1958 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 13th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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.[7]

Qualifying[edit]

Qualification started in 1957.[8][9]

Stage 1[edit]

Norwegian round[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Aage Hansen 15
2 Reidar Kristoffersen 12
3 Roger Steen 11
4 Roger Hansen 10
5 Egil Bratvold 10
6 Arne Kristiansen 10
7 Rolf Westerberg 7
8 Gunnar Hemsaeter 7
9 Erling Simonsen 7
10 Oddvar Wold 7
11 Thorbjorn Nygaard 5
12 Fred Carlsen 4
13 Jan Svaleng 4
14 Roald Kjolso 2
15 Havard Gulbjornrud 2
16 Kjell Berg 1
17 Oystein Mellerud 1

Finnish round[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Antti Pajari 14+3
2 Aulis Tuominen 14+2
3 Turkka Silvan 12
4 Lasse Mylläri 9
5 Heikki Sorri 9
6 Valle Selivestov 8
7 Kauko Jousanen 7
8 Antero Salasto 7
9 Petti Mikkola 7
10 Kalevi Lahtinen 7
11 Pekka Tenko 6
12 Timo Laine 6
13 Reino Niemi 5
14 Olle Helander 2
15 Esko Koponen 2
16 Timo Pirkkalanniemi 0

Swedish round[edit]

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[edit]

Nordic qualification[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Nordic Final[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Sweden Rune Sörmander 15
2 Sweden Ove Fundin 12
3 Sweden Olle Nygren 12
4 Sweden Dan Forsberg 11
5 Sweden Göran Norlén 9
6 Sweden Per Olof Söderman 9
7 Norway Nils Paulsen 8
8 Sweden Birger Forsberg 7
9 Norway Aage Hansen 7
10 Sweden Bengt Eriksson 6
11 Denmark Arne Pander 5
12 Finland Timo Laine 4
13 Sweden Bernt Nilsson 4
14 Sweden Curt Nyqvist 3
15 Sweden Evert Andersson 2
16 Sweden Kjell Wårenius 2
17 Sweden Björn Knutson 2
18 Norway Reidar Kristoffersen dnr

Continental Final[edit]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Sweden Joel Jansson 14
2 West Germany Josef Hofmeister 14
3 West Germany Josef Seidl 11
4 Czechoslovakia Luboš Tomíček Sr. 9
5 Poland Stanisław Tkocz 9
6 Poland Marian Kaiser 9
7 Poland Joachim Maj 8
8 Poland Edward Kupczyński 8
9 Poland Konstanty Pociejkewicz 8
10 Poland Janusz Suchecki 7
11 Poland Henryk Żyto 6
12 Austria Alfred Aberl 6
13 Poland Janusz Koscielak 3
14 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Volf 3
15 Austria Josef Bössner 3
16 Austria Karl Killmeyer 1
176 Austria Valentin Unterköfler (res) 0

British & Commonwealth qualifying[edit]

  • Top 32 from 80 qualify for British & Commonwealth semi-finals.[10]
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[edit]

British/Commonwealth semi-final[edit]

  • 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 Scotland Ken McKinlay 27
2 England Peter Craven 27
3 England Mike Broadbanks 25
4 England Ron How 24
5 Australia Peter Moore 24
6 New Zealand Ronnie Moore 23
7 Australia Aub Lawson 22
8 New Zealand Ron Johnston 22
9 England Gerry Hussey 22
10 Australia Jack Geran 22
11 England Brian Crutcher 22
12 Scotland Gordon McGregor 20
13 England George White 17
14 England Dick Bradley 15
15 England Billy Bales 14
16 Australia Neil Street 14
Pos. Rider Total pts
17 Australia Chum Taylor 13
18 Australia Jack Young 13
19 England Alf Hagon 13
20 England Jack Unstead 12
21 Australia Jack Biggs 11
22 New Zealand Bob Duckworth 8
23 England Harry Edwards 8
24 England Ronnie Genz 7
25 England Gerald Jackson 6
26 New Zealand Charlie New 6
27 England Arthur Forrest 5
28 England Eric Boothroyd 4
29 Australia Ray Cresp 3
30 England Phil Clarke 3
31 England Ron Mountford 1

European Final[edit]

Pos. Rider Total
1 Sweden Ove Fundin 15
2 West Germany Josef Hofmeister 13
3 Sweden Rune Sörmander 12
4 Sweden Olle Nygren 11
5 Sweden Joel Jansson 10
6 Sweden Per Olof Söderman 9
7 Poland Marian Kaiser 9
8 West Germany Joseph Seidl 7
9 Poland Joachim Maj 6
10 Norway Nils Paulsen 6
11 Czechoslovakia Luboš Tomíček Sr. 5
12 Poland Stanisław Tkocz 4
13 Poland Edward Kupczyński 4
14 Sweden Dan Forsberg 3
15 Sweden Göran Norlén 2
16 Sweden Birger Forsberg 2

World final[edit]

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 New Zealand Barry Briggs (3,3,3,3,3) 15
2 Sweden Ove Fundin (3,3,2,3,2) 13
3 Australia Aub Lawson (1,3,3,1,3) 11+3
4 England Peter Craven (2,3,0,3,3) 11+2
5 Scotland Ken McKinlay (2,2,3,2,2) 11+1
6 New Zealand Ronnie Moore (3,2,0,1,3) 9
7 Sweden Olle Nygren (3,2,2,2,0) 9
8 New Zealand Ron Johnston (1,1,1,3,2) 8
9 England Gerry Hussey (2,0,2,2,1) 7
10 England Ron How (1,1,2,2,1) 7
11 Australia Peter Moore (0,1,3,1,0) 5
12 England Mike Broadbank (2,0,1,0,2) 5
13 Sweden Rune Sörmander (0,2,1,0,1) 4
14 Australia Jack Geran (0,1,1,0,1) 3
15 Germany Josef Hofmeister (1,0,0,1,0) 2
16 Sweden Joel Jansson (0,0,0,0,0) 0
R1 England Brian Crutcher did not ride -
R2 Sweden Per Olof Söderman did not ride -

Classification[edit]

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

References[edit]

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  7. ^ "World Speedway, It's Briggs". Weekly Dispatch London. 21 September 1958. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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