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Speedway World Cup

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FIM Speedway World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Speedway World Cup
FormerlySpeedway World Team Cup (1960–2000)
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded2001
DirectorPhil Morris
MottoNo brakes, no gears, no fear
No. of teams9 national teams
ContinentWorld
Most recent
champion(s)
 Poland (2023)
Most titles Poland (9 times)
TV partner(s)Discovery+
Official websitehttps://www.fimspeedway.com/swc

The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries.[1] The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000.[2][3] The competition was held annually until 2017 when it was replaced by the Speedway of Nations pairs event. The Speedway World Cup returned in 2023 and will be held every three years.[4]

Past winners

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Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2001 Poland Wrocław  Australia (68 pts)
Jason Crump
Todd Wiltshire
Craig Boyce
Ryan Sullivan
Leigh Adams
 Poland (65 pts)
Krzysztof Cegielski
Piotr Protasiewicz
Tomasz Gollob
Sebastian Ułamek
Jacek Krzyżaniak
 Sweden (51 pts)
Jimmy Nilsen
Mikael Karlsson
Tony Rickardsson
Niklas Klingberg
Andreas Jonsson
2002 England Peterborough  Australia (64 pts)
Todd Wiltshire
Jason Lyons
Leigh Adams
Jason Crump
Ryan Sullivan
 Denmark (58 pts)
Nicki Pedersen
Ronni Pedersen
Charlie Gjedde
Hans Andersen
Bjarne Pedersen
 Sweden (54 pts)
Tony Rickardsson
Niklas Klingberg
Peter Karlsson
Mikael Karlsson
Stefan Andersson
2003 Denmark Vojens  Sweden (62 pts)
Andreas Jonsson
Mikael Max
Peter Ljung
David Ruud
 Australia (57 pts)
Jason Crump
Todd Wiltshire
Jason Lyons
Ryan Sullivan
Leigh Adams
 Denmark (53 pts)
Nicki Pedersen
Hans Andersen
Bjarne Pedersen
Ronni Pedersen
Charlie Gjedde
2004 England Poole  Sweden (49 pts)
Mikael Max
Tony Rickardsson
Antonio Lindbäck
Andreas Jonsson
Peter Karlsson
 Great Britain (48 pts)
David Norris
Lee Richardson
Mark Loram
Scott Nicholls
Gary Havelock
 Denmark (32 pts)
Hans Andersen
Nicki Pedersen
Kenneth Bjerre
Niels Kristian Iversen
Bjarne Pedersen
2005 Poland Wrocław  Poland (62 pts)
Grzegorz Walasek
Rune Holta
Piotr Protasiewicz
Jarosław Hampel
Tomasz Gollob
 Sweden (34 pts)
Tony Rickardsson
Peter Karlsson
Andreas Jonsson
Antonio Lindbäck
Fredrik Lindgren
 Denmark (31 pts)
Hans Andersen
Bjarne Pedersen
Kenneth Bjerre
Nicki Pedersen
Niels Kristian Iversen
2006 England Reading  Denmark (45 pts)
Niels Kristian Iversen
Nicki Pedersen
Bjarne Pedersen
Hans Andersen
Charlie Gjedde
 Sweden (37 pts)
Andreas Jonsson
Antonio Lindbäck
Fredrik Lindgren
Mikael Max
Peter Karlsson
 Great Britain (36 pts)
Lee Richardson
Mark Loram
Scott Nicholls
Chris Louis
Chris Harris
2007 Poland Leszno  Poland (55 pts)
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Jarosław Hampel
Tomasz Gollob
Rune Holta
Grzegorz Walasek
Damian Baliński
 Denmark (52 pts)
Hans Andersen
Kenneth Bjerre
Niels Kristian Iversen
Nicki Pedersen
Bjarne Pedersen
Jesper B. Jensen
 Australia (29 pts)
Ryan Sullivan
Jason Crump
Chris Holder
Leigh Adams
Davey Watt
Rory Schlein
2008 Denmark Vojens  Denmark (49 pts)
Nicki Pedersen
Bjarne Pedersen
Kenneth Bjerre
Niels Kristian Iversen
Hans Andersen
 Poland (46 pts)
Rune Holta
Wiesław Jaguś
