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Speedway World Team Cup

The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries.[1][2] The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.[3][4]

FIM Speedway Team World Cup
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded1960
Ceased2000
Replaced bySpeedway World Cup
ContinentWorld

Format edit

From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve. A final meeting was held after qualifying rounds, the winner being decided on total points scored in that final meeting.[5] In 1986, the teams that qualified for the 'final' raced three meetings, the winner of each meeting being awarded three points, second place awarded two points, and third place awarded a point. The total points gained over the three meetings determined the champion.[6] In 1987, the three meeting system was used again, but this time the aggregate points scored by the individual riders were added together to determine the champion. 1988 saw the championship revert to the original format. In 1994 the World Pairs Championship was merged with the World Team Cup and this system was used until 1999 when it once gain reverted to the original format. In 2001 the competition was relaunched as the Speedway World Cup.[7][8]

Winners edit

Year Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place
1960   Ullevi
Göteborg
  Sweden 44
Ove Fundin (12)
Olle Nygren (12)
Rune Sörmander (11)
Björn Knutson (9)
Göte Nordin (dnr)
  England 30
Peter Craven (8)
Ken McKinlay (8)
Ron How (7)
George White (6)
Nigel Boocock (1)
  Czechoslovakia 15
Antonín Kasper Sr. (5)
Luboš Tomíček Sr. (4)
Jaroslav Machač (3)
František Richter (3)
Bohumír Bartoněk (dnr)
1961   Stadion Olimpijski
Wrocław
  Poland 32
Marian Kaiser (10)
Henryk Żyto (7)
Florian Kapała (6)
Mieczysław Połukard (5)
Stanisław Tkocz (4)
  Sweden 30
Ove Fundin (11)
Björn Knutson (7)
Per Tage Svensson (7)
Rune Sörmander (4)
Sören Sjösten (2)
  England 15
Peter Craven (8)
Bob Andrews (6)
Ken McKinlay (4)
Ron How (3)
Cyril Maidment (dnr)
1962   Slaný Speedway
Slaný
  Sweden 36
Björn Knutson (10)
Sören Sjösten (10)
Ove Fundin (9)
Göte Nordin (4)
Rune Sörmander (3)
  Great Britain 24
Ronnie Moore (10)
Barry Briggs (8)
Peter Craven (6)
Ron How (0)
Cyril Maidment (0)
  Poland 20
Marian Kaiser (9)
Florian Kapała (5)
Joachim Maj (4)
Paweł Waloszek (4)
Mieczysław Połukard (2)
1963   Stadion Wien
Vienna
  Sweden 37
Björn Knutson (11)
Per Olof Söderman (10)
Ove Fundin (7)
Göte Nordin (5)
Rune Sörmander (4)
  Czechoslovakia 27
Antonín Kasper Sr. (10)
Stanislav Kubíček (7)
Miroslav Šmíd (5)
Luboš Tomíček Sr. (5)
Zdeněk Kovář (dnr)
  Great Britain 25
Barry Briggs (12)
Peter Craven (8)
Dick Fisher (4)
Leo McAuliffe (1)
Peter Moore (0)
1964   Abensberg Speedwaystadion
Abensberg
  Sweden 34
Björn Knutson (11)
Göte Nordin (10)
Rune Sörmander (7)
Ove Fundin (6)
Sören Sjösten (0)
  Soviet Union 25
Igor Plekhanov (8)
Gennady Kurilenko (8)
Yuri Chekranov (6)
Boris Samorodov (3)
Viktor Trofimov (dnr)
  Great Britain 21
Barry Briggs (9)
Ken McKinlay (7)
Nigel Boocock (3)
Ron How (2)
Brian Brett (0)
1965   Illerstadion
Kempten
  Poland 38
Andrzej Wyglenda (11)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (11)
Antoni Woryna (9)
Zbigniew Podlecki (7)
Paweł Waloszek (dnr)
  Sweden 33
Björn Knutson (11)
Bengt Jansson (8)
Ove Fundin (8)
Göte Nordin (6)
Leif Larsson (dnr)
  Great Britain 18
Ken McKinlay (7)
Nigel Boocock (6)
Jimmy Gooch (3)
Barry Briggs (1)
Charlie Monk (1)
1966   Stadion Olimpijski
Wrocław
  Poland 41
Marian Rose (12)
Andrzej Wyglenda (11)
Antoni Woryna (10)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (8)
Edmund Migoś (dnr)
  Soviet Union 25
Boris Samorodov (9)
Viktor Trofimov (6)
Igor Plekhanov (6)
Farid Szajnurov (4)
Yuri Chekranov (dnr)
  Sweden 22
Björn Knutson (11)
Leif Enecrona (4)
Göte Nordin (3)
Ove Fundin (2)
Leif Larsson (2)
1967   Malmö Stadion
Malmö
  Sweden 32
Göte Nordin (11)
Bengt Jansson (9)
Torbjörn Harrysson (6)
Ove Fundin (6)
Per Olof Söderman (dnr)
  Poland 26
Antoni Woryna (10)
Andrzej Wyglenda (9)
Jerzy Trzeszkowski (4)
Zbigniew Podlecki (3)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (0)
