2002 Speedway World Cup

The 2002 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 2nd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 10 August 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]

2002 Speedway Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nations United Kingdom (Race-Off and the Final)
Dates4–10 August
Venues4
Cities4
Heats115 (in 5 events)
Tournament results
Champion Australia
Runner-up Denmark
3rd place Sweden

Qualification
Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup 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
Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Event 1
  • Event 1
  • 2002-08-04
  •  GBR Sheffield, Sheffield Sports Stadium
  • only 20 heats
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Australia46
2 Great Britain42
3 Czech Republic28
4 Germany9
Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Event 2
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Sweden55
2 Denmark41
3 Finland32
4 Hungary19
Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Event 3
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Poland57
2 United States49
3 Russia24
4 Slovenia19

Race-off
Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup Race-off
  • Race-Off
  • 2002-08-08
  •  GBR Peterborough, East of England Showground
  • only 22 heats
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Czech Republic54
2 Denmark51
3 United States51
4 Great Britain49
5 Finland19

Final
Main article: 2002 Speedway World Cup 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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