1951 Individual Speedway World Championship


The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was started in World Championship first time. Australia's Jack Young became the first British second division rider to win the World Championship. Young won a run-off for the title with British rider Split Waterman and fellow Australian Jack Biggs after all three riders had finished on 12 points.
The 1951 World Final was held before a reported crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium, making it the largest speedway attendance in the stadium's history.
:
  1. Jack Young
  2. Split Waterman
  3. Jack Biggs

    Qualification

8 events in Great Britain.

World final

Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1 Jack Young12+3
2 Split Waterman12+2
3 Jack Biggs12+1
4 Ronnie Moore11
5 Jack Parker10
6 Louis Lawson10
7 Eddie Rigg8
8 Bob Leverenz7
9 Freddie Williams7
10 Aub Lawson7
11 Jeff Lloyd6
12 Eric Williams6
13 Cyril Brine3
14 Norman Parker3
15 Ernie Roccio2
16 Alan Hunt2
Dick Bradley2
Geoff Mardon––

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