2006 Speedway World Cup

The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 22 July 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The tournament was won by Denmark (45 pts) and they beat Sweden (37 pts), host team Great Britain (36 pts) and Australia (35 pts) in the Final. The defending champion Poland did not qualify to the Final.[1]

FIM ASL Freight Movements
Speedway World Cup
VenueSmallmead Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date16 July
End date22 July
Nations8
Champions
 Denmark

Qualification

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Finland42
2 Germany39+3
3 Russia39+2
4 Latvia30
Pos.National teamPts.
1 United States59
2 Slovenia41
3 Hungary25+3
4 Italy25+2

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
16 July - Rybnik (details)
 Australia49
 Great Britain48
 Poland4820 July - Reading (details)22 July - Reading
 Finland9 Denmark49 Denmark45
 Great Britain42 Sweden37
18 July - Målilla (details) Poland35 Great Britain36
 Sweden56 United States28 Australia35
 Denmark53
 United States39
 Czech Republic7

Final

The 2006 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 22 July at Smallmead Stadium in Reading.[2]

Results

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Denmark45
2 Sweden37
3 Great Britain36
4 Australia35

Heat details

Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1  Denmark 45 0 3 4 7 9 12 15 15 16 18 21 23 23 26 27 29 31 31 32 33 34 37 40 42 45
(1) Niels Kristian Iversen 5 0 1 0 1 3
(2) Nicki Pedersen 13 3 2 3 2 3
(3) Bjarne Pedersen 9 1 3 1 2 2
(4) Hans N. Andersen (c) 12 3 3 3 X 3
(5) Charlie Gjedde 6 2 0 2 1 1
2  Sweden 37 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 13 16 16 17 17 18 20 20 22 25 26 26 26 29 31 33 36 37
(1) Andreas Jonsson (c) 14 3 3 2 2 3 1
(2) Antonio Lindbäck 11 2 3 0 1 3 2
(3) Fredrik Lindgren 5 2 0 1 0 2
(4) Mikael Max 2 1 1 0 0 -
(5) Peter Karlsson 5 1 0 1 - 3
Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
3  Great Britain 36 2 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 11 14 18 18 20 23 23 26 28 30 32 33 33 34 36
(1) Lee Richardson 7 2 1 2 2 0
(2) Mark Loram 7 1 1 2 2 1
(3) Scott Nicholls (c) 15 3 0 3 4J 3 2
(4) Chris Louis 3 0 1 - 0 2
(5) Chris Harris 4 0 0 0 3 1
4  Australia 35 1 1 1 3 6 8 10 12 14 17 17 18 21 22 25 25 26 28 31 34 34 34 35 35 35
(1) Travis McGowan 3 1 2 0 0 X
(2) Ryan Sullivan 4 0 2 1 1 0
(3) Todd Wiltshire 8 0 2 3 2 1
(4) Leigh Adams (c) 8 2 2 1 3 0
(5) Jason Crump 12 3 3 3 3 FJ
Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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 was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
 Denmark45
 Sweden37
 Great Britain36
4 Australia35
5 Poland35
6 United States28
7 Finland9
8 Czech Republic7

References

  1. "2006 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "2006 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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