Speedway World Cup
{{Short description|Annual world motorcycle speedway event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox Sports league
| title = FIM Speedway World Cup
| current_season = 2023 Speedway World Cup
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| Formerly = Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000)
| sport = Motorcycle speedway
| founded = 2001
| fame =
| motto = No brakes, no gears, no fear
| inaugural =
| teams = 9 national teams
| continent = World
| champion = {{speedway|POL}} (2023)
| most_champs = {{speedway|POL}} (9 times)
| website = https://www.fimspeedway.com/swc
| Director = Phil Morris
| TV = Discovery+
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The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries.{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc.htm |title=There have been three international team competitions run by the F.I.M |website=International Speedway |access-date=26 March 2023}} The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000.{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/65/speedway-world-cup|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=13 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://motorsporttop20.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/11.-Speedway-World-Cup-Nations.pdf |title=Speedway World Cup Nations |website=motorsporttop20 |access-date=25 March 2023}} The competition was held annually until 2017 when it was replaced by the Speedway of Nations pairs event. The Speedway World Cup returned in 2023 and will be held every three years.{{cite web |title=2023 MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW & TICKET DETAILS CONFIRMED |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/2023-monster-energy-fim-speedway-world-cup-semi-final-draw-ticket-details-confirmed |publisher=FIM Speedway |access-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603152618/https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/2023-monster-energy-fim-speedway-world-cup-semi-final-draw-ticket-details-confirmed |archive-date=3 June 2023 |date=30 May 2023 |url-status=live}}
Past winners
=Medal classification=
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!width=30px|Pos | width=150px|National Team | width=30px {{Speedway color|P1}}|Gold | width=30px {{Speedway color|P2}}|Silver | width=30px {{Speedway color|P3}}|Bronze | width=40px|Total |
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| 1. | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
|{{Speedway color|p1}}| 9 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | 13 | |
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| 2. | align=left| {{speedway|DEN}}
|{{Speedway color|p1}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 5 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 4 | 13 | |
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| 3. | align=left| {{speedway|SWE}}
|{{Speedway color|p1}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 7 | 13 | |
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| 4. | align=left| {{speedway|AUS}}
|{{Speedway color|p1}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 3 | 9 | |
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| 5. | align=left| {{speedway|GBR}}
|{{Speedway color|p1}}| - | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 3 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 1 | 4 | |
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| 6. | align=left| {{speedway|RUS}}
|{{Speedway color|p1}}| - | {{Speedway color|p2}}| - | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | 2 |
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{{details|Speedway World Cup Classification}}
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| {{Speedway color|4}}
!width=30px|Pos | width=160px|Rider | width=100px|Team | width=30px {{Speedway color|P1}}|Gold | width=30px {{Speedway color|P2}}|Silver | width=30px {{Speedway color|P3}}|Bronze | width=40px|Total |
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|1. | align=left| Jarosław Hampel | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|6 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 8 | |
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|2. | align=left| Tomasz Gollob | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|5 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 7 | |
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|3. | align=left| Krzysztof Kasprzak | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|5 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 6 | |
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|4. | align=left| Nicki Pedersen | align=left| {{speedway|DEN}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 4 | 12 | |
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|5. | align=left| Niels Kristian Iversen | align=left| {{speedway|DEN}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 4 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 2 | 10 | |
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|6. | align=left| Patryk Dudek | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|4 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| - | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 4 | |
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|7. | align=left| Andreas Jonsson | align=left| {{speedway|SWE}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| 6 | 11 | |
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|8. | align=left| Piotr Protasiewicz | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 2 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 5 | |
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| rowspan="2" |9. | align=left| Rune Holta | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 4 | |
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| align="left" | Janusz Kołodziej | align=left| {{speedway|POL}}
| {{Speedway color|p1}}|3 | {{Speedway color|p2}}| 1 | {{Speedway color|p3}}| - | 4 |
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Participating nations
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!Team !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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|align=left| {{speedway|POL}} |style="border: 3px solid red"|Silver | 4 | 4 | 4 | style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | 5 | style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | Silver | style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | Gold | style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | 5 | Gold | style="border: 3px solid red"|Silver | Bronze | Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | |
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|align=left| {{speedway|SWE}} | Bronze | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | 5 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | style="border: 3px solid red"|4 | 8 | 5 | Gold | Bronze | Silver | 5 |
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|align=left| {{speedway|RUS}} |8 | 9 | 8 | • | 7 | • | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Bronze | 9 | • | 7 | 6 | Bronze | |
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|align=left| {{speedway|GBR}} |6 | style="border: 3px solid red"|7 | 5 | style="border: 3px solid red"|Silver | 4 | style="border: 3px solid red"|Bronze | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | style="border: 3px solid red"|Silver | 4 | |Silver |
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|align=left| {{speedway|AUS}} |Gold | Gold | Silver | 5 | 5 | 4 | Bronze | 4 | Silver | 5 | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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|align=left| {{speedway|LVA}} |• | • | •• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | 8 | 9 | • | 6 | • |
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|align=left| {{speedway|USA}} |5 | 6 | • | 6 | 7 | • | • | • | • | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | • | ||
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|align=left| {{speedway|DEN}} |4 | Silver | style="border: 3px solid red"|Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Gold | Silver | style="border: 3px solid red"|Gold | 6 | style="border: 3px solid red"|Silver | 4 | Gold | Silver | Gold | style="border: 3px solid red"|Silver | 5 | 8 | Bronze |
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|align=left| {{speedway|CZE}} |7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | • | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | style="border: 3px solid red"|4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
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|align=left| {{speedway|FRA}} | | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||
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|align=left| {{speedway|GER}} |11 | 12 | 10 | • | 8 | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | 9 | • | • | • | 9 | • | 8 |
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|align=left| {{speedway|ITA}} |• | 12 | 7 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | • | • | • | • | |
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|align=left| {{speedway|SVN}} |12 | 11 | 9 | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
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|align=left| {{speedway|HUN}} |10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | • | • | • | 8 | • | • | • | |||||||
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|align=left| {{speedway|UKR}} |• | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
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|align=left| {{speedway|FIN}} |9 | 8 | 7 | • | 7 | 8 | • | • | 7 | • | • | 9 | ||||||
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|align=left| {{speedway|NOR}} |• | • | • | |||||||||||||||
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|align=left| {{speedway|AUT}} | | • | • | • | • |
File:Gollob tomasz.jpg won the title five times as part of the Polish team.]]
;Legend
- Gold – Champions.
- Silver – Runners-up.
- Bronze – Third place.
- {{border|width=1px|color=gray| •• }} – Qualified, but withdrew.
- {{border|width=1px|color=gray| • }} – Did not qualify.
- {{border|width=1px|color=gray| }} – Did not enter or withdrew.
- {{border|width=3px|color=red| }} – Race-off and final hosts.
Format
The current tournament format consists of two semi finals with the winner qualifying for the grand final and the second and third place teams entering a race off. In the four team race off only the winner will join the two semi final winners and the hosts in the grand final.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Speedway World Cup seasons}}
{{International speedway}}
{{Main world cups}}
{{Main world championships}}