1976 Speedway World Team Cup

17th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

1976 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1976 Speedway World Team Cup was the 17th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final took place at the White City Stadium in London.[4] Australia became only the fourth country to win the title. They ended the run of England by knocking them out in the British qualifying round.[5][6]

## Qualification

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### British (& Commonwealth) Round

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* 16 May
* Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich
* Referee:  R. Randborg

Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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1 |  Australia | 40 | 3  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 13  | 16  | 19  | 21  | 23  | 26  | 28  | 31  | 34  | 36  | 38  | 40  |  | 40  | 40  | 40  | 40
(1) John Boulger | 9  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  | 9  |  |  |  |
(2) Phil Crump | 10  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 10  |  |  |  |
(3) Billy Sanders | 12  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |
(4) Phil Herne | 9  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |
(17) Bob Humphreys | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
2 |  England | 35 | 2  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 17  | 20  | 22  | 22  | 24  | 26  | 29  | 32  | 35  |  | 35  | 35  | 35  | 35
(9) John Louis | 8  |  |  | F  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 8  |  |  |  |
(10) Peter Collins | 11  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 11  |  |  |  |
(11) Dave Jessup | 8  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | F  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(12) Malcolm Simmons | 8  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(19) Martin Ashby | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
3 |  Scotland | 12 | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 12  |  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 12
(13) Jim McMillan | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 3  |  |  |  |
(14) Bobby Beaton | 2  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(15) George Hunter | 0  |  |  | F  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  | \-  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
(16) Brian Collins | 5  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | F  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(20) Willie Templeton | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
4 |  New Zealand | 8 | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 8  |  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 8
(5) Bruce Cribb | 4  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 4  |  |  |  |
(6) Larry Ross | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
(7) Dave Gifford | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
(8) Colin Farquharson | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  | F  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
(18) Jack Millen | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:

gate A – inside  | gate B  | gate C  | gate D – outside

* Australia to Final

### Scandinavian Round

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* 30 May
* Eteläpuisto, Tampere

1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th

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Sweden \- 41
Bengt Jansson \- 12
Anders Michanek \- 12
Bernt Persson \- 12
Tommy Nilsson \- 5
Sören Karlsson \- 0  |  Norway \- 27
Dag Lovaas \- 8
Reidar Eide \- 7
Edgar Stangeland\- 7
Audun Ove Olsen \- 4
Øyvind S. Berg \- 1  |  Denmark \- 14
Finn Thomsen \- 6
Mike Lohmann \- 5
Leif Berlin \- 1
Alf Busk \- 1
Finn Rune Jensen \- 1  |  Finland \- 14
Ila Teromaa \- 7
Kai Niemi \- 4
Veli-Pekka Teromaa \- 2
Markku Helminen \- 1
Ari Koponen \- 0

* Sweden to Final

### Continental Round

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Quarterfinal

* 13 July
* Castiglione Olona Speedway, Varese

1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th

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West Germany \- 34
Hans Wassermann \- 12
Alois Wiesböck \- 9
Christoph Betzl \- 7
Georg Gilgenreiner \- 6  |  Italy \- 32
Paolo Noro \- 11
Giuseppe Marzotto \- 8
Luigi Bazan\- 7
Mauro Ferraccioli \- 5
Sandro Pastorelli \- 1  |  Netherlands \- 19
Henny Kroeze \- 7
Henk Steman \- 7
Frits Koning \- 4
Tonny Egges \- 1
Frits Koppe \- 0  |  Austria \- 10
Hubert Fischbacher \- 4
Josef Haider - 4
Peter Sattler \- 1
Manfred Trisko \- 1
Alex Taudtmann \- 0

* West Germany and Italy to Continental Semifinal

Quarterfinal

* 13 July
* Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško

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Czechoslovakia \- 42
Josef Minarik \- 12
Jan Hadek \- 9
Jan Klokocka \- 8
Petr Kucera \- 8
Vaclav Hejl \- 5  |  Hungary \- 25+3
Istvan Sziraczki \- 10
Laszlo Zahoran \- 6
Pal Perenyi\- 5
Janos Szöeke \- 4
Janos Jakab \- 0  |  Bulgaria \- 25+2
Nikolai Manev \- 8
Angel Eftimov \- 7
Orlin Janakiev \- 7
Ivan Dupalov \- 3
Christo Simeonov \- 0  |  Yugoslavia \- 2
Franc Sauperl \- 2
Stefan Kekec \- 0
Krešo Omerzel \- 0
Joze Mausar \- 0
Franc Pribovsek \- 0

