2001 Speedway World Cup


The 2001 Speedway World Cup was the 1st FIM Speedway [World Cup] season. The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia and they beat host team Poland, Sweden, Denmark and United States in the Final.

Qualification

The two group winners and runners-up qualified to 2001 Speedway World Cup.

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:
CityStadium namesCapacity
GdańskGdańsk Speedway Stadium15,000
WrocławOlympic Stadium35,000

Tournament

Qualifying rounds

Q1 details

Heat after heat
  1. Loram, Ułamek, Reima, Pingel
  2. Stonehewer, Mir.Kowalik, Kylmaekorpi, Riss
  3. Protasiewicz, Kugelmann, Laukkanen, Hurry
  4. T.Gollob, Richardson, Nieminen, Rudolph
  5. Cegielski, Havelock, Kokko, Mell
  6. Ułamek, Rudolph, Stonehewer, Laukkanen
  7. Loram, Mir.Kowalik, Kugelmann, Nieminen
  8. Protasiewicz, Richardson, Riss, Reima
  9. T.Gollob, Kylmaekorpi, Pingel, Hurry
  10. Havelock, Cegielski, Laukkanen, Mell
  11. Ułamek, Loram, Nieminen, Riss
  12. Richardson, Laukkanen, Mir.Kowalik, Pingel
  13. Protasiewicz, Loram, Kylmaekorpi, Rudolph
  14. T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Stonehewer, Reima
  15. Cegielski, Kylmaekorpi, Havelock, Pingel
  16. Richardson, Mir.Kowalik, Rudolph, Reima
  17. Ułamek, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi, Richardson
  18. Protasiewicz, Stonehewer, Nieminen, Pingel
  19. T.Gollob, Loram, Laukkanen, Riss
  20. Cegielski, Havelock, Nieminen, Mell
  21. Cegielski, Stonehewer, Kugelmann, Reima
  22. Ułamek, Havelock, Nieminen, Riss
  23. Richardson, Laukkanen, Protasiewicz, Rudolph
  24. Loram, T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi

Q2 details

Heat after heat
  1. B.Andersen, Rickardsson, Mardanszin, Klenovsek
  2. M.Karlsson, Jensen, Kolenko, Poważnyj
  3. Darkin, Santej, Klingberg, N.Pedersen
  4. Nilsen, Clausen, Ferjan, Szajchulin
  5. B.Pedersen, Jonsson, Kuzin, Legan
  6. N.Pedersen, M.Karlsson, Szajchulin, Klenovsek
  7. Rickardsson, Clausen, Darkin, Kolenko
  8. B.Andersen, Poważnyj, Nilsen, Santej
  9. Jensen, Ferjan, Klingberg, Mardanszin
  10. Jonsson, Kuzin, B.Pedersen, Legan
  11. Poważnyj, Klingberg, Santej, Clausen
  12. N.Pedersen, Nilsen, Kolenko, Mardanszin
  13. Rickardsson, Jensen, Santej, Szajchulin
  14. M.Karlsson, Darkin, B.Andersen, Ferjan
  15. Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Kuzin, Legan
  16. Poważnyj, Klingberg, B.Andersen, Kolenko
  17. Darkin, Nilsen, Jensen, Klenovsek
  18. N.Pedersen, M.Karlsson, Santej, Mardanszin
  19. Rickardsson, Poważnyj, N.Pedersen, Ferjan
  20. Jonsson, Kolenko, B.Pedersen, Kuzin
  21. Nilsen, B.Andersen, Szajchulin, Kolenko
  22. Jensen, M.Karlsson, Kuzin, Ferjan
  23. Jonsson, Darkin, Jensen, Ferjan
  24. Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Poważnyj, Santej

