2001 Speedway World Cup Explained

Speedway World Cup
Date Start:1 July
Date End:7 July
Nations:12
Venue:Poland
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The 2001 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season (and 42nd edition of a speedway team World Cup).[1] [2] The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia (68 points) and they beat host team Poland (65 pts), Sweden (51 pts), Denmark (44 pts) and United States (30 pts) in the Final.[3] [4] [5]

Qualification

See main article: 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualification.

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Pos. National team Pts.
1 48
2 45
3 25
4 1
Pos. National team Pts.
1 48
2 47
3 12
4 10

The two group winners and runners-up qualified to 2001 Speedway World Cup.

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City Stadium names Capacity
Gdańsk Speedway Stadium15,000
35,000

Tournament

Qualifying rounds

width=33%Qualifying 1
  • 1 July 2001
  • Gdańsk
  • Referee: Anthony Steele
Pos. National team Pts.
1 69
2 49
3 22
4 15
width=33%Qualifying round 2
  • 2 July 2001
  • Gdańsk
  • Referee: Wojciech Grodzki
Pos. National team Pts.
1 57
2 48
3 31
4 12
width=33%Qualifying 3
  • 3 July 2001
  • Gdańsk
  • Referee: Anthony Steele
Pos. National team Pts.
1 56
2 41
3 35
4 16

Q1 details

Heat after heat

  1. Loram, Ułamek, Reima, Pingel
  2. Stonehewer, Mir.Kowalik, Kylmaekorpi, Riss
  3. Protasiewicz, Kugelmann, Laukkanen, Hurry
  4. T.Gollob, Richardson, Nieminen, Rudolph
  5. Cegielski, Havelock, Kokko, Mell
  6. Ułamek, Rudolph, Stonehewer, Laukkanen
  7. Loram, Mir.Kowalik, Kugelmann, Nieminen (e4)
  8. Protasiewicz, Richardson, Riss, Reima
  9. T.Gollob, Kylmaekorpi, Pingel, Hurry
  10. Havelock, Cegielski, Laukkanen (joker), Mell
  11. Ułamek, Loram (joker), Nieminen, Riss
  12. Richardson, Laukkanen, Mir.Kowalik, Pingel
  13. Protasiewicz, Loram, Kylmaekorpi, Rudolph
  14. T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Stonehewer, Reima
  15. Cegielski, Kylmaekorpi, Havelock, Pingel
  16. Richardson, Mir.Kowalik, Rudolph, Reima
  17. Ułamek, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi, Richardson (e4)
  18. Protasiewicz, Stonehewer, Nieminen, Pingel
  19. T.Gollob, Loram, Laukkanen, Riss
  20. Cegielski, Havelock, Nieminen, Mell
  21. Cegielski, Stonehewer, Kugelmann (joker), Reima
  22. Ułamek, Havelock, Nieminen, Riss
  23. Richardson, Laukkanen, Protasiewicz, Rudolph
  24. Loram, T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi

Q2 details

Heat after heat

  1. B.Andersen, Rickardsson, Mardanszin, Klenovsek
  2. M.Karlsson, Jensen, Kolenko, Poważnyj
  3. Darkin, Santej, Klingberg, N.Pedersen
  4. Nilsen, Clausen, Ferjan, Szajchulin
  5. B.Pedersen, Jonsson, Kuzin, Legan
  6. N.Pedersen, M.Karlsson, Szajchulin, Klenovsek
  7. Rickardsson, Clausen, Darkin, Kolenko
  8. B.Andersen, Poważnyj, Nilsen, Santej
  9. Jensen, Ferjan, Klingberg, Mardanszin
  10. Jonsson, Kuzin, B.Pedersen, Legan
  11. Poważnyj, Klingberg, Santej, Clausen
  12. N.Pedersen, Nilsen, Kolenko, Mardanszin
  13. Rickardsson, Jensen, Santej, Szajchulin
  14. M.Karlsson, Darkin, B.Andersen, Ferjan
  15. Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Kuzin, Legan
  16. Poważnyj, Klingberg, B.Andersen, Kolenko
  17. Darkin, Nilsen, Jensen, Klenovsek
  18. N.Pedersen (joker), M.Karlsson, Santej, Mardanszin
  19. Rickardsson, Poważnyj, N.Pedersen, Ferjan (Fx)
  20. Jonsson, Kolenko, B.Pedersen, Kuzin
  21. Nilsen, B.Andersen, Szajchulin (joker), Kolenko (F2)
  22. Jensen, M.Karlsson, Kuzin, Ferjan
  23. Jonsson, Darkin, Jensen, Ferjan
  24. Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Poważnyj, Santej

