1993 Speedway World Team Cup

34th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

1993 Speedway World Team Cup

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The 1993 Speedway World Team Cup was the 34th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1][2][3]

The final was staged at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The United States won their fourth title.[4][5]

## First round

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* 2 May 1993
* Matija Gubec Stadium, Krsko

1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th

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Russia \- 33
Mikhail Starostin (3,3,3,3,3) -15
Oleg Volokhov (1,3,2,3) - 9
Oleg Kurguskin (3,3,f,3) - 9  |  Latvia \- 24
Nikolay Kokin (2,1,3,2,2) - 10
Vladimir Voronkov (-3,3,0) - 6
Andrey Korolyov (f/0,2,3,3) - 8  |  Slovenia \- 17
Gerhard Lekse (-,2,2,1,2) - 7
Martin Peterca (1,2,1,2) - 6
Gregor Pintar (1,2,t,1) - 4  |  Ukraine \- 15
Vladimir Trofimov (3,2,2,1,-) - 8
Igor Zverev (0,1,1,-) - 2
Aleksandr Lyatosinsky (1,1,1/1,1) - 5  |  France \- 4
Stephane Tresarrieu (2,0,2,f,0) -4
Christian Cigana (f,0,0,0) - 0
Christophe Dubernard (f,e,-,-) -0

***Abandoned after heat 17 due to rain. Result stands after 16 heats

Russia to second round

## Second round

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* 9 May
* Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt

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Germany \- 38+3
Gerd Riss (3,3,3,3,2) - 14+3
Robert Barth (1,3,1,2,3) - 10
Andre Pollehn (0,f,-,-,-) - 0
Mike Ott (1,2,1,1,3) - 8
Roland Kolros (-,1,1,2,2) - 6  |  Russia \- 38+2
Oleg Kurguskin (3,2,2,1,1) - 9
Rinat Mardanshin (3,1,2,1,3) 10
Mikhail Starostin (2,2,3,2,1) - 10+2
Oleg Volokhov (2,2,2,2,1) - 9  |  Italy \- 33
Paolo Salvatelli (2,3,3,f,0) - 8
Armando Castagna (1,3,3,3,3) - 13
Armando Dal Chiele (3,1,0,0,0) - 4
Valentino Furlanetto (2,1,-,3,2) - 8
Massimo Mora (-,-,0,-,-) - 0  |  Austria \- 11
Andreas Bössner (1,0,2,1,0) - 4
Rainer Selb (0,-,-,-,-) - 0
Toni Pilotto (0,0,0,0,1) - 1
Heinrich Schatzer (e,-,e,3,2) - 5
Helmut Lercher (-,0/0,1,0,0) - 1

Germany to third round after Gerd Riss beat Mikhail Starostin in a race-off for first place.

## Third round

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* 27 June 1993
* KS Apator Stadium, Toruń
* Att: 12 000

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 | 46 | 2  | 5  | 7  | 10  | 13  | 15  | 17  | 20  | 22  | 24  | 25  | 28  | 30  | 33  | 34  | 37  |  | 40  | 43  | 43  | 46
(1) Tomasz Gollob | 15  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  | 12  |  |  |  | 3
(2) Piotr Świst | 5  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 5  |  |  | E  |
(3) Piotr Baron | 12  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 9  | 3  |  |  |
(4) Jacek Krzyżaniak | 13  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 10  |  | 3  |  |
(17) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
2 |  Hungary | 33 | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 18  | 21  | 23  | 25  | 26  |  | 28  | 28  | 31  | 33
(13) Zoltán Adorján | 10  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 8  |  |  |  | 2
(14) Zsolt Böszermenyi | 9  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 7  | 2  |  |  |
(15) Antal Kocso | 6  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  | 6  |  | E  |  |
(16) Zoltan Hajdu | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |
(20) József Petrikovics | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 3  |
4 |  Germany | 29.5 | 3  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 11.5  | 11.5  | 12.5  | 13.5  | 16.5  | 17.5  | 18.5  | 18.5  | 21.5  | 23.5  |  | 24.5  | 26.5  | 28.5  | 29.5
(5) Gerd Riss | 12  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 11  | 1  |  |  |
(6) Robert Barth | 8  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  | 7  |  |  |  | 1
(7) Andre Pollehn  | 5.5  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0.5  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3.5  |  |  | 2  |
(8) Mike Ott | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | \-  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  | \-  |  |
(18) Robbie Kessler | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |
4 |  Norway | 11.5 | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 6  | 6.5  | 8.5  | 8.5  | 8.5  | 8.5  | 8.5  | 8.5  | 9.5  | 9.5  | 9.5  |  | 9.5  | 10.5  | 11.5  | 11.5
(9) Lars Gunnestad | 5  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 5  |  |  |  | 0
(10) Rune Holta | 0  |  |  |  | F  |  | \-  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |
(11) Einar Kyllingstad | 3  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  | 0  |  |  |
(12) Bjorn A. Tönnesen | 1.5  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.5  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  | 0.5  |  | 1  |  |
(19) John Pollestad | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | E  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |
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 to fourth round

