1980 Speedway World Team Cup
{{Short description|21st edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Motorsport season
|title = Speedway World Team Cup
|link = Speedway World Team Cup
|year = 1980
}}
The 1980 Speedway World Team Cup was the 21st edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|year=1987|page=290|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}}{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=25–26|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=98|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}
The final took place at the Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark.{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1710/1980-world-team-cup-final|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=12 July 2021}} England won their eighth title to extend their record and the United States had their best performance to date finishing second. The defending champions New Zealand finished last in the British qualifying round.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/world-team-cup-1960-1990.html|title=World Team Cup 1960-1990|website=Edinburgh Speedway|access-date=13 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://motorsporttop20.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/11.-Speedway-World-Cup-Nations.pdf|title=FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS|website=Motor Sport Top 20|access-date=13 July 2021}}
Qualification Stage 1
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!Day | width=300px|Venue | width=160px|Winner | width=40px| |
colspan=4| Qualification | |||
---|---|---|---|
align=center| 17 May
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Breitenthal Speedway Stadium, Krumbach | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |align=center| | |||
align=center| 18 May
| {{flagicon|ENG}} King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | {{flagicon|ENG}} England |align=center| | |||
align=center| 18 May
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Castiglione Olona, Varese | {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR |align=center| | |||
align=center| 11 June
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla | {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark |align=center| | |||
align=center| 29 June
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Rodenbach Motodrom, Rodenbach | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
=Commonwealth Round=
- 18 May
- {{flagicon|ENG}} King's Lynn, Norfolk Arena
- Referee: {{flagicon|SWE}} G Bergstrom
{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/y|P1||{{speedway|ENG}}
|Peter Collins |3|2|2|2|
|Michael Lee |2|3|3|3|
|Dave Jessup |2|3|3|3|
|Chris Morton |3|2|3|3|
}}|team2=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/w|P2||{{speedway|USA}}
|Bruce Penhall |3|3|2|1|
|Scott Autrey |2|2|3|2|
|Bobby Schwartz ||3.2i=X||3.8i=E|1|2|
|Dennis Sigalos |3|3|2|2|
}}|team3=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/b|3||{{speedway|AUS}}
|Billy Sanders |1|0|2|3|
|Mick McKeon |1|1|0|1|
|Phil Herne |1||3.7i=F||3.10i=-||3.14i=-|
|Danny Kennedy |1|1|1|0|
|Gary Guglielmi |5.7p=1|5.10p=0|5.14p=0|
}}|team4=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/r|4||{{speedway|NZL}}
|Ivan Mauger |0|2|1|0|
|Mitch Shirra |0||2.7i=X|0||2.15i=-|
|Larry Ross |2|1|1|1|
|Bruce Cribb |0|0||4.9i=-|1|
|Wayne Brown |5.9p=0|5.15p=0|
}}
}}
* England & USA to Intercontinental Final
=Scandinivian Round=
- 11 June
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Kumla Motorstadion, Kumla
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=75% style="border-collapse:collapse" |
align=center style="background:#efefef;"
!width=20% {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st !width=20% {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd !width=20% {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd !width=20%|4th |
align=center
|valign=top {{Speedway color|p1}}|{{speedway|DEN}} - 43 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p2}}|{{speedway|SWE}} - 31 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p3}}|{{speedway|FIN}} - 18 |valign=top|{{speedway|NOR}} - 4 |
* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final
=Continental Round=
- 18 May
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Castiglione Olona, Varese
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=75% style="border-collapse:collapse" |
align=center style="background:#efefef;"
!width=20% {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st !width=20% {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd !width=20% {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd !width=20%|4th |
align=center
|valign=top {{Speedway color|p1}}|{{speedway|USSR}} - 41 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p2}}|{{speedway|ITA}} - 21 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p3}}|{{speedway|AUT}} - 17 |valign=top|{{speedway|BUL}} - 16 |
* Soviet Union & Italy to Continental Semi-Final
- 17 May
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Breitenthal Speedway Stadium, Krumbach
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=75% style="border-collapse:collapse" |
align=center style="background:#efefef;"
