1972 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1972 Speedway World Team Cup was the 13th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. The title was won by Great Britain for the third time.[4][5][6]

Scandinavian round

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
1 Sweden37

Hasse Holmqvist 10
Christer Löfqvist 10
Jan Simensen 9
Bernt Persson 8

2 Denmark25

Ole Olsen 11
Kurt Bøgh 7
Bent Nørregaard-Jensen 5
Nils Schelde 1
Henning Hansen 1

3 Norway23

Reidar Eide 9
Odd Fossengen 4
Dag Løvaas 4
Edgar Stangeland 3
Svein Kaasa 3

4 Finland11

Hannu Känkänen 3
Kari Vuoristo 3
Haki Ahonen 3
Kakio Leppåsalko 1
Pekka Paljakka 1

Continental round

  • Austria awarded 2nd place because they had more heat winners than Hungary (2 to 0).
  • East Germany withdrew and were replaced by Scandinavian Select who were ineligible to qualify for the next round.

World final

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