# 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship was the sixth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Australia's Jack Young won 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.

## First qualifying round

* The top 13 riders qualify for the second qualifying round.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 31 May | Penarth Road Stadium | Derek Tailby |
| 2 June | Aldershot Stadium | Trevor Redmond |
| 2 June | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Tony Lewis |
| 2 June | Abbey Stadium | Hugh Geddes |
| 4 June | County Ground Stadium | Johnny Sargeant |

## Second qualifying round

* Top Qualifiers go forward to the Championship round.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 10 July | Ashfield Stadium | Eric Williams |
| 10 July | Banister Court Stadium | Tom Oakley |
| 10 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Fred Brand |
| 11 July | Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) | Wilf Jay |
| 11 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Tommy Miller |
| 11 July | The Shay | Arthur Forrest |
| 12 July | Oxford Stadium | Jack Young |
| 13 July | Leicester Stadium | Geoff Mardon |
| 13 July | The Stadium, Motherwell | Gordon McGregor |
| 13 July | Brough Park Stadium | Dick Campbell |
| 16 July | Dudley Wood Stadium | Phil Clarke |
| 16 July | Stanley Stadium | Ken Sharples |
| 16 July | Walthamstow Stadium | Jim Boyd |
| 21 July | Brandon Stadium | Tommy Miller |
| 21 July | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young |
| 21 July | Sun Street Stadium | Bruce Abernethy |
| 21 July | The Firs Stadium | Bob Leverenz |

## Championship Round

* Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 13 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Split Waterman |
| 14 August | West Ham Stadium | Bruce Abernethy |
| 15 August | New Cross Stadium | Bob Leverenz |
| 16 August | Wembley Stadium | Freddie Williams |
| 18 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Bruce Semmens |
| 18 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Alan Hunt |
| 18 August | Odsal Stadium | Eddie Rigg |
| 31 August | Knowle Stadium | Norman Parker |
| 31 August | Harringay Stadium | Jack Biggs |

### Scores

* Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts |
| 1 | Jack Biggs | 29 |
| 2 | Split Waterman | 27 |
| 3 | Alan Hunt | 26 |
| 4 | Aub Lawson | 25 |
| 5 | Ronnie Moore | 25 |
| 6 | Freddie Williams | 24 |
| 7 | Louis Lawson | 23 |
| 8 | Bob Leverenz | 23 |
| 9 | Norman Parker | 23 |
| 10 | Ernie Roccio | 23 |
| 11 | Eric Williams | 23 |
| 12 | Jack Young | 23 |
| 13 | Cyril Brine | 22 |
| 14 | Jeff Lloyd | 22 |
| 15 | Jack Parker | 22 |
| 16 | Eddie Rigg | 22 |
| 17 | Dick Bradley | 21 |
| 18 | Geoff Mardon | 21 |
| 19 | Billy Hole | 21 |
| 20 | Bill Kitchen | 20 |
| 21 | Len Williams | 20 |
| 22 | John Reason | 19 |
| 23 | Bob Oakley | 19 |
| 24 | Bruce Abernethy | 19 |
| 25 | Eric Boothroyd | 18 |
| 26 | Derick Close | 17 |
| 27 | Graham Warren | 17 |
| 28 | Tom Oakley | 17 |
| 29 | Dennis Gray | 17 |
| 30 | Eric Chitty | 17 |
| 31 | Fred Curtis | 16 |
| 32 | Bruce Semmens | 16 |
| 33 | Vic Emms | 16 |
| 34 | Arthur Forrest | 16 |
| 35 | Eric French | 15 |
| 36 | Olle Nygren | 15 |
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts |
| 37 | Ron Mountford | 15 |
| 38 | Frank Lawrence | 15 |
| 39 | Wally Green | 14 |
| 40 | Malcolm Craven | 13 |
| 41 | Henry Long | 13 |
| 42 | Len Read | 13 |
| 43 | Ken Adams | 13 |
| 44 | Trevor Redmond | 12 |
| 45 | Dent Oliver | 12 |
| 46 | Peter Robinson | 12 |
| 47 | Tommy Price | 12 |
| 48 | Tommy Miller | 12 |
| 49 | Jack Mountford | 12 |
| 50 | Phil Clarke | 12 |
| 51 | Ken Sharples | 11 |
| 52 | Noel Watson | 10 |
| 53 | Roy Craighead | 10 |
| 54 | Wilf Jay | 9 |
| 55 | Bill Kemp | 9 |
| 56 | Cyril Roger | 9 |
| 57 | George Smith | 9 |
| 58 | Harry Saunders | 9 |
| 59 | Gordon McGregor | 9 |
| 60 | Chris Boss | 9 |
| 61 | Jimmy Squibb | 6 |
| 62 | Harry Edwards | 6 |
| 63 | Son Mitchell | 6 |
| 64 | Fred Brand | 6 |
| 65 | Bob Baker | 6 |
| 66 | Ron Peace | 5 |
| 67 | Eric Salmon | 4 |
| 68 | Geoff Pymar | 4 |
| 69 | Frank Hodgson | 3 |
| 70 | Junior Bainbridge | 2 |
| 71 | Jack Hodgson | 1 |
| 72 | Merv Harding | 0 |

## World final

* 20 September 1951
* London, Wembley Stadium
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
| 1 | Jack Young | 12+3 | (2,2,3,3,2) |
| 2 | Split Waterman | 12+2 | (1,3,3,2,3) |
| 3 | Jack Biggs | 12+1 | (3,3,3,3,0) |
| 4 | Ronnie Moore | 11 | (2,2,2,2,3) |
| 5 | Jack Parker | 10 | (0,1,3,3,3) |
| 6 | Louis Lawson | 10 | (2,0,2,3,3) |
| 7 | Eddie Rigg | 8 | (3,3,1,1,0) |
| 8 | Bob Leverenz | 7 | (3,2,1,0,1) |
| 9 | Freddie Williams | 7 | (3,1,0,2,1) |
| 10 | Aub Lawson | 7 | (1,2,2,0,2) |
| 11 | Jeff Lloyd | 6 | (1,3,1,0,1) |
| 12 | Eric Williams | 6 | (0,1,1,2,2) |
| 13 | Cyril Brine | 3 | (1,E,2,0,0) |
| 14 | Norman Parker | 3 | (0,1,1,1,0) |
| 15 | Ernie Roccio | 2 | (2,0,0,0,-) |
| 16 | Alan Hunt | 2 | (F,F,0,1,1) |
| | Dick Bradley (res) | 2 | (2) |
| | Geoff Mardon (res) | – | – |

### 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 | (2) Jack Young | 12+3 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | (3) Split Waterman | 12+2 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | (13) Jack Biggs | 12+1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | (15) Ronnie Moore | 11 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | (5) Jack Parker | 10 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | (9) Louis Lawson | 10 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | (4) Eddie Rigg | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | (8) Bob Leverenz | 7 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | (12) Freddie Williams | 7 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | (6) Aub Lawson | 7 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | (14) Jeff Lloyd | 6 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | (11) Eric Williams | 6 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | (10) Cyril Brine | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | (1) Norman Parker | 3 | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | (7) Ernie Roccio | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | - | | | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | (16) Alan Hunt | 2 | | | | - | | | | - | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | 16 |
| | (17) Dick Bradley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
| | (18) Geoff Mardon | 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 |

### Podium

1951 Podium:
* Jack Young (Australia)
* Split Waterman (Great Britain)
* Jack Biggs (Australia)