1961_Speedway_World_Team_Cup
1961 Speedway World Team Cup
2nd edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition
1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3][4]
The final took place in Wrocław, Poland.[5] The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).[6][7]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 June - Odense (details) | ||||||
 Sweden | 38 | |||||
 Denmark | 26 | |||||
 Norway | 18 | |||||
 Finland | 14 | |||||
| 28 June - 14 August (details) | ||||||
 England | 219 | |||||
 New Zealand | 186 | |||||
| 3 September - Wrocław (details) | ||||||
 Australia | 30 | |||||
 Poland | 32 | |||||
| – | – | |||||
| Sweden | 31 | |||||
| 4 August - Plzeň (details) | ||||||
| England | 21 | |||||
 Czechoslovakia | 45 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 12 | |||||
 West Germany | 22 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia B | 18 | |||||
 Austria | 11 | |||||
| 30 July - Rybnik (details) | ||||||
| Poland | 48 | |||||
 Soviet Union | 30 | |||||
 Bulgaria | 14 | |||||
 East Germany | 4 | |||||
Nordic Round
- 8 June
Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden 38 Björn Knutson 12 Per Tage Svensson 10 Sören Sjösten 9 Tore Kindstrand 7 |
Denmark 26 Kurt W. Petersen 9 Hans P Boisen 7 Arne Pander 5 Svend Nissen 5 |
Norway 18 Reidar Kristoffersen 6 Rolf Mellerud 5 Rolf Westerberg 4 Sverre Harrfeldt 3 |
Finland 14 Timo Laine 10 Esko Koponen 2 Illka Helminen 2 Kalevi Lahtinen 0 |
British Round
- R1: 28 June -
Brandon Stadium, Coventry
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| England - 41 Peter Craven - 17 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 9 Ken McKinlay - 2 Les Owen - 2 |
New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 17 Ronnie Moore - 15 Bob Duckworth - 2 Bryce Subritzky - 2 Dick Campbell - 0 |
Australia - 31 Jack Young - 13 Johnny Chamberlain - 11 Peter Moore - 4 Jack Geran - 3 Ray Cresp - 0 |
- R2: 26 July - New Cross Stadium, London
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| England - 44 Peter Craven - 13 Split Waterman - 13 Ron How - 12 Bob Andrews - 6 |
New Zealand - 38 Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 14 Bob Duckworth - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
Australia - 26 Jack Young - 12 Chum Taylor - 9 Peter Moore - 3 Johnny Chamberlain - 2 Bluey Scott - 0 |
- R3: 28 July - Leicester Stadium, Leicester
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| England - 50 Peter Craven - 16 Bob Andrews - 13 Ron How - 12 Ken McKinlay - 7 Les Owen - 2 |
New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 16 Bob Duckworth - 9 Ron Johnston - 6 Ronnie Moore - 5 Bryce Subritzky - 0 |
Australia - 22 Chum Taylor - 9 Johnny Chamberlain - 6 Jack Geran - 6 Bluey Scott - 1 Jack Young - 0 |
- R4: 10 August - Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| England - 44 Peter Craven - 18 Ron How - 15 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Les McGillivray - 2 |
New Zealand - 38 Barry Briggs - 16 Ronnie Moore - 16 Ron Johnston - 6 Bryce Subritzky - 0 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
Australia - 26 Chum Taylor - 10 Peter Moore - 7 Ray Cresp - 5 Johnny Chamberlain - 4 Bluey Scott - 0 |
- R5: 14 August - Wimbledon Stadium, London
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| England - 40 Peter Craven - 13 Ron How - 11 Ken McKinlay - 9 Cyril Maidment - 5 Bob Andrews - 2 |
New Zealand - 38 Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 15 Ron Johnston - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 1 Trevor Redmond - 1 |
Australia - 30 Chum Taylor - 14 Jack Young - 9 Peter Moore - 6 Johnny Chamberlain - 1 |
| Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 40 |
| New Zealand | 186 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| Australia | 135 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
Central European Round
- 4 August
Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia 45 Antonín Kasper Sr. 12 Luboš Tomíček 12 Libor Dousanek 11 Stanislav Svoboda 10 |
West Germany 22 Josef Hofmeister 10 Manfred Poschenreider 5 Josef Seidl 4 Alfred Aberl 3 |
Czechoslovakia B 18 Frantisek Eib 6 Miroslav Šmíd 5 Karel Polak 4 Miloslav Hradecky 2 |
Austria 11 Josef Bössner 3 Johan Hart 3 Erhard Koffler 2 Helmut Happer 0 |
East European Round
- July 30
Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Poland | 48 |
1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3) | |
 | Soviet Union | 30 |
5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2) | |
 | Bulgaria | 14 |
13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1) | |
| 4 | East Germany | 4 |
9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0) |
- 3 September
- Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 32 |
1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-) | |
| Sweden | 31 |
1.Bjorn Knutson - 7 (0,2,2,3) | |
| England | 21 |
1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F) | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 12 |
1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1) |
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