1960 Speedway World Team Cup
1960 Speedway World Team Cup was the first edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1] The final took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The World Champion title was won by Sweden team (44 pts) who beat England (30 pts), Czechoslovakia (15 pts) and Poland (7 pts).[2][3][4]
Sweden's reigning World Champion Ove Fundin went through the entire World Team Cup undefeated.[5] This feat would not be matched until Australia's Jason Crump went through the 2001 Speedway World Cup undefeated.[6] To honour Fundin's deeds in 1960, the winners of the current Speedway World Cup (which replaced the Team World Cup in 2001) receive the Ove Fundin Trophy.
Qualification
[edit]Alf Jonsson helped Sweden wn the semi final but waa unable to take his place in the final after breaking his leg in a British league match.[7] He was replaced in the final by Björn Knutson.[8]
Scandinavian Round
[edit]- 9 June
Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense- Att: 6,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden - 43Ove Fundin - 12 Rune Sörmander - 11 Olle Nygren - 10 Alf Jonsson - 10 |
 Denmark - 25Arne Pander - 10 Hans P. Boiisen - 7 Kurt W. Petersen - 6 Svend Nissen - 2 Poul Wissing - 0 |
 Norway - 21Aage Hansen - 11 Rolf Mellerud - 3 Nils Paulsen - 3 Rolf Westerberg - 3 Sverre Harrfeldt - 1 |
 Finland - 7Kalevi Lahtinen - 3 Antti Pajari - 2 Timo Laine - 1 Valle Seliverstov - 1 Aulis Lethonen - 0 |
* Sweden to Final
British Round
[edit]- R1: 18 July -
Wimbledon Stadium, London
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 England - 35Peter Craven - 12 Nigel Boocock - 9 Ron How - 8 Eric Williams - 6 |
 New Zealand - 28Barry Briggs - 11 Ronnie Moore - 11 Ron Johnston - 5 Trevor Redmond - 1 Bob Duckworth - 0 |
 Australia - 18Jack Young - 6 Peter Moore - 5 Chum Taylor - 4 Jack Geran - 2 Aub Lawson - 1 |
Challengers - 15 Ken McKinlay - 7 George White - 5 Bob Andrews - 2 Neil Street - 1 Ronnie Genz - 0 |
- R2: 21 July - Oxford Stadium, Oxford
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand - 27 Ronnie Moore - 11 Barry Briggs - 9 Ron Johnston - 4 Bob Duckworth - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
England - 24 Peter Craven - 12 Eric Williams - 5 Ron How - 4 Ken McKinlay - 3 Gordon McGregor - 0 |
Challengers - 23 Mike Broadbank - 7 Ronnie Genz - 7 Nigel Boocock - 5 George White - 4 |
Australia - 22 Chum Taylor - 10 Jack Biggs - 4 Peter Moore - 3 Jack Geran - 3 Jack Young - 2 |
- R3: 5 August - Abbey Stadium, Swindon
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| England - 33 Peter Craven - 12 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Ian Williams - 1 |
Challengers - 28 Mike Broadbank - 9 Peter Moore - 8 Nigel Boocock - 6 Eric Williams - 5 |
New Zealand - 23 Ronnie Moore - 9 Barry Briggs - 5 Ron Johnston - 5 Bob Duckworth - 4 |
Australia - 12 Chum Taylor - 5 Ray Cresp - 3 Aub Lawson - 3 Jack Young - 1 Neil Street - 0 |
- R4: 10 August - Hyde Road, Manchester
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| England - 42 Ken McKinlay - 12 Peter Craven - 11 Ron How - 10 Nigel Boocock - 9 |
New Zealand - 28 Ronnie Moore - 11 Ron Johnston - 6 Bob Duckworth - 6 Barry Briggs - 5 |
Australia - 20 Jack Young - 8 Ray Cresp - 6 Chum Taylor - 5 Peter Moore - 1 Aub Lawson - 0 |
Challengers - 6 Eric Williams - 3 Dick Fisher - 1 Arthur Wright - 1 George White - 1 Tony Robinson - 0 |
| Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
134 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 42 |
| New Zealand |
106 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 28 |
| Australia |
72 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 20 |
 Challengers |
72 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 6 |
* England to Final
Central European Round
[edit]- 31 July
Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia - 47Stanislav Svoboda - 12 František Richter - 12 Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 12 Antonín Kasper Sr. - 11 |
 West Germany - 26Josef Hofmeister - 9 Alfred Aberl - 8 Josef Seidl - 7 Hans Jager - 2 |
 Austria - 13Ferdinand Troner - 5 Josef Bössner - 3 Kurt Schwingenschlogl - 3 Erich Luther - 1 Leopold Dolanski - 1 |
 Netherlands - 8Hans van der Sluis - 3 Tonny Kroeze - 3 Thei Bisschops - 2 |
* Czechoslovakia to Final
East European Round
[edit]The round was canceled and Poland were awarded the round by the F.I.M when their opponents failed to contest the round. East Germany, Hungary and Yugoslavia were eliminated.[9]
World Final
[edit]| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sweden |
44 |
Rune Sörmander - 11 (3,2,3,3) | |
 |
England |
30 |
Peter Craven - 8 (2,2,2,2) | |
 |
Czechoslovakia |
15 |
Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 4 (0,2,1,1) | |
| 4 |  Poland |
7 |
Konstanty Pociejkewicz - 3 (1,2,E,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.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Rider breaks leg". Daily Mirror. 22 June 1960. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1960". Kaparna. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "East European round". International Speedway. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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