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]
Norwegian round
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Pos.
Rider
Points
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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Pos.
Rider
Points
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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Pos.
Rider
Points
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
Nordic qualification
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Continental semi-final
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Nordic Final
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Continental Final
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British & Commonwealth qualifying
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Top 32 from 80 qualify for British & Commonwealth semi-finals.[10]
British/Commonwealth semi-final
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Barry Briggs seeded to World final
First 10 to World final + 1 reserve
European Final
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World final
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Pos.
Rider
Heat Scores
Total
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
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R2
Per Olof Söderman
did not ride
-
Classification
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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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