1981 Speedway World Team Cup

1981 Speedway World Team Cup
Previous: 1980 Next: 1982

Qualification

DayVenueWinner
Qualification
17 May United Kingdom Reading England England
17 May West Germany Brokstedt West Germany West Germany
17 May Hungary Debrecen Soviet Union USSR
28 May Finland Tampere Denmark Denmark

Round 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
1 England England

36 3 5 8 9 11 13 15 17 19 22 24 27 30 33 34 36 36 36 36 36
(9) Dave Jessup 10 3 2 3 2 10
(10) Gordon Kennett 6 1 2 2 1 6
(11) Chris Morton 9 2 2 2 3 9
(12) Michael Lee 11 3 2 3 3 11
(19) John Davis 0 0
2 United States United States

32 2 5 7 9 10 13 13 16 17 18 21 22 24 26 29 32 32 32 32 32
(5) Bruce Penhall 11 2 3 3 3 11
(6) Bobby Schwartz 8 3 1 1 3 8
(7) Dennis Sigalos 3 2 F 1 - 3
(8) Scott Autrey 8 2 3 1 2 8
(18) Kelly Moran 2 2 2
3 Australia Australia

20 1 1 1 4 7 8 11 12 12 14 15 17 17 17 19 20 20 20 20 20
(13) Phil Crump 4 0 3 0 1 4
(14) John Titman 6 1 1 2 2 6
(15) Danny Kennedy 0 0 - - X 0
(16) Billy Sanders 7 3 3 1 0 7
(20) Gary Guglielmi 3 1 2 3
4 New Zealand New Zealand

8 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
(1) Ivan Mauger 0 0 0 0 - 0
(2) Mitch Shirra 2 1 1 - 0 2
(3) Bruce Cribb 1 1 0 0 - 1
(4) Larry Ross 1 0 0 - 1 1
(17) Tony Briggs 4 3 0 1 0 4
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

* England & USA to Intercontinental Final

Round 2

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Denmark - 37
Hans Nielsen - 11
Bo Petersen - 10
Erik Gundersen - 8
Tommy Knudsen - 8		  Sweden - 30
Jan Andersson - 10
Hans Danielsson - 8
Richard Hellsen - 6
Tommy Nilsson - 6		  Finland - 19
Ari Koponen - 5
Kai Niemi - 5
Olli Tyrvainen - 4
Pekka Hautamaki - 3
Veijo Tuoriniemi - 2		  Norway - 10
Rolf Gramstad - 8
Dag Haaland - 2
Jorn Haugvalstad - 0
Yngve Madland - 0
Roy Otto - 0

* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Round 3

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 West Germany West Germany

43 2 5 8 11 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 34 37 40 43 43 43 43 43
(13) Egon Müller 12 3 3 3 3 12
(14) Georg Hack 11 2 3 3 3 11
(15) Alois Wiesböck 12 3 3 3 3 12
(16) Georg Gilgenreiner 8 3 0 3 2 8
(20) Waldemar Bacik 0 0
2 Netherlands Nederlands

24 3 5 7 9 12 12 14 16 16 18 19 19 19 20 22 24 24 24 24 24
(9) Henny Kroeze 9 2 3 2 2 9
(10) Frits Koppe 4 2 0 - 2 4
(11) Rudi Muts 6 2 2 1 1 6
(12) Henk Steman 5 3 2 0 0 5
(19) Wil Stroes 0 0 0
3 Austria Austria

22 0 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 10 11 13 15 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22
(1) Adi Funk 4 1 0 2 1 4
(2) Herbert Szerecs 5 1 1 2 1 5
(3) Walter Grubmuler 7 1 2 1 3 7
(4) Heinrich Schatzer 6 0 2 2 2 6
(17) Robert Funk 0 0
4 Bulgaria Bulgaria

7 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
(5) Nikolai Manev 2 1 1 0 0 2
(6) Orlin Janakiev 2 0 1 1 0 2
(7) Veselin Markov 0 0 0 0 0 0
(8) Angel Eftimov 3 0 1 1 1 3
(18) Zachari Zachariev 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

* West Germany & Netherlands to Continental Semi-Final

Round 4

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

39 2 5 7 9 12 14 16 19 22 24 27 29 31 33 36 39 39 39 39 39
(1) Mikhail Starostin 10 2 3 2 3 10
(2) Grigory Khlynovsky 10 2 2 3 3 10
(3) Valery Gordeev 9 3 2 2 2 9
(4) Viktor Kuznetsov 10 2 3 3 2 10
(17) Anatoly Maksimov 0 0
2 Hungary Hungary

37 3 5 8 9 11 14 17 19 21 24 26 27 30 33 35 37 37 37 37 37
(13) Zoltan Hajdu 9 2 3 2 2 9
(14) Istvan Sziraczki 10 3 2 3 2 10
(15) Zoltan Adorjan 10 3 3 1 3 10
(16) Ferenc Farkash 3 1 - 2 - 3
(20) Janos Oresko 5 2 3 5
3 Italy Italy

14 1 2 3 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
(9) Mauro Ferraccioli 1 1 0 - 0 1
(10) Giuseppe Marzotto 5 3 1 0 1 5
(11) Armando dal Chiele 3 1 1 1 - 3
(12) Giovanni Brizzolari 3 1 1 0 1 3
(19) Gianni Famari 2 1 1 2
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
(5) Vlado Kocuvan 1 0 0 0 1 1
(6) Stefan Kekec 4 0 1 3 0 4
(7) Darko Tominac 0 0 0 - 0 0
(8) Kreso Omerzel 1 - - 1 0 1
(18) Ladislav Smidt 0 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