  Great Britain 19
Barry Briggs (8)
Eric Boocock (5)
Ray Wilson (4)
Ivan Mauger (2)
Colin Pratt (0)

  Soviet Union 19
Igor Plekhanov (9)
Viktor Trofimov (4)
Boris Samorodov (3)
Gabdrakhman Kadyrov (2)
Farid Szajnurov (1)
1968   Wembley Stadium
London
  Great Britain 40
Ivan Mauger (12)
Nigel Boocock (10)
Martin Ashby (8)
Barry Briggs (7)
Norman Hunter (3)
  Sweden 30
Ove Fundin (11)
Bengt Jansson (7)
Anders Michanek (7)
Olle Nygren (3)
Torbjörn Harrysson (2)
  Poland 19
Edmund Migoś (8)
Edward Jancarz (6)
Andrzej Wyglenda (2)
Henryk Glücklich (2)
Paweł Waloszek (1)
1969   Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Rybnik
  Poland 31
Andrzej Wyglenda (11)
Edward Jancarz (11)
Stanisław Tkocz (4)
Henryk Glücklich (3)
Andrzej Pogorzelski (2)
  Great Britain 27
Ivan Mauger (9)
Barry Briggs (8)
Nigel Boocock (5)
Martin Ashby (5)
Pete Smith (dnr)
  Soviet Union 23
Vladimir Smirnov (9)
Gennady Kurilenko (8)
Valeri Klementiev (5)
Yury Dubinin (1)
Viktor Trofimov (0)
1970   Wembley Stadium
London
  Sweden 42
Ove Fundin (11)
Bengt Jansson (11)
Anders Michanek (10)
Sören Sjösten (10)
Bernt Persson (dnr)
  Great Britain 31
Barry Briggs (11)
Ivan Mauger (9)
Eric Boocock (5)
Ray Wilson (4)
Nigel Boocock (2)
  Poland 20
Jan Mucha (6)
Antoni Woryna (5)
Edmund Migoś (4)
Henryk Glücklich (3)
Paweł Waloszek (2)
1971   Stadion Olimpijski
Wrocław
  Great Britain 37
Ray Wilson (12)
Ivan Mauger (10)
Jim Airey (9)
Barry Briggs (6)
Ronnie Moore (dnr)
  Soviet Union 22
Grigory Khlinovsky (8)
Vladimir Smirnov (7)
Vladimir Gordeev (4)
Anatoly Kuzmin (3)
Viktor Trofimov (dnr)
  Poland 19
Paweł Waloszek (5)
Henryk Glücklich (4)
Antoni Woryna (4)
Edward Jancarz (4)
Andrzej Wyglenda (2)
1972   Olching Speedwaybahn
Olching
  Great Britain 36
Ivan Mauger (11)
John Louis (9)
Ray Wilson (8)
Terry Betts (8)
Ronnie Moore (dnr)
  Soviet Union 21
Anatoly Kuzmin (6)
Grigory Khlinovsky (5)
Viktor Kalmykov (5)
Viktor Trofimov (5)
Valery Gordeev (dnr)
  Poland 21
Zenon Plech (7)
Henryk Glücklich (6)
Paweł Waloszek (5)
Zdzisław Dobrucki (3)
Marek Cieślak (0)
1973   Wembley Stadium
London
  Great Britain 37
Peter Collins (12)
Terry Betts (9)
Ray Wilson (8)
Malcolm Simmons (8)
Dave Jessup (dnr)
  Sweden 31
Anders Michanek (11)
Bernt Persson (9)
Bengt Jansson (6)
Tommy Jansson (5)
Sören Sjösten (dnr)
  Soviet Union 20
Valery Gordeev (7)
Vladimir Paznikov (5)
Grigory Khlinovsky (4)
Aleksandr Pavlov (2)
Viktor Trofimov (2)
1974   Silesian Stadium
Chorzów
  England 42
Peter Collins (12)
John Louis (12)
Dave Jessup (10)
Malcolm Simmons (8)
Ray Wilson (dnr)
  Sweden 31
Sören Sjösten (10)
Anders Michanek (9)
Tommy Jansson (7)
Christer Löfqvist (5)
Tommy Johansson (dnr)
  Poland 13
Zenon Plech (4)
Jan Mucha (4)
Andrzej Jurczyński (3)
Andrzej Tkocz (2)
Jerzy Szczakiel (0)
1975   Motodrom Halbemond
Norden
  England 41
Peter Collins (12)
Malcolm Simmons (11)
Martin Ashby (10)
John Louis (8)
Dave Jessup (dnr)
  Soviet Union 29
Valery Gordeev (8)
Grigory Khlinovsky (8)
Viktor Trofimov (8)
Vladimir Gordeev (5)
Mikhail Starostin (dnr)
  Sweden 17
Anders Michanek (8)
Tommy Jansson (4)
Bernt Persson (2)
Sören Sjösten (2)
Sören Karlsson (1)
1976   White City Stadium
London
  Australia 31
Phil Crump (11)
Billy Sanders (7)
Phil Herne (7)
John Boulger (6)
Garry Middleton (dnr)
  Poland 28
Edward Jancarz (8)
Marek Cieślak (8)
Zenon Plech (8)
Jerzy Rembas (5)
Bolesław Proch (1)
  Sweden 26
Anders Michanek (11)
Bernt Persson (8)
Lars-Åke Andersson (5)
Bengt Jansson (5)
Christer Löfqvist (1)
1977   Stadion Olimpijski
Wrocław
  England 37
Peter Collins (10)
Dave Jessup (9)
Michael Lee (9)
John Davis (6)
Malcolm Simmons (3)
  Poland 25
Edward Jancarz (10)
Bogusław Nowak (6)
Jerzy Rembas (6)
Marek Cieślak (2)
Ryszard Fabiszewski (1)
  Czechoslovakia 23
Jiří Štancl (8)
Václav Verner (5)
Jan Verner (5)
Aleš Dryml Sr. (5)
Petr Ondrašík (dnr)
1978   Stadion Ellermühle
Landshut
  Denmark 37
Hans Nielsen (11)
Ole Olsen (10)
Mike Lohmann (9)
Finn Thomsen (7)
Kristian Præstbro (dnr)
  England 27
Malcolm Simmons (8)
Peter Collins (6)
Dave Jessup (5)
Michael Lee (5)
Gordon Kennett (3)
  Poland 15
Edward Jancarz (6)
Marek Cieślak (5)
