2003 Speedway World Cup
| Speedway World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Venues | Holsted, Outrup, and Vojens |
| Location | Denmark |
| Start date | 3 August |
| End date | 9 August |
| Nations | 12 |
| Champions | |
 Sweden | |
The 2003 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 3rd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 9 August 2003 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by Sweden (62 pts) and they beat Australia (57 points), host team Denmark (53 pts) and Poland (49 pts), Great Britain (44 pts) in the Final.[1][2]
Qualification
[edit]- Qualifying round
- 11 May 2003
Latvijas Spidveja Centrs, Daugavpils
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 65 | |
| 2 |  Slovenia | 62+4 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 62+3 | |
| 4 |  Italy | 39 | |
| 5 |  Austria | 19 |
Venues
[edit]Three cities were selected to host SWC finals events:
| City | Stadium names |
|---|---|
| Holsted | Holsted Speedway Center |
| Outrup | Outrup Speedway Center |
| Vojens | Vojens Speedway Center |
Qualifying round
[edit]Holsted (1)
[edit]- Event 1
- 3 August 2003
Holsted
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 62 | |
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 50 | |
| 3 |  Finland | 32 | |
| 4 | Germany | 10 |
Outrup (2)
[edit]- Event 2
- 4 August 2003
- Outrup
- Latvia team (3rd in Qualifying round) was replaced by Italy (4th in Qualifying round)
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 62 | |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 60 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 28 | |
| 4 | Italy | 6 |
Holsted (3)
[edit]- Event 3
- 5 August 2003
- Holsted
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | 58 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 56 | |
| 3 |  Russia | 28 | |
| 4 |  Hungary | 9 |
Race-off
[edit]| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 80 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 63 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 61 | |
| 4 | Finland | 26 | |
| 5 | Russia | 24 |
Final
[edit]The 2003 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 9 August in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.[4][5]
Results
[edit]| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 62 | |
| 2 | Australia | 57 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 53 | |
| 4 | Poland | 49 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 44 |
Heat details
[edit]| 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 | Sweden |
62 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 62 |
| (1) Andreas Jonsson | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Mikael Max | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8J | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Peter Ljung | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) Peter Karlsson | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) David Ruud | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Australia |
57 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| (1) Jason Crump | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Todd Wiltshire | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jason Lyons | 0 | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) Ryan Sullivan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Leigh Adams | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Denmark |
53 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 53 |
| (1) Nicki Pedersen | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8J | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Hans N. Andersen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Bjarne Pedersen | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) Ronni Pedersen | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Charlie Gjedde | 12 | 2 | X | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Poland |
49 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 49 |
| (1) Tomasz Gollob | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6J | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Tomasz Bajerski | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) Jarosław Hampel | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) Sebastian Ułamek | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Piotr Protasiewicz | 4 | 1 | 3 | X | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Great Britain |
44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
| (1) Gary Havelock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Dean Barker | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (3) David Norris | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (4) Lee Richardson | 14 | 0 | 8J | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (5) Scott Nicholls | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 were permanent for each team (red, blue, white, yellow/black and green). Colours in tables show gate positions: | ||||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D | gate E – outside |
References
[edit]- ↑ world.speedway.org Archived 2003-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
- ↑ "2003 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Brits roar into their first final". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 August 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ world.speedway.org Archived 2003-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
- ↑ "2003 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
See also
[edit]| Speedway World Team Cup |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Speedway World Cup (SWC) | ||
| See also | ||