The 1979 Speedway World Team Cup was the 20th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3][4]

The final took place on 16 September at the White City Stadium in London.[5][6] New Zealand won their first title defeating defending champions Denmark, who finished in second place.[7][8]

Qualification Stage 1

Commonwealth Round

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 New Zealand New Zealand 30 2 5 8 8 9 12 14 15 17 20 21 23 24 27 28 30 30 30 30 30
(13) Ivan Mauger 9 3 2 2 2 9
(14) Larry Ross 7 2 1 3 1 7
(15) Mitch Shirra 11 3 3 2 3 11
(16) Bruce Cribb 3 0 1 1 1 3
(20) Roger Abel 0 0
2 United States United States 26 3 5 7 10 13 13 13 15 16 16 18 18 21 23 26 26 26 26 26 26
(9) Bruce Penhall 5 2 3 0 F 5
(10) Kelly Moran 7 3 E 1 3 7
(11) Bobby Schwartz 8 2 2 2 2 8
(12) Steve Gresham 6 3 F T 3 6
(19) Dennis Sigalos 0 0
3 England England 22 0 1 2 4 6 7 8 11 11 13 16 17 19 19 21 22 22 22 22 22
(5) Malcolm Simmons 0 0 - - - 0
(6) Gordon Kennett 6 1 2 1 2 6
(7) Peter Collins 5 2 1 2 F 5
(8) Michael Lee 4 1 3 0 - 4
(18) Dave Jessup 7 1 3 2 1 7
4 Australia Australia 18 1 1 1 2 2 4 7 7 10 11 11 14 14 15 15 18 18 18 18 18
(1) Phil Crump 7 1 0 3 3 7
(2) Billy Sanders 3 E 3 F 0 3
(3) Phil Herne 2 0 2 - - 2
(4) John Titman 5 1 0 3 1 5
(17) John Boulger 1 1 0 1
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* New Zealand and USA to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian Round

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Denmark - 39
Hans Nielsen - 12
Ole Olsen - 11
Mike Lohmann - 10
Bo Petersen - 4
Erik Gundersen - 2 		 Sweden - 32
Anders Michanek - 10
Bernt Persson - 9
Jan Andersson- 8
Tommy Nilsson - 3
Stefan Salomonsson - 2 		 Finland - 16
Kai Niemi - 7
Pekka Hautamaki - 4
Ari Koponen - 3
Olli Turkia - 2
Ila Teromaa - 0 		 Norway - 9
Tormod Langli - 6
Reidar Eide - 1
Tom Godal - 1
Rolf Gramstad - 1
Toralf Olen - 0

* Denmark and Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental Round

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Austria - 32
Herbert Szerecs - 10
Walter Grubmüler - 9
Adi Funk - 7
Hubert Fischbacher - 5
Gunther Walla - 1 		 Netherlands - 30
Frits Koppe - 9
Henny Kroeze - 8
Rudi Muts- 5
Frits Koning - 4
Henk Steman - 4 		 West Germany - 29
Waldemar Bacik - 9
Georg Hack - 9
Karl Maier - 8
Georg Gilgenreiner - 2
Wolfgang Mayr - 1 		 Yugoslavia - 5
Frank Hagar - 2
Ivan Vobujak - 2
Vlado Kocuvan - 1
Manfred Kosmut - 0
Jozef Mavsar - 0

* Austria and Netherlands to Continental Semifinal

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Soviet Union - 34
Mikhail Starostin - 11
Valery Gordeev - 9
Grigory Khlinovsky - 7
Sergey Denisov - 6
Vladimir Klychkov - 1 		 Hungary - 30
Laszlo Meszaros - 9
Istvan Sziraczki - 9
Janos Szoeke- 9
Tibor Danka - 1
Antal Tamcsu - 0 		 Italy - 25
Giuseppe Marzotto - 9
Paulo Noro - 7
Mauro Ferracciolo - 5
Francesco Biginato - 4 		 Bulgaria - 9
Atanasz Janakiev - 3
Orlin Janakiev - 3
Nikolai Manev - 2
Deter Kostov - 1
Angel Eftimov - 0

* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Semifinal

Semifinal

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 45 3 6 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 45 45 45 45
(13) Mikhail Starostin 12 3 3 3 3 12
(14) Valery Gordeev 12 3 3 3 3 12
(15) Viktor Kuznetsov 9 F 3 3 3 9
(16) Grigory Khlinovsky 12 3 3 3 3 12
(20) Anatoly Maksimov 0 0
2 Hungary Hungary 21 2 3 6 8 8 10 10 11 11 13 15 16 18 19 19 21 21 21 21 21
(1) Istvan Sziraczki 6 2 1 1 2 6
(2) Janos Szoeke 5 3 0 2 0 5
(3) Laszlo Meszaros 7 1 2 2 2 7
(4) Janos Jacob 2 2 0 - - 2
(17) Antal Tamcsu 1 0 1 1
3 Netherlands Netherlands 16 1 1 3 4 6 6 8 10 11 11 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16
(5) Frits Koning 2 1 0 1 - 2
(6) Piet Seur 0 0 - - - 0
(7) Frits Koppe 3 1 2 F F 3
(8) Henk Steman 5 2 2 1 0 5
(18) Rudi Muts 6 2 2 2 F 6
4 Austria Austria 14 0 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14
(9) Herbert Szerecs 4 1 1 1 1 4
(10) Adi Funk 4 0 1 2 1 4
(11) Hubert Fischbacher 4 2 0 E 2 4
(12) Walter Grubmüler 2 0 1 - 1 2
(19) Siegfried Eder 0 E 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Final