Jerzy Rembas (3)
Zenon Plech (1)
Andrzej Huszcza (1)
1979   White City Stadium
London
  New Zealand 35
Larry Ross (11)
Mitch Shirra (10)
Ivan Mauger (9)
Bruce Cribb (5)
Roger Abel (dnr)
  Denmark 31
Ole Olsen (12)
Hans Nielsen (9)
Mike Lohmann (6)
Finn Thomsen (4)
Bo Petersen (0)
  Czechoslovakia 19
Jiří Štancl (6)
Aleš Dryml Sr. (5)
Zdeněk Kudrna (4)
Václav Verner (4)
Petr Ondrašík (dnr)
1980   Stadion Olimpijski
Wrocław
  England 40
Chris Morton (11)
Michael Lee (11)
Peter Collins (10)
Dave Jessup (8)
John Davis (dnr)
  United States 29
Bruce Penhall (12)
Scott Autrey (9)
Dennis Sigalos (5)
Bobby Schwartz (3)
Ron Preston (0)
  Poland 15
Zenon Plech (5)
Roman Jankowski (5)
Edward Jancarz (3)
Andrzej Huszcza (2)
Jerzy Rembas (0)
1981   Olching Speedwaybahn
Olching
  Denmark 36
Hans Nielsen (11)
Erik Gundersen (9)
Tommy Knudsen (9)
Ole Olsen (6)
Finn Thomsen (1)
  England 29
Chris Morton (11)
Kenny Carter (9)
John Davis (5)
Dave Jessup (3)
Gordon Kennett (1)
  Germany 28
Egon Müller (10)
Karl Maier (8)
Georg Hack (5)
Georg Gilgenreiner (5)
Alois Wiesböck (dnr)
1982   White City Stadium
London
  United States 34
Bruce Penhall (10)
Kelly Moran (10)
Bobby Schwartz (9)
Shawn Moran (8)
Scott Autrey (0)
  Denmark 27
Hans Nielsen (11)
Erik Gundersen (7)
Preben Eriksen (4)
Tommy Knudsen (1)
Ole Olsen (1)
  Germany 18
Karl Maier (7)
Georg Hack (5)
Egon Müller (5)
Georg Gilgenreiner (1)
Alois Wiesböck (0)
1983   Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens
  Denmark 37
Erik Gundersen (12)
Hans Nielsen (11)
Ole Olsen (7)
Peter Ravn (7)
Finn Thomsen (0)
  England 29
Michael Lee (11)
Kenny Carter (8)
Chris Morton (7)
Dave Jessup (2)
Peter Collins (1)
  United States 27
Dennis Sigalos (9)
Bobby Schwartz (6)
Lance King (6)
Kelly Moran (6)
Rick Miller (dnr)
1984   Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
Leszno
  Denmark 44
Erik Gundersen (12)
Bo Petersen (12)
Hans Nielsen (11)
Preben Eriksen (9)
Peter Ravn (dnr)
  England 24
Simon Wigg (9)
Phil Collins (7)
Chris Morton (4)
Peter Collins (2)
Neil Collins (2)
  United States 20
Shawn Moran (6)
Kelly Moran (5)
Lance King (5)
Bobby Schwartz (2)
John Cook (2)
1985   Veterans Memorial Stadium
Long Beach
  Denmark 37
Tommy Knudsen (12)
Erik Gundersen (10)
Hans Nielsen (10)
Preben Eriksen (5)
Bo Petersen (0)
  United States 35
Shawn Moran (11)
Bobby Schwartz (11)
Lance King (9)
Sam Ermolenko (3)
John Cook (1)
  England 13
Jeremy Doncaster (6)
Kelvin Tatum (3)
Phil Collins (2)
Richard Knight (2)
John Davis (0)
1986 championship decided on points of three of three meetings - 1st = 3pts, 2nd = 2pts, 3rd = 1pt.
1986   Ullevi
Göteborg
  Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens
  Odsal Stadium
Bradford
  Denmark 130 (47 + 37 + 46)
Hans Nielsen (35)
Erik Gundersen (33)
Tommy Knudsen (33)
Jan O. Pedersen (20)
John Jørgensen (8)
  United States 4 (76)
Shawn Moran (27)
Sam Ermolenko (22)
Lance King (19)
Bobby Schwartz (5)
Rick Miller (2)
  England 3 (81)
Simon Wigg (6)
Chris Morton (3)
Kelvin Tatum (2)
Jeremy Doncaster (2)
Marvyn Cox (0)
1987 championship decided on aggregate scores of three meetings.
1987   Fredericia Stadion
Fredericia
  Brandon Stadium
Coventry
  Marketa Stadium
Prague
  Denmark 130 (47 + 37 + 46)
Hans Nielsen (38)
Erik Gundersen (33)
Jan O. Pedersen (32)
Tommy Knudsen (27)
John Jørgensen (dnr)
  England 101 (37 + 33 + 31)
Simon Wigg (29)
Kelvin Tatum (25)
Jeremy Doncaster (24)
Simon Cross (21)
Marvyn Cox (0)
  United States 93 (24 + 43 + 26)
Shawn Moran (23)
Rick Miller (22)
Sam Ermolenko (20)
Kelly Moran (14)
Lance King (8)
John Cook (6)
1988   Veterans Memorial Stadium
Long Beach
  Denmark 44
Hans Nielsen (14)
Jan O. Pedersen (12)
Erik Gundersen (8)
Tommy Knudsen (8)
John Jørgensen (2)
  United States 32
Sam Ermolenko (13)
Shawn Moran (8)
Lance King (6)
Kelly Moran (5)
Rick Miller (0)
  Sweden 22
Per Jonsson (9)
Jimmy Nilsen (5)
Tony Olsson (4)
Henrik Gustafsson (4)
Conny Ivarsson (0)
1989   Odsal Stadium
Bradford
  England 48
Jeremy Doncaster (13)
Kelvin Tatum (12)
Paul Thorp (12)
Simon Wigg (11)
Simon Cross (0)
  Denmark 34
Hans Nielsen (11)
Gert Handberg (9)
John Jørgensen (7)
Brian Karger (7)
