1982 Speedway World Team Cup
{{Short description|23rd 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 = 1982
}}
The 1982 Speedway World Team Cup was the 23rd 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}}
The final took place on 15 August, at the White City Stadium in London.{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/9462/1982-world-team-cup-final|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=12 July 2021}} The United States won their first title.{{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}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19820807/019/0019 |title=Ex Vikings through to World Finals |website=Hull Daily Mail |date=7 August 1982 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=24 August 2024}}
Qualification stage 1
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!Day | width=200px|Venue | width=160px|Winner | width=40px| |
colspan=4| Stage 1 | |||
---|---|---|---|
align=center| 16 May
| {{flagicon|ENG}} King's Lynn | {{flagicon|ENG}} England | |||
align=center| 16 May
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Varhaug | {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark |align=center| | |||
align=center| 16 May
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lonigo | {{flagicon|CSK}} Czechoslovakia |align=center| | |||
align=center| 16 May
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolc | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland |align=center| | |||
align=center| 26 June
| {{flagicon|CSK}} Slaný | {{flagicon|CSK}} Czechoslovakia |
=Commonwealth round=
- 16 May
- {{flagicon|ENG}} King's Lynn, Norfolk Arena
- Referee: {{flagicon|SWE}} C. Ringstrom
{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/y|P1||{{speedway|ENG}}
|Dave Jessup |3|3|2|3|
|Kenny Carter |1|2|3|3|
|Peter Collins |3|2|1|2|17|3.17p=3
|Michael Lee |3|2|3|3|
}}|team2=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P2||{{speedway|USA}}
|Bruce Penhall |2|3|3|2|
|Dennis Sigalos |2|2|2|2|
|Shawn Moran |2|3|2|2|
|Kelly Moran |3|3|3|3|17|4.17p=2
}}|team3=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/b|3||{{speedway|AUS}}
|Billy Sanders |2|1|0|0|
|Phil Crump |1|1|2|1|
|John Titman |0|0|1|0|
|Gary Guglielmi |1|0||4.9i=-|0|
|Steve Baker |5.9p=0
}}|team4=
{{speedway event 4t 4r/w|4||{{speedway|NZL}}
|Wayne Brown |0|0||1.10i=-|1|
|David Bargh |1|0|1|0|
|Mitch Shirra |0|1|1|1|
|Ivan Mauger |0|1|0|1|
|Bruce Cribb |5.10p=0
}}
}}
* England & USA to Intercontinental Final
=Continental round=
- 16 May
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo
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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|CSK}} - 40 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p2}}|{{speedway|ITA}} - 37 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p3}}|{{speedway|NED}} - 13 |valign=top|{{speedway|YUG}} - 6 |
* Czechoslovakia & Italy to Continental Semi-Final
- 16 May
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc
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|POL}} - 40 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p2}}|{{speedway|HUN}} - 24 |valign=top {{Speedway color|p3}}|{{speedway|BUL}} - 18 |valign=top|{{speedway|AUT}} - 14 |
* Poland & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final
Semi final
- 26 June
- {{flagicon|CSK}} Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
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!Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
align=center {{speedway color|p1}}
|1st | {{speedway color |
Aleš Dryml Sr. - 11
Petr Ondrašík - 9
Jiří Štancl - 9
Václav Verner - 9
Petr Kucera - NS
|- align=center {{speedway color|p2}}
|2nd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|POL}} ||24 ||align=left|
Roman Jankowski - 9
Henryk Olszak - 9
Edward Jancarz - 3
Zenon Plech - 3
Leonard Raba - 0
|- align=center {{speedway color|p3}}
|3rd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} ||23 ||align=left|
Gianni Famari - 6
