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1981 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1981 Speedway World Team Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2]

The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany.[3] Denmark won their second title. Ominously for the rest of the world the team contained a youthful Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen.[4][5]


Qualification stage 1 edit

Day Venue Winner
Stage 1
17 May   Reading   England
17 May   Brokstedt   West Germany
17 May   Debrecen   USSR
28 May   Tampere   Denmark
26 June   Badia Polesine   USSR

Commonwealth round edit

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1   England 36 3 5 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 22 24 27 30 33 34 36 36 36 36 36
(9) Dave Jessup 10 3 2 3 2 10
(10) Gordon Kennett 6 1 2 2 1 6
(11) Chris Morton 9 2 2 2 3 9
(12) Michael Lee 11 3 2 3 3 11
(19) John Davis 0 0
2   United States 32 2 5 7 9 10 13 13 16 17 18 21 22 24 26 29 32 32 32 32 32
(5) Bruce Penhall 11 2 3 3 3 11
(6) Bobby Schwartz 8 3 1 1 3 8
(7) Dennis Sigalos 3 2 F 1 - 3
(8) Scott Autrey 8 2 3 1 2 8
(18) Kelly Moran 2 2 2
3   Australia 20 1 1 1 4 7 8 11 12 12 14 15 17 17 17 19 20 20 20 20 20
(13) Phil Crump 4 0 3 0 1 4
(14) John Titman 6 1 1 2 2 6
(15) Danny Kennedy 0 0 - - X 0
(16) Billy Sanders 7 3 3 1 0 7
(20) Gary Guglielmi 3 1 2 3
4   New Zealand 8 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
(1) Ivan Mauger 0 0 0 0 - 0
(2) Mitch Shirra 2 1 1 - 0 2
(3) Bruce Cribb 1 1 0 0 - 1
(4) Larry Ross 1 0 0 - 1 1
(17) Tony Briggs 4 3 0 1 0 4
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* England & USA to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian round edit

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
  Denmark - 37
Hans Nielsen - 11
Bo Petersen - 10
Erik Gundersen - 8
Tommy Knudsen - 8 		  Sweden - 30
Jan Andersson - 10
Hans Danielsson - 8
Richard Hellsen - 6
Tommy Nilsson - 6 		  Finland - 19
Ari Koponen - 5
Kai Niemi - 5
Olli Tyrväinen - 4
Pekka Hautamaki - 3
Veijo Tuoriniemi - 2 		  Norway - 10
Rolf Gramstad - 8
Dag Haaland - 2
Jorn Haugvalstad - 0
Yngve Madland - 0
Roy Otto - 0

* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental round edit

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1   West Germany 43 2 5 8 11 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 34 37 40 43 43 43 43 43
(13) Egon Müller 12 3 3 3 3 12
(14) Georg Hack 11 2 3 3 3 11
(15) Alois Wiesböck 12 3 3 3 3 12
(16) Georg Gilgenreiner 8 3 0 3 2 8
(20) Waldemar Bacik 0 0
2   Nederlands 24 3 5 7 9 12 12 14 16 16 18 19 19 19 20 22 24 24 24 24 24
(9) Henny Kroeze 9 2 3 2 2 9
(10) Frits Koppe 4 2 0 - 2 4
(11) Rudi Muts 6 2 2 1 1 6
(12) Henk Steman 5 3 2 0 0 5
(19) Wil Stroes 0 0 0
3   Austria 22 0 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 10 11 13 15 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22
(1) Adi Funk 4 1 0 2 1 4
(2) Herbert Szerecs 5 1 1 2 1 5
(3) Walter Grubmuler 7 1 2 1 3 7
(4) Heinrich Schatzer 6 0 2 2 2 6
(17) Robert Funk 0 0
4   Bulgaria 7 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
(5) Nikolai Manev 2 1 1 0 0 2
(6) Orlin Janakiev 2 0 1 1 0 2
(7) Veselin Markov 0 0 0 0 0 0
(8) Angel Eftimov 3 0 1 1 1 3
(18) Zachari Zachariev 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* West Germany & Netherlands to Continental Semi-Final

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1   Soviet Union 39 2 5 7 9 12 14 16 19 22 24 27 29 31 33 36 39 39 39 39 39
(1) Mikhail Starostin 10 2 3 2 3 10
(2) Grigory Khlinovsky 10 2 2 3 3 10
(3) Valery Gordeev 9 3 2 2 2 9
(4) Viktor Kuznetsov 10 2 3 3 2 10
(17) Anatoly Maksimov 0 0
2   Hungary 37 3 5 8 9 11 14 17 19 21 24 26 27 30 33 35 37 37 37 37 37
(13) Zoltan Hajdu 9 2 3 2 2 9
(14) Istvan Sziraczki 10 3 2 3 2 10
(15) Zoltán Adorján 10 3 3 1 3 10
(16) Ferenc Farkash 3 1 - 2 - 3
(20) Janos Oresko 5 2 3 5
3   Italy 14 1 2 3 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
(9) Mauro Ferraccioli 1 1 0 - 0 1
(10) Giuseppe Marzotto 5 3 1 0 1 5
(11) Armando Dal Chiele 3 1 1 1 - 3
(12) Giovanni Brizzolari 3 1 1 0 1 3
(19) Gianni Famari 2 1 1 2
4   Yugoslavia 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
(5) Vlado Kocuvan 1 0 0 0 1 1
(6) Stefan Kekec 4 0 1 3 0 4
(7) Darko Tominac 0 0 0 - 0 0
(8) Krešo Omerzel 1 - - 1 0 1
(18) Ladislav Smidt 0 0 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* Soviet Union & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final

