# 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 13th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
In the World final New Zealander Barry Briggs successfully defended his title and was unbeaten after five heat wins. Ove Fundin took the silver medal but there was an incident filled ride off for the bronze medal. Aub Lawson won that ride off after both Peter Craven and Ken McKinlay fell, Craven remounted to take fourth place.

## Qualifying

Qualification started in 1957.

### Stage 1

| Norwegian round 20 October 1957 Tønsberg Stadion, Tønsberg Top 4 (+4 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1958 Pos.RiderPoints 1Aage Hansen15 2Reidar Kristoffersen12 3Roger Steen11 4Roger Hansen10 5Egil Bratvold10 6Arne Kristiansen10 7Rolf Westerberg7 8Gunnar Hemsaeter7 9Erling Simonsen7 10Oddvar Wold7 11Thorbjorn Nygaard5 12Fred Carlsen4 13Jan Svaleng4 14Roald Kjolso2 15Havard Gulbjornrud2 16Kjell Berg1 17Oystein Mellerud1 | Finnish round 27 October 1957 Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki Top 4 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1958 Pos.RiderPoints 1Antti Pajari14+3 2Aulis Tuominen14+2 3Turkka Silvan12 4Lasse Mylläri9 5Heikki Sorri9 6Valle Selivestov8 7Kauko Jousanen7 8Antero Salasto7 9Petti Mikkola7 10Kalevi Lahtinen7 11Pekka Tenko6 12Timo Laine6 13Reino Niemi5 14Olle Helander2 15Esko Koponen2 16Timo Pirkkalanniemi0 |

#### Swedish round

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Rune Sörmander | 15 |
| 2 | Per-Olof Söderman | 13 |
| 3 | Evert Andersson | 12 |
| 4 | Joel Jansson | 12 |
| 5 | Bernt Nilsson | 11 |
| 6 | Kjell Wårenius | 10 |
| 7 | Lars Pettersson | 10 |
| 8 | Björn Knutson | 7 |
| 9 | Göte Nordin | 6 |
| 10 | Olle Andersson IV | 5 |
| 11 | Hans Hallberg | 5 |
| 12 | Åke Andersson | 4 |
| 13 | Olle Andersson II | 3 |
| 14 | Per Sjöholm | 3 |
| 15 | Thorsten Carlsson | 3 |
| 16 | Curt Eldh | 1 |
| 17 | Sven-Gunnar Karlstén | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Birger Forsberg | 13 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
| 3 | Ove Fundin | 12 |
| 4 | Dan Forsberg | 12 |
| 5 | Bengt Eriksson | 10 |
| 6 | Curt Nyqvist | 8 |
| 7 | Olle Segerström | 8 |
| 8 | Göran Norlén | 7+3 |
| 9 | Bert Lindarw | 7+2 |
| 10 | Rune Claesson | 7 |
| 11 | Arne Carlsson | 6 |
| 12 | Alf Jonsson | 6 |
| 13 | Sune Karlsson | 3 |
| 14 | Bengt Brannefors | 3 |
| 15 | Roland Krantz | 2 |
| 16 | Georg Duneborn | 1 |
| 17 | Thorvald Karlsson | 0 |
| 18 | Per-Tage Svensson | 0 |

### Stage 2
#### Nordic qualification

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 15 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | 14 |
| 3 | Birger Forsberg | 12 |
| 4 | Dan Forsberg | 11 |
| 5 | Bengt Eriksson | 10 |
| 6 | Göran Norlén | 9 |
| 7 | Timo Laine | 8+3 |
| 8 | Curt Nyqvist | 8+2 |
| 9 | Björn Knutson | 8+1 |
| 10 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 6 |
| 11 | Antti Pajari | 5 |
| 12 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 5 |
| 13 | Lasse Mylläri | 4 |
| 14 | Timo Pirkalanniemi | 3 |
| 15 | Roger Hansen | 1 |
| 16 | Turkka Silvan | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Per-Olof Söderman | 15 |
| 2 | Rune Sörmander | 13 |
| 3 | Nils Paulsen | 12 |
| 4 | Aage Hansen | 11 |
| 5 | Kjell Wårenius | 11 |
| 6 | Arne Pander | 9 |
| 7 | Bernt Nilsson | 8 |
| 8 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 8 |
| 9 | Evert Andersson | 7 |
| 10 | Rolf Westerberg | 6 |
| 11 | Arne Kristiansen | 5 |
| 12 | Lars Pettersson | 4 |
| 13 | Roger Steen | 4 |
| 14 | Kurt W Petersen | 4 |
| 15 | Svend Nissen | 2 |
| 16 | Poul Hansen | 1 |