* Soviet Union & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final


Tournament

DayVenueWinner
Tournament
26 June Italy Badia Polesine Soviet Union USSR
26 June United Kingdom King's Lynn Denmark Denmark
7 July Soviet Union Leningrad West Germany West Germany
16 August West Germany Olching Denmark Denmark

Continental Semifinal

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
 Soviet Union - 33
Mikhail Starostin - 10
Viktor Kuznetsov - 9
Anatoly Maksimov - 9
Grigory Khlynovsky - 5		  West Germany - 32
Karl Maier - 11
Georg Hack - 10
Frits Bauer - 4
Georg Gilgenreiner - 3
Egon Müller - 3		  Hungary - 18
Istvan Sziraczki - 9
Ferenc Farkash - 4
Laszlo Meszaros - 2
Janos Oresko - 2
Zoltan Adorjan - 1		  Netherlands - 13
Henny Kroeze - 5
Frits Koppe - 4
Rudi Muts - 2
Henk Steman - 2

* Soviet Union & West Germany to Continental Final

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 West Germany West Germany

32 2 4 5 6 6 9 12 15 18 19 22 25 26 26 29 32 32 32 32 32
(1) Karl Maier 10 1 3 3 3 10
(2) Alois Wiesböck 1 1 - - - 1
(3) Georg Hack 7 2 3 1 1 7
(4) Georg Gilgenreiner 3 - 0 3 0 3
(17) Egon Müller 11 2 3 3 3 11
2 Soviet Union Soviet Union

27 3 6 9 11 13 14 15 17 17 19 21 21 23 24 26 27 27 27 27 27
(9) Grigory Khlynovsky 8 3 2 2 1 8
(10) Anatoly Maksimov 5 2 1 - 2 5
(11) Viktor Kuznetsov 8 3 2 2 1 8
(12) Mikhail Starostin 6 3 1 X 2 6
(19) Georgy Ivanov 0 0 0
3 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

21 0 1 3 3 4 4 6 6 8 11 11 13 16 18 19 21 21 21 21 21
(13) Aleš Dryml 7 1 2 2 2 7
(14) Václav Verner 4 0 X 3 1 4
(15) Milan Spinka 2 2 F - - 2
(16) Zdeněk Kudrna 0 0 - X - 0
(20) Jiří Štancl 8 1 2 3 2 8
4 Poland Poland

14 1 1 1 4 7 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
(5) Edward Jancarz 4 1 2 1 0 4
(6) Zenon Plech 3 F 3 F - 3
(7) Roman Jankowski 6 3 F 0 3 6
(8) Jerzy Rembas 1 E T 1 0 1
(18) Marek Kepa 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

* West Germany & Soviet Union to World 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 Denmark Denmark

31 0 2 2 2 5 7 10 13 15 18 21 24 26 27 28 31 31 31 31 31
(1) Ole Olsen 9 0 3 3 3 9
(2) Tommy Knudsen 7 0 3 3 1 7
(3) Erik Gundersen 9 2 2 3 2 9
(4) Hans Nielsen 6 0 3 2 1 6
(17) Preben Eriksen 0 0
2 England England

30 2 2 5 8 10 11 13 14 17 19 19 20 23 26 28 30 30 30 30 30
(9) Michael Lee 9 3 2 2 2 9
(10) Chris Morton 9 3 1 3 2 9
(11) Steve Bastable 4 E 1 - 3 4
(12) Dave Jessup 8 2 2 1 3 8
(19) Kenny Carter 0 0 0
3 United States United States

26 3 6 8 10 10 13 14 16 17 18 20 22 23 25 25 26 26 26 26 26
(5) Bruce Penhall 9 3 3 2 1 9
(6) Kelly Moran 5 3 0 2 0 5
(7) Bobby Schwartz 6 2 1 1 2 6
(8) Dennis Sigalos 6 2 2 1 1 6
(18) Scott Autrey 0 0
4 Sweden Sweden

9 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
(13) Anders Michanek 1 1 0 - - 1
(14) Jan Andersson 4 1 0 0 3 4
(15) Richard Hellsen 1 1 0 0 0 1
(16) Tommy Nilsson 3 1 1 1 0 3
(20) Hans Danielsson 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

* Denmark & England to World Final


World Final

  • August 16
  • West Germany Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn
  • Referee: Sweden C. Bergstrom
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

36 3 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 23 26 28 29 31 33 35 36 36 36 36 36
(13) Ole Olsen 6 2 1 3 - 6
(14) Hans Nielsen 11 3 3 3 2 11
(15) Erik Gundersen 9 3 3 1 2 9
(16) Tommy Knudsen 9 2 3 2 2 9
(20) Finn Thomsen 1 1 1
2 England England

29 0 3 4 7 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 21 21 24 27 29 29 29 29 29
(5) Dave Jessup 3 E 1 - 2 3
(6) Chris Morton 11 3 2 3 3 11
(7) Kenny Carter 9 3 2 1 3 9
(8) John Davis 5 1 2 2 E 5
(18) Gordon Kennett 1 1 1
3 West Germany West Germany

28 2 2 4 5 6 8 11 12 13 15 18 20 23 24 25 28 28 28 28 28
(9) Karl Maier 8 2 1 2 3 8
(10) Georg Hack 5 1 2 1 1 5
(11) Georg Gilgenreiner 5 0 1 3 1 5
(12) Egon Müller 10 2 3 2 3 10
(19) Alois Wiesböck 0 0
4 Soviet Union Soviet Union

3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
(1) Valery Gordeev 0 0 0 0 0 0
(2) Mikhail Starostin 0 0 0 F - 0
(3) Viktor Kuznetsov 2 1 0 0 1 2
(4) Nikolay Kornev 1 1 - - E 1
(17) Anatoly Maksimov 0 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

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