1963 Speedway World Team Cup
1963 Speedway World Team Cup was the fourth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place in Vienna, Austria. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (37 pts) who beat Czechoslovakia (27 pts), Great Britain (25 pts) and Poland (7 pts).[4]
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Format
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||||
23 May - Målilla, Sweden (details) | ||||||||
![]() | 48 | |||||||
![]() | 22 | |||||||
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Canceled (details) | ||||||||
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31 August - Vienna, Austria (details) | ||||||||
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![]() | 37 | |||||||
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13 June - Olching, West Germany (details) | ||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||
![]() | 41 | |||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||
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![]() | 8 | |||||||
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4 August - Ufa, Soviet Union (details) | ||||||||
![]() | 40 | |||||||
![]() | 39 | |||||||
![]() | 15 | |||||||
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Qualification
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Nordic Round[edit]
British Round[edit]The British Round was cancelled. Great Britain was seeded to the Final.
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Central European Round[edit]
East European Round[edit]
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World final
[edit]- 31 August
Vienna, Stadion Wien
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
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37 |
Björn Knutson - 11 (3,3,3,2) | |
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27 |
Antonín Kasper Sr. - 10 (2,3,2,3) | |
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25 |
Barry Briggs - 12 (3,3,3,3) | |
4 | ![]() |
7 |
Henryk Żyto - 4 (1,1,2,0) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.