The 1969 Speedway World Team Cup was the tenth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place at the Rybnik Municipal Stadium in Rybnik, Poland. The host nation won the title for the fourth time.[4][5][6]
Qualification edit
British Round edit
Great Britain seeded to Final (Commonwealth riders eligible for the British team)
edit
- 5 June
Speedway Center, Fredericia
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden – Bernt Persson ? ? ? |
 Norway – Øyvind S. Berg Reidar Eide ? ? |
 Denmark – ? ? ? ? |
 Finland – ? ? ? ? |
* Sweden to Final
Contmnental Round edit
Continental Semifinal
- June 15
Kovinar Stadium, Maribor
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 East Germany – 41Gerhard Uhlenbrock – 12 Jochen Dinse – 10 Hans Jürgen Fritz – 10 Peter Liebing – 9 |
 West Germany – 23Manfred Poschenreider – 10 Rudolf Kastl – 7 Dieter Dauderer – 4 Rainer Jüngling – 2 |
 Hungary – 16Ferenc Radacsi – 6 Janos Szoeke – 5 Sandor Csatho – 4 Istvan Redoczi – 1 |
 Yugoslavia – 15Drago Perko – 8 Milovan Stanković – 4 Joze Visocnik – 2 Milija Stojković – 1 |
* East Germany to Continental Final
Continental Final
- August 3
Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad- Att: 9,000
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 |  Soviet Union
|
41 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
| (9) Gennady Kurilenko | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Vladimir Smirnov | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Valeri Klementiev | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Yury Dubinin | 8 | E | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (19) Viktor Trofimov | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Poland
|
35 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| (1) Zbigniew Podlecki | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Antoni Woryna | 4 | 2 | F | 2 | - | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Edward Jancarz | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Andrzej Wyglenda | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (17) Henryk Glücklich | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Germany
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| (13) Peter Liebing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (14) Jochen Dinse | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | F | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (15) Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) Hans Jürgen Fritz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (20) Dieter Tetzlaff | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia
|
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| (5) Karel Prusa | 2 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (6) Jan Holub I | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) Miloslav Verner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Frantisek Ledecky | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | E | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| (18) Jiří Štancl | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
| Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
* Soviet Union and Poland to Final
World Final edit
- 21 September
Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik- Att: 45,000
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 | Poland
|
31 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
| (5) Edward Jancarz | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| (6) Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) Stanisław Tkocz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | F | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Henryk Glücklich | 3 | F | - | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (18) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Great Britain
|
27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| (1) Martin Ashby | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Nigel Boocock | 5 | 2 | 2 | F | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Ivan Mauger | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Barry Briggs | 8 | 2 | F | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (17) Pete Smith | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union
|
23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| (9) Gennady Kurilenko | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Vladimir Smirnov | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Valeri Klementiev | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | F | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Yury Dubinin | 1 | F | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (19) Viktor Trofimov | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sweden
|
12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| (13) Bengt Jansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (14) Sören Sjösten | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (15) Ove Fundin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) Anders Michanek | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| (20) Torbjörn Harrysson | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
| Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.