1972 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1972 Speedway World Team Cup was the 13th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. The title was won by Great Britain for the third time.[4][5]


Qualifying

SCANDINAVIAN ROUND

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Sweden37
2 Denmark25
3 Norway23
4 Finland11


  • CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
  • 11 June
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Prelog
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Czechoslovakia48
2 Bulgaria23
3 Yugoslavia22
4 Yugoslavia 23
Pos.National teamPts.
1 West Germany39
2 Austria*17
3 Hungary17
4Scandinavian Select**23
  • Austria awarded 2nd.place because they had more heat winners than Hungary (2 to 0)
  • East Germany withdrew. Replaced by Scandinavian Select who were ineligible to qualify for the next round


  • CONTINENTAL SEMI-FINAL
  • 1 July
  • Czechoslovakia Slaný
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Czechoslovakia47
2 West Germany32
3 Bulgaria10
4 Austria8
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Poland40
2 Soviet Union33
3 Czechoslovakia13
4 West Germany9

World Final
  • 24 September
  • West Germany Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Great Britain36
2 Soviet Union*21
3 Poland*21
4 Sweden18

World final
  • 24 September
  • West Germany Olching Speedwaybahn
Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1st Great Britain36

Ivan Mauger - 11
John Louis - 9
Ray Wilson - 8
Terry Betts - 8
Ronnie Moore - dnr

2nd Soviet Union21

Anatoly Kuzmin - 6
Viktor Kalmykov - 5
Viktor Trofimov - 5
Grigory Khlinovsky - 5
Valery Gordeev - dnr

3rd Poland21

Zenon Plech - 7
Henryk Glücklich - 6
Paweł Waloszek - 5
Zdzisław Dobrucki - 3
Marek Cieślak - 0

4th Sweden18

Christer Löfqvist - 6
Anders Michanek - 4
Tommy Jansson 4
Jan Simensen 3
Göte Nordin 1

Run-off for silver
Soviet Union 7 (Kalmykov 3, Kuzmin 2, Khlinovsky 1, Trofimov 1) bt Poland 5 (Waloszek 3, Plech 2, Glücklich 0, Dobrucki 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. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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