#### Continental semi-final

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Josef Seidl | 13 |
| 2 | Josef Hofmeister | 12 |
| 3 | Joel Jansson | 11 |
| 4 | Edward Kupczynski | 11 |
| 5 | Stanislaw Tkocz | 11 |
| 6 | Janusz Koscielak | 10 |
| 7 | Joachim Maj | 10 |
| 8 | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | 9 |
| 9 | Olle Segerström | |
| 10 | Florian Kapała | |
| 11 | Tadeusz Teodorowicz | |
| 12 | Paweł Waloszek | |
| 13 | Albin Aberl | |
| 14 | Nick van Gorcum | |
| 15 | Albin Siegl | |
| 16 | Thei Bischops | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Marian Kaiser | 13 |
| 2 | Janusz Suchecki | 13 |
| 3 | Henryk Zyto | 12 |
| 4 | Stefan Kwoczala | 12 |
| 5 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 10 |
| 6 | Jaroslav Volf | 9 |
| 7 | Karl Killmeyer | 8 |
| 8 | Josef Bössner | 7 |
| 9 | Valentin Unterköfler | 7 |
| 10 | Ligor Dusanek | 7 |
| 11 | Vladimir Uher | 6 |
| 12 | Otto Holoubek | 4 |
| 13 | Hans Sidlo | 4 |
| 14 | Alois Dürrenhammer | 4 |
| 15 | Erich Sidlo | 2 |
| 16 | Ernst Strasser | 1 |

### Stage 3

| Nordic Final 8 June 1958 Växjö Motorstadion, Växjö First 8 to European final Pos.RiderPoints 1 Rune Sörmander15 2 Ove Fundin12 3 Olle Nygren12 4 Dan Forsberg11 5 Göran Norlén9 6 Per Olof Söderman9 7 Nils Paulsen8 8 Birger Forsberg7 9 Aage Hansen7 10 Bengt Eriksson6 11 Arne Pander5 12 Timo Laine4 13 Bernt Nilsson4 14 Curt Nyqvist3 15 Evert Andersson2 16 Kjell Wårenius2 17 Björn Knutson2 18 Reidar Kristoffersendnr | Continental Final 1 June 1958 Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen First 8 to European Final Pos.RiderPoints 1 Joel Jansson14 2 Josef Hofmeister14 3 Josef Seidl11 4 Luboš Tomíček Sr.9 5 Stanisław Tkocz9 6 Marian Kaiser9 7 Joachim Maj8 8 Edward Kupczyński8 9 Konstanty Pociejkewicz8 10 Janusz Suchecki7 11 Henryk Żyto6 12 Alfred Aberl6 13 Janusz Koscielak3 14 Jaroslav Volf3 15 Josef Bössner3 16 Karl Killmeyer1 176 Valentin Unterköfler (res)0 |

#### British & Commonwealth qualifying

* Top 32 from 80 qualify for British & Commonwealth semi-finals.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 14 July | Wimborne Road | Jack Biggs |
| 14 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
| 15 July | Banister Court Stadium | Ronnie Genz |
| 17 July | Foxhall Stadium | Peter Moore |
| 17 July | Oxford Stadium | Gordon McGregor |
| 18 July | Leicester Stadium | Ken McKinlay |
| 19 July | Hyde Road | Ron Johnston |
| 19 July | Brandon Stadium | Jack Young |
| 19 July | The Firs Stadium | Billy Bales |
| 19 July | Abbey Stadium | Ron How |

