World Speedway Championships 1936

1936 World Championship 11 September 1936
World Championship
Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Qualifying Rounds | Championship Round | Final
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. Despite being unbeaten in the Final, Australian Bluey Wilkinson only finished third as the Championship was decided by bonus points accumulated in previous rounds plus the score from the final. Van Praag defeated England's Eric Langton in a runoff to be declared the inaugural Speedway World Champion. As they lined up at the tapes for the runoff, Langton broke them which would ordinarily lead to disqualification. However, Van Praag stated he did not want to win the title by default and insisted that a race should take place. At the restart Langton made it to the first bend in front and led until the final bend on the last lap when Van Praag darted through the smallest of gaps to win by less than wheel length.

  1 2 3 4 5 SF BP Pts
1. Frank Charles Great Britain 3 3 0 2 0 8 12 20  
2. Dick Case Australia 2 0 3 1 2 8 9 17  
3. Wal Phillips Great Britain 1 1 0 2 1 5 7 12  
4. George Newton Great Britain 0 0 3 1 0 4 12 16  
5. Jack Ormston Great Britain 1 1 2 3 1 8 9 17  
6. Arthur Atkinson Great Britain 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 9  
7. Ginger Lees Great Britain 2 0 1 0 1 4 7 11  
8. Bluey Wilkinson Australia 3 3 3 3 3 15 10 25 3rd
9 Cordy Milne USA 2 2 1 3 3 11 9 20  
10. Bill Pitcher Great Britain 0 1 EX EX 1 2 7 9  
11. Lionel Van Praag Australia 3 3 3 2 3 14 12 26 1st
12. Jack Milne USA 1 2 1 0 2 6 9 15  
13. Bob Harrison Great Britain 0 0 2 0 3 5 10 15  
14. Eric Langton Great Britain 3 3 3 2 2 13 13 26 2nd
15. Vic Huxley Australia 1 2 0 2 2 7 10 17  
16. Morian Hansen Denmark 2 1 2 f 0 5 10 15  
R1. Norman Parker Great Britain 1 1 - - - - 6 7  
R2. Blazer Hansen Denmark - - - - - dnr 5 5  
Heat by Heat
Heat 01 Charles Case Phillips Newton 73.6
Heat 02 Wilkinson Lees Ormston Atkinson 77.2
Heat 03 Van Praag C Milne J Milne Pitcher 75.8
Heat 04 Langton Hansen Huxley Harrison 76.8
Heat 05 Charles C Milne Ormston Harrison 75.4
Heat 06 Langton Atkinson Pitcher Case 77.4
Heat 07 Van Praag Huxley Phillips Lees 77.6
Heat 08 Wilkinson J Milne Hansen Newton 78.6
Heat 09 Van Praag Hansen Atkinson Charles
Heat 10 Case Ormston J Milne Huxley 78.6
Heat 11 Langton Charles Lees J Milne 76.8
Heat 12 Newton Harrison N Parker Lees 77.8
Heat 13 Wilkinson Langton C Milne Phillips 77.2
Heat 14 Wilkinson Van Praag Case Harrison 76.6
Heat 15 Ormston Phillips (Hansen F) (Pitcher X) 79.6
Heat 16 C Milne Huxley Newton Atkinson 78.4
Heat 17 Wilkinson Huxley Pitcher Charles 78.6
Heat 18 C Milne Case Lees Hansen 78.8
Heat 19 Harrison J Milne Phillips Atkinson 79.8
Heat 20 Van Praag Langton Ormston Newton 78.2
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world Championship 1936

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 RO SF BP Pts
1 Frank Charles Australia 3 0 0 2 0 8 12 20
2 Dick Case Great Britain 1 0 3 1 2 8 9 17
3 Wal Phillips Great Britain 2 1 0 2 1 5 7 12
4 George Newton Great Britain 1 0 3 1 0 4 12 16
5 Jack Ormston Great Britain 1 2 2 3 1 8 9 17
6 Arthur Atkinson Great Britain 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 9
7 Ginger Lees Great Britain 3 3 1 2 1 4 7 11
8 Bluey Wilkinson Australia 2 0 3 3 3 15 10 25
9 Cordy Milne USA 3 E 1 3 3 11 9 20
10 Bill Pitcher Great Britain 1 2 EX EX 1 2 7 9
11 Lionel Van Praag Australia 2 2 2 2 3 2 14 12 26
12 Jack Milne USA 0 1 1 0 2 6 9 15
13 Bob Harrison Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3 5 10 15
14 Eric Langton Great Britain 1 1 3 2 2 2 13 13 26
15 Vic Huxley Australia 0 0 0 2 2 7 10 17
16 Morian Hansen Denmark 3 2 3 F 0 5 10 15
17 Norman Parker Great Britain 1 1 6 7
18 Blazer Hansen Denmark dnr 5 5