## Fourth round

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* 22 August 1993
* Slangerup Speedway Center, Slangerup

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 |  Denmark | 53 | 2  | 5  | 8  | 11  | 13  | 16  | 19  | 22  | 25  | 25  | 27  | 30  | 33  | 36  | 39  | 42  |  | 45  | 48  | 50  | 53
(1) Hans Nielsen | 15  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  | 12  |  |  |  | 3
(2) Tommy Knudsen | 13  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 11  |  |  | 2  |
(3) Brian Karger | 12  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 9  | 3  |  |  |
(4) Brian Andersen | 13  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 10  |  | 3  |  |
(17) Morten Andersen | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
2 |  Australia | 28 | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 8  | 11  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 18  | 20  | 21  |  | 22  | 23  | 26  | 28
(13) Leigh Adams | 5  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 4  |  | 1  |  |
(14) Jason Crump | 9  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 7  |  |  |  | 2
(15) Jason Lyons | 8  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 3  |
(16) Craig Boyce | 3  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 3  | \-  |  |  |
(20) Glenn Doyle | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  | 1  |  |  |
4 |  Poland | 27 | 3  | 5  | 7  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 16  | 17  | 19  | 19  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 21  | 23  |  | 23  | 25  | 26  | 27
(9) Tomasz Gollob | 10  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 9  |  |  |  | 1
(10) Dariusz Śledź | 4  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 4  | E  |  |  |
(11) Jacek Krzyżaniak | 7  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 5  |  | 2  |  |
(12) Piotr Baron | 6  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 1  |
(19) Piotr Protasiewicz | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
4 |  Czech Republic | 12 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 10  | 10  |  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 12
(5) Bohumil Brhel | 5  | X  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 5  |  |  |  | 0
(6) Tomáš Topinka | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | \-  |  | 1  |  |  | \-  |
(7) Antonín Kasper Jr. | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |
(8) Antonín Šváb Jr. | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | \-  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | 2  |  |  |
(18) Petr Vandírek | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  | 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

Denmark to World final.

## World final

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* 19 September 1993
* Brandon Stadium, Coventry

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 |  United States | 40 | 1  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 9  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 18  | 21  | 21  | 24  | 26  | 28  | 31  |  | 34  | 36  | 37  | 40
(5) Sam Ermolenko | 13  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 10  |  |  |  | 3
(6) Bobby Ott | 3  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |  | 3  | \-  |  |  |
(7) Billy Hamill | 10  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 1  |
(8) Greg Hancock | 9  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 7  |  | 2  |  |
(18) Josh Larsen | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 2  | 3  |  |  |
2 |  Denmark | 38 | 3  | 6  | 9  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 16  | 19  | 20  | 23  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 30  | 33  | 34  |  | 34  | 34  | 37  | 38
(13) Brian Karger | 5  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 5  | 0  |  |  |
(14) Hans Nielsen | 13  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 12  |  |  |  | 1
(15) Tommy Knudsen | 12  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 3  |
(16) John Jørgensen | 8  |  |  |  | 3  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 8  |  | 0  |  |
(20) Brian Andersen | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
4 |  Sweden | 28 | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 6  | 8  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 17  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 23  |  | 25  | 26  | 26  | 28
(1) Per Jonsson | 6  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 2  | 6  |  |  | 0  |
(2) Peter Karlsson | 7  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 6  |  | 1  |  |
(3) Henrik Gustafsson | 6  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 4  | 2  |  |  |
(4) Tony Rickardsson | 9  | 0  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  | 2
(17) Peter Nahlin | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |
4 |  England | 14 | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 8  |  | 9  | 12  | 14  | 14
(9) Kelvin Tatum | 2  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  | 1  |  |  |
(10) Gary Havelock | 4  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  | 3  |  |
(11) Martin Dugard | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 0  |  |  | \-  |  |  | 1  |  |  | \-  |
(12) Joe Screen | 5  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 0  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  | E
(19) Chris Louis | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 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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* 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship
* 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship

## References

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1. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
2. ^ "1993 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
3. ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 September 1993. Retrieved 22 December 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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