Erik Gundersen (0)
  Sweden 30
Mikael Blixt (10)
Per Jonsson (8)
Tony Olsson (7)
Erik Stenlund (5)
Jimmy Nilsen (0)
1990   Svítkov Stadion
Pardubice
  United States 37
Kelly Moran (12)
Sam Ermolenko (11)
Shawn Moran (10)
Billy Hamill (4)
Rick Miller (0)
  England 34
Kelvin Tatum (11)
Jeremy Doncaster (8)
Simon Wigg (8)
Gary Havelock (5)
Marvyn Cox (2)
  Denmark 30
Hans Nielsen (13)
Brian Karger (5)
John Jørgensen (4)
Tommy Knudsen (4)
Bo Petersen (4)
1991   Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens
  Denmark 51
Jan O. Pedersen (15)
Hans Nielsen (14)
Tommy Knudsen (13)
Gert Handberg (8)
Brian Karger (1)
  Sweden 30
Per Jonsson (9)
Henrik Gustafsson (7)
Jimmy Nilsen (7)
Tony Rickardsson (7)
Peter Nahlin (dnr)
  United States 28
Sam Ermolenko (9)
Billy Hamill (9)
Greg Hancock (6)
Rick Miller (4)
Ronnie Correy (0)
1992   Kumla Speedway
Kumla
  United States 39
Greg Hancock (11)
Sam Ermolenko (10)
Billy Hamill (10)
Ronnie Correy (5)
Bobby Ott (3)
  Sweden 33
Henrik Gustafsson (12)
Per Jonsson (11)
Tony Rickardsson (7)
Peter Nahlin (2)
Jimmy Nilsen (1)
  England 31
Martin Dugard (12)
Gary Havelock (7)
Mark Loram (7)
Kelvin Tatum (3)
Joe Screen (2)
1993   Brandon Stadium
Coventry
  United States 40
Sam Ermolenko (13)
Billy Hamill (10)
Greg Hancock (9)
Josh Larsen (5)
Bobby Ott (3)
  Denmark 38
Hans Nielsen (13)
Tommy Knudsen (12)
John Jørgensen (8)
Brian Karger (5)
Brian Andersen (dnr)
  Sweden 28
Tony Rickardsson (9)
Peter Karlsson (7)
Per Jonsson (6)
Henrik Gustafsson (6)
Peter Nahlin (dnr)
From 1994 the World Pairs Championship merged into the World Team Cup.
1994   Holsteinring Brokstedt
Brokstedt
  Sweden 23
Tony Rickardsson (13)
Henrik Gustafsson (11)
Mikael Karlsson (–)
  Poland 20
Tomasz Gollob (16)
Jacek Gollob (4)
Dariusz Śledź (0)
  Denmark 17
Tommy Knudsen (12)
Hans Nielsen (5)
Jan Stæchmann (0)
1995   Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium
Bydgoszcz
  Denmark 28
Tommy Knudsen (15)
Hans Nielsen (13)
Brian Karger (0)
  England 22
Mark Loram (11)
Chris Louis (11)
Steve Schofield (–)
  United States 19
Sam Ermolenko (9)
Greg Hancock (8)
Billy Hamill (2)
1996   Rhein-Main Arena
Diedenbergen
  Poland 27
Tomasz Gollob (15)
Sławomir Drabik (12)
Piotr Protasiewicz (0)
  Russia 22
Rinat Mardanshin (13)
Oleg Kurguskin (5)
Sergey Darkin (4)
  Denmark 21
Brian Andersen (16)
Jesper B. Jensen (4)
Nicki Pedersen (1)
1997   Stadion Żużlowy Centrum
Piła
  Denmark 27
Hans Nielsen (14)
Tommy Knudsen (13)
Jesper B. Jensen (–)
  Poland 25
Tomasz Gollob (13)
Piotr Protasiewicz (12)
Jacek Krzyżaniak (0)
  Sweden 21
Tony Rickardsson (17)
Jimmy Nilsen (3)
Peter Karlsson (1)
1998   Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens
  United States 28
Billy Hamill (16)
Greg Hancock (12)
Sam Ermolenko (–)
  Sweden 24
Jimmy Nilsen (13)
Peter Karlsson (6)
Tony Rickardsson (5)
  Denmark 23
Hans Nielsen (10)
Brian Andersen (9)
Brian Karger (4)
From 1999 format reverted to four riders per team plus reserve.
1999   Svítkov Stadion
Pardubice
  Australia 51
Leigh Adams (14)
Jason Crump (13)
Ryan Sullivan (12)
Jason Lyons (10)
Todd Wiltshire (2)
  Czech Republic 35
Aleš Dryml Jr. (10)
Bohumil Brhel (9)
Michal Makovský (8)
Antonín Kasper Jr. (8)
Antonín Šváb Jr. (0)
  United States 29
Sam Ermolenko (16)
Greg Hancock (6)
Billy Hamill (6)
Josh Larsen (2)
Ronnie Correy (0)
2000   Brandon Stadium
Coventry
  Sweden 40
Tony Rickardsson (16)
Peter Karlsson (12)
Henrik Gustafsson (10)
Mikael Karlsson (2)
Niklas Klingberg (0)
  England 40
Joe Screen (12)
Mark Loram (11)
Chris Louis (8)
Carl Stonehewer (5)
Martin Dugard (4)
  United States 35
Sam Ermolenko (16)
Greg Hancock (6)
Billy Hamill (6)
Josh Larsen (2)
Ronnie Correy (0)

Medal classification edit

Pos National Team       Total
1.   Denmark 11 4 4 19
2.   Great Britain/  England 9 12 8 29
3.   Sweden 8 8 7 23
4.   Poland 5 5 8 18
5.   United States 5 4 7 16
6.   Australia 2 - - 2
7.   New Zealand 1 - - 1
8.   Soviet Union/  Russia - 6 3 9
9.   Czechoslovakia/  Czech Republic - 2 3 5
10.   Germany - - 2 2