Semifinal

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
  Soviet Union - 33
Mikhail Starostin - 10
Viktor Kuznetsov - 9
Anatoly Maksimov - 9
Grigory Khlinovsky - 5 		  West Germany - 32
Karl Maier - 11
Georg Hack - 10
Frits Bauer - 4
Georg Gilgenreiner - 3
Egon Müller - 3 		  Hungary - 18
Istvan Sziraczki - 9
Ferenc Farkash - 4
Laszlo Meszaros - 2
Janos Oresko - 2
Zoltán Adorján - 1 		  Netherlands - 13
Henny Kroeze - 5
Frits Koppe - 4
Rudi Muts - 2
Henk Steman - 2

* Soviet Union & West Germany to Continental Final

Qualification stage 2 edit

Day Venue Winner
Stage 2
26 June   King's Lynn   Denmark
7 July   Leningrad   West Germany

Continental Final edit

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1   West Germany 32 2 4 5 6 6 9 12 15 18 19 22 25 26 26 29 32 32 32 32 32
(1) Karl Maier 10 1 3 3 3 10
(2) Alois Wiesböck 1 1 - - - 1
(3) Georg Hack 7 2 3 1 1 7
(4) Georg Gilgenreiner 3 - 0 3 0 3
(17) Egon Müller 11 2 3 3 3 11
2   Soviet Union 27 3 6 9 11 13 14 15 17 17 19 21 21 23 24 26 27 27 27 27 27
(9) Grigory Khlinovsky 8 3 2 2 1 8
(10) Anatoly Maksimov 5 2 1 - 2 5
(11) Viktor Kuznetsov 8 3 2 2 1 8
(12) Mikhail Starostin 6 3 1 X 2 6
(19) Georgy Ivanov 0 0 0
3   Czechoslovakia 21 0 1 3 3 4 4 6 6 8 11 11 13 16 18 19 21 21 21 21 21
(13) Aleš Dryml Sr. 7 1 2 2 2 7
(14) Václav Verner 4 0 X 3 1 4
(15) Milan Špinka 2 2 F - - 2
(16) Zdeněk Kudrna 0 0 - X - 0
(20) Jiří Štancl 8 1 2 3 2 8
4   Poland 14 1 1 1 4 7 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
(5) Edward Jancarz 4 1 2 1 0 4
(6) Zenon Plech 3 F 3 F - 3
(7) Roman Jankowski 6 3 F 0 3 6
(8) Jerzy Rembas 1 E T 1 0 1
(18) Marek Kepa 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* West Germany & Soviet Union to World Final

Intercontinental Final edit

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1   Denmark 31 0 2 2 2 5 7 10 13 15 18 21 24 26 27 28 31 31 31 31 31
(1) Ole Olsen 9 0 3 3 3 9
(2) Tommy Knudsen 7 0 3 3 1 7
(3) Erik Gundersen 9 2 2 3 2 9
(4) Hans Nielsen 6 0 3 2 1 6
(17) Preben Eriksen 0 0
2   England 30 2 2 5 8 10 11 13 14 17 19 19 20 23 26 28 30 30 30 30 30
(9) Michael Lee 9 3 2 2 2 9
(10) Chris Morton 9 3 1 3 2 9
(11) Steve Bastable 4 E 1 - 3 4
(12) Dave Jessup 8 2 2 1 3 8
(19) Kenny Carter 0 0 0
3   United States 26 3 6 8 10 10 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 23 25 25 26 26 26 26 26
(5) Bruce Penhall 9 3 3 2 1 9
(6) Kelly Moran 5 3 0 2 0 5
(7) Bobby Schwartz 6 2 1 1 2 6
(8) Dennis Sigalos 6 2 2 1 1 6
(18) Scott Autrey 0 0
4   Sweden 9 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
(13) Anders Michanek 1 1 0 - - 1
(14) Jan Andersson 4 1 0 0 3 4
(15) Richard Hellsen 1 1 0 0 0 1
(16) Tommy Nilsson 3 1 1 1 0 3
(20) Hans Danielsson 0 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* Denmark & England to World Final

World Final edit

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1   Denmark 36 3 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 23 26 28 29 31 33 35 36 36 36 36 36
(13) Ole Olsen 6 2 1 3 - 6
(14) Hans Nielsen 11 3 3 3 2 11
(15) Erik Gundersen 9 3 3 1 2 9
(16) Tommy Knudsen 9 2 3 2 2 9
(20) Finn Thomsen 1 1 1
2   England 29 0 3 4 7 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 21 21 24 27 29 29 29 29 29
(5) Dave Jessup 3 E 1 - 2 3
(6) Chris Morton 11 3 2 3 3 11
(7) Kenny Carter 9 3 2 1 3 9
(8) John Davis 5 1 2 2 E 5
(18) Gordon Kennett 1 1 1
3   West Germany 28 2 2 4 5 6 8 11 12 13 15 18 20 23 24 25 28 28 28 28 28
(9) Karl Maier 8 2 1 2 3 8
(10) Georg Hack 5 1 2 1 1 5
(11) Georg Gilgenreiner 5 0 1 3 1 5
(12) Egon Müller 10 2 3 2 3 10
(19) Alois Wiesböck 0 0
4   Soviet Union 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
(1) Valery Gordeev 0 0 0 0 0 0
(2) Mikhail Starostin 0 0 0 F - 0
(3) Viktor Kuznetsov 2 1 0 0 1 2
(4) Nikolay Kornev 1 1 - - E 1
(17) Anatoly Maksimov 0 0 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  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. ^ "1981 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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