1971_Speedway_World_Team_Cup
1971 Speedway World Team Cup
12th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition
The 1971 Speedway World Team Cup was the 12th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place at Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) in Poland. The title was won by Great Britain for the second time.[4][5][6]
British round
- Great Britain (including Commonwealth riders) seeded to World Final.
Scandinavian round
- 20 June
- Fredericia Speedway Stadium, Fredericia
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
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1 | Sweden | 41 |
Anders Michanek 11 |
2 | Denmark | 33 |
Ole Olsen 12 |
3 | Norway | 21 |
Reidar Eide 6 |
4 | Finland | 1 |
Matti Olin 1 |
Continental round
Quarter-Final
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Quarter-final
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Semi-Final
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Final
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- 26 September
- Olympic Stadium
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
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Great Britain | 37 |
Ray Wilson - 12 | ||
Soviet Union | 22 |
Grigory Khlinovsky - 8 | ||
Poland | 19 |
Paweł Waloszek - 5 | ||
4th | Sweden | 18 |
Anders Michanek - 9 |
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