1958 Individual Speedway World Championship
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]
Nordic Final
- 8 June 1958
Växjö- First 8 to European final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Sörmander | 15 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | 12 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
| 4 | Dan Forsberg | 11 |
| 5 | Göran Norlén | 9 |
| 6 | Per Olof Söderman | 9 |
| 7 |  Nils Paulsen | 8 |
| 8 | Birger Forsberg | 7 |
| 9 | Aage Hansen | 7 |
| 10 | Bengt Eriksson | 6 |
| 11 |  Arne Pander | 5 |
| 12 |  Timo Laine | 4 |
| 13 | Bernt Nilsson | 4 |
| 14 | Curt Nyqvist | 3 |
| 15 | Evert Andersson | 2 |
| 16 | Kjell Wårenius | 2 |
| 17 | Björn Knutsson | 2 |
| 18 | Reidar Kristoffersen | dnr |
Continental Final
- 1 June 1958
Oberhausen- First 8 to European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Jansson | 14 |
| 2 | Josef Hofmeister | 14 |
| 3 | Josef Seidl | 11 |
| 4 |  Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 9 |
| 5 |  Stanisław Tkocz | 9 |
| 6 | Marian Kaiser | 9 |
| 7 | Joachim Maj | 8 |
| 8 | Edward Kupczyński | 8 |
| 9 | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 8 |
| 10 | Janusz Suchecki | 7 |
| 11 | Henryk Żyto | 6 |
| 12 | Janusz Koscielak | 3 |
| 13 | Stefan Kwoczała | |
| 14 | Jaroslav Volf | |
| 15 |  Karl Killmeyer | |
| 16 | Valentin Unterköfler | |
| 17 | Josef Bössner | dnr |
British/Commonwealth Round
semi final
- 4 races at 4 venues
- Barry Briggs seeded to World final
- First 10 to World final + 1 reserve
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European Final
| Pos. | Rider | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 15 | Qualified for World final |
| 2 | Josef Hofmeister | 13 | Qualified for World final |
| 3 | Rune Sörmander | 12 | Qualified for World final |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | 11 | Qualified for World final |
| 5 | Joel Jansson | 10 | Qualified for World final |
| 6 | Per Olof Söderman | 9 | Reserve for World final |
| 7 | Marian Kaiser | 9 | |
| 8 | Joseph Seidl | 7 | |
| 9 | Joachim Maj | 6 | |
| 10 | Nils Paulsen | 6 | |
| 11 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 5 | |
| 12 | Stanisław Tkocz | 4 | |
| 13 | Edward Kupczyński | 4 | |
| 14 | Dan Forsberg | 3 | |
| 15 | Göran Norlén | 2 | |
| 16 | Birger Forsberg | 2 |
World final
- 20 September 1958
London, Wembley Stadium[9]- Referee: (
) E. G. Cope
| Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barry Briggs | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | (3,3,2,3,2) | 13 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aub Lawson | (1,3,3,1,3) | 11+3 |
| 4 | Peter Craven | (2,3,0,3,3) | 11+2 |
| 5 |  Ken McKinlay | (2,2,3,2,2) | 11+1 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | (3,2,0,1,3) | 9 |
| 7 | Olle Nygren | (3,2,2,2,0) | 9 |
| 8 | Ron Johnston | (1,1,1,3,2) | 8 |
| 9 | Gerry Hussey | (2,0,2,2,1) | 7 |
| 10 | Ron How | (1,1,2,2,1) | 7 |
| 11 | Peter Moore | (0,1,3,1,0) | 5 |
| 12 | Mike Broadbank | (2,0,1,0,2) | 5 |
| 13 | Rune Sörmander | (0,2,1,0,1) | 4 |
| 14 | Jack Geran | (0,1,1,0,1) | 3 |
| 15 | Josef Hofmeister | (1,0,0,1,0) | 2 |
| 16 | Joel Jansson | (0,0,0,0,0) | 0 |
| R1 | Brian Crutcher | did not ride | - |
| R2 | Per Olof Söderman | did not ride | - |
Classification
| 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) Barry Briggs |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (13) Ove Fundin |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | (2) Aub Lawson |
11+3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Peter Craven |
11+2 | 2 | 3 | e | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (11) Ken McKinlay |
11+0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (10) Ronnie Moore |
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (5) Olle Nygren |
9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (7) Ron Johnston |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (6) Gerry Hussey |
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (14) Ron How |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (9) Peter Moore |
5 | f | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (15) Mike Broadbank |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Rune Sörmander |
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Jack Geran |
3 | f | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (12) Josef Hofmeister |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (1) Joel Jansson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Brian Crutcher |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (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
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- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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- Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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