1981 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1981 Speedway World Team Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2]

The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany.[3] Denmark won their second title. Ominously for the rest of the world the team contained a youthful Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen.[4][5]


Qualification stage 1

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DayVenueWinner
Stage 1
17 May Reading England
17 May Brokstedt West Germany
17 May Debrecen USSR
28 May Tampere Denmark
26 June Badia Polesine USSR

Commonwealth round

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PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920
1 England36358911131517192224273033343636363636
(9) Dave Jessup10323210
(10) Gordon Kennett612216
(11) Chris Morton922239
(12) Michael Lee11323311
(19) John Davis00
2 United States32257910131316171821222426293232323232
(5) Bruce Penhall11233311
(6) Bobby Schwartz831138
(7) Dennis Sigalos32F1-3
(8) Scott Autrey823128
(18) Kelly Moran222
3 Australia201114781112121415171717192020202020
(13) Phil Crump403014
(14) John Titman611226
(15) Danny Kennedy00--X0
(16) Billy Sanders733107
(20) Gary Guglielmi3123
4 New Zealand801222233666678888888
(1) Ivan Mauger0000-0
(2) Mitch Shirra211-02
(3) Bruce Cribb1100-1
(4) Larry Ross100-11
(17) Tony Briggs430104
PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

* England & USA to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian round

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1st2nd3rd4th
 Denmark - 37
Hans Nielsen - 11
Bo Petersen - 10
Erik Gundersen - 8
Tommy Knudsen - 8
 Sweden - 30
Jan Andersson - 10
Hans Danielsson - 8
Richard Hellsen - 6
Tommy Nilsson - 6
 Finland - 19
Ari Koponen - 5
Kai Niemi - 5
Olli Tyrväinen - 4
Pekka Hautamaki - 3
Veijo Tuoriniemi - 2
 Norway - 10
Rolf Gramstad - 8
Dag Haaland - 2
Jorn Haugvalstad - 0
Yngve Madland - 0
Roy Otto - 0

* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental round

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PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920
1 West Germany432581111141720232629323437404343434343
(13) Egon Müller12333312
(14) Georg Hack11233311
(15) Alois Wiesböck12333312
(16) Georg Gilgenreiner830328
(20) Waldemar Bacik00
2 Nederlands24357912121416161819191920222424242424
(9) Henny Kroeze923229
(10) Frits Koppe420-24
(11) Rudi Muts622116
(12) Henk Steman532005
(19) Wil Stroes000
3 Austria2201235788101113151820212222222222
(1) Adi Funk410214
(2) Herbert Szerecs511215
(3) Walter Grubmuler712137
(4) Heinrich Schatzer602226
(17) Robert Funk00
4 Bulgaria711112334555677777777
(5) Nikolai Manev211002
(6) Orlin Janakiev201102
(7) Veselin Markov000000
(8) Angel Eftimov301113
(18) Zachari Zachariev00
PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

* West Germany & Netherlands to Continental Semi-Final

PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920
1 Soviet Union39257912141619222427293133363939393939
(1) Mikhail Starostin10232310
(2) Grigory Khlinovsky10223310
(3) Valery Gordeev932229
(4) Viktor Kuznetsov10233210
(17) Anatoly Maksimov00
2 Hungary37358911141719212426273033353737373737
(13) Zoltan Hajdu923229
(14) Istvan Sziraczki10323210
(15) Zoltán Adorján10331310
(16) Ferenc Farkash31-2-3
(20) Janos Oresko5235
3 Italy141236678991011111213141414141414
(9) Mauro Ferraccioli110-01
(10) Giuseppe Marzotto531015
(11) Armando Dal Chiele3111-3
(12) Giovanni Brizzolari311013
(19) Gianni Famari2112
4 Yugoslavia600001111222555566666
(5) Vlado Kocuvan100011
(6) Stefan Kekec401304
(7) Darko Tominac000-00
(8) Krešo Omerzel1--101
(18) Ladislav Smidt00000
PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

