1975_Speedway_World_Team_Cup

1975 Speedway World Team Cup

1975 Speedway World Team Cup

16th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

The 1975 Speedway World Team Cup was the 16th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at Motodrom Halbemond in Norden, Lower Saxony, West Germany.[4] The title was won by England for the fifth consecutive year and sixth time in total. The sixth win took brought them level with Sweden for the record of most wins.[5][6]

Qualification

British (& Commonwealth) Round

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 England England 37 2 4 5 7 10 12 14 17 20 23 25 28 31 34 37 37 37 37 37 37
(9) Ray Wilson 7 1 3 3 0 7
(10) Peter Collins 10 2 2 3 3 10
(11) Dave Jessup 10 2 3 2 3 10
(12) John Louis 10 2 2 3 3 10
(19) Malcolm Simmons 0 0
2 Australia Australia 24 1 4 6 7 9 9 12 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 24 24 24 24 24
(13) John Boulger 9 3 3 F 3 9
(14) Phil Crump 6 1 1 2 2 6
(15) Phil Herne 4 2 0 1 1 4
(16) Billy Sanders 5 1 2 1 1 5
(20) Bob Humphreys 0 0
3 New Zealand New Zealand 21 3 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 11 11 14 14 16 18 19 21 21 21 21 21
(5) Ivan Mauger 11 3 3 3 2 11
(6) Barry Briggs 3 1 1 0 1 3
(7) Bruce Cribb 3 0 1 - 2 3
(8) Gary Peterson 4 0 E 2 2 4
(18) Larry Ross 0 0 0
4 Scotland Scotland 14 0 0 3 6 6 7 7 9 10 11 11 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
(1) Jim McMillan 8 3 2 2 1 8
(2) Bobby Beaton 3 3 F 0 - 3
(3) George Hunter 2 0 1 1 0 2
(4) Brian Collins 1 0 0 1 0 1
(17) Jim Gallacher 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside
  • England to Final

Scandinavian Round

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  • Sweden to Final

Continental Round

Quarter Final

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  • West Germany and Austria to Continental Semifinal

Quarter Final

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  • Czechoslovakia and Hungary to Continental Semifinal

Continental Semifinal

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  • Czechoslovakia and West Germany to Continental Final

Continental Final

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 32 3 5 8 8 10 11 11 13 14 17 20 22 23 26 29 32 32 32 32 32
(5) Vladimir Gordeev 10 3 1 3 3 10
(6) Valery Gordeev 9 2 2 2 3 9
(7) Grigory Khlinovsky 6 F X 3 3 6
(8) Viktor Trofimov 7 3 2 1 1 7
(18) Mikhail Starostin 0 0
2 Poland Poland 28 1 2 4 7 7 10 13 16 18 20 21 24 24 27 28 28 28 28 28 28
(13) Marek Cieślak 6 1 3 2 0 6
(14) Zenon Plech 7 1 3 2 1 7
(15) Henryk Glücklich 11 2 3 3 3 11
(16) Jerzy Rembas 4 3 0 1 F 4
(20) Edward Jancarz 0 0
3 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 26 3 5 5 6 9 11 12 14 15 15 15 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 26 26
(1) Jiří Štancl 8 1 2 3 2 8
(2) Jan Hadek 3 0 1 - 2 3
(3) Václav Verner 6 2 2 0 2 6
(4) Jan Klokocka 9 3 3 1 2 9
(17) Petr Kucera 0 0 0
4 West Germany West Germany 10 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
(9) Egon Müller 5 2 1 1 1 5
(10) Christoph Betzl 2 0 0 2 0 2
(11) Fritz Baur 1 F 1 0 - 1
(12) Hans Wassermann 2 1 0 0 1 2
(19) Georg Gilgenreiner 0 0 0
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

* Soviet Union and Poland to Final

World Final

Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20
1 England England 41 0 3 6 9 12 13 15 18 21 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 41 41 41 41
(13) Malcolm Simmons 11 3 2 3 3 11
(14) John Louis 8 0 3 2 3 8
(15) Martin Ashby 10 3 1 3 3 10
(16) Peter Collins 12 3 3 3 3 12
(20) Dave Jessup 0 0
2 Soviet Union Soviet Union 29 3 4 6 6 8 10 13 15 17 20 21 22 24 25 27 29 29 29 29 29
(1) Vladimir Gordeev 5 T 2 1 2 5
(2) Valery Gordeev 8 2 3 1 2 8
(3) Grigory Khlinovsky 8 1 2 3 2 8
(4) Viktor Trofimov 8 3 2 2 1 8
(17) Mikhail Starostin 0 0
3 Sweden Sweden 16 2 4 4 6 7 10 10 11 12 12 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16
(5) Anders Michanek 8 2 3 2 1 8
(6) Tommy Jansson 4 2 1 0 1 4
(7) Bernt Persson 2 2 0 0 0 2
(8) Sören Sjösten 1 0 1 - 1
(18) Sören Karlsson 1 1 1
4 Poland Poland 9 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
(9) Henryk Glücklich 2 1 0 1 0 2
(10) Edward Jancarz 1 1 0 0 0 1
(11) Zenon Plech 0 0 0 - - 0
(12) Marek Cieślak 4 1 1 2 0 4
(19) Jerzy Rembas 2 0 2 2
Placing Team / Rider name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 17 18 19 20

M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

See also

References

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    Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. [2]
    Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
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    Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
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    "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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    "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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    "1975 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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