1963 Speedway World Team Cup
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1963 Speedway World Team Cup was the fourth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place in Vienna, Austria. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (37 pts) who beat Czechoslovakia (27 pts), Great Britain (25 pts) and Poland (7 pts).[4]
Format[edit]
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
23 May - Målilla, Sweden (details) | ||||||||
Sweden | 48 | |||||||
Norway | 22 | |||||||
Denmark | 18 | |||||||
Finland | 8 | |||||||
Canceled (details) | ||||||||
Great Britain | – | |||||||
– | – | |||||||
31 August - Vienna, Austria (details) | ||||||||
– | – | |||||||
Sweden | 37 | |||||||
– | – | |||||||
Czechoslovakia | 27 | |||||||
13 June - Olching, West Germany (details) | ||||||||
Great Britain | 25 | |||||||
Czechoslovakia | 41 | |||||||
Poland | 7 | |||||||
West Germany | 39 | |||||||
Yugoslavia | 8 | |||||||
Austria | 7 | |||||||
4 August - Ufa, Soviet Union (details) | ||||||||
Poland | 40 | |||||||
Soviet Union | 39 | |||||||
East Germany | 15 | |||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||
Qualification[edit]
Nordic Round[edit]
British Round[edit]The British Round was cancelled. Great Britain was seeded to the Final.
| Central European Round[edit]
East European Round[edit]
|
World final[edit]
- 31 August
- Vienna, Stadion Wien
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 37 | Björn Knutson - 11 (3,3,3,2) | ||
Czechoslovakia | 27 | Antonín Kasper Sr. - 10 (2,3,2,3) | ||
Great Britain | 25 | Barry Briggs - 12 (3,3,3,3) | ||
4 | Poland | 7 | Henryk Żyto - 4 (1,1,2,0) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.