1961 Speedway World Team Cup
1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3][4]
The final took place in Wrocław, Poland.[5] The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).[6][7]
Format
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 June - Odense (details) | ||||||
| 38 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| 28 June - 14 August (details) | ||||||
| 219 | ||||||
| 186 | ||||||
| 3 September - Wrocław (details) | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 32 | ||||||
| – | – | |||||
| 31 | ||||||
| 4 August - Plzeň (details) | ||||||
| 21 | ||||||
| 45 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 22 | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 30 July - Rybnik (details) | ||||||
| 48 | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
Qualification
Nordic Round
- 8 June
 
 Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 
|---|---|---|---|
Björn Knutson 12 Per Tage Svensson 10 Sören Sjösten 9 Tore Kindstrand 7  | 
Kurt W. Petersen 9 Hans P Boisen 7 Arne Pander 5 Svend Nissen 5  | 
Reidar Kristoffersen 6 Rolf Mellerud 5 Rolf Westerberg 4 Sverre Harrfeldt 3  | 
Timo Laine 10 Esko Koponen 2 Illka Helminen 2 Kalevi Lahtinen 0  | 
British Round
- R1: 28 June - 
 Brandon Stadium, Coventry 
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|
Peter Craven - 17 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 9 Ken McKinlay - 2 Les Owen - 2  | 
Barry Briggs - 17 Ronnie Moore - 15 Bob Duckworth - 2 Bryce Subritzky - 2 Dick Campbell - 0  | 
Jack Young - 13 Johnny Chamberlain - 11 Peter Moore - 4 Jack Geran - 3 Ray Cresp - 0  | 
- R2: 26 July - 
 New Cross Stadium, London 
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|
Peter Craven - 13 Split Waterman - 13 Ron How - 12 Bob Andrews - 6  | 
Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 14 Bob Duckworth - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0  | 
Jack Young - 12 Chum Taylor - 9 Peter Moore - 3 Johnny Chamberlain - 2 Bluey Scott - 0  | 
- R3: 28 July - 
 Leicester Stadium, Leicester 
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|
Peter Craven - 16 Bob Andrews - 13 Ron How - 12 Ken McKinlay - 7 Les Owen - 2  | 
Barry Briggs - 16 Bob Duckworth - 9 Ron Johnston - 6 Ronnie Moore - 5 Bryce Subritzky - 0  | 
Chum Taylor - 9 Johnny Chamberlain - 6 Jack Geran - 6 Bluey Scott - 1 Jack Young - 0  | 
- R4: 10 August - 
 Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich 
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|
Peter Craven - 18 Ron How - 15 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Les McGillivray - 2  | 
Barry Briggs - 16 Ronnie Moore - 16 Ron Johnston - 6 Bryce Subritzky - 0 Trevor Redmond - 0  | 
Chum Taylor - 10 Peter Moore - 7 Ray Cresp - 5 Johnny Chamberlain - 4 Bluey Scott - 0  | 
- R5: 14 August - 
 Wimbledon Stadium, London 
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|
Peter Craven - 13 Ron How - 11 Ken McKinlay - 9 Cyril Maidment - 5 Bob Andrews - 2  | 
Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 15 Ron Johnston - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 1 Trevor Redmond - 1  | 
Chum Taylor - 14 Jack Young - 9 Peter Moore - 6 Johnny Chamberlain - 1  | 
| Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 40 | |
| 186 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 38 | |
| 135 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 
Central European Round
- 4 August
 
 Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 
|---|---|---|---|
Antonín Kasper Sr. 12 Luboš Tomíček 12 Libor Dousanek 11 Stanislav Svoboda 10  | 
Josef Hofmeister 10 Manfred Poschenreider 5 Josef Seidl 4 Alfred Aberl 3  | 
Frantisek Eib 6 Miroslav Šmíd 5 Karel Polak 4 Miloslav Hradecky 2  | 
Josef Bössner 3 Johan Hart 3 Erhard Koffler 2 Helmut Happer 0  | 
East European Round
- July 30
 
 Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 
 1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3)  | |||
| 30 | 
 5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2)  | |||
| 14 | 
 13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1)  | |||
| 4 | 4 | 
 9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0)  | 
World Final
- 3 September
 
 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 
 1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-)  | |||
| 31 | 
 1.Bjorn Knutson - 7 (0,2,2,3)  | |||
| 21 | 
 1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F)  | |||
| 4 | 12 | 
 1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1)  | 
See also
References
- ^ 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.
 - ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
 - ^ "1961 World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
 - ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
 - ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.