2005 Speedway World Cup

The 2005 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 5th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 6, 2005 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland (62 pts) and they beat defending champion Sweden (34 pts), Denmark (31 pts) and Great Britain (27 pts) in the Final.[1]

2005 Speedway Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nations Poland (Race-Off and the Final)
 United Kingdom and  Sweden (Semi-Finals)
DatesJuly 31 - August 6
Venues3
Cities3
Heats100 (in 4 events)
Tournament results
Champion Poland
Runner-up Sweden
3rd place Denmark

Qualification

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Russia61
2 United States52
3 Latvia31
4 France6
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Germany30
2 Slovenia23
3 Hungary21
4 Italy16

Tournament

  Semi-finals   Race-off   Final
31 July - Swindon (Abbey Stadium)
     Great Britain   59  
     Denmark   54  
     Czech Republic   26       6 August - Wrocław (Olympic Stadium)
     Russia   17 4 August - Wrocław (Olympic Stadium)      Poland   62
details      Poland   63        Sweden   34
       Denmark   48        Denmark   31
       Australia   30        Great Britain   27
2 August - Eskilstuna (Smedstadion)      Czech Republic   16 details
     Sweden   51 details
     Australia   50  
     Poland   49   Key:
     Germany   5     Qualify to the Final
details     Qualify to the Race-Off

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
 Poland62
 Sweden34
 Denmark31
4 Great Britain27
5 Australia30
6 Czech Republic16
7 Russia17
8 Germany5

See also

References

  1. rlach.republika.pl; Retrieved on 2008-12-27


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