1958 Individual Speedway World Championship

13th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship

1958 Individual Speedway World Championship

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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]

## Qualifying

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Qualification started in 1957.[8][9]

### Stage 1

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#### Norwegian round

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* 20 October 1957
* Tønsberg Stadion, Tønsberg
* Top 4 (+4 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1958

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Aage Hansen | 15
2 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 12
3 | Roger Steen | 11
4 | Roger Hansen | 10
5 | Egil Bratvold | 10
6 | Arne Kristiansen | 10
7 | Rolf Westerberg | 7
8 | Gunnar Hemsaeter | 7
9 | Erling Simonsen | 7
10 | Oddvar Wold | 7
11 | Thorbjorn Nygaard | 5
12 | Fred Carlsen | 4
13 | Jan Svaleng | 4
14 | Roald Kjolso | 2
15 | Havard Gulbjornrud | 2
16 | Kjell Berg | 1
17 | Oystein Mellerud | 1

#### Finnish round

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* 27 October 1957
* Helsinki Velodrome, Helsinki
* Top 4 (+2 seeded) to Nordic qualification 1958

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Antti Pajari | 14+3
2 | Aulis Tuominen | 14+2
3 | Turkka Silvan | 12
4 | Lasse Mylläri | 9
5 | Heikki Sorri | 9
6 | Valle Selivestov | 8
7 | Kauko Jousanen | 7
8 | Antero Salasto | 7
9 | Petti Mikkola | 7
10 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 7
11 | Pekka Tenko | 6
12 | Timo Laine | 6
13 | Reino Niemi | 5
14 | Olle Helander | 2
15 | Esko Koponen | 2
16 | Timo Pirkkalanniemi | 0

#### Swedish round

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* 1 May 1958
* Gamla Speedway Track, Visby
* Top 7 to Nordic qualification

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Rune Sörmander | 15
2 | Per-Olof Söderman | 13
3 | Evert Andersson | 12
4 | Joel Jansson | 12
5 | Bernt Nilsson | 11
6 | Kjell Wårenius | 10
7 | Lars Pettersson | 10
8 | Björn Knutson | 7
9 | Göte Nordin | 6
10 | Olle Andersson IV | 5
11 | Hans Hallberg | 5
12 | Åke Andersson | 4
13 | Olle Andersson II | 3
14 | Per Sjöholm | 3
15 | Thorsten Carlsson | 3
16 | Curt Eldh | 1
17 | Sven-Gunnar Karlstén | 0

* 1 May 1958
* Hammarby IP, Stockholm
* Top 7 to Nordic qualification

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Birger Forsberg | 13
2 | Olle Nygren | 12
3 | Ove Fundin | 12
4 | Dan Forsberg | 12
5 | Bengt Eriksson | 10
6 | Curt Nyqvist | 8
7 | Olle Segerström | 8
8 | Göran Norlén | 7+3
9 | Bert Lindarw | 7+2
10 | Rune Claesson | 7
11 | Arne Carlsson | 6
12 | Alf Jonsson | 6
13 | Sune Karlsson | 3
14 | Bengt Brannefors | 3
15 | Roland Krantz | 2
16 | Georg Duneborn | 1
17 | Thorvald Karlsson | 0
18 | Per-Tage Svensson | 0

### Stage 2

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#### Nordic qualification

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* 25 May 1958
* Grevby Motorstadion, Mariestad
* Top 8 to Nordic final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Ove Fundin | 15
2 | Olle Nygren | 14
3 | Birger Forsberg | 12
4 | Dan Forsberg | 11
5 | Bengt Eriksson | 10
6 | Göran Norlén | 9
7 | Timo Laine | 8+3
8 | Curt Nyqvist | 8+2
9 | Björn Knutson | 8+1
10 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 6
11 | Antti Pajari | 5
12 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 5
13 | Lasse Mylläri | 4
14 | Timo Pirkalanniemi | 3
15 | Roger Hansen | 1
16 | Turkka Silvan | 1

* 5 June 1958
* Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo
* Top 8 to Nordic final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Per-Olof Söderman | 15
2 | Rune Sörmander | 13
3 | Nils Paulsen | 12
4 | Aage Hansen | 11
5 | Kjell Wårenius | 11
6 | Arne Pander | 9
7 | Bernt Nilsson | 8
8 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 8
9 | Evert Andersson | 7
10 | Rolf Westerberg | 6
11 | Arne Kristiansen | 5
12 | Lars Pettersson | 4
13 | Roger Steen | 4
14 | Kurt W Petersen | 4
15 | Svend Nissen | 2
16 | Poul Hansen | 1

