{{Short description|10th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Motorsport season |title = [[Individual Speedway World Championship]] |link = Individual Speedway World Championship |year = 1955 }}
The '''1955 Individual Speedway World Championship''' was the tenth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=20–21|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/world-speedway-championships.html|title=World Championship 1936-1994|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=WORLD FINALS 1936-1994|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/89/world|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref>
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 (speedway rider)|Ronnie Moore]] won the ride off to claim silver from fellow countryman [[Barry Briggs]] and Welshman [[Eric Williams (speedway rider)|Eric Williams]] who both crashed leaving Moore an easy victory, Briggs took third place from Williams who missed out on a medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Craven Wins Speedway's World Title |work=Bradford Observer |date=16 September 1955 |access-date=5 July 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003150/19550916/316/0009| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
==Qualification== Qualification started on 29 April.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dlprezes.pl.tl/55_World-Speedway-Championship-_-1955.htm |title=1955 World Championship |website=Metal Speedway |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/55.htm#1955 |title=1955 World Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>
===Stage 1=== ====Norwegian round==== *26 September 1954 *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Briskebyen Utstillingsplassen]], [[Hamar]] *Top 3 (+2 seeded) to Nordic round 1955 {| class=wikitable !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Reidar Kristoffersen]] ||15 |-align=center |2 ||align=left|[[Rolf Westerberg]] ||14 |-align=center |3 ||align=left|[[Nils Paulsen]] ||13 |-align=center |4 ||align=left| Sverre Gjomesli||11 |-align=center |5 ||align=left|Rolf Solberg ||9 |-align=center |6 ||align=left| Odd Johansen||8 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|Erling Simonsen ||8 |-align=center |8 ||align=left| Gunnar Hilsen||7 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|Aage W. Jensen ||7 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|Tore Meiner ||6 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|Erling Cae ||5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|Oddvar Wold ||5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|Tor Bjorkkvist ||4 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Odd Kleiven ||4 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Knut Bjorge ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Jens Georg Walle ||0 |}
====Swedish round==== {| width=100% |width=50% valign=top|
*29 April 1955 *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Linköping#Sport|Linköping Motorstadion (Ryd)]], [[Linköping]] *Top 6 to Nordic qualification {| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Ove Fundin]] ||15 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Ulf Ericsson]] ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|Lars Pettersson ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|[[Kjell Carlsson]] ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|Rune Claesson ||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|Gunnar Johansson ||9 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|Olle Andersson II ||8 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|[[Stig Pramberg]] ||8 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|[[Olle Segerström]] ||8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|Kaj Forsberg||8 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|[[Göte Nordin]] ||5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|Thorsten Carlsson ||5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|Allan Nilsson ||3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Rune Stenström ||3 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Bert Engman ||3 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Bertil Carlsson II ||0 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|Stig Sköldberg ||0 |}
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*29 April 1955 *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Snälltorpet]], [[Eskilstuna]] *Top 6 to Nordic qualification {| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Bert Lindarw]] ||14 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Göran Norlén]] ||14 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|[[Birger Forsberg]] ||13 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|Olle Andersson I ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|[[Joel Jansson]] ||9 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|Olle Heyman ||9 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|[[Sven Fahlén (speedway rider)|Sven Fahlén]] ||9 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|Bernt Nilsson ||9 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|[[Per-Tage Svensson]] ||8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|Bengt Nilsson ||8 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|[[Göte Olsson]] ||4 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|[[Dan Forsberg]] ||4 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|[[Alf Jonsson]] ||3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Evert Andersson ||3 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Sven Skoglund ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Olle Broms ||0 |-align=center |17 ||align=left|Sten Cederlöv ||0 |} |}
