1963 Speedway World Team Cup was the fourth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place in Vienna, Austria. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (37 pts) who beat Czechoslovakia (27 pts), Great Britain (25 pts) and Poland (7 pts).[4]
Format
editSemifinals | Final | |||||||
23 May - Målilla, Sweden (details) | ||||||||
48 | ||||||||
22 | ||||||||
18 | ||||||||
8 | ||||||||
Canceled (details) | ||||||||
– | ||||||||
– | – | |||||||
31 August - Vienna, Austria (details) | ||||||||
– | – | |||||||
37 | ||||||||
– | – | |||||||
27 | ||||||||
13 June - Olching, West Germany (details) | ||||||||
25 | ||||||||
41 | ||||||||
7 | ||||||||
39 | ||||||||
8 | ||||||||
7 | ||||||||
4 August - Ufa, Soviet Union (details) | ||||||||
40 | ||||||||
39 | ||||||||
15 | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
Qualification
edit
Nordic Roundedit
British RoundeditThe British Round was cancelled. Great Britain was seeded to the Final.
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Central European Roundedit
East European Roundedit
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World final
edit- 31 August
Vienna, Stadion Wien
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
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37 |
Björn Knutson - 11 (3,3,3,2) | |||
27 |
Antonín Kasper Sr. - 10 (2,3,2,3) | |||
25 |
Barry Briggs - 12 (3,3,3,3) | |||
4 | 7 |
Henryk Żyto - 4 (1,1,2,0) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.