* Soviet Union & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final

Semifinal

1st2nd3rd4th
 Soviet Union - 33
Mikhail Starostin - 10
Viktor Kuznetsov - 9
Anatoly Maksimov - 9
Grigory Khlinovsky - 5
 West Germany - 32
Karl Maier - 11
Georg Hack - 10
Frits Bauer - 4
Georg Gilgenreiner - 3
Egon Müller - 3
 Hungary - 18
Istvan Sziraczki - 9
Ferenc Farkash - 4
Laszlo Meszaros - 2
Janos Oresko - 2
Zoltán Adorján - 1
 Netherlands - 13
Henny Kroeze - 5
Frits Koppe - 4
Rudi Muts - 2
Henk Steman - 2

* Soviet Union & West Germany to Continental Final

Qualification stage 2

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DayVenueWinner
Stage 2
26 June King's Lynn Denmark
7 July Leningrad West Germany

Continental Final

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PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920
1 West Germany322456691215181922252626293232323232
(1) Karl Maier10133310
(2) Alois Wiesböck11---1
(3) Georg Hack723117
(4) Georg Gilgenreiner3-0303
(17) Egon Müller11233311
2 Soviet Union273691113141517171921212324262727272727
(9) Grigory Khlinovsky832218
(10) Anatoly Maksimov521-25
(11) Viktor Kuznetsov832218
(12) Mikhail Starostin631X26
(19) Georgy Ivanov000
3 Czechoslovakia210133446681111131618192121212121
(13) Aleš Dryml Sr.712227
(14) Václav Verner40X314
(15) Milan Špinka22F--2
(16) Zdeněk Kudrna00-X-0
(20) Jiří Štancl812328
4 Poland1411147999101011111114141414141414
(5) Edward Jancarz412104
(6) Zenon Plech3F3F-3
(7) Roman Jankowski63F036
(8) Jerzy Rembas1ET101
(18) Marek Kepa000
PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

* West Germany & Soviet Union to World Final

Intercontinental Final

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PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920
1 Denmark310222571013151821242627283131313131
(1) Ole Olsen903339
(2) Tommy Knudsen703317
(3) Erik Gundersen922329
(4) Hans Nielsen603216
(17) Preben Eriksen00
2 England30225810111314171919202326283030303030
(9) Michael Lee932229
(10) Chris Morton931329
(11) Steve Bastable4E1-34
(12) Dave Jessup822138
(19) Kenny Carter000
3 United States263681010131416171820222325252626262626
(5) Bruce Penhall933219
(6) Kelly Moran530205
(7) Bobby Schwartz621126
(8) Dennis Sigalos622116
(18) Scott Autrey00
4 Sweden912345555556666999999
(13) Anders Michanek110--1
(14) Jan Andersson410034
(15) Richard Hellsen110001
(16) Tommy Nilsson311103
(20) Hans Danielsson0000
PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

* Denmark & England to World Final

World Final

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PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920
1 Denmark363581013161720232628293133353636363636
(13) Ole Olsen6213-6
(14) Hans Nielsen11333211
(15) Erik Gundersen933129
(16) Tommy Knudsen923229
(20) Finn Thomsen111
2 England2903479101214161718212124272929292929
(5) Dave Jessup3E1-23
(6) Chris Morton11323311
(7) Kenny Carter932139
(8) John Davis5122E5
(18) Gordon Kennett111
3 West Germany282245681112131518202324252828282828
(9) Karl Maier821238
(10) Georg Hack512115
(11) Georg Gilgenreiner501315
(12) Egon Müller10232310
(19) Alois Wiesböck00
4 Soviet Union312222222222233333333
(1) Valery Gordeev000000
(2) Mikhail Starostin000F-0
(3) Viktor Kuznetsov210012
(4) Nikolay Kornev11--E1
(17) Anatoly Maksimov00000
PlacingTeam / Rider nameTotal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213141516Pts17181920

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "1981 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.