===Stage 2=== ====Nordic round==== {| width=100% |width=50% valign=top|
*1 May 1955 *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kupittaa#Sport|Turku Speedway track]], [[Turku]] *Top 8 to Nordic final {| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Ove Fundin]] ||15 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Ulf Ericsson]] ||14 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|[[Sven Fahlén (speedway rider)|Sven Fahlén]] ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|Kaukko Jousanen ||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|[[Reidar Kristoffersen]] ||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|Olle Heyman||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|[[Birger Forsberg]] ||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |8 ||align=left|[[Antti Pajari]] ||10 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|Olle Andersson I ||8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|Reino Niemi ||5 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|Rauno Aaltonen ||5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|Aulis Tuominen ||4 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|[[Aage Hansen]] ||3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Simo Ylänen ||3 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Antti Mattila ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Ilkka Helminen ||0 |}
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*4 May 1955 *{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kastrup#Sport|Amager Speedway Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]] *Top 8 to Nordic final {| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Göran Norlén]] ||15 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Joel Jansson]] ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|Lars Pettersson ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|[[Basse Hveem]] ||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|[[Henry Andersen (speedway rider)|Henry Andersen]] ||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|[[Kjell Carlsson]] ||9 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|Rune Claesson ||8 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |8 ||align=left|[[Bert Lindarw]] ||8 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|[[Kiehn Berthelsen]] ||6 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|[[Leif Bech]] ||6 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|[[Arne Pander]] ||6 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|[[Nils Paulsen]] ||5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|Erling Simonsen ||4 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Eivind Petersen ||4 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|[[Rolf Westerberg]] ||3 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Axel Möller ||3 |} |}
====Continental round==== {| width=100% |width=50% valign=top|
*1 May 1955 *{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Osijek#Sport and recreation|City Garden Stadium]], [[Osijek]] *Top 8 to Continental final {| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|Karel Kiendl ||13 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left| Fred Aberl ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left| Sebastian Wiesent ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|Nicola Snjaric ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|Valentin Medved ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left| Drago Regvart||10 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|Branko Regvart ||9 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |8 ||align=left|Max Aebi ||9 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|Josip Klemencic ||8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left| Cornel Bijman ||7 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|Gerhard Hofemeister ||5 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|Josef Sinzinger ||5 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|Alois Strasser ||4 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|Moritz Künzl ||2 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|Leo Petzwinkler ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|Jakob Dietrich ||0 |}
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*8 May 1955 *{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Niederrheinstadion]], [[Oberhausen]] *Top 8 to Continental final {| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|[[Josef Seidl (speedway rider)|Josef Seidl]] ||14 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|[[Per-Olof Söderman]] ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|[[Sune Karlsson]] ||12 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|[[Georg Duneborn]] ||11 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|[[Josef Hofmeister]] ||9 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|[[Karl Killmeyer]] ||8 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |7 ||align=left|Marius Metzelaar ||8 |-align=center {{speedway color|7}} |8 ||align=left|Albin Siegl ||8 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|T van Gorcum ||8 |-align=center |10 ||align=left| Anton Kroeze ||7 |-align=center |11 ||align=left| [[Howdy Byford]] ||7 |-align=center |12 ||align=left| [[Alan Smith (speedway rider)|Alan Smith]] ||4 |-align=center |13 ||align=left| [[Leopold Killmeyer]] ||3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left| J van der Sluis ||3 |-align=center |15 ||align=left| Thei Bischops ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left| Alex Jakob ||1 |-align=center |17 ||align=left| Kurt Pieper||1 |} |}