Tomasz Gollob
Grzegorz Walasek
Jarosław Hampel
 Sweden (39 pts)
Andreas Jonsson
Daniel Nermark
Peter Ljung
Fredrik Lindgren
Jonas Davidsson
2009 Poland Leszno  Poland (44 pts)
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Piotr Protasiewicz
Jarosław Hampel
Tomasz Gollob
Adrian Miedziński
 Australia (43 pts)
Davey Watt
Troy Batchelor
Leigh Adams
Chris Holder
Jason Crump
 Sweden (36 pts)
Jonas Davidsson
Fredrik Lindgren
Antonio Lindbäck
Andreas Jonsson
David Ruud
2010 Denmark Vojens  Poland (44 pts)
Rune Holta
Jarosław Hampel
Tomasz Gollob
Adrian Miedziński
Janusz Kołodziej
 Denmark (39 pts)
Kenneth Bjerre
Nicolai Klindt
Niels Kristian Iversen
Bjarne Pedersen
Hans Andersen
 Sweden (35 pts)
Fredrik Lindgren
Jonas Davidsson
Antonio Lindbäck
Magnus Zetterström
Andreas Jonsson
2011 Poland Gorzów Wielkopolski  Poland (51 pts)
Tomasz Gollob
Jaroslaw Hampel
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Piotr Protasiewicz
Janusz Kołodziej
 Australia (45 pts)
Chris Holder
Jason Crump
Troy Batchelor
Darcy Ward
Davey Watt
 Sweden (30 pts)
Fredrik Lindgren
Antonio Lindbäck
Thomas H. Jonasson
Jonas Davidsson
Andreas Jonsson
2012 Sweden Målilla  Denmark (39 pts)
Niels K Iversen
Michael Jepsen Jensen
Nicki Pedersen
Mikkel B Jensen
 Australia (36 pts)
Jason Crump
Darcy Ward
Davey Watt
Chris Holder
 Russia (30 pts)
Andreas Jonsson
Fredrik Lindgren
Peter Ljung
Thomas H. Jonasson
2013 Czech Republic Prague  Poland (41 pts)
Jarosław Hampel
Maciej Janowski
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Patryk Dudek
 Denmark (40 pts)
Niels Kristian Iversen
Kenneth Bjerre
Nicki Pedersen
Michael Jepsen Jensen
 Australia (34 pts)
Darcy Ward
Troy Batchelor
Cameron Woodward
Jason Doyle
2014 Poland Bydgoszcz  Denmark (38 pts)
Nicki Pedersen
Peter Kildemand
Mads Korneliussen
Niels Kristian Iversen
 Poland (37 pts)
Piotr Protasiewicz
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Janusz Kołodziej
Jarosław Hampel
 Australia (36 pts)
Chris Holder
Darcy Ward
Troy Batchelor
Jason Doyle
2015 Denmark Vojens  Sweden (34 pts)
Antonio Lindbäck
Andreas Jonsson
Linus Sundström
Fredrik Lindgren
 Denmark (32 pts)
Peter Kildemand
Niels Kristian Iversen
Nicki Pedersen
Kenneth Bjerre
 Poland (27 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Krzysztof Buczkowski
Maciej Janowski
Przemysław Pawlicki
2016 England Manchester  Poland (39 pts)
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Patryk Dudek
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Krystian Pieszczek
 Great Britain (32 pts)
Craig Cook
Tai Woffinden
Danny King
Robert Lambert
Adam Ellis
 Sweden (30 pts)
Andreas Jonsson
Antonio Lindbäck
Peter Ljung
Fredrik Lindgren
Joel Andersson
2017 Poland Leszno  Poland (50 pts)
Patryk Dudek
Maciej Janowski
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Bartosz Smektała
 Sweden (42 pts)
Antonio Lindbäck
Fredrik Lindgren
Linus Sundström
Andreas Jonsson
Joel Kling
 Russia (18 pts)
Emil Sayfutdinov
Vadim Tarasenko
Andrey Kudriashov
Gleb Chugunov
Grigory Laguta
2023 Poland Wrocław  Poland (33 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Maciej Janowski
Patryk Dudek
Janusz Kołodziej
Dominik Kubera
 Great Britain (31 pts)
Dan Bewley
Robert Lambert
Tai Woffinden
Adam Ellis
Tom Brennan
 Denmark (29 pts)
Leon Madsen
Anders Thomsen
Mikkel Michelsen
Nicki Pedersen
Rasmus Jensen

Medal classification

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Pos National Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1.  Poland 9 3 1 13
2.  Denmark 4 5 4 13
3.  Sweden 3 3 7 13
4.  Australia 2 4 3 9
5.  Great Britain - 3 1 4
6.  Russia - - 2 2

 

Pos Rider Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. Jarosław Hampel  Poland 6 2 - 8
2. Tomasz Gollob  Poland 5 2 - 7
3. Krzysztof Kasprzak  Poland 5 1 - 6
4. Nicki Pedersen  Denmark 4 4 4 12
5. Niels Kristian Iversen  Denmark 4 4 2 10
6. Patryk Dudek  Poland 4 - - 4
7. Andreas Jonsson  Sweden 3 2 6 11
8. Piotr Protasiewicz  Poland 3 2 - 5
9. Rune Holta  Poland 3 1 - 4
Janusz Kołodziej  Poland 3 1 - 4

Participating nations

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Team 2001
Poland
(12)
2002
United Kingdom
(12)
2003
Denmark
(12)
2004
United Kingdom
(8)
2005
Poland
(8)
2006
United Kingdom
(8)
2007
Poland
(8)
2008
Denmark
(8)
2009
Poland
(8)
2010
Denmark
(8)
2011
Poland
(8)
2012
Sweden
(9)
2013
Czech Republic
(9)
2014
Poland
(9)
2015
Denmark
(9)
2016
United Kingdom
(9)
2017
Poland
(9)
2023
Poland
(9)
 Poland Silver 4 4 4 Gold 5 Gold Silver Gold Gold Gold 5 Gold Silver Bronze Gold Gold Gold
 Sweden Bronze Bronze Gold Gold Silver Silver 5 Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze 4 8 5 Gold Bronze Silver 5
 Russia 8 9 8 7 6 6 4 6 5 Bronze 9 7 6 Bronze
 Great Britain 6 7 5 Silver 4 Bronze 4 5 5 4 6 6 7 4 5 Silver 4 Silver
 Australia Gold Gold Silver 5 5 4 Bronze 4 Silver 5 Silver Silver Bronze Bronze 4 4 5 4
 Latvia •• 6 8 9 6
 United States 5 6 6 7 8 5 6 6 7 7
 Denmark 4 Silver Bronze Bronze Bronze Gold Silver Gold 6 Silver 4 Gold Silver Gold Silver 5 8 Bronze
 Czech Republic 7 5 6 6 6 8 7 8 8 7 7 4 7 8 8 9 7
 France 6
 Germany 11 12 10 8 8 9 9 8
 Italy 12 7 9
 Slovenia 12 11 9 7
 Hungary 10 10 11 8 8
 Ukraine
 Finland 9 8 7 7 8 7 9
 Norway
 Austria
Tomasz Gollob won the title five times as part of the Polish team.
Legend
  • Gold – Champions.
  • Silver – Runners-up.
  • Bronze – Third place.
  •  ••  – Qualified, but withdrew.
  •  •  – Did not qualify.
  •     – Did not enter or withdrew.
  •    – Race-off and final hosts.

Format

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The current tournament format consists of two semi finals with the winner qualifying for the grand final and the second and third place teams entering a race off. In the four team race off only the winner will join the two semi final winners and the hosts in the grand final.

References

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  1. ^ "There have been three international team competitions run by the F.I.M". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway World Cup Nations" (PDF). motorsporttop20. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW & TICKET DETAILS CONFIRMED". FIM Speedway. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.