1959 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
- September 19, 1959 LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Wembley Stadium
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | Ronnie Moore Ronnie Moore (speedway rider) Ronnie Moore MBE is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child and although Moore was born in Australia, he has always considered himself to be a New Zealander.... |
(3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
2 | Ove Fundin Ove Fundin Ove Fundin is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship five times... |
(2,2,3,3,3) | 13 |
3 | Barry Briggs Barry Briggs Barry Briggs MBE from Christchurch, New Zealand is a former Speedway rider.He won the World Individual Championship title four times - in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals , and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points... |
(3,1,1,3,3) | 11+3 |
4 | Olle Nygren Olle Nygren Harald-Olof Ingemar Nygren is a former international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times. Nygren was Swedish Champion in 1949 and became Nordic Champion in 1960... |
(1,2,3,2,3) | 11+2 |
5 | Aub Lawson Aub Lawson Aubrey "Aub" Lawson was an Australian international speedway rider who featured in ten World Championship finals including the 1939 final which was never run due to the outbreak of World War II.-Career:Lawson first came to the UK in 1939 and rode for the Wembley Lions but at his mother's... |
(3,3,2,2,1) | 11+1 |
6 | Brian Crutcher Brian Crutcher Brian Crutcher is a former international speedway rider who finished second at the 1954 Speedway World Championship finals.-Career:... |
(3,2,2,1,2) | 10 |
7 | Arne Carlsson | (2,3,1,1,1) | 8 |
8 | George White | (1,0,3,2,1) | 7 |
9 | Peter Craven Peter Craven Peter Theodore Craven was an English motorcycle racer. He was a finalist in each FIM Speedway World Championship from 1954 to 1963 and he won the title twice . He was British Champion in 1962-63.... |
(0,1,2,2,2) | 7 |
10 | Geoff Mardon Geoff Mardon Geoff Mardon is a former speedway rider. He rode for the Aldershot Shots, the Wimbledon Dons and the Southampton Saints.-Career:Mardon began riding at the Aranui Speedway in Christchurch in 1949, the same track that would later start the career of six time World Champion and fellow Christchurch... |
(2,3,0,1,0) | 6 |
11 | Rune Sörmander | (2,1,1,0,2) | 6 |
12 | Mieczysław Połukard | (0,2,0,1,2) | 5 |
13 | Josef Hofmeister | (0,0,1,3,0) | 4 |
14 | Peter Moore | (1,0,2,0,0) | 3 |
15 | Ron How | (1,1,0,0,1) | 3 |
16 | Cyril Roger Cyril Roger Cyril Roger was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship five times.-Career:... |
(0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
R1 | Ken McKinlay Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers McKinlay was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965... |
did not ride | |
R2 | Florian Kapala | did not ride | |