1979 Speedway World Team Cup

20th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

1979 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1979 Speedway World Team Cup was the 20th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.^[1][2][3][4]

The final took place on 16 September at the White City Stadium in London.^[5][6] New Zealand won their first title defeating defending champions Denmark, who finished in second place.^[7][8]

Qualification Stage 1

Commonwealth Round

• 20 May
• Smallmead Stadium, Reading
• Referee: C.Bergstrom

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

* New Zealand and USA to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian Round

• 20 May
• Eteläpuisto, Tampere

* Denmark and Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental Round

• 20 May
• Illerstadion, Kempten

* Austria and Netherlands to Continental Semifinal

• 20 May
• Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc

* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Semifinal

Semifinal

• 15 July
• Svítkova Stadion, Pardubice

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

* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Final

Qualifying Stage 2

Continental Final

• 29 July
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
• Att: 35,000

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

* Poland and Czechoslovakia to Final

Intercontinental Final

• 14 June
• Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
• Att: 4,400

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

* New Zealand and Denmark to World Final

World Final

• 16September 16^[5]
• White City Stadium, London
• Referee: Gunther Sorber

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

See also

• 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship

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. "1979 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
5. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
7. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
8. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.