!width=20% {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st !width=20% {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd !width=20% {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd !width=20%|4th |
align=center
|valign=top {{Speedway color|p1}}|{{speedway|FRG}} - 40 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p2}}|{{speedway|NED}} - 29 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p3}}|{{speedway|HUN}} - 22 |valign=top|{{speedway|YUG}} - 5 |
* West Germany & Netherlands to Continental Semi-Final
Semifinal
- 29 June
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Rodenbach Motodrom, Rodenbach
{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/y|P1||{{speedway|FRG}}
|Egon Muller |3|3|3|3|
|Waldemar Bacik |2|3|2|1|
|Georg Hack |2|3|2|3|
|Alois Wiesböck |2|3|3||4.13i=E|
}}|team2=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P2||{{speedway|USSR}}
|Valery Gordeev |1|2|2|2|
|Mikhail Starostin |2|2|3|3|
|Nikolay Kornev |3|1|3||3.14i=F|
|Grigory Khlinovsky |0|1|2|2|
}}|team3=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/w|3||{{speedway|NED}}
|Rudi Muts |1|1||1.10i=F||1.16i=-|
|Henk Steman |1|0||2.9i=E||2.15i=-|
|Frits Koppe |1|2|1|1|
|Henny Kroeze |3|2|1|3|
|Wil Stroes |5.15p=0|5.16p=0|
}}|team4=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/r|4||{{speedway|ITA}}
|Francesco Biginato ||1.4i=F||1.8i=-||1.12i=-||1.16i=-|
|Giuseppe Marzotto |3|0|0|2|
|Mauro Ferraccioli |0|1|1|1|
|Fausto Birbini |0|0|1|0|
|Nicolo Andriolo |5.8p=0|5.12p=0|5.16p=1|
}}
}}
* West Germany & Soviet Union to Continental Final
Qualification Stage 2
class=wikitable
!Day | width=300px|Venue | width=160px|Winner | width=40px| |
colspan=4| Stage 2 | |||
---|---|---|---|
align=center| 5 July
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Speedway Center, Vojens | {{flagicon|ENG}} England |align=center| | |||
align=center| 13 July
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hansa Stadium, Bremen | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland |align=center| |
=Continental Final=
- 13 July
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Hansa Stadium, Bremen
- Referee: {{flagicon|DEN}} Mr. Kristensen
{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/w|P1||{{speedway|POL}}
|Zenon Plech |3|2|3|3|
|Jerzy Rembas |2|1|2||2.15i=-|
|Roman Jankowski |3|3|2|2|
|Edward Jancarz |2|2|3|2|
|Andrzej Huszcza |5.15p=1|
}}|team2=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P2||{{speedway|CSK}}
|Jiří Štancl |3|1|1|0|
|Václav Verner |2|3|3|2|
|Aleš Dryml Sr. ||3.2i=F|3|2|3|
|Petr Ondrašík |3|1|1|1|
}}|team3=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/y|3||{{speedway|FRG}}
|Egon Müller |2|1|3|2|
|Waldemar Bacik |1|2|1||2.15i=F|
|Georg Hack |1|2|2|3|
|Alois Wiesböck |1|3|1|1|
}}|team4=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/b|4||{{speedway|USSR}}
|Nikolay Kornev |0|0|0||1.16i=-|
|Valery Gordeev |1|0|0||2.15i=-|
|Mikhail Starostin |0||3.7i=F|0|0|
|Grigory Khlinovsky |0|0|0|0|
|Viktor Kuznetsov |5.15p=3|5.16p=1|
}}
}}
* Poland & Czechoslovakia to World Final
=Intercontinental Final=
- 5 July
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Speedway Center, Vojens
- Att: 8,000
{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P1||{{speedway|ENG}}
|Dave Jessup |3|3|3|3|
|Peter Collins |3|3|1|2|
|Chris Morton |1|2|2|1|
|Michael Lee |2|0|1|3|
}}|team2=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P2||{{speedway|USA}}
|Bruce Penhall |3|3|3|2|
|Scott Autrey |3|2||2.12i=E|3|
|Bobby Schwartz |2|0||3.10i=-|1|
|Dennis Sigalos |1|2|3|3|
|Kelly Moran |5.10p=1|
}}|team3=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/w|3||{{speedway|DEN}}
|Ole Olsen |2|3|3|1|
|Erik Gundersen |1|1|2|1|
|Bo Petersen ||3.2i=E||3.8i=-|2|2|
|Hans Nielsen |1|1|2|2|
|Tommy Knudsen |5.8p=1|
}}|team4=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/y|4||{{speedway|SWE}}
|Jan Andersson |2|2|0|0|
|Richard Hellsen |0||2.8i=X|0|0|
|Tommy Johansson ||3.3i=F||3.6i=-||3.12i=-||3.14i=-|
|Hans Danielsson |0|1||4.11i=F|0|
|Lillebror Johansson |5.6i=E|5.12i=E|5.14p=0|
}}
}}
* England & USA to World Final
World Final
- 21 September
- {{flag|POL}} Olympic Stadium, Wrocław{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc80.htm|title=1980 WORLD TEAM CUP|website=International Speedway|access-date=15 July 2021}}
- Att: 55,000
{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P1||{{speedway|ENG}}
|Dave Jessup |2|3|1|2|
|Peter Collins |3|3|1|3|
|Chris Morton |3|2|3|3|
|Michael Lee |2|3|3|3|
}}|team2=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P2||{{speedway|USA}}
|Bruce Penhall |3|3|3|3|
|Scott Autrey |2|2|3|2|
|Bobby Schwartz |1|0||3.10i=-|2|
|Dennis Sigalos |0|2|1|2|
|Ron Preston |5.10p=0|
}}|team3=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/y|3||{{speedway|POL}}
|Roman Jankowski |1|1|2|1|
|Andrzej Huszcza ||2.1i=F||2.8i=-|2|0|
|Zenon Plech |2|1|2||3.14i=F|
|Edward Jancarz |3|0||4.11i=-|0|
|Jerzy Rembas |5.8i=E|5.11p=0|
}}|team4=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/w|4||{{speedway|CSK}}
|Václav Verner |1|1|1||1.16i=E|
|Aleš Dryml Sr. ||2.4i=X|0||2.9i=-|1|
|Petr Ondrašík |0||3.8i=-|2|1|
|Jiří Štancl |1|2|0|1|
|Zdeněk Kudrna |5.8p=1|5.9p=0|
}}
}}