1977 Speedway World Team Cup
18th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition
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The 1977 Speedway World Team Cup was the 18th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]
The final took place at the Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) in Poland.[4][5] England bounced back to winning ways by recording a record seventh title success. England exacted revenge on defending champions Australia by knocking them out in the British qualifying round.[6][7][8]
Qualification
British & Commonwealth Round
- 19 June
Smallmead Stadium, Reading- Referee:
C Bergstrom
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 |  England |
42 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
| (5) Dave Jessup | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| (6) Malcolm Simmons | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) John Davis | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Peter Collins | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| (18) Michael Lee | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Australia |
33 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
| (1) John Boulger | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Phil Crump | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Billy Sanders | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Phil Herne | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (17) Mitch Shirra | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Scotland |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| (13) Jim McMillan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (14) Bobby Beaton | 4 | E | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| (15) Brian Collins | 2 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) Bert Harkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (20) Benny Rourke | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  New Zealand |
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| (9) Larry Ross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Bruce Cribb | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Robin Adlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Dave Gifford | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (19) John Goodall | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
- England to Final
Scandinavian Round
- 19 June
Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden - 37Bernt Persson - 11 Tommy Nilsson - 10 Bengt Jansson - 9 Anders Michanek - 5 Jan Andersson - 2 |
 Denmark - 28Ole Olsen - 12 Mike Lohmann - 7 Alf Busk - 5 Finn Jensen - 3 Bo Petersen - 1 |
 Finland - 25Kai Niemi - 8 Ila Teromaa - 8 Rauli Makinen - 5 Markku Helminen - 4 |
 Norway - 5Tom Godal - 2 Audun Ove Olsen - 2 Jan Terje Gravningen - 1 Tormod Langli - 0 |
- Sweden to Final
Continental Round
QuarterFinal
- 21 May
Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Germany - 42Egon Müller - 12 Christoph Betzl - 11 Hans Wassermann - 9 Alois Wiesböck - 7 Georg Gilgenreiner - 3 |
 Netherlands - 24Frits Koppe - 8 Henny Kroeze - 8 Henk Steman - 4 Frits Koning - 3 Rudi Muts - 1 |
 Austria - 19Hubert Fischbacher - 6 Walter Grubmuler - 5 Adi Funk - 4 Gunther Walla - 4 |
 Hungary - 11Janos Berki - 5 Herbert Szerecs - 5 Laszlo Meszaros - 1 Janos Szoeke - 0 |
- West Germany and Nederlands to Continental Semifinal
QuarterFinal
- 22 May
City Garden Stadium, Osijek
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia - 41Jan Verner - 12 Ivon Vobornik - 9 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 7 Josef Minarik - 7 Jan Klokocka - 6 |
 Bulgaria - 28Orlin Janakiev - 8 Grigory Adarov - 7 Angel Eftimov - 7 Nikolai Manev - 6 |
 Italy - 25Luigi Biginato - 7 Paolo Noro - 7 Francesko Barbetta - 6 Fabio Pastorelli - 5 |
 Yugoslavia - 2Stefan Kecek - 1 Vlado Kocuvan - 1 Djuro Fleten - 0 ? Goniniak - 0 |
- Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria to Continental Semifinal
SemiFinal
- 22 May
Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia - 40 Jiří Štancl - 11 Jan Verner - 11 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 9 Josef Minarik - 7 Jan Hadek - 2 |
West Germany - 33 Christoph Betzl - 11 Hans Wassermann - 10 Alois Wiesböck - 9 Georg Gilgenreiner - 3 |
Netherlands - 18 Frits Koppe - 5 Frits Koning - 4 Henk Steman - 4 Rudi Muts - 3 Henny Kroeze - 2 |
Bulgaria - 5 Nikolai Manev - 2 Ivan Dupalov - 1 Angel Eftimov - 1 Orlin Janakiev - 1 |
- Czechoslovakia and West Germany to Continental Final
Final
- 9 July
Marketa Stadium, Prague- Att: 12,000
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
32 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
| (9) Jiří Štancl | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Václav Verner | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Jan Verner | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (19) Jan Hadek | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Poland |
30 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| (5) Zenon Plech | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (6) Edward Jancarz | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) Jan Mucha | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Jerzy Rembas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (18) Bogusław Nowak | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | West Germany |
28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
| (1) Egon Müller | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Christoph Betzl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Hans Wassermann | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Alois Wiesböck | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (17) Georg Gilgenreiner | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| (13) Sergey Dyuzhev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (14) Grigory Khlinovsky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (15) Vladimir Paznikov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) Vladimir Rozhanchuk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (20) Nikolay Kornev | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
- Czechoslovakia and Poland to Final
World Final
- 18 September
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław[9]- Att: 55,000
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 | England |
37 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
| (13) Peter Collins | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (14) Malcolm Simmons | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (15) Michael Lee | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (16) Dave Jessup | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| (20) John Davis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Poland |
25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| (1) Jerzy Rembas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | E | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Edward Jancarz | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Bogusław Nowak | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) Marek Cieslak | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (17) Ryszard Fabiszewski | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| (5) Jiří Štancl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| (6) Václav Verner | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) Jan Verner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (8) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (18) Petr Ondrašík | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sweden |
11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| (9) Bengt Jansson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| (10) Anders Michanek | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| (11) Tommy Nilsson | 0 | 0 | - | - | E | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| (12) Bernt Persson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| (19) Sören Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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 and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: | |||
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |