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1956 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live.[7] Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden.[8][9]

Qualification

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Qualification started in 1955.[10][11]

Stage 1

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Norwegian qualification

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The October 1955 Norwegian final was cancelled due to bad weather, resulting in riders being seeded to Nordic round

Finnish round

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Kauko Jousanen 15
2 Antti Pajari 14
3 Simo Ylänen 11
4 Janne Rihkajrvi 11
5 Aulis Tuominen 10
6 Pertti Mikkola 9
7 Erkki Ala Sippola 9
8 Paavo Mikkola 7
9 Pekka Tenko 7
10 Raimo Kivinen 6
11 Toimi Koskela 4
12 Nils Staaf 4
13 Reino Niemi 4
14 Pentti Paajanen 3
15 Kalevi Lahtinen 3
16 Antti Mattila 2

Swedish round

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Dan Forsberg 14
2 Ulf Ericsson 13
3 Bernt Nilsson 13
4 Birger Forsberg 11
5 Lars Pettersson 11
6 Per-Tage Svensson 9
7 Sune Karlsson 8
8 Sven Fahlén 8
9 Bert Lindarw 7
10 Olle Segerström 6
11 Rune Claesson 6
12 Bengt Eriksson 6
13 Göte Nordin 5
14 Alf Jonsson 2
15 Thorsten Carlsson 2
16 Thorvald Karlsson 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Rune Sörmander 15
2 Olle Andersson II 13
3 Göran Norlén 11
4 Stig Pramberg 11
5 Allan Nilsson 10
6 Per-Olof Söderman 10
7 Olle Heyman 9
8 Bertil Carlsson II 8
9 Kaj Forsberg 7
10 Joel Jansson 6
11 Roger Forsberg 6
12 Evert Andersson 5
13 Olle Andersson I 5
14 Bengt Gustafsson 2
15 Per Sjöholm 1
16 Åke Andersson 1
17 Bo Sandin 0

Stage 2

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Nordic round

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Henry Andersen 14
2 Göran Norlén 11
3 Rune Sörmander 11
4 Reidar Kristoffersen 11
5 Olle Andersson II 11
6 Per-Olof Söderman 10
7 Stig Pramberg 10
8 Aage Hansen 9
9 Antti Pajari 9
10 Jörgen Stabirk 5
11 Werner Lorentzen 5
12 Roger Steen 4
13 Torbjörn Ludvigsen 4
14 Erling Cae 2
15 Odd Johansen 2
16 Erhard Fisker 2
Pos. Rider Points
1 Bernt Nilsson 13
2 Ulf Ericsson 13
3 Birger Forsberg 12
4 Lars Pettersson 11
5 Rolf Westerberg 11
6 Dan Forsberg 10
7 Kaukko Jousanen 9
8 Simo Ylänen 9
9 Per-Tage Svensson 8
10 Aulis Tuominen 8
11 Erkki Ala-Sippola 4
12 Juha Rihkajärvi 4
13 Esko Koponen 3
14 Tore Mellby 2
15 Kalevi Lathinen 2
16 Pertti Mikkola 0

Continental round

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Pos. Rider Points
1 Florian Kapala 13
2 Edward Kupczynski 12
3 Janusz Suchecki 11
4 Edmund Nazimek 11
5 Marian Kaiser 11
6 Hugo Rosak 10
7 Tadeusz Teodorowicz 10
8 Mieczyslaw Polukard 10
9 Wlodzimierz Szwendrowski 10
10 Josef Kysilka 5
11 Richard Janicek 4
12 Rudolf Havelka 4
13 Miloslav Špinka 4
14 Karel Polak 4
15 Jaroslav Machac 1
16 Alois Jarolim 0
Pos. Rider Points
1 Josef Hofmeister 15
2 Josef Siedl 14
3 Andrzej Krzesiński 13
4 Albin Siegl
5 Paul Cardang
6 Sebastian Wiesent
7 Alfred Aberl
8 Fritz Dirtl
9 Josef Kamper

Stage 3

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British & Commonwealth round

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  • Top 21 qualify for Championship round.[12]
Date Venue Winner
10 July Banister Court Stadium Ian Williams
12 July Foxhall Stadium Ken McKinlay
12 July Oxford Stadium Howdy Byford
13 July Leicester Stadium Dick Bradley
14 July Rayleigh Weir Stadium Gerald Jackson
25 July Brandon Stadium Bert Edwards
25 July Abbey Stadium Bob Roger

Nordic Final

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Pos. Rider Points
1   Dan Forsberg 15
2   Ulf Ericsson 14
3   Rune Sörmander 13
4   Bernt Nilsson 12
5   Göran Norlén 11
6   Per Olof Söderman 9
7   Birger Forsberg 9
8   Ole Andersson 7
9   Per Tage Svensson 6
10   Aage Hansen 5
11   Rolf Westerberg 5
12   Stig Pramberg 3
13   Lars Pettersson 1
14   Antti Pajari 1
15   Simo Ylänen 0
16   Reidar Kristoffersen dnr
17   Kaukko Jousanen dnr

Continental Final

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Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard.[13]

Pos. Rider Points
1   Kjell Carlsson 14
2   Josef Seidl 14
3   Andrzej Krzesiński 11
4   Włodzimierz Szwendrowski 10
5   Tadeusz Teodorowicz 10
6   Edward Kupczyński 9
7   Florian Kapała 9
8   Mieczysław Połukard 9
9   Albin Siegl 7
10   Hugo Rosák 7
11   Josef Hofmeister 5
12   Paul Cardang 5
13   Sebastian Wiesent 5
14   Alfred Aberl 2
15   Fritz Dirtl 0
16   Josef Kamper 0
17   Janusz Suchecki dnr
18   Edmund Nazimek dnr
19   Marian Kaiser dnr