===Stage 3=== ====Nordic Final==== *8 June 1955 *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lerkendal Stadion]], [[Trondheim]] * First 6 to European final {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |- {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Fundin]] ||14 |- {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Henry Andersen (speedway rider)|Henry Andersen]] ||14 |- {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Basse Hveem]] ||12 |- {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ulf Ericsson]] ||10 |- {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Birger Forsberg]] ||10 |- {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kjell Carlsson]] ||9 |- |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven Fahlén (speedway rider)|Sven Fahlén]] ||9 |- |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joel Jansson]] ||8 |- |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rune Claesson]] ||7 |- |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bert Lindarw]] ||7 |- |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Olle Heyman]] ||6 |- |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lars Pettersson (speedway rider)|Lars Pettersson]] ||5 |- |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Reidar Kristoffersen]] ||5 |- |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Göran Norlén]] ||3 |- |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Antti Pajari]] ||2 |- |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kaukko Jousanen]] ||1 |}
====Continental Final==== *13 June 1955 *{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Altes Stadion]], [[Abensberg]] * First 6 to European Final {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Points |- {{speedway color|7}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Fritz Dirtl]] ||15 |- {{speedway color|7}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Josef Kamper]] ||12 |- {{speedway color|7}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Georg Duneborn]] ||12 |- {{speedway color|7}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Josef Hofmeister]] ||11 |- {{speedway color|7}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Josef Seidl (speedway rider)|Josef Seidl]] ||11 |- {{speedway color|7}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Olof Söderman]] ||10+3 |-align=center |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Karl Killmeyer]] ||10+2 |-align=center |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sune Karlsson]] ||8 |-align=center |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Nicvan Gorcum||7 |-align=center |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Fred Aberl ||6 |-align=center |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Sebastian Wiesent ||6 |-align=center |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Branko Regvart ||4 |-align=center |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Tinus Metzelaar ||3 |-align=center |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Kiendl ||2 |-align=center |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Drago Regvart ||2 |-align=center |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Nicola Snjaric ||1 |}
====British & Commonwealth round==== *Top 21 qualify for Championship round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway Stars bid for World Title |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=3 July 1955 |access-date=13 January 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19550703/397/0015 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=100|Date !width=200|Venue !width=250|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 (Swindon)|Abbey Stadium]]|| Ian Williams |- |11 July || [[County Ground Stadium]] || Ken McKinlay |}
===Stage 4=== ====Championship Round==== *Top 12 qualify for World final + 2 reserves {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=100|Date !width=200|Venue !width=250|Winner |- |8 August || [[Wimbledon Stadium]] || Barry Briggs |- |9 August || [[West Ham Stadium]] || Jack Young |- |11 August || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] || Brian Crutcher |- |13 August || [[Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium|Perry Barr Stadium]] || Doug Davies |- |13 August || [[Odsal Stadium]] || Arthur Wright |- |20 August || [[Hyde Road (speedway)|Hyde Road Stadium]]|| Peter Craven |- |20 August || [[The Firs Stadium]] || Aub Lawson |}
