12th edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship
The 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 12th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The event was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and the attendance was 51,000. New Zealander Barry Briggs won the title after a ride off against defending champion Ove Fundin after the pair tied on 14 points after five rides each. In the ride off Fundin took the lead before Briggs forced his way to the front and with a lap to go Fundin lost control and crashed into the safety fence. Briggs duly won the £500 first prize with Fundin bruised but collecting £200. Peter Craven won the bronze and £100 after another ride off for third place.[7]
Qualifying
Qualification started in 1956.[8][9]
Stage 1
Norwegian qualification
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Finnish qualification
Pos. |
Rider |
Points
|
1 |
Antti Pajari |
15
|
2 |
Simo Ylanen |
14
|
3 |
Kauko Jousanen |
12
|
4 |
Reino Niemi |
10
|
5 |
Pekka Tenko |
9
|
6 |
Raimo Kivinen |
8
|
7 |
Erkki Ala Sippola |
8
|
8 |
Timo Laine |
8
|
9 |
Paavo Mikkola |
7
|
10 |
Kalevi Lahtinen |
7
|
11 |
Rauno Aaltonen |
6
|
12 |
Heikki Sorii |
4
|
13 |
Aulis Tuominen |
3
|
14 |
Valle Seliverstov |
3
|
15 |
Jorma Rihkajarvi |
2
|
16 |
Nils Staaf |
2
|
17 |
Orvo Ahlqvist |
1
|
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Swedish qualification
Stage 2
Nordic qualification
Continental round