2016 Speedway World Cup final
The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the last and final race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, England,.[1] It was won by Poland,[2] the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.
| Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 30 July 2016 | ||
| City | Manchester | ||
| Event | 4 of 4 | ||
| Referee | Christian Froshauer | ||
| Stadium details | |||
| Stadium | National Speedway Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Length | 347 m | ||
| Track | speedway track | ||
| SWC Results | |||
| Winner |  Poland - 39 pts |
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| Runner-up |  Great Britain - 32 pts |
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| 3rd place |  Sweden - 30 pts |
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| 4th place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia - 22 pts |
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Bartosz Zmarzlik, Patryk Dudek and captain Piotr Pawlicki Jr. all scored double figures for the Poles, with Krzysztof Kasprzak, who replaced Maciej Janowski in the side for the final, backed them up with eight points. Individual world champion Tai Woffinden lead Great Britain to second place, scoring 19 points.[3][4]
Results
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 39 | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 32 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 27 | |
| 4 | Australia | 22 |
Scores
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POLAND | 39 | |
| No | Rider Name | Pts. | Heats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 10 | 0,3,2,2,3 |
| 2 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 11 | 1,3,3,1,3 |
| 3 | Patryk Dudek | 10 | 3,1,1,2,3 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 8 | 1,3,2,0,2 |
| 5 | Krystian Pieszczek | 0 |
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GREAT BRITAIN | 32 | |
| No | Rider Name | Pts. | Heats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Cook | 5 | 1,0,0,3,1 |
| 2 | Tai Woffinden | 19 | 3,2,3,6,3,2 |
| 3 | Danny King | 5 | X,0,2,3 |
| 4 | Robert Lambert | 3 | 1,1,0,1,0 |
| 5 | Adam Ellis | 0 |
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SWEDEN | 30 | ||
| No | Rider Name | Pts. | Heats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Jonsson | 8 | 3,2,0,1,2 | |
| 2 | Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | 3,2,1,0 | |
| 3 | Peter Ljung | 6 | 2,1,1,1,1 | |
| 4 | Fredrik Lindgren | 10 | 2,2,1,3,1,1 | |
| 5 | Joel Andersson | 0 |
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AUSTRALIA | 22 | |
| No | Rider Name | Pts. | Heats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Doyle | 7 | 0,3,2,X,2 |
| 2 | Josh Grajczonek | 0 | 0,0,0 |
| 3 | Chris Holder | 10 | 2,1,2,3,2,0 |
| 4 | Sam Masters | 5 | 2,0,3,0,0,0 |
| 5 | Brady Kurtz | 0 |
References
- "2016 Speedway World Cup Final Event Info". SWC. Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- "2016 Speedway World Cup Final Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.