2014 Speedway World Cup final

The 2014 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the last and final race of the 2014 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on August 2 at the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland,.[1] It was won by Denmark. They beat hosts and defending champions Poland by a single point, with Australia a further point back in third.[2][3][4]

2014 FIM Speedway World Cup Final
Information
Date 2 August 2014
City Bydgoszcz
Event 4 of 4
Stadium details
Stadium Polonia Stadium
Capacity 22,000
Track speedway track
SWC Results
Winner  Denmark - 38 pts
Runner-up  Poland - 37 pts
3rd place  Australia - 36 pts
4th place  Great Britain - 16 pts

Denmark were led to success by a stunning performance from three-time world champion Nicki Pedersen, who scored 17 of his country's 38 points. Niels-Kristian Iversen, Peter Kildemand and Mads Korneliussen completed the successful line-up. Poland and Denmark were level on 35 points apiece heading into the final heat 20 and initially Janusz Kołodziej held the advantage for the hosts, however Iversen passed him on the last corner of the last lap to steal the title for Denmark.

Results

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Pos. National team Pts.
1   Denmark 38
2   Poland 37
3   Australia 36
4   Great Britain 16

Scores

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  DENMARK 38
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Nicki Pedersen 17 2,3,6,3,1,2
2 Peter Kildemand 7 2,0,2,2,1
3 Mads Korneliussen 3 1,0,2,0
4 Niels-Kristian Iversen 11 2,3,2,2,2
  POLAND 37
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Piotr Protasiewicz 9 3,2,2,2,0
2 Krzysztof Kasprzak 11 3,2,3,1,2
3 Janusz Kołodziej 6 3,1,1,0,1
4 Jarosław Hampel 11 3,1,1,3,3
  AUSTRALIA 36
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Chris Holder 11 1,6,3,0,1
2 Darcy Ward 10 0,1,2,1,3,3
3 Jason Doyle 13 1,3,0,3,3,3
4 Troy Batchelor 2 0,2,0
  GREAT BRITAIN 16
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Tai Woffinden 12 2,2,1,2,3,2
2 Simon Stead 0 0,0,0,0
3 Chris Harris 4 1,1,0,1,1
4 Danny King 0 0,0,0,0,0

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Speedway World Cup Final Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  2. ^ "2014 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

See also

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