2002 Speedway World Cup

2002 Speedway Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nations  United Kingdom (Race-Off and the Final)
Dates August 4 - August 10
Venues 4
Cities 4
Heats 115 (in 5 events)
Tournament results
Champion  Australia
Runner-up  Denmark
3rd place  Sweden

The 2002 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 2nd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 10, 2002 in Peterborough, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Australia (64 points) and they beat Denmark (58 pts), Sweden (54 pts), Poland (48 pts) and Czech Republic (36 pts) in the Final.[1]

Qualification

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Germany49
2 Slovenia46
3 Latvia17
4 Austria8

Venues

Four cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

CityStadium namesHost club(s)Capacity
EastbourneArlington StadiumEastbourne Eagles
PeterboroughEast of England ShowgroundPeterborough Panthers
PoolePoole StadiumPoole Pirates
SheffieldSheffield Sports StadiumSheffield Tigers

Tournament

Qualifying rounds

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Australia46
2 Great Britain42
3 Czech Republic28
4 Germany9
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Sweden55
2 Denmark41
3 Finland32
4 Hungary19
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Poland57
2 United States49
3 Russia24
4 Slovenia19

Race-off

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Czech Republic54
2 Denmark51
3 United States51
4 Great Britain49
5 Finland19

Final

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Australia64
2 Denmark58
3 Sweden54
4 Poland48
5 Czech Republic36

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
 Australia64
 Denmark58
 Sweden54
4 Poland48
5 Czech Republic36
6 United States51
7 Great Britain49
8 Finland19
9 Russia24
10 Hungary19
11 Slovenia19
12 Germany9

See also

References

  1. ↑ world.speedway.org Archived 2002-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
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