1983 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1983 Speedway World Team Cup was the 24th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2]

The final took place at the Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark. The host country Denmark won their third title.[3][4][5]


Qualification
  • ROUND 1 (1st & 2nd to Intercontinental Final)
  • England Reading
  • 15.05
  • Ref: Mr. J.M.Price (Eng)
  • Att: 5,000
  • ROUND 2 (1st & 2nd to Intercontinental Final)
  • Sweden Gislaved
  • 15.05
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st United States38

5.Bobby Schwartz - 7 (1,2,2,2)
6.Dennis Sigalos - 12 (3,3,3,3)
7.Shawn Moran - 10 (2,3,3,2)
8.Kelly Moran - 9 (2,2,3,2)
18.Lance King - NS

2nd England27

13.Peter Collins - 7 (2,1,1,3)
14.Kenny Carter - 8 (2,3,2,1)
15.Chris Morton - 6 (0,1,2,3)
16.Simon Wigg - 6 (0,-,3,3)
20.Dave Jessup - 0 (-,e,-,-)

3rd New Zealand20

9.Larry Ross - 6 (3,2,1,0)
10.Mitch Shirra - 8 (1,3,2,2)
11.David Bargh - 1 (0,0,0,1)
12.Ivan Mauger - 5 (3,2,0,0)
19.Alan Mason - NS

4 Australia11

1.Billy Sanders - 6 (3,1,1,1)
2.Phil Crump - 2 (1,0,1,0)
3.John Titman - 2 (1,0,0,1)
4.Steve Regeling - 1 (0,1,0,-)
17.Rod Hunter - 0 (-,-,-,0)

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Denmark47

Erik Gundersen - 12
Hans Nielsen - 12
Ole Olsen - 12
Tommy Knudsen - 11

2nd Sweden24

Jan Andersson - 8
Tommy Nilsson - 7
Bjorn Andersson - 6
Hans Danielsson - 3
Lennart Bengtsson - 0

3rd Finland19

Kai Niemi - 8
Ari Koponen - 6
Pekka Hautamaki - 3
Hannu Lehtonen - 1
Olli Tyrväinen - 1

4 Norway5

Dag Haaland - 3
Tormod Langli - 1
Roy Otto - 1
Jorn Haugvalstad - 0
Dagfinn Jorgensen - 0

  • ROUND 3 (1st & 2nd to Continental Semi-Final)
  • Hungary Debrecen
  • 16.05
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Hungary35

Zoltán Adorján - 11
Zoltan Hajdu - 11
Janos Oresko - 7
József Petrikovics - 3
Istvan Sziraczki - 3

2nd Poland30

Roman Jankowski - 12
Boleslaw Proch - 7
Zenon Plech - 6
Wojciech Żabiałowicz - 3
Edward Jancarz - 2

3rd Bulgaria22

Nikolai Manev - 8
Vesselin Markov - 8
Angel Eftimov - 4
Orlin Janakiev - 2

4 Austria8

Walter Nebel - 3
Siegfried Eder - 2
Adi Funk - 2
Toni Pilotto - 1
Hubert Fischbacher - 0

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Czechoslovakia43

Aleš Dryml Sr. - 12
Petr Ondrašík - 8
Milan Špinka - 8
Jiří Štancl - 8
Emil Sova - 7

2nd Italy32

Ottaviano Righetto - 10
Armando Dal Chiele - 9
Gianni Famari - 7
Giovanni Brizzolari - 5
Valentino Furlanetto - 0

3rd Netherlands15

Henny Kroeze - 5
Henk Steman - 5
Wil Stroes - 3
Leo Bathoorn - 1
Anne Elzinga - 1

4 Yugoslavia6

Albert Kocmut - 3
Krešo Omerzel - 2
Zvonko Pavlic - 1
Artur Horvat - 0
Joze Zibert - 0

Tournament
  • CONTINENTAL SEMI-FINAL (1st & 2nd to Continental Final)
  • Czechoslovakia Pardubice
  • 26.06
  • INTERCONTINENTAL FINAL (1st & 2nd to Final ; 3rd to Continental Final)
  • England Wimbledon
  • 26.06
  • Ref: R.Randborg
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Czechoslovakia44

Aleš Dryml Sr. - 12
Jiří Štancl - 12
Václav Verner - 12
Antonín Kasper Jr. - 8

2nd Poland25

Roman Jankowski - 9
Edward Jancarz - 8
Andrzej Huszcza - 7
Jan Krzystyniak - 1
Bogusław Nowak - 1

