1993 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1993 Speedway World Team Cup was the 34th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.^[1][2][3]

The final was staged at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The United States won their fourth title.^[4][5]

First round

• 2 May 1993
• Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Russia - 33 Mikhail Starostin (3,3,3,3,3) -15 Oleg Volokhov (1,3,2,3) - 9 Oleg Kurguskin (3,3,f,3) - 9	Latvia - 24 Nikolay Kokin (2,1,3,2,2) - 10 Vladimir Voronkov (-3,3,0) - 6 Andrey Korolyov (f/0,2,3,3) - 8	Slovenia - 17 Gerhard Lekse (-,2,2,1,2) - 7 Martin Peterca (1,2,1,2) - 6 Gregor Pintar (1,2,t,1) - 4	Ukraine - 15 Vladimir Trofimov (3,2,2,1,-) - 8 Igor Zverev (0,1,1,-) - 2 Aleksandr Lyatosinsky (1,1,1/1,1) - 5	France - 4 Stephane Tresarrieu (2,0,2,f,0) -4 Christian Cigana (f,0,0,0) - 0 Christophe Dubernard (f,e,-,-) -0

***Abandoned after heat 17 due to rain. Result stands after 16 heats

Russia to second round

Second round

• 9 May
• Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt

1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Germany - 38+3 Gerd Riss (3,3,3,3,2) - 14+3 Robert Barth (1,3,1,2,3) - 10 Andre Pollehn (0,f,-,-,-) - 0 Mike Ott (1,2,1,1,3) - 8 Roland Kolros (-,1,1,2,2) - 6	Russia - 38+2 Oleg Kurguskin (3,2,2,1,1) - 9 Rinat Mardanshin (3,1,2,1,3) 10 Mikhail Starostin (2,2,3,2,1) - 10+2 Oleg Volokhov (2,2,2,2,1) - 9	Italy - 33 Paolo Salvatelli (2,3,3,f,0) - 8 Armando Castagna (1,3,3,3,3) - 13 Armando Dal Chiele (3,1,0,0,0) - 4 Valentino Furlanetto (2,1,-,3,2) - 8 Massimo Mora (-,-,0,-,-) - 0	Austria - 11 Andreas Bössner (1,0,2,1,0) - 4 Rainer Selb (0,-,-,-,-) - 0 Toni Pilotto (0,0,0,0,1) - 1 Heinrich Schatzer (e,-,e,3,2) - 5 Helmut Lercher (-,0/0,1,0,0) - 1

Germany to third round after Gerd Riss beat Mikhail Starostin in a race-off for first place.

Third round

• 27 June 1993
• KS Apator Stadium, Toruń
• 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	Poland	46	2	5	7	10	13	15	17	20	22	24	25	28	30	33	34	37		40	43	43	46
	(1) Tomasz Gollob	15				3				3				3				3	12				3
	(2) Piotr Świst	5			2				2				-				1		5			E
	(3) Piotr Baron	12		3				2				2			2				9	3
	(4) Jacek Krzyżaniak	13	2				3				2					3			10		3
	(17) Piotr Protasiewicz	1											1						1
2	Hungary	33	1	2	3	3	3	4	7	8	11	14	16	18	21	23	25	26		28	28	31	33
	(13) Zoltán Adorján	10		1					3		3							1	8				2
	(14) Zsolt Böszermenyi	9	1							1		3					2		7	2
	(15) Antal Kocso	6			1			1						2		2			6		E
	(16) Zoltan Hajdu	0				0	0						-		-				0			-
	(20) József Petrikovics	8											2		3				5			3
4	Germany	29.5	3	5	5	7	8	11	11.5	11.5	12.5	13.5	16.5	17.5	18.5	18.5	21.5	23.5		24.5	26.5	28.5	29.5
	(5) Gerd Riss	12	3					3					3					2	11	1
	(6) Robert Barth	8		2			1							1			3		7				1
	(7) Andre Pollehn	5.5				2			0.5			1				0			3.5			2
	(8) Mike Ott	1			0					0	-				1				1		-
	(18) Robbie Kessler	3									1								1		2
4	Norway	11.5	0	0	3	4	6	6	6.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	9.5	9.5	9.5		9.5	10.5	11.5	11.5
	(9) Lars Gunnestad	5			3		2					E						0	5				0
	(10) Rune Holta	0				F		-			-						-		0			-
	(11) Einar Kyllingstad	3		0						2			0			1			3	0
	(12) Bjorn A. Tönnesen	1.5	0						0.5					0	0				0.5		1
	(19) John Pollestad	2				1		0			E						0		1			1
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

