1981 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1981 Speedway World Team Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. Denmark won their second title. Ominously for the rest of the world the team contained a youthful Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen.
Qualification stage 1
Commonwealth round
- 17 May
- Smallmead Stadium, Reading
- Referee: C. Ringstrom
- Att: 7,000
Scandinavian round
'''* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final'''Continental round
- 17 May
- Holsteinring, Brokstedt
* Soviet Union & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final
Semifinal
'''* Soviet Union & West Germany to Continental Final'''
Qualification stage 2
Continental Final
'''* West Germany & Soviet Union to World Final'''Intercontinental Final
- 28 July
- Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn
- Referee: Sam Bass
World Final
- 16 August
- Olching Speedwaybahn, Olching
- Referee: C. Bergstrom