3rd Italy15

Ottaviano Righetto - 6
Gianni Famari - 4
Armando Dal Chiele - 4
Valentino Furlanetto - 1
Mauro Ferraccioli - 0

4 Hungary11

Zoltan Hajdu - 3
Zoltán Adorján - 3
Janos Oresko - 3
Ferenc Farkas - 1
Istvan Sziraczki - 1

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Denmark35

9.Ole Olsen - 1 (1,-,-,-)
10.Erik Gundersen - 12 (3,3,3,3)
11.Tommy Knudsen - 5 (0,1,2,2)
12.Hans Nielsen - 12 (3,3,3,3)
19.Finn Thomsen - 5 (-,2,1,2)

2nd United States31

5.Dennis Sigalos - 9 (2,1,3,3)
6.Bobby Schwartz - 6 (2,3,9,1)
7.Kelly Moran - 2 (2,f,-,-)
8.Shawn Moran - 10 (3,3,2,2)
18.Lance King - 4 (-,-,3,1)

3rd England26

1.Peter Collins - 0 (0,-,-,-)
2.Kenny Carter - 7 (2,2,1,2)
3.Chris Morton - 8 (3,2,2,1)
4.Simon Wigg - 3 (1,1,1,-)
17.Dave Jessup - 8 (-,2,2,3\1)

4 Sweden4

13.Jan Andersson - 2 (1,1,0,0)
14.Lillebror Johansson - 0 (0,0,-,-)
15.Tommy Nilsson - 1 (0,0,1,0)
16.Pierre Brannefors - 1 (1,0,0,0)
20.Anders Eriksson - 0 (-,-,0,0)

  • CONTINENTAL FINAL (1st & 2nd to Final)
  • West Germany Abensberg
  • 10.07
  • Att: 12,000
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st England40

1.Peter Collins - 9 (3,3,3,e)
2.Kenny Carter - 12 (3,3,3,3)
3.Chris Morton - 5 (1,2,2,-)
4.Dave Jessup - 11 (3,3,2,3)
17.Les Collins - 3 (-,-,-,3)

2nd Czechoslovakia27

9.Antonín Kasper Jr. - 7 (2,2,3,-)
10.Jiří Štancl - 6 (f,1,3,2)
11.Aleš Dryml Sr.- 6 (3,1,1,1)
12.Václav Verner - 6 (2,1,1,2)
19.Petr Ondrašík - 2 (-,-,-,2)

3rd West Germany17

5.Egon Muller - 9 (1,3,2,3)
6.Karl Maier - 5 (2,0,2,1)
7.Josef Aigner - 3 (1,0,-,2)
8.Peter Würtele - 0 (x,0,f,0)
18.Stefan Deser - 0 (-,-,0,-)

4 Soviet Union12

13.Anatoly Maksimov - NS
14.Mikhail Starostin - 3 (0,2,1,0)
15.Rif Saitgareev - 1 (1,0,0,0)
16.Viktor Kuznetsov - 4 (2,1,0,1)
20.Valery Gordeev - 4 (0,2,1,1)

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Denmark37

9.Ole Olsen - 7 (2,1,2,2)
10.Erik Gundersen - 12 (3,3,3,3)
11.Finn Thomsen - 0 (0,-,-,-)
12.Hans Nielsen - 11 (2,3,3,3)
19.Peter Ravn - 7 (-,1,3,3)

2nd England29

13.Kenny Carter - 8 (3,2,2,1)
14.Michael Lee - 11 (3,3,3,2)
15.Dave Jessup - 2 (e,-,-,2)
16.Chris Morton - 7 (1,2,2,2)
20.Peter Collins - 1 (-,1,0,-)

3rd United States27

1.Dennis Sigalos - 9 (2,2,2,3)
2.Bobby Schwartz - 6 (3,1,1,1)
3.Lance King - 6 (2,2,1,1)
4.Kelly Moran - 6 (1,3,1,1)
17.Rick Miller - NS

4 Czechoslovakia3

5.Antonín Kasper Jr. - 0 (0,0,e,-)
6.Jiří Štancl - 2 (1,0,1,0)
7.Aleš Dryml Sr. - 0 (0,0,0,0)
8.Václav Verner - 1 (1,0,0,0)
18.Petr Ondrašík - 0 (-,-,-,0)

See also

References
  1. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. "1983 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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