1960 Speedway World Team Cup
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1960 Speedway World Team Cup was the first FIM
Speedway World Team Cup
season. The final was took place in Gothenburg
, Sweden
. The World Champion title was won by Sweden team
(44 pts) who beat England (30 pts), Czechoslovakia (15 pts) and Poland
(7 pts).
was qualify to the final. East Germany, Hungary
and Yugoslavia windraw.
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
Speedway World Team Cup
Speedway World Team Cup
The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
season. The final was took place in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The World Champion title was won by Sweden team
Sweden national speedway team
Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000...
(44 pts) who beat England (30 pts), Czechoslovakia (15 pts) and Poland
Poland national speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...
(7 pts).
Format
Nordic Round
- 9 June 1960 OdenseOdenseThe city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Ove Fundin Ove Fundin Ove Fundin is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship five times... 12 Rune Sörmander 11 Olle Nygren Olle Nygren Harald-Olof Ingemar Nygren is a former international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times. Nygren was Swedish Champion in 1949 and became Nordic Champion in 1960... 10 Alf Jonsson 10 |
25 Arne Pander 10 Hans P Boisen 7 Kurt W Petersen 6 Svend Nissen 2 Paul Wissing 0 |
21 Aage Hansen 11 Nils Paulsen 3 Rolf Mellerud 3 Rolf Westerberg 3 Sverre Harrfeldt 1 |
7 Kalevi Lahtinen 3 Antti Pajari 2 Timo Laine 1 Valle Seliverstov 1 Aulis Lethonen 0 |
British Round
- R1: 18 July 1960 -
United Kingdom WimbledonWimbledon, LondonWimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas... - R2: 21 July 1960 - United Kingdom OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
- R3: 5 August 1960 - United Kingdom SwindonSwindonSwindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
- R4: 10 August 1960 - United Kingdom ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- Belle Vue
| Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 42 | |
| 106 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 28 | |
| 72 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 20 | |
| Challengers | 72 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 6 |
Central European Round
- 31 July 1960 PilznoPilznoPilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has 4,484 inhabitants . It is located at the junction of important roads - West-East European E40 Highway, and National Road 73 Pilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has...
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Stanislav Svoboda 12 Frantisek Richter 12 Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 12 Antonin Kasper, Sr 11 |
26 Josef Hofmeister 9 Alfred Aberl 8 Josef Seidl 7 Hans Jäger 2 |
13 Ferdinand Troener 5 Josef Bössner 3 Kurt Schwingenshoegl 3 Erich Luther 1 Leopold Dolanski 1 |
8 Hans van der Sluis 3 Tonny Kroeze 3 Thei Bisschops 2 |
East European Round
Round was canceled. PolandPoland national speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...
was qualify to the final. East Germany, Hungary
Hungary national speedway team
The Hungary national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Hungary. They were 3rd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- 2008 Team Squad :- Speedway World Cup :- Riders :- European Pairs Championship :...
and Yugoslavia windraw.
World final
- 2 September 1960 GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
- Attendance: 11,500
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Ove Fundin Ove Fundin Ove Fundin is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship five times... 12 Olle Nygren Olle Nygren Harald-Olof Ingemar Nygren is a former international speedway rider who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship five times. Nygren was Swedish Champion in 1949 and became Nordic Champion in 1960... 12 Rune Sörmander 11 Björn Knutsson Björn Knutsson Björn Knutsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1965.-World Final Appearances:* 1961 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 2nd - 12pts + 3pts* 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts + 2pts... 9 |
30 Peter Craven Peter Craven Peter Theodore Craven was an English motorcycle racer. He was a finalist in each FIM Speedway World Championship from 1954 to 1963 and he won the title twice . He was British Champion in 1962-63.... 8 Ken McKinlay Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers McKinlay was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965... 8 Ron How 7 George White 6 Nigel Boocock Nigel Boocock Nigel Boocock is a former speedway rider who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals and was a reserve in one other .-Career:... 1 |
15 Antonin Kasper, Sr 5 Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 4 Jaroslav Machac 3 Frantisek Richter 3 |
7 Konstanty Pociejkowicz 3 Marian Kaiser 2 Mieczysław Połukard 2 Jan Malinowski 0 Bronisław Rogal 0 |
See also
- motorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedwayMotorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
- 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship1960 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 8, 1960 London, Wembley Stadium...