Poland to fourth round

Fourth round

• 22 August 1993
• Slangerup Speedway Center, Slangerup

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	Denmark	53	2	5	8	11	13	16	19	22	25	25	27	30	33	36	39	42		45	48	50	53
	(1) Hans Nielsen	15				3				3				3				3	12				3
	(2) Tommy Knudsen	13			3				3				2				3		11			2
	(3) Brian Karger	12		3				3				0			3				9	3
	(4) Brian Andersen	13	2				2				3					3			10		3
	(17) Morten Andersen	0																	0
2	Australia	28	1	2	3	4	5	5	7	8	8	11	12	14	16	18	20	21		22	23	26	28
	(13) Leigh Adams	5		1					2		0							1	4		1
	(14) Jason Crump	9	1							1		3					2		7				2
	(15) Jason Lyons	8			1			0						2		2			5			3
	(16) Craig Boyce	3				1	1						1		-				3	-
	(20) Glenn Doyle	3													2				2	1
4	Poland	27	3	5	7	9	12	13	14	16	17	19	19	19	20	21	21	23		23	25	26	27
	(9) Tomasz Gollob	10			2		3					2						2	9				1
	(10) Dariusz Śledź	4				2		1			1						0		4	E
	(11) Jacek Krzyżaniak	7		2						2			0			1			5		2
	(12) Piotr Baron	6	3						1					0	1				5			1
	(19) Piotr Protasiewicz	0																	0
4	Czech Republic	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	5	8	9	9	9	10	10		12	12	12	12
	(5) Bohumil Brhel	5	X					2					3					0	5				0
	(6) Tomáš Topinka	1		0			0							1			-		1			-
	(7) Antonín Kasper Jr.	1				0			-			1				0			1		0
	(8) Antonín Šváb Jr.	2			0					0	-				0				0	2
	(18) Petr Vandírek	3							0		2						1		3			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

Denmark to World final.

World final

• 19 September 1993
• Brandon Stadium, Coventry

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	United States	40	1	3	3	5	6	9	12	14	16	18	21	21	24	26	28	31		34	36	37	40
	(5) Sam Ermolenko	13	1					3					3					3	10				3
	(6) Bobby Ott	3		2			1							0			-		3	-
	(7) Billy Hamill	10				2			3			2				2			9			1
	(8) Greg Hancock	9			0					2	2				3				7		2
	(18) Josh Larsen	5															2		2	3
2	Denmark	38	3	6	9	12	14	16	16	19	20	23	25	26	27	30	33	34		34	34	37	38
	(13) Brian Karger	5		3					0		1							1	5	0
	(14) Hans Nielsen	13	3							3		3					3		12				1
	(15) Tommy Knudsen	12			3			2						1		3			9			3
	(16) John Jørgensen	8				3	2						2		1				8		0
	(20) Brian Andersen	0																	0
4	Sweden	28	0	0	2	2	5	6	8	9	12	13	14	17	19	20	21	23		25	26	26	28
	(1) Per Jonsson	6				0				1				3				2	6			0
	(2) Peter Karlsson	7			2				2				1				1		6		1
	(3) Henrik Gustafsson	6		0				1				1			2				4	2
	(4) Tony Rickardsson	9	0				3				3					1			7				2
	(17) Peter Nahlin	0																	0
4	England	14	2	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8		9	12	14	14
	(9) Kelvin Tatum	2			1		0					-						0	1	1
	(10) Gary Havelock	4				1		0			-						0		1		3
	(11) Martin Dugard	1		1						0			0			-			1			-
	(12) Joe Screen	5	2						1					2	0				5				E
	(19) Chris Louis	2									0	0				0			0			2
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

See also

• 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship

References

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2. "1993 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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