1994 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1994 Speedway World Team Cup was the 35th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2]

The format changed after the World Team Cup merged with the Speedway World Pairs Championship. Teams now consisted of just two riders with a reserve rider available if needed.

The final took place on 18 September at the Holsteinring at Brokstedt in Germany. Sweden won their seventh title, which was their first for 24 years since the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup.[3][4][5]

First round edit

Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1   Slovenia 30 10 20 30
(11) Gerhard Lekse 12 2 2 2 2 2 2
(12) Martin Peterca 18 3 3 3 3 3 3
(20) Gregor Pintar 0
2   Latvia 24 10 15 24
(1) Vladimir Voronkov 7 2 2 2 - 1 -
(2) Andrey Korolevs 12 3 - 3 0 3 3
(15) Nikolay Kokin 5 3 1 2
3   France 20 5 13 20
(9) Christophe Dubernard 9 1 3 3 0 - 2
(10) Stéphane Trésarrieu 1 0 1 - - 0 -
(19) Philippe Bergé 10 2 3 2 3
4   Nederlands 19 5 13 19
(3) Rob Steman 13 1 3 3 2 1 3
(4) Patrick Verbrugge 4 0 - 2 - - 2
(16) Roy Verbrugge 2 1 1 0
5   Ukraine 12 5 7 12
(5) Dmitry Grezin 0 - - - - - -
(6) Aleksandr Lyatosinsky 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
(17) Vladimir Kolody 9 2 2 1 1 3 0
6   Slovakia 11 5 9 11
(7) Gaspar Forgač 7 3 2 1 1 - E
(8) Vladimir Visvader 4 0 0 E 2 1 1
(18) - 0
7   Belarus 8 2 6 8
(13) Viktor Sidorenko 6 0 1 1 3 1 0
(14) Sergey Manuilov 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
(21) Leonid Taranov 0
Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell
ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Slovenia and Latvia to second round

Second round edit

Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1   Norway 29 10 20 29
(5) Lars Gunnestad 16 2 2 3 3 3 3
(6) Rune Holta 13 3 3 2 2 2 1
(17) Einar Kyllingstad 0
2   Italy 25 9 15 25
(11) Armando Castagna 15 3 3 2 1 3 3
(12) Andrea Maida 10 2 1 3 0 2 2
(20) Stefano Alfonso 0
3   Finland 18 5 14 18
(13) Vesa Ylinen 13 3 2 2 3 1 2
(14) Mika Pellinen 5 E 0 3 1 1 0
(3b) 21 -0
4   Austria 15 2 10 15
(3) Walter Nebel 1 0 1 - - - -
(4) Franz Leitner 7 1 F 0 2 1 3
(16) Heinrich Schatzer 7 3 3 0 1
5   Slovenia 15 8 10 15
(1) Martin Peterca 12 3 2 1 1 3 2
(2) Gerhard Lekse 3 2 1 0 0 e 0
(15) Gregor Pintar 0
6   Russia 12 6 8 12
(9) Oleg Kurguskin 0
(10) Rinat Mardanshin 9 0 3 1 1 2 2
(19) Flyur Kalimullin 3 1 2 0 0 E 0
7   Latvia 12 2 7 12
(7) Vladimir Voronkov 2 1 1 - 0 - -
(8) Andrey Korolevs 2 0 - 1 - 1 0
(18) Nikolay Kokin 8 F 2 2 3 1
Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell
ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Norway and Italy to third round.

Third round edit

Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1   Australia 26 8 16 26
(3) Leigh Adams 13 - 3 3 2 3 2
(4) Craig Boyce 1 1 - - - - -
(16) Jason Crump 12 2 2 0 3 2 3
2   Poland 24 8 17 24
(1) Tomasz Gollob 12 X 2 3 2 3 2
(2) Dariusz Śledź 12 3 3 1 3 2 0
(15) Jacek Gollob 0
3   Czech Republic 21 6 14 21
(7) Bohumil Brhel 4 2 1 1 - - -
(8) Antonin Kasper, Jr. 10 E 3 2 2 1 2
(18) Tomas Topinka 7 3 3 1
4   Italy 16 5 10 16
(5) Armando Castagna 13 3 1 2 2 2 3
(6) Andrea Maida 2 1 0 - 1 - 0
(17) Stefano Alfonso 1 0 1
5   Hungary 15 5 11 15
(9) Laszlo Bodi 5 0 - 2 1 0 2
(10) Zoltán Adorján 10 3 2 3 0 1 1
(19) Zoltan Hajdu 0 0
6   Norway 13 5 9 13
(11) Lars Gunnestad 11 1 2 1 3 1 3
(12) Rune Holta 2 2 F 0 F - 0
(20) Arnt Førland 0 0
7   New Zealand 11 5 7 11
(13) Mitch Shirra 8 F 3 1 0 3 1
(14) Tony Briggs 0
(21) Mark Thorpe 3 1 1 E 1 F 0
Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell
ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Australia and Poland to World final.

World Final edit

Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1   Sweden 23 6 13 23
(1) Tony Rickardsson 12 3 2 1 1 2 3
(2) Henrik Gustafsson 11 0 1 2 3 3 2
(15) Mikael Karlsson 0
2   Poland 20 7 14 20
(13) Tomasz Gollob 16 3 3 1 3 3 3
(14) Dariusz Śledź 0 0 - - - - -
(21) Jacek Gollob 4 1 3 0 X 0
3   Denmark 17 +3 5 11 17
(3) Hans Nielsen 5 1 2 0 0 - 2
(4) Tommy Knudsen 12 2 0 3 3 3 1 3
(16) Jan Staechmann 0 0
4   Australia 17 +2 6 11 17
(9) Leigh Adams 7 0 1 2 2 0 2
(10) Craig Boyce 10 2 3 0 1 1 3 2
(19) Jason Crump 0
5   USA 17 +1 6 12 17
(7) Sam Ermolenko 12 3 2 1 2 1 3 1
(8) Greg Hancock 5 1 0 2 1 0 1
(18) Billy Hamill 0
6   Germany 16 6 11 16
(11) Gerd Riss 12 1 2 2 3 2 2
(12) Andre Pollehn 3 3 0 0 0 - -
(20) Robert Barth 1 1 0
7   England 16 6 12 16
(5) Gary Havelock 3 0 3 0 - - 0
(6) Mark Loram 9 2 1 3 1 1 1
(17) Chris Louis 4 2 2
Placing Pair / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell
ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "1994 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Marks' efforts in vain". Lynn Advertiser. 20 September 1994. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.