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2016 Speedway World Cup

The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 23 July and 30 July 2016 and involved nine national teams.[1] It was won by Poland, the first time they achieved success since 2013, and the seventh time in total. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.[2][3]

Speedway World Cup
VenueNational Speedway Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date23 July
End date30 July
Nations9
Champions
Poland
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Qualification edit

  Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano - 2 June 2016 [4]

National team Pts Scorers
  Germany 46 Tobias Kroner 13, Martin Smolinski 12, Kai Huckenbeck 11, Kevin Wölbert 10
  Latvia 31 Andžejs Ļebedevs 17, Kjasts Puodžuks 8, Maksims Bogdanovs 6, Davis Kurmis 0
  Italy 29 Nicolás Covatti 18, Paco Castagna 6, Guglielmo Franchetti 4, Nicolas Vicentin 1
  Slovenia 20 Matej Žagar 13, Nick Škorja 4, Matic Ivačič 2, Ziga Kovacić 1

Qualified teams edit

Team Qualified as Finals appearance Last appearance 2015 place
  Great Britain Host 16th 2015 5
  Sweden 2015 SWC top eight 16th 2015 1
  Denmark 2015 SWC top eight 16th 2015 2
  Poland 2015 SWC top eight 16th 2015 3
  Australia 2015 SWC top eight 16th 2015 4
  United States 2015 SWC top eight 9th 2015 6
  Russia 2015 SWC top eight 13th 2015 7
  Czech Republic 2015 SWC top eight 15th 2015 8
  Germany Qualifying Round Winner 7th 2012 QR

Tournament edit

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
23 July —   Vojens (details)
  Poland39
  Denmark36
  Russia3229 July —   Manchester (details)30 July —   Manchester
  Czech Republic19  Australia44  Poland39
  Denmark41  Great Britain32
26 July —   Vastervik (details)  Russia32  Sweden30
  Sweden48  United States9  Australia22
  Australia37
  United States22
  Germany19

Final edit

The final was staged on 30 July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester.[5] It was won by Poland,[6] the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.

Bartosz Zmarzlik, Patryk Dudek and captain Piotr Pawlicki Jr. all scored double figures for the Poles, with Krzysztof Kasprzak, who replaced Maciej Janowski in the side for the final, backed them up with eight points. Individual world champion Tai Woffinden lead Great Britain to second place, scoring 19 points.[7][8]

Results edit

Pos. National team Pts.
1   Poland 39
2   Great Britain 32
3   Sweden 27
4   Australia 22

Scores edit

  POLAND 39
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 10 0,3,2,2,3
2 Bartosz Zmarzlik 11 1,3,3,1,3
3 Patryk Dudek 10 3,1,1,2,3
4 Krzysztof Kasprzak 8 1,3,2,0,2
5 Krystian Pieszczek 0
  GREAT BRITAIN 32
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Craig Cook 5 1,0,0,3,1
2 Tai Woffinden 19 3,2,3,6,3,2
3 Danny King 5 X,0,2,3
4 Robert Lambert 3 1,1,0,1,0
5 Adam Ellis 0
  SWEDEN 30
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Andreas Jonsson 8 3,2,0,1,2
2 Antonio Lindbäck 6 3,2,1,0
3 Peter Ljung 6 2,1,1,1,1
4 Fredrik Lindgren 10 2,2,1,3,1,1
5 Joel Andersson 0
  AUSTRALIA 22
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Jason Doyle 7 0,3,2,X,2
2 Josh Grajczonek 0 0,0,0
3 Chris Holder 10 2,1,2,3,2,0
4 Sam Masters 5 2,0,3,0,0,0
5 Brady Kurtz 0

Final classification edit

Pos. National team Pts.
    Poland 39
    Great Britain 32
    Sweden 30
4   Australia 22
5   Denmark 41
6   Russia 32
7   United States 9
=8   Czech Republic 19
=8   Germany 19

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Speedway World Cup Calendar". SGP. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "2016 Speedway World Cup Qualification". FIM.
  5. ^ "2016 Speedway World Cup Final Event Info". SWC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Speedway World Cup Final Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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