The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off. [7]
Qualification started on 1952. [8] [9]
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Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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13 |
3 |
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12 |
4 |
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11 |
5 |
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10 |
6 |
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9 |
7 |
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9 |
8 |
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8 |
9 |
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5 |
10 |
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5 |
11 |
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5 |
12 |
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5 |
13 |
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4 |
14 |
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4 |
15 |
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3 |
16 |
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2 |
17 |
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1 |
18 |
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0 |
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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14 |
3 |
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11 |
4 |
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10 |
5 |
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10 |
6 |
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9 |
7 |
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9 |
8 |
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9 |
9 |
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7 |
10 |
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7 |
11 |
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7 |
12 |
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5 |
13 |
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3 |
14 |
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3 |
15 |
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1 |
16 |
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0 |
17 |
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0 |
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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13 |
3 |
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12 |
4 |
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12 |
5 |
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10 |
6 |
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9 |
7 |
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9 |
8 |
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8 |
9 |
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7 |
10 |
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6 |
11 |
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6 |
12 |
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4 |
13 |
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3 |
14 |
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3 |
15 |
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2 |
16 |
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1 |
17 |
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dnr |
Date | Venue | Winner |
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26 May | Banister Court Stadium | Maury Mattingley |
26 May | Cornish Stadium | Goog Hoskin |
28 May | Oxford Stadium | Jim Boyd |
29 May | Pennycross Stadium | Harold Fairhurst |
30 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Peter Clark |
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
6 July | Stanley Stadium | Tommy Miller |
6 July | Wimborne Road | Basse Hveem |
7 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Fred Brand |
8 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Tommy Miller |
10 July | Leicester Stadium | Olle Nygren |
10 July | The Stadium, Motherwell | Ron Mountford |
11 July | Brandon Stadium | Charlie New |
11 July | Sun Street Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
18 July | Old Meadowbank | Don Cuppleditch |
24 July | Monmore Green Stadium | Harry Bastable |
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
14 August | Knowle Stadium | Dick Bradley |
15 August | Harringay Stadium | Olle Nygren |
17 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
18 August | West Ham Stadium | Jack Young |
20 August | Wembley Stadium | Jack Biggs |
22 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
22 August | Odsal Stadium | Arthur Forrest |
26 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Graham Warren |
28 August | The Firs Stadium | Aub Lawson |
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 |
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(3,3,3,2,3) | 14 |
2 |
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(3,3,3,3,1) | 13 |
3 |
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(3,2,3,1,3) | 12+3 |
4 |
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(2,3,2,3,2) | 12+2 |
5 |
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(3,2,3,2,F) | 10 |
6 |
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(F,1,2,3,3) | 9 |
7 |
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(2,2,F,3,1) | 8 |
8 |
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(2,2,0,0,3) | 7 |
9 |
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(1,3,2,1,0) | 7 |
10 |
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(1,1,1,2,1) | 6 |
11 |
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(0,0,1,2,2) | 5 |
12 |
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(0,0,2,1,2) | 5 |
13 |
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(1,1,1,1,F) | 4 |
14 |
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(0,0,1,0,2) | 3 |
15 |
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(2,F,0,0,0) | 2 |
16 |
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(1,1,0,0,-) | 2 |
R1 |
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(1) | 1 |
R2 |
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did not ride | - |
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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1 |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 |
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13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 |
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12+3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 |
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12+2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 |
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9 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 |
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7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 |
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2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
17 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 |
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0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off. [7]
Qualification started on 1952. [8] [9]
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Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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13 |
3 |
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12 |
4 |
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11 |
5 |
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10 |
6 |
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9 |
7 |
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9 |
8 |
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8 |
9 |
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5 |
10 |
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5 |
11 |
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5 |
12 |
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5 |
13 |
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4 |
14 |
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4 |
15 |
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3 |
16 |
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2 |
17 |
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1 |
18 |
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0 |
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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14 |
3 |
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11 |
4 |
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10 |
5 |
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10 |
6 |
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9 |
7 |
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9 |
8 |
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9 |
9 |
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7 |
10 |
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7 |
11 |
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7 |
12 |
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5 |
13 |
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3 |
14 |
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3 |
15 |
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1 |
16 |
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0 |
17 |
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0 |
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 |
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15 |
2 |
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13 |
3 |
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12 |
4 |
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12 |
5 |
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10 |
6 |
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9 |
7 |
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9 |
8 |
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8 |
9 |
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7 |
10 |
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6 |
11 |
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6 |
12 |
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4 |
13 |
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3 |
14 |
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3 |
15 |
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2 |
16 |
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1 |
17 |
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dnr |
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
26 May | Banister Court Stadium | Maury Mattingley |
26 May | Cornish Stadium | Goog Hoskin |
28 May | Oxford Stadium | Jim Boyd |
29 May | Pennycross Stadium | Harold Fairhurst |
30 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Peter Clark |
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
6 July | Stanley Stadium | Tommy Miller |
6 July | Wimborne Road | Basse Hveem |
7 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Fred Brand |
8 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Tommy Miller |
10 July | Leicester Stadium | Olle Nygren |
10 July | The Stadium, Motherwell | Ron Mountford |
11 July | Brandon Stadium | Charlie New |
11 July | Sun Street Stadium | Brian Crutcher |
18 July | Old Meadowbank | Don Cuppleditch |
24 July | Monmore Green Stadium | Harry Bastable |
Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|
14 August | Knowle Stadium | Dick Bradley |
15 August | Harringay Stadium | Olle Nygren |
17 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
18 August | West Ham Stadium | Jack Young |
20 August | Wembley Stadium | Jack Biggs |
22 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Ronnie Moore |
22 August | Odsal Stadium | Arthur Forrest |
26 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Graham Warren |
28 August | The Firs Stadium | Aub Lawson |
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Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 |
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(3,3,3,2,3) | 14 |
2 |
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(3,3,3,3,1) | 13 |
3 |
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(3,2,3,1,3) | 12+3 |
4 |
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(2,3,2,3,2) | 12+2 |
5 |
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(3,2,3,2,F) | 10 |
6 |
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(F,1,2,3,3) | 9 |
7 |
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(2,2,F,3,1) | 8 |
8 |
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(2,2,0,0,3) | 7 |
9 |
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(1,3,2,1,0) | 7 |
10 |
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(1,1,1,2,1) | 6 |
11 |
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(0,0,1,2,2) | 5 |
12 |
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(0,0,2,1,2) | 5 |
13 |
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(1,1,1,1,F) | 4 |
14 |
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(0,0,1,0,2) | 3 |
15 |
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(2,F,0,0,0) | 2 |
16 |
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(1,1,0,0,-) | 2 |
R1 |
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(1) | 1 |
R2 |
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did not ride | - |
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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1 |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
2 |
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13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 |
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12+3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 |
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12+2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
5 |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 |
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9 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
7 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
8 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
9 |
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7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
10 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
11 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
12 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
13 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
14 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
15 |
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2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
16 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
17 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 |
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0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |