1961 Speedway World Team Cup
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][4]
The final took place in Wrocław, Poland.[5] The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).[6][7]
Format
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||
8 June - Odense (details) | ||||||
Sweden | 38 | |||||
Denmark | 26 | |||||
Norway | 18 | |||||
Finland | 14 | |||||
28 June - 14 August (details) | ||||||
England | 219 | |||||
New Zealand | 186 | |||||
3 September - Wrocław (details) | ||||||
Australia | 30 | |||||
Poland | 32 | |||||
– | – | |||||
Sweden | 31 | |||||
4 August - Plzeň (details) | ||||||
England | 21 | |||||
Czechoslovakia | 45 | |||||
Czechoslovakia | 12 | |||||
West Germany | 22 | |||||
Czechoslovakia B | 18 | |||||
Austria | 11 | |||||
30 July - Rybnik (details) | ||||||
Poland | 48 | |||||
Soviet Union | 30 | |||||
Bulgaria | 14 | |||||
East Germany | 4 | |||||
Qualification
[edit]Nordic Round
[edit]- 8 June
- Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden 38 Björn Knutson 12 Per Tage Svensson 10 Sören Sjösten 9 Tore Kindstrand 7 |
Denmark 26 Kurt W. Petersen 9 Hans P Boisen 7 Arne Pander 5 Svend Nissen 5 |
Norway 18 Reidar Kristoffersen 6 Rolf Mellerud 5 Rolf Westerberg 4 Sverre Harrfeldt 3 |
Finland 14 Timo Laine 10 Esko Koponen 2 Illka Helminen 2 Kalevi Lahtinen 0 |
British Round
[edit]- R1: 28 June - Brandon Stadium, Coventry
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 41 Peter Craven - 17 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 9 Ken McKinlay - 2 Les Owen - 2 |
New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 17 Ronnie Moore - 15 Bob Duckworth - 2 Bryce Subritzky - 2 Dick Campbell - 0 |
Australia - 31 Jack Young - 13 Johnny Chamberlain - 11 Peter Moore - 4 Jack Geran - 3 Ray Cresp - 0 |
- R2: 26 July - New Cross Stadium, London
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 Bryce Subritzky - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
Australia - 26 Jack Young - 12 Chum Taylor - 9 Peter Moore - 3 Johnny Chamberlain - 2 Bluey Scott - 0 |
- R3: 28 July - Leicester Stadium, Leicester
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 50 Peter Craven - 16 Bob Andrews - 13 Ron How - 12 Ken McKinlay - 7 Les Owen - 2 |
New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 16 Bob Duckworth - 9 Ron Johnston - 6 Ronnie Moore - 5 Bryce Subritzky - 0 |
Australia - 22 Chum Taylor - 9 Johnny Chamberlain - 6 Jack Geran - 6 Bluey Scott - 1 Jack Young - 0 |
- R4: 10 August - Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 44 Peter Craven - 18 Ron How - 15 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Les McGillivray - 2 |
New Zealand - 38 Barry Briggs - 16 Ronnie Moore - 16 Ron Johnston - 6 Bryce Subritzky - 0 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
Australia - 26 Chum Taylor - 10 Peter Moore - 7 Ray Cresp - 5 Johnny Chamberlain - 4 Bluey Scott - 0 |
- R5: 14 August - Wimbledon Stadium, London
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 Bryce Subritzky - 1 Trevor Redmond - 1 |
Australia - 30 Chum Taylor - 14 Jack Young - 9 Peter Moore - 6 Johnny Chamberlain - 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
[edit]- 4 August
- Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Czechoslovakia 45 Antonín Kasper Sr. 12 Luboš Tomíček 12 Libor Dousanek 11 Stanislav Svoboda 10 |
West Germany 22 Josef Hofmeister 10 Manfred Poschenreider 5 Josef Seidl 4 Alfred Aberl 3 |
Czechoslovakia B 18 Frantisek Eib 6 Miroslav Šmíd 5 Karel Polak 4 Miloslav Hradecky 2 |
Austria 11 Josef Bössner 3 Johan Hart 3 Erhard Koffler 2 Helmut Happer 0 |
East European Round
[edit]- July 30
- Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 48 |
1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3) | ||
Soviet Union | 30 |
5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2) | ||
Bulgaria | 14 |
13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1) | ||
4 | East Germany | 4 |
9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0) |
World Final
[edit]- 3 September
- Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 32 |
1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-) | ||
Sweden | 31 |
1.Bjorn Knutson - 7 (0,2,2,3) | ||
England | 21 |
1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F) | ||
4 | Czechoslovakia | 12 |
1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- ^ "1961 World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.