WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX


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The following is an A-Z list of riders who competed in the World Individual Finals between 1936-1994.

The World Speedway Championship then moved to a Grand Prix format in time for the 1995 season, where a statistical record of the full GP series can be found here. The complete World Championship Roll of Honour is available here.

KEY: VENUES - Amsterdam, Holland; Bradford, England; Gothenburg, Sweden; Katowice, Poland; Los Angeles, USA; Malmo, Sweden; Munich, Germany; Norden, Germany; Pocking, Germany; Vojens, Denmark; Wembley, England; Wroclaw, Poland.

NOTE: The totals underneath each rider's entry refer to the number of World Finals ridden in and the number of points amassed from those appearances.

COMPILED BY ROBERT BAMFORD


RIDERS - C



 
Year
Final
Points
Notes
CARLSSON, Arne (Sweden)
1959
Wembley
8
  
 
1962
Wembley
3
  
 
1963
Wembley
1
  
Total  
3
12
  
         
CARLSSON, Kjell (Sweden)
1955
Wembley
3
  
Total  
1
3
  
         
CARTER, Kenny (England)
1981
Wembley
11
  
 
1982
Los Angeles
10
  
 
1983
Norden
10
  
Total  
3
31
  
         
CASE, Dicky (Australia)
1936
Wembley
8+9 bonus
  
Total  
1
8
  
         
CASTAGNA, Armando (Italy)
1985
Bradford
4
  
 
1986
Katowice
2
  
 
1990
Bradford
8
  
 
1991
Gothenburg
6
  
 
1993
Pocking
5
  
Total  
5
25
  
         
CHARLES, Frank (England)
1936
Wembley
8+12 bonus
  
 
1937
Wembley
7+10 bonus
  
Total  
2
15
  
         
CHITTY, Eric (Canada)
1937
Wembley
4+11 bonus
  
 
1939
Wembley
-+5 bonus
  
Total  
1
4
Did not ride - meeting cancelled
         
CIESLAK, Marek (Poland)
1975
Wembley
1
  
 
1976
Katowice
4
  
 
1978
Wembley
5
  
Total  
3
10
  
         
CLARKE, Phil (England)
1955
Wembley
2
  
Total  
1
2
  
         
CLARKE, Ron (England)
1949
Wembley
8
  
 
1950
Wembley
3
  
Total  
2
11
  
         
CLOSE, Derek (England)
1952
Wembley
4
  
Total  
1
4
  
         
COLE, Howard (England)
1969
Wembley
1
  
Total  
1
1
  
         
COLLINS, Eric (Australia)
1939
Wembley
-+4 bonus
Did not ride - meeting cancelled
Total  
0
0
  
         
COLLINS, Les (England)
1982
Los Angeles
13
2nd place
Total  
1
13
  
         
COLLINS, Peter (England)
1973
Katowice
6
  
 
1974
Gothenburg
9
  
 
1975
Wembley
10
  
 
1976
Katowice
14
1st place
 
1977
Gothenburg
13
2nd place
 
1979
Katowice
6
  
 
1980
Gothenburg
8
  
 
1982
Los Angeles
5
  
Total  
8
71
** 1 x World Champion **
         
COLLINS, Phil (England)
1983
Norden
4
  
 
1985
Bradford
Reserve
Did not ride
Total  
1
4
  
         
COOK, John (USA)
1985
Bradford
9
  
 
1987
Amsterdam
7+8=15
  
Total  
2
24
  
         
CORREY, Ronnie (USA)
1989
Munich
4
  
 
1990
Bradford
2
  
 
1991
Gothenburg
6
  
 
1992
Wroclaw
6
  
 
1993
Pocking
Reserve
Did not ride
Total  
4
18
  
         
COX, Marvyn (England)
1986
Katowice
3
  
 
1994
Vojens
9
  
Total  
2
12
  
         
CRAVEN, Malcolm (England)
1939
Wembley
-
Reserve - meeting cancelled
Total  
0
0
  
         
CRAVEN, Peter (England)
1954
Wembley
3
  
 
1955
Wembley
13
1st place
 
1956
Wembley
11
  
 
1957
Wembley
11
3rd place
 
1958
Wembley
11
  
 
1959
Wembley
7
  
 
1960
Wembley
14
3rd place
 
1961
Malmo
6
  
 
1962
Wembley
14
1st place
 
1963
Wembley
6
  
Total  
10
96
** 2 x World Champion **
         
CRESP, Ray (Australia)
1961
Malmo
3
  
Total  
1
3
  
         
CROOMBS, Tommy (England)
1937
Wembley
2+0 bonus
  
 
1938
Wembley
4+4 bonus
  
Total  
2
6
  
         
CROSS, Simon (England)
1987
Amsterdam
7+3=10
  
 
1988
Vojens
Reserve
Did not ride
Total  
1
10
  
         
CRUMP, Jason (Australia)
1994
Vojens
6
  
Total  
1
6
  
         
CRUMP, Phil (Australia)
1975
Wembley
10
  
 
1976
Katowice
12
3rd place
 
1982
Los Angeles
4
  
Total  
3
26
  
         
CRUTCHER, Brian (England)
1952
Wembley
6
  
 
1953
Wembley
6
  
 
1954
Wembley
13
2nd place
 
1955
Wembley
10
  
 
1956
Wembley
9
  
 
1957
Wembley
Reserve
Did not ride
 
1958
Wembley
Reserve
Did not ride
 
1959
Wembley
10
  
Total  
6
54
  
NOTE: Brian Crutcher did not attend the 1957 World Final, as he was angry at qualifying only as a reserve and used an injury as a reason for his non-attendance on the night.