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Team Speedway World Championship History". Speedway.org. Archived from the original on 1 May 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries 1 2 The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001 3 4 FIM Speedway Team World CupSportMotorcycle speedwayFounded1960Ceased2000Replaced bySpeedway World CupContinentWorld Contents 1 Format 2 Winners 2 1 Medal classification 3 See also 4 ReferencesFormat editFrom 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve A final meeting was held after qualifying rounds the winner being decided on total points scored in that final meeting 5 In 1986 the teams that qualified for the final raced three meetings the winner of each meeting being awarded three points second place awarded two points and third place awarded a point The total points gained over the three meetings determined the champion 6 In 1987 the three meeting system was used again but this time the aggregate points scored by the individual riders were added together to determine the champion 1988 saw the championship revert to the original format In 1994 the World Pairs Championship was merged with the World Team Cup and this system was used until 1999 when it once gain reverted to the original format In 2001 the competition was relaunched as the Speedway World Cup 7 8 Winners editYear Venue Winners 2nd place 3rd place 1960 nbsp UlleviGoteborg nbsp Sweden 44 Ove Fundin 12 Olle Nygren 12 Rune Sormander 11 Bjorn Knutson 9 Gote Nordin dnr nbsp England 30 Peter Craven 8 Ken McKinlay 8 Ron How 7 George White 6 Nigel Boocock 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 15 Antonin Kasper Sr 5 Lubos Tomicek Sr 4 Jaroslav Machac 3 Frantisek Richter 3 Bohumir Bartonek dnr 1961 nbsp Stadion OlimpijskiWroclaw nbsp Poland 32 Marian Kaiser 10 Henryk Zyto 7 Florian Kapala 6 Mieczyslaw Polukard 5 Stanislaw Tkocz 4 nbsp Sweden 30 Ove Fundin 11 Bjorn Knutson 7 Per Tage Svensson 7 Rune Sormander 4 Soren Sjosten 2 nbsp England 15 Peter Craven 8 Bob Andrews 6 Ken McKinlay 4 Ron How 3 Cyril Maidment dnr 1962 nbsp Slany SpeedwaySlany nbsp Sweden 36 Bjorn Knutson 10 Soren Sjosten 10 Ove Fundin 9 Gote Nordin 4 Rune Sormander 3 nbsp Great Britain 24 Ronnie Moore 10 Barry Briggs 8 Peter Craven 6 Ron How 0 Cyril Maidment 0 nbsp Poland 20 Marian Kaiser 9 Florian Kapala 5 Joachim Maj 4 Pawel Waloszek 4 Mieczyslaw Polukard 2 1963 nbsp Stadion WienVienna nbsp Sweden 37 Bjorn Knutson 11 Per Olof Soderman 10 Ove Fundin 7 Gote Nordin 5 Rune Sormander 4 nbsp Czechoslovakia 27 Antonin Kasper Sr 10 Stanislav Kubicek 7 Miroslav Smid 5 Lubos Tomicek Sr 5 Zdenek Kovar dnr nbsp Great Britain 25 Barry Briggs 12 Peter Craven 8 Dick Fisher 4 Leo McAuliffe 1 Peter Moore 0 1964 nbsp Abensberg SpeedwaystadionAbensberg nbsp Sweden 34 Bjorn Knutson 11 Gote Nordin 10 Rune Sormander 7 Ove Fundin 6 Soren Sjosten 0 nbsp Soviet Union 25 Igor Plekhanov 8 Gennady Kurilenko 8 Yuri Chekranov 6 Boris Samorodov 3 Viktor Trofimov dnr nbsp Great Britain 21 Barry Briggs 9 Ken McKinlay 7 Nigel Boocock 3 Ron How 2 Brian Brett 0 1965 nbsp Illerstadion Kempten nbsp Poland 38 Andrzej Wyglenda 11 Andrzej Pogorzelski 11 Antoni Woryna 9 Zbigniew Podlecki 7 Pawel Waloszek dnr nbsp Sweden 33 Bjorn Knutson 11 Bengt Jansson 8 Ove Fundin 8 Gote Nordin 6 Leif Larsson dnr nbsp Great Britain 18 Ken McKinlay 7 Nigel Boocock 6 Jimmy Gooch 3 Barry Briggs 1 Charlie Monk 1 1966 nbsp Stadion OlimpijskiWroclaw nbsp Poland 41 Marian Rose 12 Andrzej Wyglenda 11 Antoni Woryna 10 Andrzej Pogorzelski 8 Edmund Migos dnr nbsp Soviet Union 25 Boris Samorodov 9 Viktor Trofimov 6 Igor Plekhanov 6 Farid Szajnurov 4 Yuri Chekranov dnr nbsp Sweden 22 Bjorn Knutson 11 Leif Enecrona 4 Gote Nordin 3 Ove Fundin 2 Leif Larsson 2 1967 nbsp Malmo StadionMalmo nbsp Sweden 32 Gote Nordin 11 Bengt Jansson 9 Torbjorn Harrysson 6 Ove Fundin 6 Per Olof Soderman dnr nbsp Poland 26 Antoni Woryna 10 Andrzej Wyglenda 9 Jerzy Trzeszkowski 4 Zbigniew Podlecki 3 Andrzej Pogorzelski 0 nbsp Great Britain 19 Barry Briggs 8 Eric Boocock 5 Ray Wilson 4 Ivan Mauger 2 Colin Pratt 0 nbsp Soviet Union 19Igor Plekhanov 9 Viktor Trofimov 4 Boris Samorodov 3 Gabdrakhman Kadyrov 2 Farid Szajnurov 1 1968 nbsp Wembley StadiumLondon nbsp