 | ![]() |
(0,0,0,1,1) | 2 |
16 | ![]() |
(0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
R1 | ![]() |
absent | - |
R2 | ![]() |
did not ride | - |
R3 | ![]() |
did not ride | - |
Classification
[edit]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 | ![]() |
13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
11+3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
11+2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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- ^ "TV millions dee a great night of sport". Weekly Dispatch London. 23 September 1956. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1956 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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