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1962 Speedway World Team Cup

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1962 Speedway World Team Cup was the third edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place in Slaný, Czechoslovakia. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (36 pts) who beat Great Britain (24 pts), Poland (20 pts) and Czechoslovakia (16 pts).[4][5]

Format

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SemifinalsFinal
23 April - Vetlanda (details)
 Sweden41
 Norway24
 Denmark17
 Finland14
Canceled (details)
 Great Britain
29 July - Slaný (details)
 Sweden36
 Great Britain24
15 July - Liberec (details)
 Poland20
 Czechoslovakia46
 Czechoslovakia16
 Yugoslavia25
 Czechoslovakia B21
 Austria4
15 July - Rzeszów (details)
 Poland43
 Soviet Union33
 Bulgaria13
 East Germany7

Qualification

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World final

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Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Sweden 36

Björn Knutson - 10 (3,2,3,2)
Soren Sjösten -10 (3,3,3,1)
Ove Fundin - 9 (0,3,3,3)
Göte Nordin - 4 (0,1,3,-)
Rune Sörmander - 3 (-,-,-,3)

2nd  Great Britain 24

Ronnie Moore - 10 (3,3,1,3)
Barry Briggs - 8 (2,2,2,2)
Peter Craven - 6 (1,1,2,2)
Ron How - 0 (0,0,0,-)
Cyril Maidment - 0 (-,-,-,0)

3rd  Poland 20

Marian Kaiser - 9 (2,3,1,3)
Florian Kapała - 5 (2,1,2,0)
Joachim Maj - 4 (1,2,0,1)
Paweł Waloszek - 2 (2,0,-,0)
Mieczysław Połukard - 0 (-,-,0,-)

4  Czechoslovakia 16

Luboš Tomíček - 7 (3,1,2,1)
Bedřich Slaný - 4 (1,0,1,2)
Jaroslav Volf - 3 (0,2,1,0)
Karel Průša - 2 (1,0,-,1)
Bohumír Bartoněk - 0 (-,-,0,-)

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.