#### Continental semi-final

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* 18 May 1958
* Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg
* Top 8 to Continental final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Josef Seidl | 13
2 | Josef Hofmeister | 12
3 | Joel Jansson | 11
4 | Edward Kupczynski | 11
5 | Stanislaw Tkocz | 11
6 | Janusz Koscielak | 10
7 | Joachim Maj | 10
8 | Konstanty Pociejkowicz | 9
9 | Olle Segerström |
10 | Florian Kapała |
11 | Tadeusz Teodorowicz |
12 | Paweł Waloszek |
13 | Albin Aberl |
14 | Nick van Gorcum |
15 | Albin Siegl |
16 | Thei Bischops |

* 18 May 1958
* Wiener Stadion, Vienna
* Top 8 to Continental final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 | Marian Kaiser | 13
2 | Janusz Suchecki | 13
3 | Henryk Zyto | 12
4 | Stefan Kwoczala | 12
5 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 10
6 | Jaroslav Volf | 9
7 | Karl Killmeyer | 8
8 | Josef Bössner | 7
9 | Valentin Unterköfler | 7
10 | Ligor Dusanek | 7
11 | Vladimir Uher | 6
12 | Otto Holoubek | 4
13 | Hans Sidlo | 4
14 | Alois Dürrenhammer | 4
15 | Erich Sidlo | 2
16 | Ernst Strasser | 1

### Stage 3

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#### Nordic Final

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* 8 June 1958
* Växjö Motorstadion, Växjö
* First 8 to European final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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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 Knutson | 2
18 |  Reidar Kristoffersen | dnr

#### Continental Final

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* 1 June 1958
* Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
* First 8 to European Final

| Pos. | Rider | Points

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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 |  Alfred Aberl | 6
13 |  Janusz Koscielak | 3
14 |  Jaroslav Volf | 3
15 |  Josef Bössner | 3
16 |  Karl Killmeyer | 1
176 |  Valentin Unterköfler (res) | 0

#### British & Commonwealth qualifying

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* Top 32 from 80 qualify for British & Commonwealth semi-finals.[10]

Date  | Venue  | Winner

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14 July | Wimborne Road | Jack Biggs
14 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore
15 July | Banister Court Stadium | Ronnie Genz
17 July | Foxhall Stadium | Peter Moore
17 July | Oxford Stadium | Gordon McGregor
18 July | Leicester Stadium | Ken McKinlay
19 July | Hyde Road | Ron Johnston
19 July | Brandon Stadium | Jack Young
19 July | The Firs Stadium | Billy Bales
19 July | Abbey Stadium | Ron How

### Stage 4

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#### British/Commonwealth semi-final

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* Barry Briggs seeded to World final
* First 10 to World final + 1 reserve

Date  | Venue  | Winner

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16 August | Hyde Road | Ken McKinklay
18 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Peter Craven
19 August | Banister Court Stadium | Jack Geran
22 August | Leicester Stadium | Brian Crutcher
| Pos. | Rider | Points

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1 |  Ken McKinlay | 27
2 |  Peter Craven | 27
3 |  Mike Broadbanks | 25
4 |  Ron How | 24
5 |  Peter Moore | 24
6 |  Ronnie Moore | 23
7 |  Aub Lawson | 22
8 |  Ron Johnston | 22
9 |  Gerry Hussey | 22
10 |  Jack Geran | 22
11 |  Brian Crutcher | 22
12 |  Gordon McGregor | 20
13 |  George White | 17
14 |  Dick Bradley | 15
15 |  Billy Bales | 14
16 |  Neil Street | 14
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts

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17 |  Chum Taylor | 13
18 |  Jack Young | 13
19 |  Alf Hagon | 13
20 |  Jack Unstead | 12
21 |  Jack Biggs | 11
22 |  Bob Duckworth | 8
23 |  Harry Edwards | 8
24 |  Ronnie Genz | 7
25 |  Gerald Jackson | 6
26 |  Charlie New | 6
27 |  Arthur Forrest | 5
28 |  Eric Boothroyd | 4
29 |  Ray Cresp | 3
30 |  Phil Clarke | 3
31 |  Ron Mountford | 1

#### European Final

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* 22 July 1958
* Army Stadium, Warsaw
* First 5 to World final plus 1 reserve[11]

Pos. | Rider | Total

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1 |  Ove Fundin | 15
2 |  Josef Hofmeister | 13
3 |  Rune Sörmander | 12
4 |  Olle Nygren | 11
5 |  Joel Jansson | 10
6 |  Per Olof Söderman | 9
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

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* 20 September 1958
* London, Wembley Stadium[12]
* Referee: () E. G. Cope

Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total

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1 |  Barry Briggs | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15
2 |  Ove Fundin | (3,3,2,3,2) | 13
3 |  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

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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

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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

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## References

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