Q3 details

Heat after heat

  1. Sullivan, Hancock, Jirout, Szatmari
  2. Brhel, Ermolenko, Adams, Magosi (T)
  3. Crump, A.Dryml jr., Stefani, Janniro
  4. Werner, Nagy, Lyons, Makovsky
  5. Wiltshire, Cook, Kasper jr., Szegvari
  6. Crump, Brhel, Szatmari, Werner
  7. Janniro, Jirout, Magosi, Lyons
  8. Sullivan, Ermolenko, Stefani, Makovsky (Fx)
  9. Adams, Hancock, A.Dryml jr., Nagy
  10. Wiltshire, Kasper jr., Cook, Szegvari
  11. A.Dryml jr., Ermolenko (joker), Lyons, Szatmari
  12. Crump, Hancock, Magosi, Makovsky
  13. Adams, Jirout, Stefani, Werner
  14. Brhel, Sullivan, Nagy, Janniro
  15. Cook, Kasper jr., Wiltshire, Stefani
  16. Werner, Sullivan, A.Dryml jr., Magosi
  17. Adams, Janniro, Kasper jr., Szatmari (Fx)
  18. Brhel, Hancock, Stefani, Lyons (e/start)
  19. Crump, Ermolenko, Nagy, Jirout
  20. Wilshire, Kasper jr., Cook, Szegvari
  21. Wiltshire, Nagy (joker), Werner, Brhel (joker)
  22. Sullivan, Cook, A.Dryml jr., Magosi
  23. Adams, Hancock, Kasper jr., Stefani
  24. Crump, Brhel, Nagy, Ermolenko

Race-off

Pos. National team Pts.
1 66
2 65+4
3 65+3
4 42
5 20

Heat after heat

  1. Hancock, N.Pedersen, Loram, Kasper jr., Poważnyj
  2. Ermolenko, Brhel, Clausen, Stonehewer, Darkin(e4)
  3. Richardson, Werner, B.Pedersen, Szajchulin, A.Dryml jr.
  4. Jensen, Jirout, Janniro, Kurguskin(X2), Hurry(Fx)
  5. B.Andersen, Havelock, Cook, Kuzin, Makovsky(Fx)
  6. Ermolenko, Brhel(joker), B.Pedersen, Poważnyj, Hurry(N)
  7. Jensen, Havelock, Kasper jr., Darkin, Werner
  8. Loram, Brhel, B.Andersen, Szajchulin, Janniro
  9. N.Pedersen, Stonehewer, A.Dryml jr., Cook, Kurguskin
  10. Clausen, Hancock, Richardson, Kuzin, Jirout(d5)
  11. Richardson, Jensen, Poważnyj, Cook, Brhel
  12. Hancock, Stonehewer, Darkin, B.Andersen, A.Dryml jr.
  13. N.Pedersen, Ermolenko, Havelock, Jirout, Szajchulin(Fx)
  14. Clausen, A.Dryml jr., Loram, Poważnyj, Werner
  15. Ermolenko(joker), Stonehewer, B.Pedersen, Kuzin, Kasper jr.
  16. A.Dryml jr., Havelock, Clausen, Janniro, Poważnyj(X)
  17. Cook, Darkin, Loram, B.Pedersen, Jirout
  18. Hancock, Stonehewer, Kasper jr., Szajchulin, Jensen
  19. Ermolenko, B.Andersen, Richardson, Kasper jr., Kurguskin
  20. Brhel, N.Pedersen, Loram, Werner, Kuzin
  21. Werner, Stonehewer, B.Andersen, Jirout, Poważnyj
  22. N.Pedersen, Richardson, Jirout, Janniro, Darkin
  23. Kasper jr., Cook, Hurry, Clausen, Szajchulin
  24. Hancock, Havelock, B.Pedersen, Kurguskin, Brhel(X)
  25. Loram, Jensen, Kuzin, A.Dryml jr.(e4), Ermolenko(F1x)

