West Germany national speedway team
The West Germany national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
| West Germany | |
|---|---|
| SWC Wins | 0 |
History
The West German speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing second in the Central European Round.[1][2] The following year in 1961, the East Germany national speedway team competed in their first World Cup and competed as a separate nation from West Germany.[3][4]
In 1977, West Germany won a bronze medal in the Speedway World Pairs Championship but they struggled to progress through the World Cup rounds and it was not until the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup that they finally reached a final.[5] Another appearance in the final came the following year in 1982.[6]
The team became part of the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the German reunification between 1989 and 1991.
Major tournament finals
World Team Championships
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn |
1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) |
Egon Müller | 10 |
| Karl Maier | 8 | |||
| Georg Hack | 5 | |||
| Georg Gilgenreiner | 5 | |||
| Alois Wiesböck | 0 | |||
| 1982 | London White City Stadium |
1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) |
Karl Maier | 7 |
| Egon Müller | 5 | |||
| Georg Hack | 5 | |||
| Georg Gilgenreiner | 1 | |||
| Alois Wiesböck | 0 |
World Pairs Championship
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Kempten Kempten Speedway |
1. Sweden (24) 2. Great Britain (12) 3. Norway (16) 4. West Germany B (12) 5. West Germany A (10) 6. Denmark (6) |
Peter Barth | 9 (B) |
| Rudolf Kastl | 3 (B) | |||
| Manfred Poschenreider | 8 (A) | |||
| Fred Aberl | 2 (A) | |||
| 1975 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski |
1. Sweden (24) 2. Poland (23) 3. Denmark (20) 4. England (20) 5. Australia (19) 6. West Germany (10) 7. Austria (10) |
Christoph Betzl | 6 |
| Fritz Baur | 4 | |||
| 1977 | Manchester Hyde Road |
1. England (28) 2. Sweden (18) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) 5. New Zealand (17) 6. Finland (14) 7. Australia (12) |
Egon Müller | 11 |
| Hans Wassermann | 7 | |||
| 1978 | Chorzów Stadion Śląski |
1. England (24) 2. New Zealand (24) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (18) 5. Poland (15) 6. West Germany (13) 7. Sweden (11) |
Georg Hack | 8 |
| Hans Wassermann | 5 | |||
| 1981 | Chorzów Stadion Śląski |
1. United States (28) 2. New Zealand (22) 3. Poland (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (18) 5. Denmark (17) 6. England (9) 7. West Germany (3) |
Egon Müller | 2 |
| Georg Gilgenreiner | 1 | |||
| 1983 | Göteborg Ullevi |
1. England (25) 2. Australia (24) 3. Denmark (19) 4. United States (18) 5. Sweden (16) 6. West Germany (12) 7. New Zealand (11) |
Karl Maier | 6 |
| Egon Müller | 6 | |||
| 1986 | Pocking Rottalstadion |
1. Denmark (46) 2. United States (46) 3. Czechoslovakia (32) 4. Sweden (32) 5. New Zealand (32) 6. West Germany (27) 7. England (23) 8. Italy (15) 9. Australia (15) |
Karl Maier | 22 |
| Klaus Lausch | 5 | |||
| 1988 | Bradford Odsal Stadium |
1. Denmark (45) 2. England (41) 3. United States (39) 4. New Zealand (32) 5. Sweden (26) 6. Hungary (25) 7. Italy (21) 8. West Germany (21) 9. Poland (17) |
Gerd Riss | 17 |
| Tommy Dunker | 4 | |||
| 1989 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium |
1. Denmark (48) 2. Sweden (44) 3. England (37) 4. West Germany (36) 5. Finland (31) 6. Hungary (22) 7. Czechoslovakia (25) 8. Italy (15) 9. Poland (11) |
Karl Maier | 22 |
| Gerd Riss | 14 | |||
| 1990 | Landshut Ellermühle Stadium |
1. Denmark (43) 2. Australia (41) 3. Hungary (33) 4. Sweden (33) 5. New Zealand (32) 6. United States (28) 7. Czechoslovakia (21) 8. England (20) 9. West Germany (15) |
Klaus LauschZ | 15 |
| Gerd Riss | 0 |
International caps
Caps limited to West Germany only (East Germany and unified Germany not included).[7]
| Rider | Caps |
|---|---|
| Angermüller, Josef | 14 |
| Betzl, Chritophh | 24 |
| Deser, Stefan | 2 |
| Hack, Georg | 26 |
| Lausch, Klaus | 27 |
| Maier, Karl | 38 |
| Mouncer, Rob | 1 |
| Muller, Egon | 44 |
| Pelzmann, Carsten | 1 |
| Pollehn, Andre | 4 |
| Riss, Gerd | 22 |
| Schroeck, Peter | 1 |
| Wassermann, Hans | 15 |
| Wiesböck, Alois | 24 |
| Würtele, Peter | 6 |
See also
References
- "1960 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- "1982 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.