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1955 Individual Speedway World Championship

10th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship

Summary

10th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship

The 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship was the tenth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

In a very competitive World final Peter Craven of England finished one point ahead of three other riders who had to ride off for the silver medal. The defending champion Ronnie Moore won the ride off to claim silver from fellow countryman Barry Briggs and Welshman Eric Williams who both crashed leaving Moore an easy victory, Briggs took third place from Williams who missed out on a medal.

Qualification

Qualification started on 29 April.

Stage 1

Norwegian round

26 September 1954
NOR Briskebyen Utstillingsplassen, Hamar
Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic round 1955

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Swedish round

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29 April 1955
SWE Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
Top 6 to Nordic qualification

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Stage 2

Nordic round

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4 May 1955
DEN Amager Speedway Stadium, Copenhagen
Top 8 to Nordic final

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Continental round

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8 May 1955
FRG Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
Top 8 to Continental final

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Stage 3

Nordic Final

8 June 1955
NOR Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
First 6 to European final

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Continental Final

13 June 1955
FRG Altes Stadion, Abensberg
First 6 to European Final

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British & Commonwealth round

Top 21 qualify for Championship round.

Date	Venue	Winner
4 July	Wimborne Road	Ken Middleditch
5 July	Banister Court Stadium	Dick Bradley
7 July	Foxhall Stadium	Junior Bainbridge
7 July	Oxford Stadium	Ronnie Genz
8 July	Leicester Stadium	Ken Middleditch
9 July	Brandon Stadium	Tommy Miller
9 July	Rayleigh Weir Stadium	Bert Roger
9 July	Abbey Stadium	Ian Williams
11 July	County Ground Stadium	Ken McKinlay

Stage 4

Championship Round

Top 12 qualify for World final + 2 reserves

Date	Venue	Winner
8 August	Wimbledon Stadium	Barry Briggs
9 August	West Ham Stadium	Jack Young
11 August	Wembley Stadium	Brian Crutcher
13 August	Perry Barr Stadium	Doug Davies
13 August	Odsal Stadium	Arthur Wright
20 August	Hyde Road Stadium	Peter Craven
20 August	The Firs Stadium	Aub Lawson

Scores

First 12 to World final + 2 reserves

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European Final

4 July 1955
NOR Bislett Stadium, Oslo
First 4 to World final

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World final

15 September 1955
ENG Wembley Stadium, London

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Note - Aub Lawson withdrew injured, Doug Davies withdrew with meningitis,

Classification

References

Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
"World Championship 1936-1994".
"WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
"HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
"Speedway riders, history and results".
"WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
(16 September 1955). "Craven Wins Speedway's World Title". Bradford Observer.
"1955 World Championship".
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(3 July 1955). "Speedway Stars bid for World Title". Weekly Dispatch (London).
"1955".
Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN. 0-7524-2402-5

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