2005 Speedway World Cup Explained

Speedway World Cup
Date Start:	31 July
Date End:	6 August
Nations:	8
Venue:	Stadion Olimpijski
Location:	Poland
Prev:	2004
Next:	2006

The 2005 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 5th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 6, 2005 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.

The tournament was won by host team Poland (62 pts) and they beat defending champion Sweden (34 pts), Denmark (31 pts) and Great Britain (27 pts) in the Final.^{[1] [2]}

Qualification

width=50%	Qualifier 1 Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils	width=50%	Qualifier 2 Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano
Pos. National team Pts. 1 61 2 52 3 31 4 6	Pos. National team Pts. 1 30 2 23 3 21 4 16

Qualifier 1

• 5 June 2005^[3]
• Latvijas Spidveja Centrs, Daugavpils

Qualifier 2

• 4 June 2005^[4]
• Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano

Main tournament

Event 1

• 31 July 2005
• Abbey Stadium, Swindon

Event 2

• 2 August 2005
• Smedstadion, Eskilstuna

Race-off

• 4 August 2005
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław

Final

• 6 August 2005
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław

Final classification

Pos.	National team	Pts.
		62
		34
		31
4		27
5		30
6		16
7		17
8		5

Notes and References

1. http://rlach.republika.pl/inne/ms/fdp_2005.htm rlach.republika.pl
2. Web site: 2005 WORLD CUP. International Speedway. 15 July 2021.
3. http://world.speedway.org/2005/wc/t/r1.sdf world.speedway.org
4. http://world.speedway.org/2005/wc/t/r2.sdf world.speedway.org