1961 Speedway World Team Cup
1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second FIM Speedway World Team Cup season. The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).
1961 Speedway World Team Cup | |||
Previous: | 1960 | Next: | 1962 |
Format
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
8 June - Odense | 4 August - Pilzno | ||||||||||||
Sweden | 38 | Czechoslovakia | 45 | ||||||||||
Denmark | 26 | West Germany | 22 | ||||||||||
Norway | 18 | Czechoslovakia B | 18 | ||||||||||
Finland | 14 | Austria | 11 | 3 September - Wrocław | |||||||||
details | details | Poland | 32 | ||||||||||
Sweden | 31 | ||||||||||||
England | 21 | ||||||||||||
five meetings (28 June - 14 August) | Unknown date - Rybnik | Czechoslovakia | 12 | ||||||||||
England | 219 | Poland | 48 | details | |||||||||
New Zealand | 186 | Soviet Union | 30 | ||||||||||
Australia | 30 | Bulgaria | 14 | ||||||||||
— | East Germany | 4 | |||||||||||
details | details |
Qualification
Nordic Round
- 8 June
- Odense
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden 38 Björn Knutsson 12 Per-Tage Svensson 10 Sören Sjösten 9 Tore Kindstrand 7 |
Denmark 26 Kurt W Petersen 9 Hans P Boisen 7 Arne Pander 5 Svend Nissen 5 |
Norway 18 Reidar Kristoffersen 6 Rolf Mellerud 5 Rolf Westerberg 4 Sverre Harrfeldt 3 |
Finland 14 Timo Laine 10 Esko Koponen 2 Illka Helminen 2 Kalevi Lahtinen 0 |
British Round
- R1: 28 June - Coventry, Brandon Stadium
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 41 Peter Craven - 17 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 9 Ken McKinlay - 2 Les Owen - 2 |
New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 17 Ronnie Moore - 15 Bob Duckworth - 2 Bryce Subritzky - 2 Dick Campbell - 0 |
Australia - 31 Jack Young - 13 Johnny Chamberlain - 11 Peter Moore - 4 Jack Geran - 3 Ray Cresp - 0 |
- R2: 26 July - London, New Cross Stadium
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 44 Peter Craven - 13 Split Waterman - 13 Ron How - 12 Bob Andrews - 6 |
New Zealand - 38 Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 14 Bob Duckworth - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
Australia - 26 Jack Young - 12 Chum Taylor - 9 Peter Moore - 3 Johnny Chamberlain - 2 Bluey Scott - 0 |
- R3: 28 July - Leicester, Leicester Stadium
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 50 Peter Craven - 16 Bob Andrews - 13 Ron How - 12 Ken McKinlay - 7 Les Owen - 2 |
New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 16 Bob Duckworth - 9 Ron Johnston - 6 Ronnie Moore - 5 Bryce Subritzky - 0 |
Australia - 22 Chum Taylor - 9 Johnny Chamberlain - 6 Jack Geran - 6 Bluey Scott - 1 Jack Young - 0 |
- R4: 10 August - Ipswich, Foxhall Stadium
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 44 Peter Craven - 18 Ron How - 15 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Les McGillivray - 2 |
New Zealand - 38 Barry Briggs - 16 Ronnie Moore - 16 Ron Johnston - 6 Bryce Subritzky - 0 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
Australia - 26 Chum Taylor - 10 Peter Moore - 7 Ray Cresp - 5 Johnny Chamberlain - 4 Bluey Scott - 0 |
- R5: 14 August - London, Wimbledon Stadium
1st | 2nd | 3rd |
---|---|---|
England - 40 Peter Craven - 13 Ron How - 11 Ken McKinlay - 9 Cyril Maidment - 5 Bob Andrews - 2 |
New Zealand - 38 Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 15 Ron Johnston - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 1 Trevor Redmond - 1 |
Australia - 30 Chum Taylor - 14 Jack Young - 9 Peter Moore - 6 Johnny Chamberlain - 1 |
Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 219 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 40 |
New Zealand | 186 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
Australia | 135 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
Central European Round
- 4 August
- Plzeň
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia 45 Antonin Kasper, Sr 12 Luboš Tomíček, Sr. 12 Libor Dousanek 11 Stanislav Svoboda 10 |
West Germany 22 Josef Hofmeister 10 Manfred Poschenreider 5 Josef Seidl 4 Alfred Aberl 3 |
Czechoslovakia B 18 Frantisek Eib 6 Miloslav Smid 5 Karel Polak 4 Miloslav Hradecky 2 |
Austria 11 Josef Bössner 3 Johan Hart 3 Erhard Koffler 2 Helmut Happer 0 |
East European Round
- July 30
- Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 48 |
1.Florian Kapala - 12 (3,3,3,3) | ||
Soviet Union | 30 |
5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2) | ||
Bulgaria | 14 |
13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1) | ||
4 | East Germany | 4 |
9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0) |
World Final
- 3 September
- POL Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 32 |
1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-) | ||
Sweden | 31 |
1.Bjorn Knutsson - 7 (0,2,2,3) | ||
England | 21 |
1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F) | ||
4 | Czechoslovakia | 12 |
1.Luboš Tomicek, Sr. - 7 (1,2,3,1) |