'''Scores''' *First 12 to World final + 2 reserves {| width=100% |- |width=50% valign=top| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Total pts |-{{speedway color|g}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Craven]] ||29 |-{{speedway color|g}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Young (speedway rider)|Jack Young]] ||29 |-{{speedway color|g}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Barry Briggs]] ||28 |-{{speedway color|g}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ron Johnston]] ||26 |-{{speedway color|g}} |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)|Ronnie Moore]] ||26 |-{{speedway color|g}} |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arthur Wright (speedway rider)|Arthur Wright]] ||26 |-{{speedway color|g}} |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SAF|1928}} [[Doug Davies (speedway rider)|Doug Davies]] ||26 |-{{speedway color|g}} |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cyril Roger]] ||25 |-{{speedway color|g}} |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arthur Forrest (speedway rider)|Arthur Forrest]] ||24 |-{{speedway color|g}} |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aub Lawson]] ||24 |-{{speedway color|g}} |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Clarke (speedway rider)|Phil Clarke]] ||24 |-{{speedway color|g}} |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Crutcher]] ||23 |-{{speedway color|r}} |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Eric Williams (speedway rider)|Eric Williams]] ||23 |-{{speedway color|r}} |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Bales]] ||23 |- |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gerry Hussey]] ||22 |- |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ken McKinlay]] ||22 |- |17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Freddie Williams (speedway rider)|Freddie Williams]] ||21 |- |18 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Hagon]] ||19 |- |19 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Middleditch]]||19 |- |20 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron Mountford]] ||18 |- |21 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Geran]] ||18 |- |22 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Biggs]] ||17 |- |23 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Hunt (speedway rider)|Alan Hunt]] ||17 |- |24 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les McGillivray]]||17 |- |25 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Moore (speedway rider)|Peter Moore]] ||15 |- |26 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron How]]||14 |- |27 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Bastable]]||14 |- |28 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Peter Clark (speedway rider)|Peter Clark]] ||14 |- |} |width=50% valign=top| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=40px|Total pts |- |29||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Price (born 1911)|Tommy Price]] ||14 |- |30 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Rogers (speedway rider)|Fred Rogers]]||14 |- |31 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dick Bradley]] ||12 |- |32 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob Mark (speedway rider)|Bob Mark]] ||11 |- |33 ||align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Williams (speedway rider)|Ian Williams]] ||11 |- |34 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Split Waterman]] ||11 |- |35 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Duckworth (speedway rider)|Bob Duckworth]] ||11 |- |36 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Miller (speedway rider)|Tommy Miller]] ||10 |- |37 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reg Reeves]]||10 |- |38 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Kidd]] ||10 |- |39 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Smith (speedway rider)|Alan Smith]] ||9 |- |40 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Brand]] ||9 |- |41 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Street]] ||9 |- |42 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Guy Allott]] ||8 |- |43 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Junior Bainbridge]]||8 |- |44 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Edwards (speedway rider)|Harry Edwards]]||7 |- |45 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon McGregor (speedway rider)|Gordon McGregor]] ||7 |- |46 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Roger]]||6 |- |47 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Charlie New]]||6 |- |48 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Gooch (speedway rider)|Jimmy Gooch]]||5 |- |49 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Holden (speedway rider)|Bill Holden]]||5 |- |50 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric French]]||4 |- |51 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron Clarke (speedway rider)|Ron Clarke]] ||3 |- |52||align=left|{{flagicon|GGY}} [[John Fitzpatrick (speedway rider)|John Fitzpatrick]] ||3 |- |53 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Sharples]]||1 |- |54 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Sharp (speedway rider)|Bob Sharp]] ||1 |- |55||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddie Rigg]] ||0 |- |56 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jim Lightfoot (speedway rider)|Jim Lightfoot]]||0 |} |}
