
1937 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1937 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
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Pos. | Rider | Semi-Final Points | Final Points | Final Heats | Total Points |
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1 | ![]() 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... |
13 | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) | 28 |
2 | ![]() Wilbur Lamoreaux Wilbur Lamoreaux was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who qualified for three Speedway World Championship finals and never finished lower than fifth place.-Early life:... |
12 | 13 | (3,3,3,1,3) | 25 |
3 | ![]() 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... |
11 | 12 | (2,3,2,3,2) | 23 |
4 | ![]() 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:... |
11 | 10 | (2,3,1,2,2) | 21 |
5 | ![]() 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 :... |
10 | 9 | (1,1,2,2,3) | 19 |
6 | ![]() 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 :... |
10 | 7 | (0,0,1,3,3) | 17 |
7 | ![]() 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:... |
11 | 6 | (3,0,-,3,0) | 17 |
8 | ![]() Bill Kitchen (speedway rider) William Kitchen is a former international speedway rider who started his career with the Belle Vue Aces in 1933.-Career summary:... |
7 | 9 | (1,2,2,2,2) | 16 |
9 | ![]() 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:... |
11 | 5 | (3,0,0,0,2) | 16 |
10 | ![]() 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... |
12 | 4 | (1,0,0,3,0) | 16 |
11 | ![]() 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.... |
7 | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) | 15 |
12 | ![]() Eric Chitty Eric Stevenson Chitty was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1938.-Early days:... |
11 | 4 | (0,2,0,1,1) | 15 |
13 | ![]() Joe Abbott (speedway rider) John Patrick 'Joe' Abbott was an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1937.- Career summary :... |
8 | 6 | (2,1,1,2,0) | 14 |
14 | ![]() 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:... |
8 | 6 | (2,0,2,1,1) | 14 |
15 | ![]() Frank Varey Frank Varey was a former international speedway rider who featured in the Speedway World Championship finals in 1937 and 1938... |
8 | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) | 11 |
16 | ![]() 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:... |
7 | - | - | 7 |
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0 | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) | 2 |
18 | ![]() Alec Statham Alec Statham was a Speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1949 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons.... |
0 | 0 | (0) | 0 |