1972 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1972 Speedway World Team Cup was the 13th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at the in Olching, West Germany. The title was won by Great Britain for the third time.[4][5]


Qualifying[]

SCANDINAVIAN ROUND

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Sweden 37
2  Denmark 25
3  Norway 23
4  Finland 11


  • CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
  • 11 June
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Prelog
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Czechoslovakia 48
2   23
3   22
4   2 3
Pos. National team Pts.
1  West Germany 39
2  Austria* 17
3  Hungary 17
4 Scandinavian Select** 23
  • Austria awarded 2nd.place because they had more heat winners than Hungary (2 to 0)
  • East Germany withdrew. Replaced by Scandinavian Select who were ineligible to qualify for the next round


  • CONTINENTAL SEMI-FINAL
  • 1 July
  • Czechoslovakia Slaný
  • CONTINENTAL FINAL
  • 23 July
  • Soviet Union Leningrad
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Czechoslovakia 47
2  West Germany 32
3   10
4  Austria 8
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Poland 40
2  Soviet Union 33
3  Czechoslovakia 13
4  West Germany 9

World Final[]

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Great Britain 36
2  Soviet Union* 21
3  Poland* 21
4  Sweden 18

World final[]

  • 24 September
  • West Germany
Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Great Britain 36

Ivan Mauger - 11
John Louis - 9
Ray Wilson - 8
Terry Betts - 8
Ronnie Moore - dnr

2nd  Soviet Union 21

Anatoly Kuzmin - 6
Viktor Kalmykov - 5
Viktor Trofimov - 5
Grigory Khlinovsky - 5
Valery Gordeev - dnr

3rd  Poland 21

Zenon Plech - 7
Henryk Glücklich - 6
Paweł Waloszek - 5
Zdzisław Dobrucki - 3
Marek Cieślak - 0

4th  Sweden 18

Christer Löfqvist - 6
Anders Michanek - 4
Tommy Jansson 4
Jan Simensen 3
Göte Nordin 1

Run-off for silver
Soviet Union 7 (Kalmykov 3, Kuzmin 2, Khlinovsky 1, Trofimov 1) bt Poland 5 (Waloszek 3, Plech 2, Glücklich 0, Dobrucki 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. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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