1961 Speedway World Team Cup

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1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).[4][5]

Format[]

  Semi-finals   Final
8 June - Odense 4 August - Pilzno
     Sweden 38        Czechoslovakia 45
     Denmark 26          West Germany 22
     Norway 18          Czechoslovakia B 18  
     Finland 14        Austria 11   3 September - Wrocław
details details      Poland 32
         Sweden 31
           England 21
five meetings (28 June - 14 August)   Unknown date - Rybnik        Czechoslovakia 12
     England 219        Poland 48   details
     New Zealand 186        Soviet Union 30
     Australia 30           14  
    —        East Germany 4
details details

Qualification[]

Nordic Round[]

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Sweden 38
Björn Knutsson 12
Per Tage Svensson 10
Sören Sjösten 9
7
 Denmark 26
Kurt W. Petersen 9
7
Arne Pander 5
Svend Nissen 5
 Norway 18
Reidar Kristoffersen 6
5
Rolf Westerberg 4
Sverre Harrfeldt 3
 Finland 14
Timo Laine 10
2
2
0

British Round[]

1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 41
Peter Craven - 17
Ron How - 11
Bob Andrews - 9
Ken McKinlay - 2
- 2
 New Zealand - 36
Barry Briggs - 17
Ronnie Moore - 15
Bob Duckworth - 2
- 2
- 0
 Australia - 31
Jack Young - 13
- 11
Peter Moore - 4
Jack Geran - 3
Ray Cresp - 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 44
Peter Craven - 13
Split Waterman - 13
Ron How - 12
Bob Andrews - 6
 New Zealand - 38
Ronnie Moore - 18
Barry Briggs - 14
Bob Duckworth - 3
- 3
Trevor Redmond - 0
 Australia - 26
Jack Young - 12
Chum Taylor - 9
Peter Moore - 3
- 2
- 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 50
Peter Craven - 16
Bob Andrews - 13
Ron How - 12
Ken McKinlay - 7
- 2
 New Zealand - 36
Barry Briggs - 16
Bob Duckworth - 9
Ron Johnston - 6
Ronnie Moore - 5
- 0
 Australia - 22
Chum Taylor - 9
- 6
Jack Geran - 6
- 1
Jack Young - 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 44
Peter Craven - 18
Ron How - 15
Bob Andrews - 5
Ken McKinlay - 4
- 2
 New Zealand - 38
Barry Briggs - 16
Ronnie Moore - 16
Ron Johnston - 6
- 0
Trevor Redmond - 0
 Australia - 26
Chum Taylor - 10
Peter Moore - 7
Ray Cresp - 5
- 4
- 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 40
Peter Craven - 13
Ron How - 11
Ken McKinlay - 9
Cyril Maidment - 5
Bob Andrews - 2
 New Zealand - 38
Ronnie Moore - 18
Barry Briggs - 15
Ron Johnston - 3
- 1
Trevor Redmond - 1
 Australia - 30
Chum Taylor - 14
Jack Young - 9
Peter Moore - 6
- 1
Team Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
 England 219 41 44 50 44 40
 New Zealand 186 36 38 36 38 38
 Australia 135 31 26 22 26 30

Central European Round[]

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Czechoslovakia 45
Antonín Kasper Sr. 12
Luboš Tomíček 12
11
Stanislav Svoboda 10
 West Germany 22
Josef Hofmeister 10
Manfred Poschenreider 5
4
3
 Czechoslovakia B 18
6
Miroslav Šmíd 5
4
2
 Austria 11
Josef Bössner 3
3
2
0

East European Round[]

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Poland 48

1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3)
2.Henryk Żyto - 12 (3,3,3,3)
3.Stanisław Tkocz - 12 (3,3,3,3)
4.Konstanty Pociejkewicz - 12 (3,3,3,3)
17.Antoni Woryna - NS

2nd  Soviet Union 30

5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2)
6.Boris Samorodov - 8 (2,2,2,2)
7.Farid Szajnurov - 8 (2,2,2,2)
8.Viktor Kuznetsov - 6 (2,2,NS,2)
18. - NS

3rd   14

13. - 4 (1,1,1,1)
14. - 3 (1,0,2,NS)
15. - 3 (1,1,1,NS)
16. - 4 (1,1,1,1)
20. - NS

4  East Germany 4

9. - 0 (0,0,0,0)
10. - 1 (0,0,0,1)
11. - 1 (0,1,0,0)
12. - 2 (0,0,1,1)
19. - NS


World Final[]

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Poland 32

1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-)
2.Marian Kaiser - 10 (3,3,1,3)
3.Henryk Żyto - 7 (1,0,3,3)
4.Florian Kapała - 6 (3,3,E,-)
R.Stanisław Tkocz - 4 (-,-,2,2)

2nd  Sweden 31

1.Bjorn Knutsson - 7 (0,2,2,3)
2.Sören Sjösten - 2 (0,-,-,2)
3.Ove Fundin - 11 (2,3,3,3)
4.Per Tage Svensson - 7 (3,2,0,2)
R.Rune Sörmander - 4 (-,2,2,-)

3rd  England 21

1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F)
2.Bob Andrews - 6 (1,1,3,1)
3.Peter Craven - 8 (2,3,2,1)
4.Ken McKinlay - 4 (2,1,E,1)
R.Cyril Maidment - NS

4  Czechoslovakia 12

1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1)
2.Antonín Kasper Sr. - 4 (3,0,1,0)
3.Stanislav Svoboda - 0 (F,0,0,0)
4.Bohumír Bartoněk - 1 (0,0,1,0)
R. - NS

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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