### Stage 4
#### British/Commonwealth semi-final

* Barry Briggs seeded to World final
* First 10 to World final + 1 reserve
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 16 August | Hyde Road | Ken McKinklay |
| 18 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Peter Craven |
| 19 August | Banister Court Stadium | Jack Geran |
| 22 August | Leicester Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ken McKinlay | 27 |
| 2 | Peter Craven | 27 |
| 3 | Mike Broadbanks | 25 |
| 4 | Ron How | 24 |
| 5 | Peter Moore | 24 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | 23 |
| 7 | Aub Lawson | 22 |
| 8 | Ron Johnston | 22 |
| 9 | Gerry Hussey | 22 |
| 10 | Jack Geran | 22 |
| 11 | Brian Crutcher | 22 |
| 12 | Gordon McGregor | 20 |
| 13 | George White | 17 |
| 14 | Dick Bradley | 15 |
| 15 | Billy Bales | 14 |
| 16 | Neil Street | 14 |
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts |
| 17 | Chum Taylor | 13 |
| 18 | Jack Young | 13 |
| 19 | Alf Hagon | 13 |
| 20 | Jack Unstead | 12 |
| 21 | Jack Biggs | 11 |
| 22 | Bob Duckworth | 8 |
| 23 | Harry Edwards | 8 |
| 24 | Ronnie Genz | 7 |
| 25 | Gerald Jackson | 6 |
| 26 | Charlie New | 6 |
| 27 | Arthur Forrest | 5 |
| 28 | Eric Boothroyd | 4 |
| 29 | Ray Cresp | 3 |
| 30 | Phil Clarke | 3 |
| 31 | Ron Mountford | 1 |

#### European Final

* 22 July 1958
* Army Stadium, Warsaw
* First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Total |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 15 |
| 2 | Josef Hofmeister | 13 |
| 3 | Rune Sörmander | 12 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | 11 |
| 5 | Joel Jansson | 10 |
| 6 | Per Olof Söderman | 9 |
| 7 | Marian Kaiser | 9 |
| 8 | Joseph Seidl | 7 |
| 9 | Joachim Maj | 6 |
| 10 | Nils Paulsen | 6 |
| 11 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 5 |
| 12 | Stanisław Tkocz | 4 |
| 13 | Edward Kupczyński | 4 |
| 14 | Dan Forsberg | 3 |
| 15 | Göran Norlén | 2 |
| 16 | Birger Forsberg | 2 |

## World final

* 20 September 1958
* London, Wembley Stadium
* Referee: E. G. Cope
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
| 1 | Barry Briggs | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | (3,3,2,3,2) | 13 |
| 3 | Aub Lawson | (1,3,3,1,3) | 11+3 |
| 4 | Peter Craven | (2,3,0,3,3) | 11+2 |
| 5 | Ken McKinlay | (2,2,3,2,2) | 11+1 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | (3,2,0,1,3) | 9 |
| 7 | Olle Nygren | (3,2,2,2,0) | 9 |
| 8 | Ron Johnston | (1,1,1,3,2) | 8 |
| 9 | Gerry Hussey | (2,0,2,2,1) | 7 |
| 10 | Ron How | (1,1,2,2,1) | 7 |
| 11 | Peter Moore | (0,1,3,1,0) | 5 |
| 12 | Mike Broadbank | (2,0,1,0,2) | 5 |
| 13 | Rune Sörmander | (0,2,1,0,1) | 4 |
| 14 | Jack Geran | (0,1,1,0,1) | 3 |
| 15 | Josef Hofmeister | (1,0,0,1,0) | 2 |
| 16 | Joel Jansson | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
| R1 | Brian Crutcher | did not ride | - |
| R2 | Per Olof Söderman | did not ride | - |

### Classification

| 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 | (4) Barry Briggs | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | (13) Ove Fundin | 13 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | (2) Aub Lawson | 11+3 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | (3) Peter Craven | 11+2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | e | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | (11) Ken McKinlay | 11+0 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | (10) Ronnie Moore | 9 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | (5) Olle Nygren | 9 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | e | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | (7) Ron Johnston | 8 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | (6) Gerry Hussey | 7 | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | (14) Ron How | 7 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | (9) Peter Moore | 5 | | | f | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | (15) Mike Broadbank | 5 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | (16) Rune Sörmander | 4 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | (8) Jack Geran | 3 | | f | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | (12) Josef Hofmeister | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | (1) Joel Jansson | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 |
| | (17) Brian Crutcher | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| | (18) Per Olof Söderman | 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 |