1966 Speedway World Team Cup Explained

The 1966 Speedway World Team Cup was the seventh edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1] [2] [3]

The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The title was won by Poland for the third time.[4] [5]

Qualification

Continental Semi-Final

Pos.National team Pts. Riders
132Jochen Dinse 10
Bruno Bülau 9
Hans Jürgen Fritz 7
Gerhard Uhlenbrock 6
2 31Barnabas Gyepes 11
Ferenc Radasci 10
Janos Bernath 5
Istvan Pasztor 5
326 Milovan Stankovic 12
Valentin Medved 5
Franc Babic 5
Drago Perko 4
46 Alfred Sitzwoh 2
Helmut Walch 2
Gunther Walla 2
Kurt Schwingenschlogl 0

Continental Final

Pos.National team Pts. Riders
138 Marian Rose 12
Antoni Woryna 10
Paweł Waloszek 9
Andrzej Wyglenda 7
231Boris Samorodov 11
Farid Szajnurov 8
Viktor Trofimov 8
Gennady Kurilenko 2
Vladimir Sokolov 2
325 Antonín Kasper Sr. 7
Antonín Šváb Sr. 7
Luboš Tomíček Sr. 6
Pavel Mares 5
41 Bruno Bülau 1
Jochen Dinse 0
Hans Jürgen Fritz 0
Gerhard Uhlenbrock 0

World final

Pos. National team Pts. Riders
40 Andrzej Wyglenda - 11 (3,2,3,3)
Antoni Woryna - 11 (3,2,3,3)
Marian Rose - 10 (1,3,3,3)
Andrzej Pogorzelski - 8 (3,3,2,ef)
Edmund Migoś - NS
26 Boris Samorodov - 10 (2,3,2,3)
Igor Plekhanov - 6 (2,1,1,2)
Viktor Trofimov - 6 (2,2,1,1)
Farid Szajnurov - 4 (2,1,0,1)
Yuri Chekranov - NS
22 Bjorn Knutson - 11 (3,3,3,2)
Leif Enecrona - 4 (1,2,1,-)
Göte Nordin - 3 (1,1,1,0)
Ove Fundin - 2 (ef,-,0,2)
Leif Larsson - 2 (-,0,-,2)
4 8 Nigel Boocock - 4 (F,1,2,1)
Ivan Mauger - 3 (0,ef,2,1)
Barry Briggs - 1 (1,0,0,ef)
Terry Betts - 0 (0,0,-,0)
Colin Pratt - 0 (-,-,0,-)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. 1987. 290. Guinness Superlatives. 0-85112-492-5.
  2. Book: Oakes, Peter. 1981 Speedway Yearbook. 1981. 25–26. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  3. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 98. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
  4. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 12 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 12 July 2021.