* Czechoslovakia and Hungary to Continental Semifinal

Semifinal

* 26 June
* Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut

1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th

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West Germany \- 44
Egon Müller \- 12
Christoph Betzl \- 11
Hans Wassermann \- 11
Alois Wiesböck \- 10
Georg Gilgenreiner \- 0  |  Czechoslovakia \- 33
Jiří Štancl \- 11
Josef Minarik \- 8
Jan Hadek\- 6
Jan Klokocka \- 5
Petr Ondrašík \- 3  |  Italy \- 13
Giuseppe Marzotto \- 7
Luigi Bazan \- 3
Paolo Noro \- 2
Mauro Ferraccioli \- 1
Francesco Barbetta \- 0  |  Hungary \- 6
Istvan Sziraczky \- 3
Pal Perenyi \- 2
Laszlo Zahoran \- 1
Janos Jakab \- 0
Janos Szöeke \- 0

* West Germany and Czechoslovakia to Continental Final

Continental Final

* 3 July
* Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný

Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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1 |  Poland | 30 | 3  | 5  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 13  | 15  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 23  | 25  | 26  | 28  | 30  |  | 30  | 30  | 30  | 30
(13) Edward Jancarz | 7  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 7  |  |  |  |
(14) Zenon Plech | 8  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(15) Jerzy Rembas | 10  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |
(16) Marek Cieślak | 2  |  |  |  | 1  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(20) Jan Mucha | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
2 |  Soviet Union | 28 | 3  | 4  | 5  | 7  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 14  | 17  | 18  | 21  | 24  | 24  | 27  | 28  |  | 28  | 28  | 28  | 28
(1) Vladimir Gordeev | 7  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  | 7  |  |  |  |
(2) Valery Gordeev | 7  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 7  |  |  |  |
(3) Grigory Khlinovsky | 8  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(4) Viktor Trofimov | 6  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | F  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |
(17) Mikhail Starostin | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
3 |  Czechoslovakia | 24 | 2  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 18  | 18  | 21  | 21  | 24  |  | 24  | 24  | 24  | 24
(13) Jiří Štancl | 11  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 11  |  |  |  |
(14) Jan Hadek | 2  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(15) Josef Minarik | 3  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
(16) Jan Klokocka | 4  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |
(20) Václav Verner | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  | 0  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |
4 |  West Germany | 14 | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 14  |  | 14  | 14  | 14  | 14
(5) Egon Müller | 3  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | E  | 3  |  |  |  |
(6) Alois Wiesböck | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
(7) Christoph Betzl | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(8) Hans Wassermann | 8  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(18) Georg Gilgenreiner | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:

gate A – inside  | gate B  | gate C  | gate D – outside

* Poland and Soviet Union to Final

## World Final

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* 19 September
* White City Stadium, London[7]
* Att: 9,000
* Referee:  Gunther Sober

Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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1 |  Australia | 31 | 2  | 4  | 7  | 10  | 10  | 13  | 13  | 15  | 17  | 17  | 19  | 21  | 24  | 25  | 28  | 31  |  | 31  | 31  | 31  | 31
(9) John Boulger | 6  |  |  | 3  |  | F  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 6  |  |  |  |
(10) Phil Crump | 11  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 11  |  |  |  |
(11) Billy Sanders | 7  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |
(12) Phil Herne | 7  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |
(19) Garry Middleton | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
2 |  Poland | 28 | 3  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 10  | 11  | 14  | 15  | 18  | 21  | 21  | 22  | 25  | 27  | 28  |  | 28  | 28  | 28  | 28
(5) Edward Jancarz | 9  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 9  |  |  |  |
(6) Zenon Plech | 6  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | F  |  |  | 2  |  | 6  |  |  |  |
(7) Marek Cieślak | 7  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | \-  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |
(8) Jerzy Rembas | 5  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(18) Bolesław Proch | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
3 |  Sweden | 26 | 1  | 4  | 6  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 17  | 17  | 20  | 22  | 24  | 24  | 26  |  | 26  | 26  | 26  | 26
(13) Anders Michanek | 11  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 11  |  |  |  |
(14) Bengt Jansson | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | F  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
(15) Bernt Persson | 8  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |
(16) Lars-Åke Andersson | 5  |  |  |  | 2  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | E  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(20) Christer Löfqvist | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | E  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
4 |  Soviet Union | 11 | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 11  | 11  |  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 11
(1) Viktor Trofimov | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  | \-  | 0  |  |  |  |
(2) Valery Gordeev | 5  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 5  |  |  |  |
(3) Grigory Khlinovsky | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(4) Vladimir Gordeev | 2  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(17) Vladimir Paznikov | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  | 2  |  |  |  |
Placing | Team / Rider name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:

gate A – inside  | gate B  | gate C  | gate D – outside

## See also

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* 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship
* 1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship

## References

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1. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290\. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26\. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.25-26&rft.pub=Studio+Publications+(Ipswich)+Ltd&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=0-86215-017-5&rft.aulast=Oakes&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1976+Speedway+World+Team+Cup" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98\. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
5. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
7. ^ "1976 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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