1961 Speedway World Team Cup
1961 Speedway World Team Cup | |||
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1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second FIM Speedway World Team Cup season. The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).
Format
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
8 June - Odense | 4 August - Pilzno | ||||||||||||
Sweden | 38 | Czechoslovakia | 45 | ||||||||||
Denmark | 26 | West Germany | 22 | ||||||||||
Norway | 18 | Czechoslovakia B | 18 | ||||||||||
Finland | 14 | Austria | 11 | 3 September - Wrocław | |||||||||
details | details | Poland | 32 | ||||||||||
Sweden | 31 | ||||||||||||
England | 21 | ||||||||||||
five meetings (28 June - 14 August) | Unknown date - Rybnik | Czechoslovakia | 12 | ||||||||||
England | 219 | Poland | 48 | details | |||||||||
New Zealand | 186 | Soviet Union | 30 | ||||||||||
Australia | 30 | Bulgaria | 14 | ||||||||||
— | East Germany | 4 | |||||||||||
details | details |
Qualification
Nordic Round
- 8 June
- Odense
First | Second | Third | Fourth |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden 38 Björn Knutsson 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
- R1: 26 June - Coventry, Brandon Stadium
- R2: 26 July - London, New Cross Stadium
- R3: 28 July - Leicester, Leicester Stadium
- R4: 10 August - Ipswich, Foxhall Stadium
- R5: 18 August - London, Wimbledon Stadium
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
- 4 August
- Plzeň
First | Second | Third | Fourth |
---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia 45 Antonin Kasper, Sr 12 Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 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 Miloslav Smid 5 Karel Polak 4 J Hradecky 2 |
Austria 11 Josef Bössner 3 Johan Hart 3 Erhard Koffler 2 Helmut Happer 0 |
East European Round
- July 30
- Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 48 |
1.Florian Kapala - 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
- 3 September
- POL Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 32 |
1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-) | ||
Sweden | 31 |
1.Bjorn Knutsson - 7 (0,2,2,3) | ||
England | 21 |
1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F) | ||
4 | Czechoslovakia | 12 |
1.Luboš Tomicek, Sr. - 7 (1,2,3,1) |