1960 Speedway World Team Cup
Inaugural edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition
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1960 Speedway World Team Cup was the first edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1] The final took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The World Champion title was won by Sweden team (44 pts) who beat England (30 pts), Czechoslovakia (15 pts) and Poland (7 pts).[2][3][4]
Sweden's reigning World Champion Ove Fundin went through the entire World Team Cup undefeated.[5] This feat would not be matched until Australia's Jason Crump went through the 2001 Speedway World Cup undefeated.[6] To honour Fundin's deeds in 1960, the winners of the current Speedway World Cup (which replaced the Team World Cup in 2001) receive the Ove Fundin Trophy.
Qualification
Alf Jonsson helped Sweden wn the semi final but waa unable to take his place in the final after breaking his leg in a British league match.[7] He was replaced in the final by Björn Knutson.[8]
Scandinavian Round
- 9 June
Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense- Att: 6,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden - 43Ove Fundin - 12 Rune Sörmander - 11 Olle Nygren - 10 Alf Jonsson - 10 |
 Denmark - 25Arne Pander - 10 Hans P. Boiisen - 7 Kurt W. Petersen - 6 Svend Nissen - 2 Poul Wissing - 0 |
 Norway - 21Aage Hansen - 11 Rolf Mellerud - 3 Nils Paulsen - 3 Rolf Westerberg - 3 Sverre Harrfeldt - 1 |
 Finland - 7Kalevi Lahtinen - 3 Antti Pajari - 2 Timo Laine - 1 Valle Seliverstov - 1 Aulis Lethonen - 0 |
* Sweden to Final
British Round
- R1: 18 July -
Wimbledon Stadium, London
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 England - 35Peter Craven - 12 Nigel Boocock - 9 Ron How - 8 Eric Williams - 6 |
 New Zealand - 28Barry Briggs - 11 Ronnie Moore - 11 Ron Johnston - 5 Trevor Redmond - 1 Bob Duckworth - 0 |
 Australia - 18Jack Young - 6 Peter Moore - 5 Chum Taylor - 4 Jack Geran - 2 Aub Lawson - 1 |
Challengers - 15 Ken McKinlay - 7 George White - 5 Bob Andrews - 2 Neil Street - 1 Ronnie Genz - 0 |
- R2: 21 July - Oxford Stadium, Oxford
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand - 27 Ronnie Moore - 11 Barry Briggs - 9 Ron Johnston - 4 Bob Duckworth - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0 |
England - 24 Peter Craven - 12 Eric Williams - 5 Ron How - 4 Ken McKinlay - 3 Gordon McGregor - 0 |
Challengers - 23 Mike Broadbank - 7 Ronnie Genz - 7 Nigel Boocock - 5 George White - 4 |
Australia - 22 Chum Taylor - 10 Jack Biggs - 4 Peter Moore - 3 Jack Geran - 3 Jack Young - 2 |
- R3: 5 August - Abbey Stadium, Swindon
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| England - 33 Peter Craven - 12 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Ian Williams - 1 |
Challengers - 28 Mike Broadbank - 9 Peter Moore - 8 Nigel Boocock - 6 Eric Williams - 5 |
New Zealand - 23 Ronnie Moore - 9 Barry Briggs - 5 Ron Johnston - 5 Bob Duckworth - 4 |
Australia - 12 Chum Taylor - 5 Ray Cresp - 3 Aub Lawson - 3 Jack Young - 1 Neil Street - 0 |
- R4: 10 August - Hyde Road, Manchester
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| England - 42 Ken McKinlay - 12 Peter Craven - 11 Ron How - 10 Nigel Boocock - 9 |
New Zealand - 28 Ronnie Moore - 11 Ron Johnston - 6 Bob Duckworth - 6 Barry Briggs - 5 |
Australia - 20 Jack Young - 8 Ray Cresp - 6 Chum Taylor - 5 Peter Moore - 1 Aub Lawson - 0 |
Challengers - 6 Eric Williams - 3 Dick Fisher - 1 Arthur Wright - 1 George White - 1 Tony Robinson - 0 |
| Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 134 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 42 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 28 |
| Australia | 72 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 20 |
 Challengers | 72 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 6 |
* England to Final
Central European Round
- 31 July
Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia - 47Stanislav Svoboda - 12 František Richter - 12 Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 12 Antonín Kasper Sr. - 11 |
 West Germany - 26Josef Hofmeister - 9 Alfred Aberl - 8 Josef Seidl - 7 Hans Jager - 2 |
 Austria - 13Ferdinand Troner - 5 Josef Bössner - 3 Kurt Schwingenschlogl - 3 Erich Luther - 1 Leopold Dolanski - 1 |
 Netherlands - 8Hans van der Sluis - 3 Tonny Kroeze - 3 Thei Bisschops - 2 |
* Czechoslovakia to Final
East European Round
The round was canceled and Poland were awarded the round by the F.I.M when their opponents failed to contest the round. East Germany, Hungary and Yugoslavia were eliminated.[9]
World Final
- 2 September 1960
Ullevi, Gothenburg- Attendance: 11,500
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sweden | 44 |
Rune Sörmander - 11 (3,2,3,3) | |
 | England | 30 |
Peter Craven - 8 (2,2,2,2) | |
 | Czechoslovakia | 15 |
Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 4 (0,2,1,1) | |
| 4 |  Poland | 7 |
Konstanty Pociejkewicz - 3 (1,2,E,0) |