Final

The final took place on 7 July at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.[6] [7] Australia won the final and their rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swedish rider Ove Fundin to go through the entire tournament undefeated.[8]

Final scores

Pos. National team Pts.
1 68
2 65
3 51
4 44
5 30

Heat details

Heat by heat

  1. Crump, Hancock, Cegielski, N.Pedersen, Nilsen
  2. Hamill, Wiltshire, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, M.Karlsson(x2)
  3. T.Gollob, Boyce, Rickardsson, Werner, Clausen
  4. Sullivan, Klingberg, Jensen, Janniro, Ułamek(T)
  5. Jonsson, Adams, B.Andersen(joker), Krzyżaniak, Cook
  6. Jonsson, Hamill, Cegielski, Clausen, Sullivan
  7. Adams, Nilsen, Jensen, Protasiewicz, Werner
  8. Crump, T.Gollob, B.Andersen, M.Karlsson, Janniro
  9. Ułamek, Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Cook, Wiltshire
  10. T.Gollob(joker), Klingberg, N.Pedersen, Boyce, Hancock
  11. M.Karlsson, Boyce, Cook, Cegielski, Jensen
  12. Sullivan, Rickardsson, Hancock, Protasiewicz, B.Andersen
  13. T.Gollob, N.Pedersen, Adams, Hamill, Klingberg(e5)
  14. Crump, B.Pedersen, Ułamek, Werner, Jonsson(wu)
  15. Nilsen, Wiltshire, Clausen, Krzyżaniak, Hancock
  16. Rickardsson, Adams, Cegielski, B.Pedersen, Janniro
  17. Crump, Klingberg, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, Cook(e5)
  18. T.Gollob, Hancock, Wiltshire, Jonsson, Jensen
  19. Ułamek, Hamill, B.Andersen, Boyce, Nilsen
  20. N.Pedersen, Krzyżaniak, Sullivan, M.Karlsson, Cook
  21. Cegielski, B.Andersen, Wiltshire, Klingberg, Hamill(joker-e3)
  22. N.Pedersen, Protasiewicz, M.Karlsson, Boyce, Janniro
  23. T.Gollob, Sullivan, Cook, B.Pedersen, Nilsen(e5)
  24. Adams, Ułamek, Clausen, Hancok, M.Karlsson
  25. Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Jensen, Krzyżaniak(wu)

Final classification

Pos. National team Pts.
68
65
51
4 44
5 30
6 65+3
7 42
8 20
9 22
10 16
11 15
12 12

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 13 July 2021.
  2. Web site: FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS. Motor Sport Top 20. 13 July 2021.
  3. http://world.speedway.org/2001/wc/t/f.sdf world.speedway.org
  4. http://rlach.republika.pl/inne/ms/fdp_2001.htm rlach.republika.pl
  5. Web site: 2001 WORLD TEAM CUP. International Speedway. 15 July 2021.
  6. http://world.speedway.org/2001/wc/t/f.sdf world.speedway.org
  7. http://rlach.republika.pl/inne/ms/fdp_2001.htm rlach.republika.pl
  8. Web site: 2001 WORLD TEAM CUP. International Speedway. 15 July 2021.

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