1949 Individual Speedway World Championship


The 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.
The final at London's Wembley Stadium, was held in front of a reported 93,000 strong crowd.

Qualification

  1. 8 August 1949 – London, Wimbledon Stadium
  2. 10 August 1949 – London, New Cross Stadium
  3. 22 August 1949 – Birmingham, Perry Barr Stadium
  4. 25 August 1949 – London, Wembley Stadium
  5. 27 August 1949 – Manchester, Hyde Road Stadium
  6. 27 August 1949 – Bradford, Odsal Stadium
  7. 30 August 1949 – London, West Ham Stadium
  8. 2 September 1949 – London, Harringay Stadium

World final

Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1 Tommy Price15
2 Jack Parker14
3 Louis Lawson13
4 Norman Parker10
5 Wilbur Lamoreaux9
6 Bill Kitchen9
7 Ron Clarke8
8 Aub Lawson8
9 Bill Longley8
10 Cyril Roger7
11 Bill Gilbert6
12 Graham Warren5
13 Ken Le Breton4
14 Lloyd Goffe2
15 Cliff Watson1
16 Dent Oliver0
Oliver Hart1
Alec Statham – –

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