1973 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1973 Speedway World Team Cup was the 14th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by Great Britain for the third consecutive year and fourth time in total. The fourth win drew Britain level with Poland on four titles won but Sweden remained ahead on the number of titles won with six.[4][5][6]

Results[]

  • CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
  • 17 June
  • Hungary Debrecen
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Sweden 37
2  Norway 35
3  Denmark 23
4  Finland 1
Pos. National team Pts.
1  West Germany 45
2  Hungary 24
3  Czechoslovakia II* 21
4  Austria 6

* Czechoslovakia II replaced Italy


  • CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
  • 17 June
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor
  • CONTINENTAL SEMI-FINAL
  • 30 June
  • Czechoslovakia Slaný
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Czechoslovakia 47
2   24
3   15
4  AustriaII* 10

* Austria II replaced East Germany

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Czechoslovakia 43
2  Hungary 24
3  West Germany 17
4   11
  • CONTINENTAL FINAL
  • 5 August
  • Soviet Union
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Soviet Union 35
2  Poland 31
3  Czechoslovakia 23
4  Hungary 6
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Great Britain 37
2  Sweden 31
3  Soviet Union 20
4  Poland 8

World final[]

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

Peter Collins - 12
John Louis - 9
Ray Wilson - 8
Terry Betts - 8
Dave Jessup - dnr

2nd  Sweden 31

Anders Michanek - 11
Bernt Persson - 9
Bengt Jansson 6
Tommy Jansson 5
Sören Sjösten dnr

3rd  Soviet Union 20

Valery Gordeev - 7
Vladimir Paznikov - 5
Grigory Khlinovsky - 4
Aleksandr Pavlov - 2
Viktor Trofimov - 2

4th  Poland 8

Zenon Plech - 5
Edward Jancarz - 2
Paweł Waloszek - 1
Jerzy Szczakiel - 0
Jan Mucha - dnr

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.
  6. ^ "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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