1936 World Championship | 11 September 1936 World Championship Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | |
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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 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 2. | Dick Case | | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 3. | Wal Phillips | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 4. | George Newton | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | | 5. | Jack Ormston | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 6. | Arthur Atkinson | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 7. | Ginger Lees | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 8. | Bluey Wilkinson | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3rd | 9 | Cordy Milne | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | | 10. | Bill Pitcher | | 0 | 1 | EX | EX | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 11. | Lionel Van Praag | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1st | 12. | Jack Milne | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 13. | Bob Harrison | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | 14. | Eric Langton | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 2nd | 15. | Vic Huxley | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | | 16. | Morian Hansen | | 2 | 1 | 2 | f | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | R1. | Norman Parker | | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | | R2. | Blazer Hansen | | - | - | - | - | - | 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 | | xx | |
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| | | 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 | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | Dick Case | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | Wal Phillips | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | George Newton | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | Jack Ormston | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | Arthur Atkinson | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | Ginger Lees | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | Bluey Wilkinson | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 15 | 10 | 25 | 9 | Cordy Milne | | | | 3 | | E | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | Bill Pitcher | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | EX | | | EX | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Lionel Van Praag | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 12 | Jack Milne | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | Bob Harrison | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | Eric Langton | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 15 | Vic Huxley | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | Morian Hansen | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | F | | | 0 | | | | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | Norman Parker | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | Blazer Hansen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | dnr | 5 | 5 | |