1968 Speedway World Team Cup


The 1968 Speedway World Team Cup was the ninth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The title was won by for the first time by the Great Britain national speedway team. The previous eight editions had all been won by Sweden or Poland.

Qualification

Continental Semi-Final

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
147
Jochen Dinse 12
Jürgen Hehlert 12
Gerhard Uhlenbrock 12
Hans Jürgen Fritz 11
218
Barnabas Gyepes 8
Istvan Radoczi 5
Janos Bernath 4
Ferenc Radacsi 1
318
Manfred Poschenreider 6
Heinrich Sprenger 5
Rudolf Kastl 5
Dieter Dauderer 2
413
Ivan Molan 5
Franc Babic 4
Valentin Medved 2
Drago Perko 2

Continental Final

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
143
Andrzej Wyglenda 12
Paweł Waloszek 12
Antoni Woryna 12
Henryk Glucklich 6
Jerzy Padewski 1
226
Jan Holub I 9
Jaroslav Volf 8
Frantisek Ledecky 6
Miloslav Verner 3
Antonín Šváb Sr. 0
319
Viktor Trofimov 7
Vladimir Smirnov 6
Yuri Chekranov 4
Igor Plechanov 1
Gennady Kurilenko 1
48
Hans Jürgen Fritz 3
Jochen Dinse 2
Gerhard Uhlenbrock 2
Jürgen Hehlert 1

  • Great Britain and Sweden were seeded to the final.

World final

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
40
Ivan Mauger - 12
Nigel Boocock - 10
Martin Ashby - 8
Barry Briggs - 7
Norman Hunter - 3
30
Ove Fundin - 11
Bengt Jansson - 7
Anders Michanek - 7
Olle Nygren - 3
Torbjörn Harrysson - 2
19
Edmund Migoś - 8
Edward Jancarz - 6
Andrzej Wyglenda - 2
Henryk Glücklich - 2
Paweł Waloszek - 1
4th7
Antonín Kasper Sr. - 3
Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 2
Jan Holub I 1
Jaroslav Volf 1