1939 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1939 Individual Speedway World Championship was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. It would have been the fourth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The final, due to be held at Wembley on 7 September was cancelled, just four days after the declaration of war by Britain on Germany.[8][9]

Qualifying

The top 16 riders over 7 qualifying rounds and 7 Championship rounds would qualify for the World final. Malcolm Craven and Frank Goulden qualified as first reserves.

Results

Pos.	Rider	Qual Points	Points carried forward
1	Cordy Milne	53	8
2	Eric Langton	51	7
3	Wilbur Lamoreaux	50	7
4	Bill Kitchen	47	7
5	Vic Duggan	45	6
6	Lionel Van Praag	44	6
7	Arthur Atkinson	40	6
8	Jack Milne	40	6
9	Alec Statham	36	5
10	Jack Parker	34	5
11	Benny Kaufman	33	5
12	Eric Chitty	32	5
13	Ron Johnson	32	5
14	Frank Varey	31	4
15	Eric Collins	30	4
16	Aub Lawson	29	4
17	Malcolm Craven	27	0
18	Frank Goulden	24	0

References

Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
"World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
"WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
"HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
"WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
"Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
"Speedway Racing". West London Observer. 1 September 1939. Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Speedway Final". Cambridge Daily News. 6 September 1939. Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.

[2] "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[3] "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[4] "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[5] "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[6] "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[7] Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.

[8] "Speedway Racing". West London Observer. 1 September 1939. Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] "Speedway Final". Cambridge Daily News. 6 September 1939. Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix seasons
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See also	Medalists Medal Classification Grands Prix SGP riders Super Prix SGP Statistics