1971 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1971 Speedway World Team Cup was the 12th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) in Poland. The title was won by Great Britain for the second time.[4][5][6]

Results[]

  • CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
  • 13 June
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Sweden 41
2  Denmark 33
3  Norway 21
4  Finland 1
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Soviet Union 46
2   23
3   15
4  Italy 12


  • CONTINENTAL SEMI-FINAL
  • 4 July
  • West Germany Kempten
Pos. National team Pts.
1  East Germany 40
2  West Germany 36
3  Austria 11
4  Hungary 9
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Soviet Union 36
2  East Germany 30
3  West Germany 25
4   5


  • CONTINENTAL FINAL
  • 25 August
  • Soviet Union Leningrad
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Soviet Union 46
2  Poland 30
3  Czechoslovakia 10,5
4  East Germany 9,5
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Great Britain 37
2  Soviet Union 22
3  Poland 19
4  Sweden 18

World final[]

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Great Britain 37

Ray Wilson - 12
Ivan Mauger - 10
Jim Airey - 9
Barry Briggs - 6
Ronnie Moore - dnr

2nd  Soviet Union 22

Grigory Khlinovsky - 8
Vladimir Smirnov - 7
Vladimir Gordeev - 4
Anatoly Kuzmin - 3
Viktor Trofimov - dnr

3rd  Poland 19

Paweł Waloszek - 5
Henryk Glücklich - 4
Antoni Woryna - 4
Edward Jancarz - 4
Andrzej Wyglenda - 2

4th  Sweden 18

Anders Michanek - 9
Sören Sjösten - 3
Bengt Jansson 3
Leif Enecrona 3
Bernt Persson 0

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 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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