Q3 details

Heat after heat
  1. Sullivan, Hancock, Jirout, Szatmari
  2. Brhel, Ermolenko, Adams, Magosi
  3. Crump, A.Dryml jr., Stefani, Janniro
  4. Werner, Nagy, Lyons, Makovsky
  5. Wiltshire, Cook, Kasper jr., Szegvari
  6. Crump, Brhel, Szatmari, Werner
  7. Janniro, Jirout, Magosi, Lyons
  8. Sullivan, Ermolenko, Stefani, Makovsky
  9. Adams, Hancock, A.Dryml jr., Nagy
  10. Wiltshire, Kasper jr., Cook, Szegvari
  11. A.Dryml jr., Ermolenko, Lyons, Szatmari
  12. Crump, Hancock, Magosi, Makovsky
  13. Adams, Jirout, Stefani, Werner
  14. Brhel, Sullivan, Nagy, Janniro
  15. Cook, Kasper jr., Wiltshire, Stefani
  16. Werner, Sullivan, A.Dryml jr., Magosi
  17. Adams, Janniro, Kasper jr., Szatmari
  18. Brhel, Hancock, Stefani, Lyons
  19. Crump, Ermolenko, Nagy, Jirout
  20. Wilshire, Kasper jr., Cook, Szegvari
  21. Wiltshire, Nagy, Werner, Brhel
  22. Sullivan, Cook, A.Dryml jr., Magosi
  23. Adams, Hancock, Kasper jr., Stefani
  24. Crump, Brhel, Nagy, Ermolenko

Race-off

Pos.National teamPts.
166
265+4
365+3
442
520

Heat after heat
  1. Hancock, N.Pedersen, Loram, Kasper jr., Poważnyj
  2. Ermolenko, Brhel, Clausen, Stonehewer, Darkin
  3. Richardson, Werner, B.Pedersen, Szajchulin, A.Dryml jr.
  4. Jensen, Jirout, Janniro, Kurguskin, Hurry
  5. B.Andersen, Havelock, Cook, Kuzin, Makovsky
  6. Ermolenko, Brhel, B.Pedersen, Poważnyj, Hurry
  7. Jensen, Havelock, Kasper jr., Darkin, Werner
  8. Loram, Brhel, B.Andersen, Szajchulin, Janniro
  9. N.Pedersen, Stonehewer, A.Dryml jr., Cook, Kurguskin
  10. Clausen, Hancock, Richardson, Kuzin, Jirout
  11. Richardson, Jensen, Poważnyj, Cook, Brhel
  12. Hancock, Stonehewer, Darkin, B.Andersen, A.Dryml jr.
  13. N.Pedersen, Ermolenko, Havelock, Jirout, Szajchulin
  14. Clausen, A.Dryml jr., Loram, Poważnyj, Werner
  15. Ermolenko, Stonehewer, B.Pedersen, Kuzin, Kasper jr.
  16. A.Dryml jr., Havelock, Clausen, Janniro, Poważnyj
  17. Cook, Darkin, Loram, B.Pedersen, Jirout
  18. Hancock, Stonehewer, Kasper jr., Szajchulin, Jensen
  19. Ermolenko, B.Andersen, Richardson, Kasper jr., Kurguskin
  20. Brhel, N.Pedersen, Loram, Werner, Kuzin
  21. Werner, Stonehewer, B.Andersen, Jirout, Poważnyj
  22. N.Pedersen, Richardson, Jirout, Janniro, Darkin
  23. Kasper jr., Cook, Hurry, Clausen, Szajchulin
  24. Hancock, Havelock, B.Pedersen, Kurguskin, Brhel
  25. Loram, Jensen, Kuzin, A.Dryml jr., Ermolenko

Final

The final took place on 7 July at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. Australia won the final and their rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swedish rider Ove Fundin to go through the entire tournament undefeated.

Heat details

Heat by heat
  1. Crump, Hancock, Cegielski, N.Pedersen, Nilsen
  2. Hamill, Wiltshire, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, M.Karlsson
  3. T.Gollob, Boyce, Rickardsson, Werner, Clausen
  4. Sullivan, Klingberg, Jensen, Janniro, Ułamek
  5. Jonsson, Adams, B.Andersen, 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, 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
  14. Crump, B.Pedersen, Ułamek, Werner, Jonsson
  15. Nilsen, Wiltshire, Clausen, Krzyżaniak, Hancock
  16. Rickardsson, Adams, Cegielski, B.Pedersen, Janniro
  17. Crump, Klingberg, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, Cook
  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
  22. N.Pedersen, Protasiewicz, M.Karlsson, Boyce, Janniro
  23. T.Gollob, Sullivan, Cook, B.Pedersen, Nilsen
  24. Adams, Ułamek, Clausen, Hancok, M.Karlsson
  25. Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Jensen, Krzyżaniak