2004 Speedway World Cup

The 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 7 August 2004 in Poole, England. The tournament was won by Sweden (49 pts) and they beat host team, Great Britain (48 pts), Denmark (32 pts) and Poland (22 pts) in the Final.

Speedway World Cup
Venues	Arlington Stadium, Poole Stadium
Location	England
Start date	2 August
End date	7 August
Nations	8
Champions
Sweden

Qualification

Main article: 2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification

Qualifying round 1 Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo	Qualifying round 2 Christián László Municipal Sports Complex, Gyula
Pos. National team Pts. 1 Italy 54 2 Germany 47 3 Finland 31 4 Latvia 18	Pos. National team Pts. 1 Hungary 51 2 Slovenia 47 3 Russia 42 4 Austria 10

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City	Stadium names
Eastbourne	Arlington Stadium
Poole	Wimborne Road

Tournament

	Semifinals					Race-off					Final
	2 August - Eastbourne (details)
	Great Britain		58
	Sweden		50
	Poland		39			5 August - Poole (details)					7 August - Poole
	Hungary		6			Sweden		49			Sweden		49
						Poland		43			Great Britain		48
	3 August - Eastbourne (details)					Australia		42			Denmark		32
	Denmark		60			Czech Republic		17			Poland		22
	Australia		52
	Czech Republic		32
	Italy		14

Final

The 2004 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 7 August at Wimborne Road in Poole.

Results

Pos.		National team	Pts.
1		Sweden	49
2		Great Britain	48
3		Denmark	32
4		Poland	22

Heat details

Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
1	Sweden	49	2	5	6	7	7	8	11	14	15	18	21	24	24	26	29	30	30	33	33	36	38	41	43	46	49
	(1) Mikael Max	9	2					1					3					1					2
	(2) Tony Rickardsson	12		3					3					3					0					3
	(3) Antonio Lindbäck	9			1					3					0					3					2
	(4) Andreas Jonsson	7				1					1					2					0					3
	(5) Peter Karlsson	12					X					3					3					3					3
2	Great Britain	48	1	2	5	8	11	13	14	15	18	18	20	22	25	28	30	33	36	36	38	39	40	41	44	46	48
	(1) David Norris	9	1								3				3							1		1
	(2) Lee Richardson	10		1								0				3		3							3
	(3) Mark Loram	12			3			2									2		3							2
	(4) Scott Nicholls	8				3			1				2							E							2
	(5) Gary Havelock	9					3			1				2							2		1
Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
3	Denmark	32	3	3	5	5	6	9	11	13	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	24	26	27	30	30	30	30	31	32	32
	(1) Hans N. Andersen	11	3							2						1			2		3						0
	(2) Nicki Pedersen	4		0							2						1			1			X
	(3) Kenneth Bjerre	4			2							1	1								-			0
	(4) Niels Kristian Iversen	5				0		3						1								0			1
	(5) Bjarne Pedersen	8					1		2						2			2								1
4	Poland	22	0	2	2	4	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	11	13	14	16	19	21	21	21	22
	(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak	0	0						0								0				-				-
	(2) Jarosław Hampel	4		2						0			0									2				0
	(3) Tomasz Gollob	1			0						F			0				0									1
	(4) Janusz Kołodziej	10				2						2			2				1				3		XJ
	(5) Marcin Rempała	7					2	0								0				2	1			2
Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

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 was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D – outside

Final classification

Pos.	National team	Pts.
	Sweden	49
	Great Britain	48
	Denmark	32
4	Poland	22
5	Australia	42
6	Czech Republic	17
7	Italy	14
8	Hungary	6