Great Britain 40 Ivan Mauger 12 Nigel Boocock 10 Martin Ashby 8 Barry Briggs 7 Norman Hunter 3 nbsp Sweden 30 Ove Fundin 11 Bengt Jansson 7 Anders Michanek 7 Olle Nygren 3 Torbjorn Harrysson 2 nbsp Poland 19 Edmund Migos 8 Edward Jancarz 6 Andrzej Wyglenda 2 Henryk Glucklich 2 Pawel Waloszek 1 1969 nbsp Rybnik Municipal StadiumRybnik nbsp Poland 31 Andrzej Wyglenda 11 Edward Jancarz 11 Stanislaw Tkocz 4 Henryk Glucklich 3 Andrzej Pogorzelski 2 nbsp Great Britain 27 Ivan Mauger 9 Barry Briggs 8 Nigel Boocock 5 Martin Ashby 5 Pete Smith dnr nbsp Soviet Union 23 Vladimir Smirnov 9 Gennady Kurilenko 8 Valeri Klementiev 5 Yury Dubinin 1 Viktor Trofimov 0 1970 nbsp Wembley StadiumLondon nbsp Sweden 42 Ove Fundin 11 Bengt Jansson 11 Anders Michanek 10 Soren Sjosten 10 Bernt Persson dnr nbsp Great Britain 31 Barry Briggs 11 Ivan Mauger 9 Eric Boocock 5 Ray Wilson 4 Nigel Boocock 2 nbsp Poland 20 Jan Mucha 6 Antoni Woryna 5 Edmund Migos 4 Henryk Glucklich 3 Pawel Waloszek 2 1971 nbsp Stadion OlimpijskiWroclaw nbsp Great Britain 37 Ray Wilson 12 Ivan Mauger 10 Jim Airey 9 Barry Briggs 6 Ronnie Moore dnr nbsp Soviet Union 22 Grigory Khlinovsky 8 Vladimir Smirnov 7 Vladimir Gordeev 4 Anatoly Kuzmin 3 Viktor Trofimov dnr nbsp Poland 19 Pawel Waloszek 5 Henryk Glucklich 4 Antoni Woryna 4 Edward Jancarz 4 Andrzej Wyglenda 2 1972 nbsp Olching SpeedwaybahnOlching nbsp Great Britain 36 Ivan Mauger 11 John Louis 9 Ray Wilson 8 Terry Betts 8 Ronnie Moore dnr nbsp Soviet Union 21 Anatoly Kuzmin 6 Grigory Khlinovsky 5 Viktor Kalmykov 5 Viktor Trofimov 5 Valery Gordeev dnr nbsp Poland 21 Zenon Plech 7 Henryk Glucklich 6 Pawel Waloszek 5 Zdzislaw Dobrucki 3 Marek Cieslak 0 1973 nbsp Wembley StadiumLondon nbsp Great Britain 37 Peter Collins 12 Terry Betts 9 Ray Wilson 8 Malcolm Simmons 8 Dave Jessup dnr nbsp Sweden 31 Anders Michanek 11 Bernt Persson 9 Bengt Jansson 6 Tommy Jansson 5 Soren Sjosten dnr nbsp Soviet Union 20 Valery Gordeev 7 Vladimir Paznikov 5 Grigory Khlinovsky 4 Aleksandr Pavlov 2 Viktor Trofimov 2 1974 nbsp Silesian StadiumChorzow nbsp England 42 Peter Collins 12 John Louis 12 Dave Jessup 10 Malcolm Simmons 8 Ray Wilson dnr nbsp Sweden 31 Soren Sjosten 10 Anders Michanek 9 Tommy Jansson 7 Christer Lofqvist 5 Tommy Johansson dnr nbsp Poland 13 Zenon Plech 4 Jan Mucha 4 Andrzej Jurczynski 3 Andrzej Tkocz 2 Jerzy Szczakiel 0 1975 nbsp Motodrom HalbemondNorden nbsp England 41 Peter Collins 12 Malcolm Simmons 11 Martin Ashby 10 John Louis 8 Dave Jessup dnr nbsp Soviet Union 29 Valery Gordeev 8 Grigory Khlinovsky 8 Viktor Trofimov 8 Vladimir Gordeev 5 Mikhail Starostin dnr nbsp Sweden 17 Anders Michanek 8 Tommy Jansson 4 Bernt Persson 2 Soren Sjosten 2 Soren Karlsson 1 1976 nbsp White City StadiumLondon nbsp Australia 31 Phil Crump 11 Billy Sanders 7 Phil Herne 7 John Boulger 6 Garry Middleton dnr nbsp Poland 28 Edward Jancarz 8 Marek Cieslak 8 Zenon Plech 8 Jerzy Rembas 5 Boleslaw Proch 1 nbsp Sweden 26 Anders Michanek 11 Bernt Persson 8 Lars Ake Andersson 5 Bengt Jansson 5 Christer Lofqvist 1 1977 nbsp Stadion OlimpijskiWroclaw nbsp England 37 Peter Collins 10 Dave Jessup 9 Michael Lee 9 John Davis 6 Malcolm Simmons 3 nbsp Poland 25 Edward Jancarz 10 Boguslaw Nowak 6 Jerzy Rembas 6 Marek Cieslak 2 Ryszard Fabiszewski 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 23 Jiri Stancl 8 Vaclav Verner 5 Jan Verner 5 Ales Dryml Sr 5 Petr Ondrasik dnr 1978 nbsp Stadion EllermuhleLandshut nbsp Denmark 37 Hans Nielsen 11 Ole Olsen 10 Mike Lohmann 9 Finn Thomsen 7 Kristian Praestbro dnr nbsp England 27 Malcolm Simmons 8 Peter Collins 6 Dave Jessup 5 Michael Lee 5 Gordon Kennett 3 nbsp Poland 15 Edward Jancarz 6 Marek Cieslak 5 Jerzy Rembas 3 Zenon Plech 1 Andrzej Huszcza 1 1979 nbsp White City StadiumLondon nbsp New Zealand 35 Larry Ross 11 Mitch Shirra 10 Ivan Mauger 9 Bruce Cribb 5 Roger Abel dnr nbsp Denmark 31 Ole Olsen 12 Hans Nielsen 9 Mike Lohmann 6 Finn Thomsen 4 Bo Petersen 0 nbsp Czechoslovakia 19 Jiri Stancl 6 Ales Dryml Sr 5 Zdenek Kudrna 4 Vaclav Verner 4 Petr Ondrasik dnr 1980 nbsp Stadion OlimpijskiWroclaw nbsp England 40 Chris Morton 11 Michael Lee 11 Peter Collins 10 Dave Jessup 