1952 Individual Speedway World Championship

Australian rider Jack Young became the first ever dual winner (and the first to win two in a row) when he won his second straight World Championship after scoring 14 points. Second was Welshman Freddie Williams on 13 points, with Britain's Bob Oakley third on 12 points.

  1. Jack Young (Australia)
  2. Freddie Williams (Wales)
  3. Bob Oakley (England)

1952 Individual Speedway World Championship
Previous: 1951 Next: 1953

The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Qualification

10 events in Great Britain.

Pos.RiderTotal pts
1 Bob Oakley28
2 Jack Young27
3 Split Waterman27
4 Ronnie Moore27
5 Freddie Williams27
6 Ron How26
7 Dick Bradley25
8 Cyril Roger25
9 Arthur Forrest24
10 Jeff Lloyd24
11 Brian Crutcher24
12 Arthur Payne24
13 Henry Long23
14 Derick Close23
15 Bert Roger23
16 Graham Warren22
17 Dan Forsberg22
18 Leif Basse Hveem22
19 Trevor Redmond22
20 Alan Hunt22
21 Olle Nygren21
22 Cyril Brine21
23 Ken Sharples21
24 Tommy Price21
25 Geoff Mardon21
26 Eddie Rigg20
27 Peter Robinson18
28 Don Cuppleditch18
29 Harry Bastable18
30 Chris Boss17
31 Harry Edwards16
32 Jack Biggs16
33 Sune Karlsson16
34 Eric French16
35 Willie Wilson15
36 Eric Williams15
37 Wally Green14
38 Pat Clarke14
39 George Wilks14
40 Gordon McGregor13
Pos.RiderTotal pts
41 Dick Campbell13
42 Vic Emms13
43 Les Tolley13
44 Ken Adams13
45 Ron Mountford13
46 Ken Middleditch13
47 Geoff Pymar13
48 Rune Sörmander12
49 Sid Clark12
50 Len Williams11
51 Jack Parker10
52 Les Hewitt10
53 Nobby Stock10
54 Ivor Powell10
55 Billy Hole10
56 Tommy Miller10
57 Terry Small10
58 Charlie New9
59 Harold Fairhurst9
60 Phil Malpass9
61 Jock Grierson9
62 Lionel Benson8
63 Gerald Jackson8
64 Stig Pramberg8
65 Tom Oakley7
66 Fred Brand7
67 Larry Lazarus7
68 Louis Lawson7
69 Reg Duval6
70 Jim Gregory6
71 Fred Pawson6
72 Bruce Semmens5
73 Bill Gilbert5
74 Roy Craighead5
75 Harry Saunders4
76 George Wall4
77 Bob Baker3
78 Fritz Dirtl2
79 Harry Welch1

World final
Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1 Jack Young14(3,3,3,3,2)
2 Freddie Williams13(3,2,3,2,3)
3 Bob Oakley12(3,3,2,1,3)
4 Ronnie Moore10(2,2,3,F,3)
5 Arthur Payne9(0,1,2,3,3)
6 Dan Forsberg9(2,3,1,3,F)
7 Dick Bradley9(3,2,3,1,0)
8 Jeff Lloyd7(2,2,0,2,1)
9 Arthur Forrest7(1,1,0,3,2)
10 Henry Long7(1,0,2,2,2)
11 Brian Crutcher6(1,3,1,0,1)
12 Split Waterman6(2,1,0,1,2)
13 Graham Warren5(0,1,1,2,1)
14 Derick Close4(1,0,2,0,1)
15 Cyril Roger2(0,Ex,1,1,0)
16 Ron How0(0,d,0,0,0)
Leif Basse Hveem––
Trevor Redmond––

See also
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