2004 Speedway World Cup

Speedway World Cup
VenuesArlington Stadium, Poole Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date2 August
End date7 August
Nations8
Champions
 Sweden
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The 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 7 August 2004 in Poole, England. The tournament was won by Sweden (49 pts) and they beat host team, Great Britain (48 pts), Denmark (32 pts) and Poland (22 pts) in the Final.[1][2]

Qualification

Main article: 2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Italy 54
2  Germany 47
3  Finland 31
4  Latvia 18
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Hungary 51
2  Slovenia 47
3  Russia 42
4  Austria 10

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City Stadium names
Eastbourne Arlington Stadium
Poole Wimborne Road

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
2 August - Eastbourne (details)
 Great Britain58
 Sweden50
 Poland395 August - Poole (details)7 August - Poole
 Hungary6 Sweden49 Sweden49
 Poland43 Great Britain48
3 August - Eastbourne (details) Australia42 Denmark32
 Denmark60 Czech Republic17 Poland22
 Australia52
 Czech Republic32
 Italy14

Final

The 2004 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 7 August at Wimborne Road in Poole.[3][4]

Results

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Sweden 49
2  Great Britain 48
3  Denmark 32
4  Poland 22

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  Sweden 49 2 5 6 7 7 8 11 14 15 18 21 24 24 26 29 30 30 33 33 36 38 41 43 46 49
(1) Mikael Max 9 2 1 3 1 2
(2) Tony Rickardsson 12 3 3 3 0 3
(3) Antonio Lindbäck 9 1 3 0 3 2
(4) Andreas Jonsson 7 1 1 2 0 3
(5) Peter Karlsson 12 X 3 3 3 3
2  Great Britain 48 1 2 5 8 11 13 14 15 18 18 20 22 25 28 30 33 36 36 38 39 40 41 44 46 48
(1) David Norris 9 1 3 3 1 1
(2) Lee Richardson 10 1 0 3 3 3
(3) Mark Loram 12 3 2 2 3 2
(4) Scott Nicholls 8 3 1 2 E 2
(5) Gary Havelock 9 3 1 2 2 1
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  Denmark 32 3 3 5 5 6 9 11 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 30 30 30 30 31 32 32
(1) Hans N. Andersen 11 3 2 1 2 3 0
(2) Nicki Pedersen 4 0 2 1 1 X
(3) Kenneth Bjerre 4 2 1 1 - 0
(4) Niels Kristian Iversen 5 0 3 1 0 1
(5) Bjarne Pedersen 8 1 2 2 2 1
4  Poland 22 0 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 16 19 21 21 21 22
(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak 0 0 0 0 - -
(2) Jarosław Hampel 4 2 0 0 2 0
(3) Tomasz Gollob 1 0 F 0 0 1
(4) Janusz Kołodziej 10 2 2 2 1 3 XJ
(5) Marcin Rempała 7 2 0 0 2 1 2
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 team Pts.
Gold  Sweden 49
Silver  Great Britain 48
Bronze  Denmark 32
4  Poland 22
5  Australia 42
6  Czech Republic 17
7  Italy 14
8  Hungary 6

References

  1. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  2. ^ "2004 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  4. ^ "2004 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.