Stage 4

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Championship Round

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  • Top 11 qualify, 1 reserve for World final
Date Venue Winner
20 August Wimbledon Stadium Ronnie Moore
22 August Wimborne Road Jack Biggs
23 August Wembley Stadium Brian Crutcher
25 August Hyde Road Stadium Brian Crutcher
29 August Odsal Stadium Barry Briggs
31 August Perry Barr Stadium Alan Hunt / Doug Davies
1 September The Firs Stadium Gerry Hussey

Scores
First 11 to World final 1 reserve

Pos. Rider Total pts
1   Brian Crutcher 29
2   Ronnie Moore 27
3   Gerry Hussey 26
4   Alan Hunt 26
5   Ken McKinlay 26
6   Doug Davies 25
7   Barry Briggs 25
8   Arthur Forrest 25
9   Dick Fisher 24
10   Eric Boothroyd 24
11   Peter Moore 23
12   Jack Biggs 23
13   Nigel Boocock 23
14   Aub Lawson 22
15   Split Waterman 22
16   Ron How 20
17   Ron Johnston 18
18   Les McGillivray 17
19   Bob Roger 17
20   Billy Bales 17
21   Bob Duckworth 17
22   Guy Allott 17
23   Gerald Jackson 16
24   Eric French 14
25   Peter Williams 14
26   Ron Clarke 14
27   Bert Edwards 13
28   Ken Middleditch 13
29   Harry Bastable 13
Pos. Rider Total pts
30   Cyril Roger 12
31   Bert Roger 12
32   Ray Cresp 12
33   Ken Sharples 12
34   Phil Clarke 11
35   Cyril Maidment 10
36   Jim Tolley 10
37   Dick Bradley 9
38   Alby Golden 9
39   Arthur Wright 9
40   George White 8
41   Howdy Byford 8
42   Ronnie Genz 8
43   Bob Sharp 8
44   Trevor Redmond 7
45   Reg Trott 6
46   Pete Lansdale 6
47   Jack Geran 5
48   Junior Bainbridge 5
49   Bill Holden 4
50   Ron Mountford 4
51   Allan Kidd 4
52   Cyril Brine 4
53   Barry East 3
54   Neil Mortimer 2
55   Gordon McGregor 2
56   Alf Hagon 2
57   Derek Tailby 2
58   Bill Andrew 1

European Final

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Pos. Rider Total
1   Ove Fundin 15
2   Per Olof Söderman 13
3   Ole Andersson 12
4   Ulf Ericsson 11
5   Rune Sörmander 10
6   Henry Andersen 8
7   Florian Kapała 8
8   Edward Kupczyński 7
9   Göran Norlén 7
10   Dan Forsberg 6
11   Birger Forsberg 5
12   Bernt Nilsson 4
13   Włodzimierz Szwendrowski 2
14   Mieczysław Połukard 2
15   Marian Kaiser 2
16   Tadeusz Teodorowicz 2

World final

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Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1   Ove Fundin (1,3,3,3,3) 13
2   Ronnie Moore (2,2,2,3,3) 12
3   Arthur Forrest (3,1,3,2,2) 11 3
4   Peter Craven (3,1,2,2,3) 11 2
5   Ken McKinlay (2,2,3,3,0) 10
6   Per Olof Söderman (0,3,2,2,3) 10
7   Barry Briggs (3,2,1,3,1) 10
8   Brian Crutcher (1,3,3,0,2) 9
9   Peter Moore (2,1,1,2,2) 8
10   Eric Boothroyd (2,3,1,1,0) 7
11   Alan Hunt (3,0,1,1,1) 6
12   Dick Fisher (0,0,2,1,2) 5
13   Doug Davies (1,2,0,0,1) 4
14   Ole Andersson (1,1,0,0,0) 2
15   Ulf Ericsson (0,0,0,1,1) 2
16   Gerry Hussey (0,0,0,0,0) 0
R1   Rune Sörmander absent -
R2   Jack Biggs did not ride -
R3   Nigel Boocock did not ride -

Classification

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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) Ove Fundin 13 1 3 3 3 3 13 1
2   (3) Ronnie Moore 12 2 2 2 3 3 12 2
3   (5) Arthur Forrest 11 3 3 1 3 2 2 11 3
4   (2) Peter Craven 11 2 3 1 2 2 3 11 4
5   (8) Ken McKinlay 10 2 2 3 3 0 10 5
6   (1) Per Olof Söderman 10 0 3 2 2 3 10 6
7   (14) Barry Briggs 10 3 2 1 3 1 10 7
8   (6) Brian Crutcher 9 1 3 3 0 2 9 8
9   (15) Peter Moore 8 2 1 1 2 2 8 9
10   (11) Eric Boothroyd 7 2 3 1 1 0 7 10
11   (10) Alan Hunt 6 3 0 1 1 1 6 11
12   (7) Dick Fisher 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 12
13   (13) Doug Davies 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 13
14   (12) Ole Andersson 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 14
15   (9) Ulf Ericsson 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 15
16   (16) Gerry Hussey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
  (17) Jack Biggs 0 0
  (18) Nigel Boocock 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

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  7. ^ "Craven defends title". Liverpool Echo. 20 September 1956. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Fundin is champ". Sunday Mirror. 23 September 1956. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "TV millions dee a great night of sport". Weekly Dispatch London. 23 September 1956. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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