Luigi Bazan - NS
|- align=center
|4 ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|HUN}} ||11 ||align=left|
Zoltan Hajdu - 4
Zoltán Adorján - 3
Istvan Sziraczki - 3
Ferenc Farkas - 0
Janos Oresko - 1
|}
Qualification stage 2
=Continental final=
- 11 July
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut
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!Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
align=center {{speedway color|p1}}
|1st | {{speedway color |
13.Aleš Dryml Sr. - 9 (3,3,2,1)
14.Jiří Štancl - 10+3 (1,3,3,3)
15.Václav Verner - 4 (2,f,1,1)
16.Petr Ondrašík - 8 (3,2,2,1)
20.Petr Kucera - NS
|- align=center {{speedway color|p2}}
|2nd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} ||31+2 ||align=left|
1.Georg Hack - 7 (0,2,3,2)
2.Alois Wiesböck - 6 (3,0,3,0)
3.Egon Müller - 8+2 (2,3,f,3)
4.Karl Maier - 10 (3,1,3,3)
17.Georg Gilgenreiner - NS
|- align=center {{speedway color|p3}}
|3rd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|POL}} ||19 ||align=left|
9.Edward Jancarz - 6 (1,3,2,0)
10.Roman Jankowski - 6 (2,2,f,2)
11.Marek Kepa - 2 (1,1,-,0)
12.Henryk Olszak - 5 (2,1,0,2)
19.Jerzy Rembas - 0 (-,-,f,-)
|- align=center
|4 ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|USSR}} ||15 ||align=left|
5.Viktor Kuznetsov - 5 (e,1,1,3)
6.Mikhail Starostin - 3 (f,0,2,1)
7.Valery Gordeev - 6 (1,2,1,2)
8.Rif Saitgareev - 0 (0,-,-,0)
18.Vladimir Paznikov - 1 (-,0,1,-)
|}
=Intercontinental final=
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Speedway Center, Vojens
- 26 June
- Att: 9,500
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!Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
align=center {{speedway color|p1}}
|1st | {{speedway color |
13.Bruce Penhall - 10 (3,3,2,2)
14.Dennis Sigalos - 5 (r,2,3,0)
15.Shawn Moran - 9 (3,3,2,1)
16.Kelly Moran - 10 (1,3,3,3)
20.Bobby Schwartz - NS
|- align=center {{speedway color|p2}}
|2nd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} ||28 ||align=left|
9.Ole Olsen - 3 (0,1,1,1)
10.Alf Busk - NS
11.Preben Eriksen - 7 (1,1,2,3)
12.Hans Nielsen - 8 (2,2,1,3)
19.Erik Gundersen - 10 (2,2,3,3)
|- align=center {{speedway color|p3}}
|3rd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|ENG}} ||25 ||align=left|
1.Kenny Carter - 12 (3,3,3,3)
2.Dave Jessup - 4 (2,e,0,2)
3.Chris Morton - 6 (2,1,2,1)
4.Peter Collins - 3 (1,0,-,2)
17.Michael Lee - 0 (-,-,0,-)
|- align=center
|4 ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} ||9 ||align=left|
5.Jan Andersson - 3 (2,0,1,0)
6.Richard Hellsen - 3 (f,2,0,1)
7.Tommy Nilsson - 1 (f,1,0,0)
8.Bjorn Andersson - 1 (1,0,-,0)
18.Lillebror Johansson - 1 (-,-,1,-)
|}
World final
- {{flagicon|ENG}} White City Stadium, London{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc82.htm|title=1982 WORLD TEAM CUP|website=International Speedway|access-date=15 July 2021}}
- 15 August
- Att: 3,500
- Referee: {{flagicon|ENG}} John Whitaker
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!Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
align=center {{speedway color|p1}}
|1st | {{speedway color |
1.Bruce Penhall - 10 (3,2,3,2)
2.Bobby Schwartz - 9 (3,3,3,-)
3.Shawn Moran - 8 (3,1,1,3)
4.Kelly Moran - 10 (1,3,3,3)
R Scott Autrey - 0 (-,-,-,0)
|- align=center {{speedway color|p2}}
|2nd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} ||24 ||align=left|
1.Ole Olsen - 1 (0,1,-,-)
2.Hans Nielsen - 11 (3,3,3,2)
3.Erik Gundersen - 7 (2,3,2,e)
4.Preben Eriksen - 4 (f,-,2,2)
R Tommy Knudsen - 1 (-,0,1,0)
|- align=center {{speedway color|p3}}
|3rd ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|FRG}} ||18 ||align=left|
1.Georg Hack - 5 (2,2,f,1)
2.Karl Maier - 7 (1,2,1,3)
3.Egon Müller - 5 (2,2,0,1)
4.Alois Wiesböck - 0 (0,0,-,-)
R Georg Gilgenreiner - 1 (-,-,0,1)
|- align=center
|4 ||{{speedway color|}}| ||align=left|{{speedway|CSK}} ||17 ||align=left|
1.Aleš Dryml Sr. - 7 (1,1,2,3)
2.Jiří Štancl - 4 (1,0,2,1)
3.Václav Verner - 6 (2,1,1,2)
4.Petr Ondrašík - 0 (0,-,0,-)
R Antonín Kasper, Jr. - 0 (-,0,-,0)
|}