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1973 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1973 Speedway World Team Cup was the 14th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by Great Britain for the third consecutive year and fourth time in total. The fourth win drew Britain level with Poland on four titles won but Sweden remained ahead on the number of titles won with six.[4][5][6]

Qualification

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Scandninavian round

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Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1  Sweden 37

Anders Michanek 11
Tommy Jansson 9
Bernt Persson 9
Bengt Jansson 8

2  Norway 35

Ulf Løvaas 10
Edgar Stangeland 10
Dag Løvaas 8
Øyvind S. Berg 7

3  Denmark 23

Ole Olsen 12
Kurt Bøgh 4
Jens-Erik Krause-Kjaer 4
Arne Andrease 3

4  Finland 1

Reino Santala 1
Ari Hiljanen 0
Kari Vuoristo 0
Ilkka Teromaa 0
Veli-Pekka Teromaa 0

Continental round

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World final

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Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Great Britain 37

Peter Collins - 12
John Louis - 9
Ray Wilson - 8
Terry Betts - 8
Dave Jessup - dnr

2nd  Sweden 31

Anders Michanek - 11
Bernt Persson - 9
Bengt Jansson 6
Tommy Jansson 5
Sören Sjösten dnr

3rd  Soviet Union 20

Valery Gordeev - 7
Vladimir Paznikov - 5
Grigory Khlinovsky - 4
Aleksandr Pavlov - 2
Viktor Trofimov - 2

4th  Poland 8

Zenon Plech - 5
Edward Jancarz - 2
Paweł Waloszek - 1
Jerzy Szczakiel - 0
Jan Mucha - dnr

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 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "1973 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.