1936 Individual Speedway World Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1936 Individual Speedway World Championship was the first ever Speedway World Championship and was won by Lionel Van Praag
of Australia
. It was the first of a record 26 times that London
's Wembley Stadium would host the World Final with the last being in 1981
.
Lionel Van Praag
Lionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was the first of a record 26 times that London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Wembley Stadium would host the World Final with the last being in 1981
1981 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship.1981 was the last of a record 26 times that London's famous Wembley Stadium hosted the World Final.-World final:*September 5, 1981 London, Wembley Stadium*Referee: Sam Bass-Heat Results:...
.
- 1936 Podium
- Lionel Van PraagLionel Van PraagLionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:...
(AustraliaAustralia national speedway teamAustralia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...
) - Eric LangtonEric LangtonEric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934...
(Great BritainGreat Britain national speedway teamThe Great Britain national speedway team are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by Poole Pirates manager Neil Middleditch and the captain is Chris Harris of the Belle Vue Aces....
) - Bluey WilkinsonBluey WilkinsonArther George "Bluey" Wilkinson was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.-Early life:Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair...
(Australia)
World final
- September 10, 1936 LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Wembley Stadium
Pos. | Rider | Semi-Final Points | Final Points | Final Heats | Total Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lionel Van Praag Lionel Van Praag Lionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:... |
12 | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3) | 26+3 |
2 | Eric Langton Eric Langton Eric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934... |
13 | 13 | (3,3,3,2,2) | 26+2 |
3 | Bluey Wilkinson Bluey Wilkinson Arther George "Bluey" Wilkinson was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.-Early life:Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair... |
10 | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) | 25 |
4 | Cordy Milne Cordy Milne Cordy Milne was an American international motorcycle speedway rider who finished third in the 1937 Speedway World Championship final, behind his brother Jack and second placed Wilbur Lamoreaux... |
9 | 11 | (2,2,1,3,3) | 20 |
5 | Frank Charles Frank Charles (speedway rider) Frank Charles was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever World Championship final in 1936.- Career summary :... |
12 | 8 | (3,3,0,2,0) | 20 |
6 | Dicky Case Dicky Case Roy George Arthur 'Dicky' Case was an international speedway rider who finished sixth in the 1936 Speedway World Championship, the first ever final.-Career:... |
9 | 8 | (2,0,3,1,2) | 17 |
7 | Jack Ormston Jack Ormston John Glaholme 'Jack' Ormston was a Speedway rider who finished runner-up in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship... |
9 | 8 | (1,1,2,3,1) | 17 |
8 | Vic Huxley Vic Huxley Victor Nelson "Vic" Huxley was a Speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1930 and finished runner-up in 1931 and 1932. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1936 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons... |
10 | 7 | (1,2,0,2,2) | 17 |
9 | George Newton George Newton (speedway rider) George Newton is a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:... |
12 | 4 | (0,0,3,1,0) | 16 |
10 | Jack Milne Jack Milne Jack Milne was an international Speedway rider. He became the first American to win a motorcycling world championship when he won the Speedway World Championship in 1937... |
9 | 6 | (1,2,1,0,2) | 15 |
11 | Morian Hansen Morian Hansen Jens Henning Fisker Hansen , known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final in 1936.... |
10 | 5 | (2,1,2,0,0) | 15 |
12 | Bob Harrison Bob Harrison (speedway rider) Robert Edwin Harrison was a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:... |
10 | 5 | (0,0,2,0,3) | 15 |
13 | Wal Phillips Wal Phillips Walter Hartley 'Wal' Phillips was an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever World Championship final in 1936.- Career summary :... |
7 | 5 | (1,1,0,2,1) | 12 |
14 | Jack Parker Jack Parker (speedway rider) Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:... |
12 | - | - | 12 |
15 | Ginger Lees Ginger Lees Harry Riley Lees was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship final in 1936. He was born in Bury, England.- Career summary :... |
7 | 4 | (2,0,1,0,1) | 11 |
16 | Arthur Atkinson Arthur Atkinson (speedway rider) Arthur Atkinson was a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who appeared in the first Speedway World Championship final in 1936.-Career:... |
6 | 3 | (0,2,1,0,0) | 9 |
17 | Bill Pitcher Bill Pitcher William 'Bill' Pitcher was an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever World Championship final in 1936.- Career summary :... |
6 | 1 | (0,1,X/-,0,1) | 8 |
18 | Norman Parker Norman Parker (speedway rider) Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:... |
6 | 1 | (1) | 7 |