1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3][4]

The final took place in Wrocław, Poland.[5] The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).[6][7]

Format

SemifinalsFinal
8 June - Odense (details)
 Sweden38
 Denmark26
 Norway18
 Finland14
28 June - 14 August (details)
 England219
 New Zealand186
3 September - Wrocław (details)
 Australia30
 Poland32
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 Sweden31
4 August - Plzeň (details)
 England21
 Czechoslovakia45
 Czechoslovakia12
 West Germany22
 Czechoslovakia B18
 Austria11
30 July - Rybnik (details)
 Poland48
 Soviet Union30
 Bulgaria14
 East Germany4

Qualification

Nordic Round

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Sweden 38
Björn Knutson 12
Per Tage Svensson 10
Sören Sjösten 9
Tore Kindstrand 7 		 Denmark 26
Kurt W. Petersen 9
Hans P Boisen 7
Arne Pander 5
Svend Nissen 5 		 Norway 18
Reidar Kristoffersen 6
Rolf Mellerud 5
Rolf Westerberg 4
Sverre Harrfeldt 3 		 Finland 14
Timo Laine 10
Esko Koponen 2
Illka Helminen 2
Kalevi Lahtinen 0

British Round

1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 41
Peter Craven - 17
Ron How - 11
Bob Andrews - 9
Ken McKinlay - 2
Les Owen - 2 		 New Zealand - 36
Barry Briggs - 17
Ronnie Moore - 15
Bob Duckworth - 2
Bryce Subritzky - 2
Dick Campbell - 0 		 Australia - 31
Jack Young - 13
Johnny Chamberlain - 11
Peter Moore - 4
Jack Geran - 3
Ray Cresp - 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 44
Peter Craven - 13
Split Waterman - 13
Ron How - 12
Bob Andrews - 6 		 New Zealand - 38
Ronnie Moore - 18
Barry Briggs - 14
Bob Duckworth - 3
Bryce Subritzky - 3
Trevor Redmond - 0 		 Australia - 26
Jack Young - 12
Chum Taylor - 9
Peter Moore - 3
Johnny Chamberlain - 2
Bluey Scott - 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 50
Peter Craven - 16
Bob Andrews - 13
Ron How - 12
Ken McKinlay - 7
Les Owen - 2 		 New Zealand - 36
Barry Briggs - 16
Bob Duckworth - 9
Ron Johnston - 6
Ronnie Moore - 5
Bryce Subritzky - 0 		 Australia - 22
Chum Taylor - 9
Johnny Chamberlain - 6
Jack Geran - 6
Bluey Scott - 1
Jack Young - 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 44
Peter Craven - 18
Ron How - 15
Bob Andrews - 5
Ken McKinlay - 4
Les McGillivray - 2 		 New Zealand - 38
Barry Briggs - 16
Ronnie Moore - 16
Ron Johnston - 6
Bryce Subritzky - 0
Trevor Redmond - 0 		 Australia - 26
Chum Taylor - 10
Peter Moore - 7
Ray Cresp - 5
Johnny Chamberlain - 4
Bluey Scott - 0
1st 2nd 3rd
 England - 40
Peter Craven - 13
Ron How - 11
Ken McKinlay - 9
Cyril Maidment - 5
Bob Andrews - 2 		 New Zealand - 38
Ronnie Moore - 18
Barry Briggs - 15
Ron Johnston - 3
Bryce Subritzky - 1
Trevor Redmond - 1 		 Australia - 30
Chum Taylor - 14
Jack Young - 9
Peter Moore - 6
Johnny Chamberlain - 1
Team Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
 England 219 41 44 50 44 40
 New Zealand 186 36 38 36 38 38
 Australia 135 31 26 22 26 30

Central European Round

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Czechoslovakia 45
Antonín Kasper Sr. 12
Luboš Tomíček 12
Libor Dousanek 11
Stanislav Svoboda 10 		 West Germany 22
Josef Hofmeister 10
Manfred Poschenreider 5
Josef Seidl 4
Alfred Aberl 3 		 Czechoslovakia B 18
Frantisek Eib 6
Miroslav Šmíd 5
Karel Polak 4
Miloslav Hradecky 2 		 Austria 11
Josef Bössner 3
Johan Hart 3
Erhard Koffler 2
Helmut Happer 0

East European Round

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Poland 48

1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3)
2.Henryk Żyto - 12 (3,3,3,3)
3.Stanisław Tkocz - 12 (3,3,3,3)
4.Konstanty Pociejkewicz - 12 (3,3,3,3)
17.Antoni Woryna - NS

2nd  Soviet Union 30

5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2)
6.Boris Samorodov - 8 (2,2,2,2)
7.Farid Szajnurov - 8 (2,2,2,2)
8.Viktor Kuznetsov - 6 (2,2,NS,2)
18.Vsevolod Nerytov - NS

3rd  Bulgaria 14

13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1)
14.Boris Damjanov - 3 (1,0,2,NS)
15.Dimitri Bajev - 3 (1,1,1,NS)
16.Plamen Aleksandrov - 4 (1,1,1,1)
20.Gavril Macev - NS

4  East Germany 4

9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0)
10.Helmut Suchland - 1 (0,0,0,1)
11.Gunther Schelenz - 1 (0,1,0,0)
12.Wilhelm Gunther - 2 (0,0,1,1)
19.Andreas Mattscheck - NS


World Final

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
1st  Poland 32

1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-)
2.Marian Kaiser - 10 (3,3,1,3)
3.Henryk Żyto - 7 (1,0,3,3)
4.Florian Kapała - 6 (3,3,E,-)
R.Stanisław Tkocz - 4 (-,-,2,2)

2nd  Sweden 31

1.Bjorn Knutson - 7 (0,2,2,3)
2.Sören Sjösten - 2 (0,-,-,2)
3.Ove Fundin - 11 (2,3,3,3)
4.Per Tage Svensson - 7 (3,2,0,2)
R.Rune Sörmander - 4 (-,2,2,-)

3rd  England 21

1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F)
2.Bob Andrews - 6 (1,1,3,1)
3.Peter Craven - 8 (2,3,2,1)
4.Ken McKinlay - 4 (2,1,E,1)
R.Cyril Maidment - NS

4  Czechoslovakia 12

1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1)
2.Antonín Kasper Sr. - 4 (3,0,1,0)
3.Stanislav Svoboda - 0 (F,0,0,0)
4.Bohumír Bartoněk - 1 (0,0,1,0)
R.Libor Dušanek - NS

See also

References

  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. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  5. ^ "1961 World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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