8 John Davis dnr nbsp United States 29 Bruce Penhall 12 Scott Autrey 9 Dennis Sigalos 5 Bobby Schwartz 3 Ron Preston 0 nbsp Poland 15 Zenon Plech 5 Roman Jankowski 5 Edward Jancarz 3 Andrzej Huszcza 2 Jerzy Rembas 0 1981 nbsp Olching SpeedwaybahnOlching nbsp Denmark 36 Hans Nielsen 11 Erik Gundersen 9 Tommy Knudsen 9 Ole Olsen 6 Finn Thomsen 1 nbsp England 29 Chris Morton 11 Kenny Carter 9 John Davis 5 Dave Jessup 3 Gordon Kennett 1 nbsp Germany 28 Egon Muller 10 Karl Maier 8 Georg Hack 5 Georg Gilgenreiner 5 Alois Wiesbock dnr 1982 nbsp White City StadiumLondon nbsp United States 34 Bruce Penhall 10 Kelly Moran 10 Bobby Schwartz 9 Shawn Moran 8 Scott Autrey 0 nbsp Denmark 27 Hans Nielsen 11 Erik Gundersen 7 Preben Eriksen 4 Tommy Knudsen 1 Ole Olsen 1 nbsp Germany 18 Karl Maier 7 Georg Hack 5 Egon Muller 5 Georg Gilgenreiner 1 Alois Wiesbock 0 1983 nbsp Vojens Speedway CenterVojens nbsp Denmark 37 Erik Gundersen 12 Hans Nielsen 11 Ole Olsen 7 Peter Ravn 7 Finn Thomsen 0 nbsp England 29 Michael Lee 11 Kenny Carter 8 Chris Morton 7 Dave Jessup 2 Peter Collins 1 nbsp United States 27 Dennis Sigalos 9 Bobby Schwartz 6 Lance King 6 Kelly Moran 6 Rick Miller dnr 1984 nbsp Alfred Smoczyk StadiumLeszno nbsp Denmark 44 Erik Gundersen 12 Bo Petersen 12 Hans Nielsen 11 Preben Eriksen 9 Peter Ravn dnr nbsp England 24 Simon Wigg 9 Phil Collins 7 Chris Morton 4 Peter Collins 2 Neil Collins 2 nbsp United States 20 Shawn Moran 6 Kelly Moran 5 Lance King 5 Bobby Schwartz 2 John Cook 2 1985 nbsp Veterans Memorial StadiumLong Beach nbsp Denmark 37 Tommy Knudsen 12 Erik Gundersen 10 Hans Nielsen 10 Preben Eriksen 5 Bo Petersen 0 nbsp United States 35 Shawn Moran 11 Bobby Schwartz 11 Lance King 9 Sam Ermolenko 3 John Cook 1 nbsp England 13 Jeremy Doncaster 6 Kelvin Tatum 3 Phil Collins 2 Richard Knight 2 John Davis 0 1986 championship decided on points of three of three meetings 1st 3pts 2nd 2pts 3rd 1pt 1986 nbsp Ullevi Goteborg nbsp Vojens Speedway CenterVojens nbsp Odsal StadiumBradford nbsp Denmark 130 47 37 46 Hans Nielsen 35 Erik Gundersen 33 Tommy Knudsen 33 Jan O Pedersen 20 John Jorgensen 8 nbsp United States 4 76 Shawn Moran 27 Sam Ermolenko 22 Lance King 19 Bobby Schwartz 5 Rick Miller 2 nbsp England 3 81 Simon Wigg 6 Chris Morton 3 Kelvin Tatum 2 Jeremy Doncaster 2 Marvyn Cox 0 1987 championship decided on aggregate scores of three meetings 1987 nbsp Fredericia StadionFredericia nbsp Brandon StadiumCoventry nbsp Marketa StadiumPrague nbsp Denmark 130 47 37 46 Hans Nielsen 38 Erik Gundersen 33 Jan O Pedersen 32 Tommy Knudsen 27 John Jorgensen dnr nbsp England 101 37 33 31 Simon Wigg 29 Kelvin Tatum 25 Jeremy Doncaster 24 Simon Cross 21 Marvyn Cox 0 nbsp United States 93 24 43 26 Shawn Moran 23 Rick Miller 22 Sam Ermolenko 20 Kelly Moran 14 Lance King 8 John Cook 6 1988 nbsp Veterans Memorial StadiumLong Beach nbsp Denmark 44 Hans Nielsen 14 Jan O Pedersen 12 Erik Gundersen 8 Tommy Knudsen 8 John Jorgensen 2 nbsp United States 32 Sam Ermolenko 13 Shawn Moran 8 Lance King 6 Kelly Moran 5 Rick Miller 0 nbsp Sweden 22 Per Jonsson 9 Jimmy Nilsen 5 Tony Olsson 4 Henrik Gustafsson 4 Conny Ivarsson 0 1989 nbsp Odsal StadiumBradford nbsp England 48 Jeremy Doncaster 13 Kelvin Tatum 12 Paul Thorp 12 Simon Wigg 11 Simon Cross 0 nbsp Denmark 34 Hans Nielsen 11 Gert Handberg 9 John Jorgensen 7 Brian Karger 7 Erik Gundersen 0 nbsp Sweden 30 Mikael Blixt 10 Per Jonsson 8 Tony Olsson 7 Erik Stenlund 5 Jimmy Nilsen 0 1990 nbsp Svitkov StadionPardubice nbsp United States 37 Kelly Moran 12 Sam Ermolenko 11 Shawn Moran 10 Billy Hamill 4 Rick Miller 0 nbsp England 34 Kelvin Tatum 11 Jeremy Doncaster 8 Simon Wigg 8 Gary Havelock 5 Marvyn Cox 2 nbsp Denmark 30 Hans Nielsen 13 Brian Karger 5 John Jorgensen 4 Tommy Knudsen 4 Bo Petersen 4 1991 nbsp Vojens Speedway CenterVojens nbsp Denmark 51 Jan O Pedersen 15 Hans Nielsen 14 Tommy Knudsen 13 Gert Handberg 8 Brian Karger 1 nbsp Sweden 30 Per Jonsson 9 Henrik Gustafsson 7 Jimmy Nilsen 7 Tony Rickardsson 7 Peter Nahlin dnr nbsp United States 28 Sam Ermolenko 9 Billy Hamill 9 Greg Hancock 6 Rick Miller 4 Ronnie Correy 0 1992 nbsp Kumla SpeedwayKumla nbsp United