1979 Speedway World Team Cup
1979 Speedway World Team Cup | |||
Previous: | 1978 | Next: | 1980 |
Qualification
Round A
- May 20
- Reading, Smallmead Stadium
- Referee: C.Bergstrom
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
1 | New Zealand | 30 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
(13) Ivan Mauger | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(14) Larry Ross | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(15) Mitch Shirra | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
(16) Bruce Cribb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(20) Roger Abel | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 26 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
(9) Bruce Penhall | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | F | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(10) Kelly Moran | 7 | 3 | E | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(11) Bobby Schwartz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Steve Gresham | 6 | 3 | F | T | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(19) Dennis Sigalos | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | England | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
(5) Malcolm Simmons | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Gordon Kennett | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(7) Peter Collins | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | F | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(8) Michael Lee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(18) Dave Jessup | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
(1) Phil Crump | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Billy Sanders | 3 | E | 3 | F | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Phil Herne | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(4) John Titman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(17) John Boulger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
* New Zealand and USA to Intercontinental Final
Round B
- May 20
- Tampere, Ratinan stadion
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Denmark - 39 Hans Nielsen - 12 Ole Olsen - 11 Mike Lohmann - 10 Bo Petersen - 4 Erik Gundersen - 2 |
Sweden - 32 Anders Michanek - 10 Bernt Persson - 9 Jan Andersson- 8 Tommy Nilsson - 3 Stefan Salomonsson - 2 |
Finland - 16 Kai Niemi - 7 Pekka Hautamaki - 4 Ari Koponen - 3 Olli Turkia - 2 Ila Teromaa - 0 |
Norway - 9 Tormod Langli - 6 Reidar Eide - 1 Tom Godal - 1 Rolf Gramstad - 1 Toralf olen - 0 |
* Denmark and Sweden to Intercontinental Final
Round C
- May 20
- Kempten
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Austria - 32 Herbert Szerecs - 10 Walter Grubmüler - 9 Adi Funk - 7 Hubert Fischbacher - 5 Gunther Walla - 1 |
Netherlands - 30 Frits Koppe - 9 Henny Kroeze - 8 Rudi Muts- 5 Frits Koning - 4 Henk Steman - 4 |
West Germany - 29 Waldemar Bacik - 9 Georg Hack - 9 Karl Maier - 8 Georg Gilgenreiner - 2 Wolfgang Mayr - 1 |
Yugoslavia - 5 Frank Hagar - 2 Ivan Vobujak - 2 Vlado Kocuvan - 1 Manfred Kosmut - 0 Jozef Mavsar - 0 |
* Austria and Nederlands to Continental Semifinal
Round D
- May 20
- Miskolc
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Soviet Union - 34 Mikhail Starostin - 11 Valery Gordeev - 9 Grigory Khlynovsky - 7 Sergey Denisov - 6 Vladimir Klychkov - 1 |
Hungary - 30 Laszlo Meszaros - 9 Istvan Sziraczki - 9 Janos Szoeke- 9 Tibor Danka - 1 Antal Tamcsu - 0 |
Italy - 25 Giuseppe Marzotto - 9 Paulo Noro - 7 Mauro Ferracciolo - 5 Francesco Biginato - 4 |
Bulgaria - 9 Atanasz Janakiev - 3 Orlin Janakiev - 3 Nikolai Manev - 2 Deter Kostov - 1 Angel Eftimov - 0 |
* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Semifinal
Tournament
Continental Semifinal
- July 15
- Pardubice, Svítkova Stadion
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
1 | Soviet Union | 45 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
(13) Mikhail Starostin | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
(14) Valery Gordeev | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
(15) Viktor Kuznetsov | 9 | F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(16) Grigory Khlynovsky | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
(20) Anatoly Maksimov | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Hungary | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
(1) Istvan Sziraczki | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Janos Szoeke | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Laszlo Meszaros | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(4) Janos Jacob | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(17) Antal Tamcsu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Nederlands | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
(5) Frits Koning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Piet Seur | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
(7) Frits Koppe | 3 | 1 | 2 | F | F | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(8) Henk Steman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(18) Rudi Muts | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | F | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Austria | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
(9) Herbert Szerecs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(10) Adi Funk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(11) Hubert Fischbacher | 4 | 2 | 0 | E | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Walter Grubmüler | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(19) Siegfried Eder | 0 | E | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Final
Continental Final
- July 29
- Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
- Att: 35,000
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
1 | Poland | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
(9) Zenon Plech | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(10) Robert Slabon | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
(11) Jerzy Rembas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Edward Jancarz | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(19) Andrzej Huszcza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Czechoslovakia | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
(1) Jiri Stancl | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Ales Dryml Sr. | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Petr Ondrasik | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(4) Zdenek Kudrna | 6 | F | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(17) Vaclav Verner | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Soviet Union | 27 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
(5) Valery Gordeev | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Mikhail Starostin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
(7) Grigory Khlynovsky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(8) Viktor Kuznetsov | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(18) Anatoly Maksimov | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
(13) Ferenc Farkas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
(14) Laszlo Juhasz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(15) Zoltan Adorjan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
(16) Zoltan Hajdu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
(20) Csaba Nagy | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
* Poland and Czechoslovakia to Final
Intercontinental Final
- June 14
- Eskilstuna
- Att: 4,400
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
1 | New Zealand | 29 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
(9) Ivan Mauger | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
(10) Larry Ross | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(11) Mitch Shirra | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Bruce Cribb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(19) Roger Abel | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Denmark | 27 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
(5) Ole Olsen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Mike Lohmann | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
(7) Hans Nielsen | 5 | 0 | 2 | T | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(8) Bo Petersen | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(18) Bent Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | United States | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
(13) Kelly Moran | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
(14) Bruce Penhall | 5 | 2 | T | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(15) Bobby Schwartz | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(16) Steve Gresham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(20) Ron Preston | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sweden | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
(1) Richard Hellsen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Anders Michanek | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Jan Andersson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(4) Bernt Persson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(17) Bo Wirebrand | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
* New Zealand and Denmark to Final
World Final
- September 16
- London, White City Stadium
- Referee: Gunther Sorber
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
1 | New Zealand | 35 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
(9) Ivan Mauger | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | F | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(10) Larry Ross | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
(11) Mitch Shirra | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
(12) Bruce Cribb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(19) Roger Abel | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Denmark | 31 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
(13) Ole Olsen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
(14) Hans Nielsen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
(15) Mike Lohmann | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(16) Finn Thomsen | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(20) Bo Petersen | 0 | E | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Czechoslovakia | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
(1) Jiří Štancl | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) Zdeněk Kudrna | 4 | X | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) Aleš Dryml, Sr. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(4) Vaclav Verner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(17) Petr Ondrašík | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Poland | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
(5) Piotr Pyszny | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Zenon Plech | 4 | E | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(7) Robert Slabon | 2 | 2 | F | F | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
(8) Marek Cieślak | 1 | 1 | E | - | F | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(18) Andrzej Tkocz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |