2000 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 2000 Speedway World Team Cup was the 41st edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1] It was the last time that the event was known as the Speedway World Team Cup because as from 2001 it was called the Speedway World Cup.[2]

The final took place at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The World Championship was decided by a race-off after Sweden and Great Britain tied on 40 points. Tony Rickardsson beat Mark Loram to give Sweden an eighth title.[3]

Quarter-final

First Second Third Fourth
 Norway 46
6.Rune Holta (3,3,3,3,3,2) - 17
7.Björn G. Hansen (2,2,0,0,2,3) - 9
8.Lars Gunnestad (1,3,3,3,3,3) - 16
9.Tor Einar Hielm (0,2,0,-,F/X,-) - 2
10.Kenneth Borgenhaug (-,-,-,2,-,0) - 2 		 Finland 42+3
1.Kaj Laukkanen (3,3,3,2,2,1) - 14
2.Petri Kokko (2,1,2,1,3,3) - 12+3
3.Tomi Reima (1,1,-,-,1,-) - 3
4.Kauko Nieminen (3,0,2,F/X,2,3) - 10
5.Toni Salmela (-,-,1,1,-,1) - 3 		 Russia 42+2
11.Roman Povazhny (3,3,2,3,0,2) - 13
12.Eduard Shaihullin (2,2,1,2,1,0) - 8
13.Rinat Mardanshin (X,2,3,2,3,2) - 12+2
14.Talgat Galeev (1,-,-,-,-,-) - 1
15.Sergey Eroshin (-,0,2,3,2,1) - 8 		 Netherlands 14
16.Roy Verbrugge (2,1,0,1,1,1) - 6
17.Henk Bos (-,0,-,-,0,0) - 0
18.Emiel Groen (0,1,0,0,0,F/X) - 1
19.Erik Eijbergen (1,0,1,-,1,-) - 3
20.Jim Groen (0,-,1,0/1,-,2) - 4

Norway to Semi-Final

First Second Third Fourth
 Italy 50
Andrea Maida (3,3,3,2,2,3) - 16
Stefano Alfonso (2,2,0,1,0,2) - 7
Alessandro Dalla Valle (3,3,1,3,3,1) - 14
Simone Tadiello (2,-,-,2,-,-) - 4
Armando Castagna (-,2,2,-,2,3) - 9 		 Slovenia 39+3
Aleš Dolinar (0,-,-,2,1,0) - 4
Gerhard Lekse (2,F,F,-,-,-) - 2
Izak Šantej (1,2,3,3,2,2) - 13
Jernej Kolenko (0,1,3,0,-,-) - 4
Matej Ferjan (-,3,3,F,3/2,3/3) - 17+3 		 Hungary 39+F
Sandor Tihanyi (1,1,-,3,3,0) - 8
Zoltan Adorjan (X,3,2,0,-,1) - 6
Attila Stefani (2,-,1,2,1,2) - 8
Robert Nagy (3,2,1,0,1,3) - 10+F
Laszlo Szatmari (-,3,2,-,-,2,-) - 7 		 France 16
Sebastien Tresarrieu (E,1,2,3,0,F) - 6
Stephane Tresarrieu (1,0,-,1,1,1) - 4
Jeremy Barraud (1,1,1,0,-,1) - 4
Fabrice Ostyn (0,-,F,1,0,-) - 1
Christophe Dubernard (-,0,x,-,1,0) - 1

Italy to Semi-Final

Semi-final

First Second Third Fourth
 Sweden 50
1.Tony Rickardsson (1,2,2,2,3,3) - 13
2.Mikael Karlsson (2,3,3,1,2,1) - 12
3.Peter Karlsson (2,2,2,2,1,1) - 10
4.Henrik Gustafsson (3,3,3,1,2,3) - 15
5.Niklas Klingberg - NS 		 Poland 46
Rafał Dobrucki (1,3,0,-,-,-) - 4
Piotr Protasiewicz (3,2,1,3,3,1) - 13
Tomasz Gollob (0,3,3,3,3,3) - 15
Grzegorz Walasek (3,2,2,2,0,1) - 10
Sebastian Ułamek (-,-,-,0,2,2) - 4 		 Czech Republic 25
16.Aleš Dryml Jr. (0,1,-,-,E,0) - 1
17.Bohumil Brhel (1,0,3,3,1,3) - 11
18.Antonín Šváb Jr. (1,1,1,1,0,0) - 4
19.Marian Jirout (0,0,0,-,-,-) - 0
20.Antonin Kasper (-,-,2,2/2,1,2) - 9 		 Norway 23
Lars Gunnestad 12
Rune Holta 11
Björn G Hansen 0
Tor Einar Hielm 0
Trond Skretting 0

Sweden to World Final

First Second Third Fourth
 United States 52
Greg Hancock (2,2,2,2,1,3) - 12
John Cook (3,3,3,1,F,2) - 12
Billy Hamill (3,3,3,3,3,3) - 18
Ronnie Correy (2,2,1,2,1,2) - 10 		 Denmark 46
Nicki Pedersen (2,3,2,3,2,3) - 15
Jesper B. Jensen (3,2,0,1,-,-) - 6
Brian Karger (1,2,3,1,2,1) - 10
Brian Andersen (E,3,2,2,3,0) - 10
Bjarne Pedersen (-,-,-,-,3,2) - 5 		 Germany 25
Robert Barth (1,1,3,3,1,1) - 10
Joachim Kugelmann (0,0,-,-,2,0) - 2
Matthias Kröger (3,0,E,0,2,2) - 7
Robbie Kessler (1,1,1,3,0,F) - 6
Mirko Wolter (-,-,E,0,-,-) - 0 		 Italy 20
Andrea Maida (2,0,0,0,0,0) - 2
Stefano Alfonso (0,1,1,2,3,1) - 8
Alessandro Dalla Valle (0,F,F,0,0,3) - 3
Armando Castagna (1,1,2,1,1,1) - 7
Simone Tadiello - NS

USA to World Final

World final

First Second Third Fourth
 Sweden 40+3
Tony Rickardsson (3,3,3,3,2,2) - 16+3
Mikael Karlsson (1,1,0,0,-,-) - 2
Henrik Gustafsson (3,0,0,2,2,3) - 10
Peter Karlsson (1,2,3,3,1,2) - 12
Niklas Klingberg (-,-,-,-,F,0) - 0 		 England 40+X
Mark Loram (3,1,2,2,3,0) - 11+X
Chris Louis (1,2,1,1,0,3) - 8
Joe Screen (2,3,1,3,0,3) - 12
Martin Dugard (F,2,2,F,-,-) - 4
Carl Stonehewer (-,-,-,-,3,2) - 5 		 United States 35
Billy Hamill (2,2,2,1,2,1) - 10
Sam Ermolenko (F,-,1,0,1,0) - 2
Greg Hancock (2,3,3,3,2,3) - 16
John Cook (3,1,0,1,1,1) - 7
Brent Werner (-,0,-,-,-,-) - 0 		 Australia 29
Jason Crump (2,E,3,2,3,2/1) - 13
Todd Wiltshire (0,1,-,-1,-) - 2
Leigh Adams (1,3,2,2,3,1/0) - 12
Ryan Sullivan (0,0,1,1,0,-) - 2
Craig Boyce (-,-,0,F,-,-) - 0

Sweden win Championship after Tony Rickardsson beat Mark Loram in a race off.

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2000 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.