2006 Speedway World Cup

The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 22 July 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Denmark (45 pts) and they beat Sweden (37 pts), host team Great Britain (36 pts) and Australia (35 pts) in the Final. The defending champion Poland did not qualify to the Final.[1]

FIM ASL Freight Movements
Speedway World Cup
VenueSmallmead Stadium
Location England
Start dateJuly 16
End dateJuly 22
Nations8
Champions
 Denmark

Qualification

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Finland42
2 Germany39+3
3 Russia39+2
4 Latvia30
Pos.National teamPts.
1 United States59
2 Slovenia41
3 Hungary25+3
4 Italy25+2

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
16 July - Rybnik (details)
 Australia49
 Great Britain48
 Poland4820 July - Reading (details)22 July - Reading (details)
 Finland9 Denmark49 Denmark45
 Great Britain42 Sweden37
18 July - Målilla (details) Poland35 Great Britain36
 Sweden56 United States28 Australia35
 Denmark53
 United States39
 Czech Republic7

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
Gold Denmark45
Silver Sweden37
Bronze Great Britain36
4 Australia35
5 Poland35
6 United States28
7 Finland9
8 Czech Republic7

See also

References

  1. "2006 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.


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