====European Final==== *4 July 1955 *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Bislett Stadium]], [[Oslo]] * First 4 to World final<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/55.htm#1955|title=1955|website=Speedway.org|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=25px|Pos. || style="width:200px;"|Rider ||width=70px|Total |-{{speedway color|g}} |1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Henry Andersen (speedway rider)|Henry Andersen]] ||14 |-{{speedway color|g}} |2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Olle Nygren]] || 12 |-{{speedway color|g}} |3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kjell Carlsson]]|| 11 |-{{speedway color|g}} |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Fundin]]|| 11 |- |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Olof Söderman]]|| 11 |- |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Basse Hveem]] || 10 |- |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Josef Kamper]]|| 9 |- |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ulf Ericsson]] ||8 |- |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Fritz Dirtl]]|| 7 |- |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Birger Forsberg]]||| 7 |- |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Georg Duneborn]] || 6 |- |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alf Hagon]]|| 5 |- |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rune Sörmander]]|| 4 |- |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cyril Maidment]]||3 |- |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Josef Seidl (speedway rider)|Josef Seidl]]|| 2 |- |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Josef Hofmeister]] ||0 |- |17 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Reidar Kristoffersen]] ||0 |}
==World final== *15 September 1955 *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London<ref>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=25px|Pos. ||width=200px|Rider ||width=70px|Heat Scores ||width=50px|Total |-{{speedway color|p1}} |{{Speedway color|P1}}|1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Craven]] ||(3,3,2,3,2)||13 |-{{speedway color|p2}} |{{Speedway color|P2}}|2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)|Ronnie Moore]] ||(3,1,3,2,3)||12+3 |-{{speedway color|p3}} |{{Speedway color|P3}}|3 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Barry Briggs]] ||(3,2,3,2,2)||12+2 |- |4 ||align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Eric Williams (speedway rider)|Eric Williams]]||(3,1,2,3,3)||12+1 |- |5 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Crutcher]] || (2,2,3,Fx,3) ||10 |- |6 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Fundin]] || (2,1,1,3,3) ||10 |- |7 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Young (speedway rider)|Jack Young]] || (1,3,1,3,2) ||10 |- |8 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Olle Nygren]] || (0,3,2,2,2) ||9 |- |9 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arthur Forrest (speedway rider)|Arthur Forrest]] || (0,2,3,1,1) ||7 |- |10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arthur Wright (speedway rider)|Arthur Wright]] ||(1,3,0,1,1) ||6 |- |11 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Bales]] ||(2,0,1,2,1) ||6 |- |12 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ron Johnston]] ||(1,1,2,1,1) ||6 |- |13 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kjell Carlsson]] ||(0,2,0,1,0) ||3 |- |14 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Clarke (speedway rider)|Phil Clarke]] ||(2,0,0,0,0) ||2 |- |15 ||align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Henry Andersen (speedway rider)|Henry Andersen]]||(1,0,1,0,0) ||2 |- |16 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cyril Roger]]||(0,0,0,0,Fx) ||0 |- |R1 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gerry Hussey]] ||did not ride||- |- |R2 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ken McKinlay]] ||did not ride||- |- |} *Note - Aub Lawson withdrew injured, Doug Davies withdrew with meningitis,
===Classification=== {{Speedway event 20heats| RIDERS= {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|1|8|ENG|[[Peter Craven]]| |3|3|2|3|2| pts=13 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|2|2|NZL|[[Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)|Ronnie Moore]]| |3|1|3|2|3| pts=12+3 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|3|14|NZL|[[Barry Briggs]]| |3|2|3|2|2| pts=12+2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|4|12|WAL|[[Eric Williams (speedway rider)|Eric Williams]]| |3|1|2|3|3| pts=12+1 | }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|5|1|ENG|[[Brian Crutcher]]| |2|2|3|-|3|pts=10 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|6|5|SWE|[[Ove Fundin]]| |2|1|1|3|3| pts=10 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|7|9|AUS|[[Jack Young (speedway rider)|Jack Young]]| |1|3|1|3|2| pts=10 | }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|8|6|SWE|[[Olle Nygren]]| |0|3|2|2|2| pts=9 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|9|4|ENG|[[Arthur Forrest (speedway rider)|Arthur Forrest]]| |0|2|3|1|1| pts=7 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|10|3|ENG|[[Arthur Wright (speedway rider)|Arthur Wright]]| |1|3|0|1|1| pts=6 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|11|10|ENG|[[Billy Bales]]| |2|0|1|2|1| pts=6 | }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|12|7|NZL|[[Ron Johnston]]| |1|1|2|1|1| pts=6 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|13|11|SWE|[[Kjell Carlsson]]| |0|2|0|1|0| pts=3 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|14|13|ENG|[[Phil Clarke (speedway rider)|Phil Clarke]]| |2|0|0|0|0| pts=2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|15|16|NOR|[[Henry Andersen (speedway rider)|Henry Andersen]]| |1|0|1|0|0| pts=2 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/rider|16|15|ENG|[[Cyril Roger]]| |0|0|0|0|-| pts=0 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||17|ENG|[[Gerry Hussey]] | pts=0 }} {{Speedway event 20heats/reserve||18|SCO|[[Ken McKinlay]] | pts=0 }} }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Speedway Grand Prix seasons}}
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