Qualifying Stage 2

Continental Final

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 Poland Poland 40 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 26 29 30 33 34 37 39 40 40 40 40 40
(9) Zenon Plech 9 3 3 3 - 9
(10) Robert Słaboń 10 3 3 2 2 10
(11) Jerzy Rembas 10 3 3 1 3 10
(12) Edward Jancarz 9 3 3 3 - 9
(19) Andrzej Huszcza 2 1 1 2
2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 28 0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 23 25 28 28 28 28 28
(1) Jiří Štancl 8 2 2 1 3 8
(2) Aleš Dryml Sr. 7 2 2 1 2 7
(3) Petr Ondrašík 2 1 1 - - 2
(4) Zdeněk Kudrna 6 F 2 1 3 6
(17) Václav Verner 5 2 3 5
3 Soviet Union Soviet Union 27 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 16 18 20 22 25 27 27 27 27 27
(5) Valery Gordeev 9 2 2 3 2 9
(6) Mikhail Starostin 8 2 1 2 3 8
(7) Grigory Khlinovsky 5 1 1 1 2 5
(8) Viktor Kuznetsov 5 1 1 1 2 5
(18) Anatoly Maksimov 0 0
4 Hungary Hungary 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(13) Ferenc Farkas 0 0 0 0 - 0
(14) Laszlo Juhasz 1 1 0 0 0 1
(15) Zoltán Adorján 0 0 0 0 - 0
(16) Zoltan Hajdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
(20) Csaba Nagy 0 0 E 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* Poland and Czechoslovakia to Final

Intercontinental Final

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 New Zealand New Zealand 29 0 3 5 8 11 14 14 16 17 20 22 24 26 26 26 29 29 29 29 29
(9) Ivan Mauger 11 2 3 3 3 11
(10) Larry Ross 7 3 3 1 0 7
(11) Mitch Shirra 7 3 2 2 0 7
(12) Bruce Cribb 4 0 0 2 2 4
(19) Roger Abel 0 0
2 Denmark Denmark 27 2 5 5 5 7 10 12 13 13 13 16 16 19 22 25 27 27 27 27 27
(5) Ole Olsen 10 2 3 3 2 10
(6) Mike Lohmann 8 3 2 0 3 8
(7) Hans Nielsen 5 0 2 T 3 5
(8) Bo Petersen 4 0 1 - 3 4
(18) Bent Rasmussen 0 0 0
3 United States United States 22 2 3 5 6 7 7 9 9 12 15 15 17 19 20 20 22 22 22 22 22
(13) Kelly Moran 8 1 2 3 2 8
(14) Bruce Penhall 5 2 T 3 0 5
(15) Bobby Schwartz 5 2 0 2 1 5
(16) Steve Gresham 4 1 1 0 2 4
(20) Ron Preston 0 0
4 Sweden Sweden 18 1 1 2 5 5 6 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18
(1) Richard Hellsen 6 3 1 1 1 6
(2) Anders Michanek 6 1 3 1 1 6
(3) Jan Andersson 3 0 1 1 1 3
(4) Bernt Persson 3 1 0 2 0 3
(17) Bo Wirebrand 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* New Zealand and Denmark to World Final

World Final

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 New Zealand New Zealand 35 1 3 6 9 12 15 16 18 20 23 26 27 29 32 35 35 35 35 35 35
(9) Ivan Mauger 9 3 3 3 F 9
(10) Larry Ross 11 3 3 2 3 11
(11) Mitch Shirra 10 2 2 3 3 10
(12) Bruce Cribb 5 1 1 1 2 5
(19) Roger Abel 0 0
2 Denmark Denmark 31 3 6 8 9 9 10 13 16 19 21 21 23 26 27 28 31 31 31 31 31
(13) Ole Olsen 12 3 3 3 3 12
(14) Hans Nielsen 9 3 3 2 1 9
(15) Mike Lohmann 6 2 1 2 1 6
(16) Finn Thomsen 4 1 0 - 3 4
(20) Bo Petersen 0 E 0
3 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 19 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 17 17 19 19 19 19 19
(1) Jiří Štancl 6 0 1 3 2 6
(2) Zdeněk Kudrna 4 X 2 2 0 4
(3) Aleš Dryml Sr. 5 1 2 1 1 5
(4) Václav Verner 4 0 1 1 2 4
(17) Petr Ondrašík 0 0
4 Poland Poland 11 2 2 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 11
(5) Piotr Pyszny 4 2 0 1 1 4
(6) Zenon Plech 4 E 2 0 2 4
(7) Robert Słaboń 2 2 F F - 2
(8) Marek Cieślak 1 1 E - F 1
(18) Andrzej Tkocz 0 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

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. ^ "1979 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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