2001 Speedway World Cup Final

2001 Speedway World Cup Final
Information
Date 7 July 2001
City Poland Wrocław
Event 5 of 5 (5)
Referee United Kingdom Anthony Steele
Stadium details
Stadium Olympic Stadium
Capacity 35,000
Length 387 m
SWC Results
Winner  Australia - 68 pts
Runner-up  Poland - 65 pts
3rd place  Sweden - 51 pts
4th place  Denmark - 44 pts
5th place  United States - 30 pts

The 2001 Speedway World Cup Final was the fifth and last race of the 2001 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 7, 2001 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.[1][2]

Australian rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swede Ove Fundin in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 to go through the entire tournament (including qualification rounds) undefeated.

Results

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Australia 68
2  Poland 65
3  Sweden 51
4  Denmark 44
5  United States 30

Heat details

Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1  Australia 68 4 7 10 14 17 17 21 25 25 26 29 33 35 39 42 45 49 51 52 54 56 57 60 64 68
(1) Jason Crump 20 4 4 4 4 4
(2) Todd Wiltshire 10 3 0 3 2 2
(3) Craig Boyce 9 3 1 3 1 1
(4) Ryan Sullivan 13 4 0 4 2 3
(5) Leigh Adams 16 3 4 2 3 4
2  Poland 65 2 4 8 8 9 11 12 15 19 27 28 29 33 35 36 38 40 44 48 51 55 58 62 65 65
(1) Krzysztof Cegielski 11 2 2 1 2 4
(2) Piotr Protasiewicz 9 2 1 1 2 3
(3) Tomasz Gollob 27 4 3 8J 4 4 4
(4) Sebastian Ułamek 13 T 4 2 4 3
(5) Jacek Krzyżaniak 5 1 - 1 3 X
3  Sweden 51 0 0 4 7 11 15 18 19 22 25 29 32 32 32 36 40 43 44 44 45 46 48 48 48 51
(1) Jimmy Nilsen 7 0 3 4 0 E
(2) Mikael Karlsson 8 M 1 4 1 2 0
(3) Tony Rickardsson 17 4 3 3 4 3
(4) Niklas Klingberg 10 3 3 E 3 1
(5) Andreas Jonsson 9 4 4 X 1 -
4  Denmark 44 1 2 2 4 8 9 11 13 15 17 17 17 20 23 25 26 27 27 29 33 36 40 41 43 44
(1) Nicki Pedersen 16 1 2 2 3 4 4
(2) Bjarne Pedersen 6 1 - 3 1 1
(3) Hans Clausen 6 0 1 2 1 2
(4) Jesper B. Jensen 5 2 2 0 0 1
(5) Brian Andersen 11 4J 2 0 2 3
5  United States 30 3 7 8 9 9 12 12 12 13 13 15 17 18 19 19 19 19 22 25 25 25 25 27 28 30
(1) Greg Hancock 9 3 0 2 0 3 1
(2) Billy Hamill 13 4 3 1 3 EJ 2
(3) Brent Werner 2 1 0 1 0 -
(4) Billy Janniro 1 1 0 - 0 0
(5) John Cook 5 0 1 2 E 2
Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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 was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White, Yellow/Black and Green). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D gate E – outside

Heat after heat

  1. Crump, Hancock, Cegielski, N.Pedersen, Nilsen
  2. Hamill, Wiltshire, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, M.Karlsson(x2)
  3. T.Gollob, Boyce, Rickardsson, Werner, Clausen
  4. Sullivan, Klingberg, Jensen, Janniro, Ułamek(T)
  5. Jonsson, Adams, B.Andersen(joker), Krzyżaniak, Cook
  6. Jonsson, Hamill, Cegielski, Clausen, Sullivan
  7. Adams, Nilsen, Jensen, Protasiewicz, Werner
  8. Crump, T.Gollob, B.Andersen, M.Karlsson, Janniro
  9. Ułamek, Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Cook, Wiltshire
  10. T.Gollob(joker), Klingberg, N.Pedersen, Boyce, Hancock
  11. M.Karlsson, Boyce, Cook, Cegielski, Jensen
  12. Sullivan, Rickardsson, Hancock, Protasiewicz, B.Andersen
  13. T.Gollob, N.Pedersen, Adams, Hamill, Klingberg(e5)
  14. Crump, B.Pedersen, Ułamek, Werner, Jonsson(wu)
  15. Nilsen, Wiltshire, Clausen, Krzyżaniak, Hancock
  16. Rickardsson, Adams, Cegielski, B.Pedersen, Janniro
  17. Crump, Klingberg, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, Cook(e5)
  18. T.Gollob, Hancock, Wiltshire, Jonsson, Jensen
  19. Ułamek, Hamill, B.Andersen, Boyce, Nilsen
  20. N.Pedersen, Krzyżaniak, Sullivan, M.Karlsson, Cook
  21. Cegielski, B.Andersen, Wiltshire, Klingberg, Hamill(joker-e3)
  22. N.Pedersen, Protasiewicz, M.Karlsson, Boyce, Janniro
  23. T.Gollob, Sullivan, Cook, B.Pedersen, Nilsen(e5)
  24. Adams, Ułamek, Clausen, Hancok, M.Karlsson
  25. Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Jensen, Krzyżaniak(wu)

See also

References

  1. ↑ world.speedway.org; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
  2. ↑ rlach.republika.pl; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
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