States 39 Greg Hancock 11 Sam Ermolenko 10 Billy Hamill 10 Ronnie Correy 5 Bobby Ott 3 nbsp Sweden 33 Henrik Gustafsson 12 Per Jonsson 11 Tony Rickardsson 7 Peter Nahlin 2 Jimmy Nilsen 1 nbsp England 31 Martin Dugard 12 Gary Havelock 7 Mark Loram 7 Kelvin Tatum 3 Joe Screen 2 1993 nbsp Brandon StadiumCoventry nbsp United States 40 Sam Ermolenko 13 Billy Hamill 10 Greg Hancock 9 Josh Larsen 5 Bobby Ott 3 nbsp Denmark 38 Hans Nielsen 13 Tommy Knudsen 12 John Jorgensen 8 Brian Karger 5 Brian Andersen dnr nbsp Sweden 28 Tony Rickardsson 9 Peter Karlsson 7 Per Jonsson 6 Henrik Gustafsson 6 Peter Nahlin dnr From 1994 the World Pairs Championship merged into the World Team Cup 1994 nbsp Holsteinring BrokstedtBrokstedt nbsp Sweden 23 Tony Rickardsson 13 Henrik Gustafsson 11 Mikael Karlsson nbsp Poland 20 Tomasz Gollob 16 Jacek Gollob 4 Dariusz Sledz 0 nbsp Denmark 17 Tommy Knudsen 12 Hans Nielsen 5 Jan Staechmann 0 1995 nbsp Polonia Bydgoszcz StadiumBydgoszcz nbsp Denmark 28 Tommy Knudsen 15 Hans Nielsen 13 Brian Karger 0 nbsp England 22 Mark Loram 11 Chris Louis 11 Steve Schofield nbsp United States 19 Sam Ermolenko 9 Greg Hancock 8 Billy Hamill 2 1996 nbsp Rhein Main ArenaDiedenbergen nbsp Poland 27 Tomasz Gollob 15 Slawomir Drabik 12 Piotr Protasiewicz 0 nbsp Russia 22 Rinat Mardanshin 13 Oleg Kurguskin 5 Sergey Darkin 4 nbsp Denmark 21 Brian Andersen 16 Jesper B Jensen 4 Nicki Pedersen 1 1997 nbsp Stadion Zuzlowy CentrumPila nbsp Denmark 27 Hans Nielsen 14 Tommy Knudsen 13 Jesper B Jensen nbsp Poland 25 Tomasz Gollob 13 Piotr Protasiewicz 12 Jacek Krzyzaniak 0 nbsp Sweden 21 Tony Rickardsson 17 Jimmy Nilsen 3 Peter Karlsson 1 1998 nbsp Vojens Speedway CenterVojens nbsp United States 28 Billy Hamill 16 Greg Hancock 12 Sam Ermolenko nbsp Sweden 24 Jimmy Nilsen 13 Peter Karlsson 6 Tony Rickardsson 5 nbsp Denmark 23 Hans Nielsen 10 Brian Andersen 9 Brian Karger 4 From 1999 format reverted to four riders per team plus reserve 1999 nbsp Svitkov StadionPardubice nbsp Australia 51 Leigh Adams 14 Jason Crump 13 Ryan Sullivan 12 Jason Lyons 10 Todd Wiltshire 2 nbsp Czech Republic 35 Ales Dryml Jr 10 Bohumil Brhel 9 Michal Makovsky 8 Antonin Kasper Jr 8 Antonin Svab Jr 0 nbsp United States 29 Sam Ermolenko 16 Greg Hancock 6 Billy Hamill 6 Josh Larsen 2 Ronnie Correy 0 2000 nbsp Brandon StadiumCoventry nbsp Sweden 40 Tony Rickardsson 16 Peter Karlsson 12 Henrik Gustafsson 10 Mikael Karlsson 2 Niklas Klingberg 0 nbsp England 40 Joe Screen 12 Mark Loram 11 Chris Louis 8 Carl Stonehewer 5 Martin Dugard 4 nbsp United States 35 Sam Ermolenko 16 Greg Hancock 6 Billy Hamill 6 Josh Larsen 2 Ronnie Correy 0 Medal classification edit Pos National Team nbsp nbsp nbsp Total 1 nbsp Denmark 11 4 4 19 2 nbsp Great Britain nbsp England 9 12 8 29 3 nbsp Sweden 8 8 7 23 4 nbsp Poland 5 5 8 18 5 nbsp United States 5 4 7 16 6 nbsp Australia 2 2 7 nbsp New Zealand 1 1 8 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Russia 6 3 9 9 nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp Czech Republic 2 3 5 10 nbsp Germany 2 2See also editSpeedway World Pairs Championship Speedway World Cup Team Speedway Junior World Championship U 21 List of world cups and world championshipsReferences edit Bott Richard 1980 The Peter Collins Speedway Book No 4 Stanley Paul amp Co Ltd p 98 ISBN 0 09 141751 1 Oakes Peter 1981 1981 Speedway Yearbook Studio Publications Ipswich Ltd pp 25 26 ISBN 0 86215 017 5 World Team Cup International Speedway Retrieved 29 March 2024 Oakes Peter 1990 Speedway Yearbook 1990 Front Page Books p 18 ISBN 0 948882 15 8 Matthews Morrison Peter Ian 1987 The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results Guinness Superlatives p 290 ISBN 0 85112 492 5 Speedway riders history and results wwosbackup Retrieved 11 July 2021 Team Speedway World Championship History Speedway org Archived from the original on 1 May 2001 Retrieved 3 July 2021 WORLD TEAM CUP International Speedway Retrieved 15 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Speedway World Team Cup amp oldid 1216151980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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