1977 Speedway World Team Cup Explained

The 1977 Speedway World Team Cup was the 18th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The final took place at the Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) in Poland.^{[4] [5]} England bounced back to winning ways by recording a record seventh title success. England exacted revenge on defending champions Australia by knocking them out in the British qualifying round.^{[6] [7]}

Qualification

British & Commonwealth Round

• 19 June
• Smallmead Stadium, Reading
• Referee: C Bergstrom

• England to Final

Scandinavian Round

• 19 June
• Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien

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valign=top	- 37 Bernt Persson - 11 Tommy Nilsson - 10 Bengt Jansson - 9 Anders Michanek - 5 Jan Andersson - 2	valign=top	- 28 Ole Olsen - 12 Mike Lohmann - 7 Alf Busk - 5 Finn Jensen - 3 Bo Petersen - 1	valign=top	- 25 Kai Niemi - 8 Ila Teromaa - 8 Rauli Makinen - 5 Markku Helminen - 4	valign=top	- 5 Tom Godal - 2 Audun Ove Olsen - 2 Jan Terje Gravningen - 1 Tormod Langli - 0

• Sweden to Final

Continental Round

QuarterFinal

• 21 May
• Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut

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valign=top	- 42 Egon Müller - 12 Christoph Betzl - 11 Hans Wassermann - 9 Alois Wiesböck - 7 Georg Gilgenreiner - 3	valign=top	- 24 Frits Koppe - 8 Henny Kroeze - 8 Henk Steman - 4 Frits Koning - 3 Rudi Muts - 1	valign=top	- 19 Hubert Fischbacher - 6 Walter Grubmuler - 5 Adi Funk - 4 Gunther Walla - 4	valign=top	- 11 Janos Berki - 5 Herbert Szerecs - 5 Laszlo Meszaros - 1 Janos Szoeke - 0

• West Germany and Nederlands to Continental Semifinal

QuarterFinal

• 22 May
• City Garden Stadium, Osijek

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valign=top	- 41 Jan Verner - 12 Ivon Vobornik - 9 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 7 Josef Minarik - 7 Jan Klokocka - 6	valign=top	- 28 Orlin Janakiev - 8 Grigory Adarov - 7 Angel Eftimov - 7 Nikolai Manev - 6	valign=top	- 25 Luigi Biginato - 7 Paolo Noro - 7 Francesko Barbetta - 6 Fabio Pastorelli - 5	valign=top	- 2 Stefan Kecek - 1 Vlado Kocuvan - 1 Djuro Fleten - 0 ? Goniniak - 0

• Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria to Continental Semifinal

SemiFinal

• May 22
• Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc

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valign=top	- 40 Jiří Štancl - 11 Jan Verner - 11 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 9 Josef Minarik - 7 Jan Hadek - 2	valign=top	- 33 Christoph Betzl - 11 Hans Wassermann - 10 Alois Wiesböck - 9 Georg Gilgenreiner - 3	valign=top	- 18 Frits Koppe - 5 Frits Koning - 4 Henk Steman - 4 Rudi Muts - 3 Henny Kroeze - 2	valign=top	- 5 Nikolai Manev - 2 Ivan Dupalov - 1 Angel Eftimov - 1 Orlin Janakiev - 1

• Czechoslovakia and West Germany to Continental Final

Final

• 9 July
• Marketa Stadium, Prague
• Att: 12,000

• Czechoslovakia and Poland to Final

World Final

• 18 September
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław^[8]
• Att: 55,000

See also

• 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship

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: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 12 July 2021.
5. Web site: World Team Cup . 2024-04-27 . internationalspeedway.co.uk.
6. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 13 July 2021.
7. Web site: FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS. Motor Sport Top 20. 13 July 2021.
8. Web site: 1977 WORLD TEAM CUP. International Speedway. 15 July 2021.