The 1993 Speedway World Team Cup was the 34th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final was staged at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The United States won their fourth title.[4][5]

First round

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
 Russia - 33
Mikhail Starostin (3,3,3,3,3) -15
Oleg Volokhov (1,3,2,3) - 9
Oleg Kurguskin (3,3,f,3) - 9 		 Latvia - 24
Nikolay Kokin (2,1,3,2,2) - 10
Vladimir Voronkov (-3,3,0) - 6
Andrey Korolyov (f/0,2,3,3) - 8 		 Slovenia - 17
Gerhard Lekse (-,2,2,1,2) - 7
Martin Peterca (1,2,1,2) - 6
Gregor Pintar (1,2,t,1) - 4 		 Ukraine - 15
Vladimir Trofimov (3,2,2,1,-) - 8
Igor Zverev (0,1,1,-) - 2
Aleksandr Lyatosinsky (1,1,1/1,1) - 5 		 France - 4
Stephane Tresarrieu (2,0,2,f,0) -4
Christian Cigana (f,0,0,0) - 0
Christophe Dubernard (f,e,-,-) -0

***Abandoned after heat 17 due to rain. Result stands after 16 heats

Russia to second round

Second round

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Germany - 38+3
Gerd Riss (3,3,3,3,2) - 14+3
Robert Barth (1,3,1,2,3) - 10
Andre Pollehn (0,f,-,-,-) - 0
Mike Ott (1,2,1,1,3) - 8
Roland Kolros (-,1,1,2,2) - 6 		 Russia - 38+2
Oleg Kurguskin (3,2,2,1,1) - 9
Rinat Mardanshin (3,1,2,1,3) 10
Mikhail Starostin (2,2,3,2,1) - 10+2
Oleg Volokhov (2,2,2,2,1) - 9 		 Italy - 33
Paolo Salvatelli (2,3,3,f,0) - 8
Armando Castagna (1,3,3,3,3) - 13
Armando Dal Chiele (3,1,0,0,0) - 4
Valentino Furlanetto (2,1,-,3,2) - 8
Massimo Mora (-,-,0,-,-) - 0 		 Austria - 11
Andreas Bössner (1,0,2,1,0) - 4
Rainer Selb (0,-,-,-,-) - 0
Toni Pilotto (0,0,0,0,1) - 1
Heinrich Schatzer (e,-,e,3,2) - 5
Helmut Lercher (-,0/0,1,0,0) - 1

Germany to third round after Gerd Riss beat Mikhail Starostin in a race-off for first place.

Third 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 Poland Poland 46 2 5 7 10 13 15 17 20 22 24 25 28 30 33 34 37 40 43 43 46
(1) Tomasz Gollob 15 3 3 3 3 12 3
(2) Piotr Świst 5 2 2 - 1 5 E
(3) Piotr Baron 12 3 2 2 2 9 3
(4) Jacek Krzyżaniak 13 2 3 2 3 10 3
(17) Piotr Protasiewicz 1 1 1
2 Hungary Hungary 33 1 2 3 3 3 4 7 8 11 14 16 18 21 23 25 26 28 28 31 33
(13) Zoltán Adorján 10 1 3 3 1 8 2
(14) Zsolt Böszermenyi 9 1 1 3 2 7 2
(15) Antal Kocso 6 1 1 2 2 6 E
(16) Zoltan Hajdu 0 0 0 - - 0 -
(20) József Petrikovics 8 2 3 5 3
4 Germany Germany 29.5 3 5 5 7 8 11 11.5 11.5 12.5 13.5 16.5 17.5 18.5 18.5 21.5 23.5 24.5 26.5 28.5 29.5
(5) Gerd Riss 12 3 3 3 2 11 1
(6) Robert Barth 8 2 1 1 3 7 1
(7) Andre Pollehn 5.5 2 0.5 1 0 3.5 2
(8) Mike Ott 1 0 0 - 1 1 -
(18) Robbie Kessler 3 1 1 2
4 Norway Norway 11.5 0 0 3 4 6 6 6.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 10.5 11.5 11.5
(9) Lars Gunnestad 5 3 2 E 0 5 0
(10) Rune Holta 0 F - - - 0 -
(11) Einar Kyllingstad 3 0 2 0 1 3 0
(12) Bjorn A. Tönnesen 1.5 0 0.5 0 0 0.5 1
(19) John Pollestad 2 1 0 E 0 1 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

Poland to fourth round

Fourth 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 Denmark Denmark 53 2 5 8 11 13 16 19 22 25 25 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 50 53
(1) Hans Nielsen 15 3 3 3 3 12 3
(2) Tommy Knudsen 13 3 3 2 3 11 2
(3) Brian Karger 12 3 3 0 3 9 3
(4) Brian Andersen 13 2 2 3 3 10 3
(17) Morten Andersen 0 0
2 Australia Australia 28 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 26 28
(13) Leigh Adams 5 1 2 0 1 4 1
(14) Jason Crump 9 1 1 3 2 7 2
(15) Jason Lyons 8 1 0 2 2 5 3
(16) Craig Boyce 3 1 1 1 - 3 -
(20) Glenn Doyle 3 2 2 1
4 Poland Poland 27 3 5 7 9 12 13 14 16 17 19 19 19 20 21 21 23 23 25 26 27
(9) Tomasz Gollob 10 2 3 2 2 9 1
(10) Dariusz Śledź 4 2 1 1 0 4 E
(11) Jacek Krzyżaniak 7 2 2 0 1 5 2
(12) Piotr Baron 6 3 1 0 1 5 1
(19) Piotr Protasiewicz 0 0
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 5 8 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12
(5) Bohumil Brhel 5 X 2 3 0 5 0
(6) Tomáš Topinka 1 0 0 1 - 1 -
(7) Antonín Kasper Jr. 1 0 - 1 0 1 0
(8) Antonín Šváb Jr. 2 0 0 - 0 0 2
(18) Petr Vandírek 3 0 2 1 3 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

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 United States United States 40 1 3 3 5 6 9 12 14 16 18 21 21 24 26 28 31 34 36 37 40
(5) Sam Ermolenko 13 1 3 3 3 10 3
(6) Bobby Ott 3 2 1 0 - 3 -
(7) Billy Hamill 10 2 3 2 2 9 1
(8) Greg Hancock 9 0 2 2 3 7 2
(18) Josh Larsen 5 2 2 3
2 Denmark Denmark 38 3 6 9 12 14 16 16 19 20 23 25 26 27 30 33 34 34 34 37 38
(13) Brian Karger 5 3 0 1 1 5 0
(14) Hans Nielsen 13 3 3 3 3 12 1
(15) Tommy Knudsen 12 3 2 1 3 9 3
(16) John Jørgensen 8 3 2 2 1 8 0
(20) Brian Andersen 0 0
4 Sweden Sweden 28 0 0 2 2 5 6 8 9 12 13 14 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 26 28
(1) Per Jonsson 6 0 1 3 2 6 0
(2) Peter Karlsson 7 2 2 1 1 6 1
(3) Henrik Gustafsson 6 0 1 1 2 4 2
(4) Tony Rickardsson 9 0 3 3 1 7 2
(17) Peter Nahlin 0 0
4 England England 14 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 12 14 14
(9) Kelvin Tatum 2 1 0 - 0 1 1
(10) Gary Havelock 4 1 0 - 0 1 3
(11) Martin Dugard 1 1 0 0 - 1 -
(12) Joe Screen 5 2 1 2 0 5 E
(19) Chris Louis 2 0 0 0 0 2
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. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "1993 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 September 1993. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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