2016 Speedway World Cup

The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 23 July and 30 July 2016 and involved nine national teams.[1] It was won by Poland, the first time they achieved success since 2013, and the seventh time in total. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.[2][3]

Speedway World Cup
VenueNational Speedway Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date23 July
End date30 July
Nations9
Champions
Poland

Qualification

Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano - 2 June 2016 [4]

National teamPtsScorers
 Germany46Tobias Kroner 13, Martin Smolinski 12, Kai Huckenbeck 11, Kevin Wölbert 10
 Latvia31Andžejs Ļebedevs 17, Kjasts Puodžuks 8, Maksims Bogdanovs 6, Davis Kurmis 0
 Italy29Nicolás Covatti 18, Paco Castagna 6, Guglielmo Franchetti 4, Nicolas Vicentin 1
 Slovenia20Matej Žagar 13, Nick Škorja 4, Matic Ivačič 2, Ziga Kovacić 1

Qualified teams
TeamQualified asFinals appearanceLast appearance2015 place
 Great BritainHost16th20155
 Sweden2015 SWC top eight16th20151
 Denmark2015 SWC top eight16th20152
 Poland2015 SWC top eight16th20153
 Australia2015 SWC top eight16th20154
 United States2015 SWC top eight9th20156
 Russia2015 SWC top eight13th20157
 Czech Republic2015 SWC top eight15th20158
 GermanyQualifying Round Winner7th2012QR

Tournament
SemifinalsRace-offFinal
23 July — Vojens (details)
 Poland39
 Denmark36
 Russia3229 July — Manchester (details)30 July — Manchester
 Czech Republic19 Australia44 Poland39
 Denmark41 Great Britain32
26 July — Vastervik (details) Russia32 Sweden30
 Sweden48 United States9 Australia22
 Australia37
 United States22
 Germany19

Final

The final was staged on 30 July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester.[5] It was won by Poland,[6] 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.

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.[7][8]

Results
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Poland39
2 Great Britain32
3 Sweden27
4 Australia22

Scores
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
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
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
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

Final classification
Pos.National teamPts.
 Poland39
 Great Britain32
 Sweden30
4 Australia22
5 Denmark41
6 Russia32
7 United States9
=8 Czech Republic19
=8 Germany19

References
  1. "2016 Speedway World Cup Calendar". SGP. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. "2016 Speedway World Cup Qualification". FIM.
  5. "2016 Speedway World Cup Final Event Info". SWC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. "2016 Speedway World Cup Final Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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