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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.

Second qualifying round

  • Top Qualifiers go forward to the Championship round.

Championship Round

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final

Scores

  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final

World final

  • 20 September 1951
  • London, Wembley Stadium

Classification

Podium

1951 Podium:

  1. Jack Young (Australia)
  2. Split Waterman (Great Britain)
  3. Jack Biggs (Australia)

References