2007 Speedway World Cup

Speedway World Cup
World champions Poland
VenueAlfred Smoczyk Stadium
LocationPoland
Start date14 July
End date21 July
Nations8
Champions
 Poland
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The 2007 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 7th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 21 July 2007 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland (55 pts) and they beat defending champion Denmark (52 pts), Australia (29 pts) and Great Britain (15 pts) in the Final.[1][2][3][4]

Qualification

Main article: 2007 Speedway World Cup Qualification
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Finland 43
2  Germany 40
3  Latvia 37
4  Slovenia 29
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Russia 59
2  Czech Republic 46
3  Italy 31
4  Hungary 12

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
14 July - Vojens (details)
 Denmark60
 Poland44
 Australia3919 July - Leszno (details)21 July - Leszno
 Finland11 Australia53 Poland55
 Poland52 Denmark52
16 July - Coventry (details) Sweden40 Australia29
 Great Britain60 Russia7 Great Britain15
 Sweden49
 Russia27
 United States20

Final

The 2007 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 21 July, at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno.[5][6][7][8]

Results

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Poland 55
2  Denmark 52
3  Australia 29
4  Great Britain 15

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  Poland 55 3 6 9 12 12 12 15 18 21 23 26 29 31 31 33 33 35 37 40 42 45 47 50 52 55
(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak 14 3 3 2 3 3
(2) Jarosław Hampel 13 3 3 3 2 2
(3) Tomasz Gollob (c) 12 3 3 3 0 3
(4) Rune Holta 12 3 2 2 2 3
(5) Grzegorz Walasek 0 0 0
(6) Damian Baliński 4 Fx 2 2
2  Denmark 52 2 3 5 7 9 12 13 15 17 20 22 24 27 29 32 34 37 40 41 44 45 46 48 51 52
(1) Hans N. Andersen (c) 10 2 2 2 3 1
(2) Kenneth Bjerre 10 1 2 3 3 1
(3) Niels Kristian Iversen 9 2 3 2 1 1
(4) Nicki Pedersen 12 2 3 2 3 2
(5) Bjarne Pedersen 11 2 1 3 2 3
(6) Jesper B. Jensen -
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  Australia 29 1 3 4 5 8 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 19 19 22 22 23 23 24 24 27 28 29 29
(1) Ryan Sullivan 7 1 1 1 1 3
(2) Jason Crump 9 2 TJ 3 3 1
(3) Chris Holder 3 1 2 0
(4) Leigh Adams (c) 5 1 2 1 1 0
(5) Davey Watt 4 3 1 0 0 0
(6) Rory Schlein 1 0 1
4  Great Britain 15 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 9 11 11 13 13 13 13 15
(1) Lee Richardson 4 0 1 E3 1 2
(2) Simon Stead 1 0 0 1 - 0
(3) Edward Kennett 0 0 0 0
(4) Chris Harris 3 0 0 1 2 0
(5) Scott Nicholls (c) 7 1 1 1 2J 0 2
(6) Oliver Allen 0 0 E4
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

Heat after heat

Extended content
  1. Kasprzak, Andersen, Sullivan, Richardsson
  2. Hampel, Crump, Bjerre, Stead
  3. Gollob, Iversen, Holder, Kennett
  4. Holta, N.Pedersen, Adams, Harris
  5. Watt, B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Walasek
  6. N.Pedersen, Holder, Richardsson, Walasek
  7. Kasprzak, Adams, B.Pedersen, Stead
  8. Hampel, Andersen, Watt, Kennett
  9. Gollob, Bjerre, Sullivan, Harris
  10. Iversen, Holta, Nicholls, Crump(joker)-t
  11. Hampel, Iversen, Adams, Richardsson-e3
  12. Gollob, N.Pedersen, Stead, Watt
  13. B.Pedersen, Holta, Sullivan, Kennett
  14. Crump, Andersen, Harris, Baliński-Fx
  15. Bjerre, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Holder
  16. Crump, B.Pedersen, Richardsson, Gollob
  17. Andersen, Holta, Nicholls(joker), Schlein
  18. Bjerre, Baliński, Adams, Allen
  19. Kasprzak, Harris, Iversen, Watt
  20. N.Pedersen, Hampel, Sullivan, Nicholls
  21. Holta, Richardsson, Bjerre, Watt
  22. Sullivan, Baliński, Iversen, Stead
  23. Kasprzak, N.Pedersen, Crump, Allen-e4
  24. B.Pedersen, Hampel, Schlein, Harris
  25. Gollob, Nicholls, Andersen, Adams

Final classification

Pos. National team Pts.
Gold  Poland 55
Silver  Denmark 52
Bronze  Australia 29
4  Great Britain 15
5  Sweden 40
6  Russia 7
7  United States 20
8  Finland 11

See also

References

  1. ^ speedwayworld.tv Archived 2007-08-01 at archive.today; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  2. ^ rlach.republika.pl Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  3. ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (72) / 2007, page 57, ISSN 1429-3285
  4. ^ "2007 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ speedwayworld.tv Archived 2007-08-01 at archive.today; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  6. ^ rlach.republika.pl Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  7. ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (72) / 2007, page 57, ISSN 1429-3285
  8. ^ "2007 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.