2001 Speedway World Cup final

2001 Speedway World Cup FinalInformation

Date|  7 July 2001
City|  Wrocław
Event|  5 of 5 (5)
Referee|  Anthony Steele
Stadium details
Stadium|  Olympic Stadium
Capacity|  35,000
Length|  387 m
SWC Results
Winner |  |  Australia \- 68 pts
Runner-up |  |  Poland \- 65 pts
3rd place |  |  Sweden \- 51 pts
4th place |  |  Denmark \- 44 pts
5th place |  |  United States \- 30 pts

The 2001 Speedway World Cup Final was the fifth and last race of the 2001 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 7 July 2001 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.[1][2]

Australian rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swedish rider Ove Fundin in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 to go through the entire tournament (including qualification rounds) undefeated.[3]

## Results[edit]

Pos. |  | National team | Pts.

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1 |  |  Australia | 68
2 |  |  Poland | 65
3 |  |  Sweden | 51
4 |  |  Denmark | 44
5 |  |  United States | 30

## Heat details[edit]

Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25

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1 |  Australia | 68 | 4  | 7  | 10  | 14  | 17  | 17  | 21  | 25  | 25  | 26  | 29  | 33  | 35  | 39  | 42  | 45  | 49  | 51  | 52  | 54  | 56  | 57  | 60  | 64  | 68
(1) Jason Crump | 20  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
(2) Todd Wiltshire | 10  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
(3) Craig Boyce | 9  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |
(4) Ryan Sullivan | 13  |  |  |  | 4  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |
(5) Leigh Adams | 16  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |
2 |  Poland | 65 | 2  | 4  | 8  | 8  | 9  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 19  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 33  | 35  | 36  | 38  | 40  | 44  | 48  | 51  | 55  | 58  | 62  | 65  | 65
(1) Krzysztof Cegielski | 11  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |
(2) Piotr Protasiewicz | 9  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |
(3) Tomasz Gollob | 27  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 8J  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |
(4) Sebastian Ułamek | 13  |  |  |  | T  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  |
(5) Jacek Krzyżaniak | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | X
3 |  Sweden | 51 | 0  | 0  | 4  | 7  | 11  | 15  | 18  | 19  | 22  | 25  | 29  | 32  | 32  | 32  | 36  | 40  | 43  | 44  | 44  | 45  | 46  | 48  | 48  | 48  | 51
(1) Jimmy Nilsen | 7  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | E  |  |
(2) Mikael Karlsson | 8  |  | M  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  | 0  |
(3) Tony Rickardsson | 17  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
(4) Niklas Klingberg | 10  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | E  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |
(5) Andreas Jonsson | 9  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | X  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |
4 |  Denmark | 44 | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 9  | 11  | 13  | 15  | 17  | 17  | 17  | 20  | 23  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 27  | 29  | 33  | 36  | 40  | 41  | 43  | 44
(1) Nicki Pedersen | 16  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  | 4  |  |  |
(2) Bjarne Pedersen | 6  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |
(3) Hans Clausen | 6  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |
(4) Jesper B. Jensen | 5  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
(5) Brian Andersen | 11  |  |  |  |  | 4J  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |
5 |  United States | 30 | 3  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 13  | 13  | 15  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 19  | 19  | 19  | 22  | 25  | 25  | 25  | 25  | 27  | 28  | 30
(1) Greg Hancock | 9  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |
(2) Billy Hamill | 13  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | EJ  |  |  |  | 2
(3) Brent Werner | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | \-  |  |  |  |
(4) Billy Janniro | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  | \-  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |
(5) John Cook | 5  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | E  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |
Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  6 |  7 |  8 |  9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25

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 was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White, Yellow/Black and Green). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:

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

### Heat after heat[edit]

1. Crump, Hancock, Cegielski, N.Pedersen, Nilsen
2. Hamill, Wiltshire, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, M.Karlsson(x2)
3. T.Gollob, Boyce, Rickardsson, Werner, Clausen
4. Sullivan, Klingberg, Jensen, Janniro, Ułamek(T)
5. Jonsson, Adams, B.Andersen(joker), 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(joker), 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(e5)
14. Crump, B.Pedersen, Ułamek, Werner, Jonsson(wu)
15. Nilsen, Wiltshire, Clausen, Krzyżaniak, Hancock
16. Rickardsson, Adams, Cegielski, B.Pedersen, Janniro
17. Crump, Klingberg, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, Cook(e5)
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(joker-e3)
22. N.Pedersen, Protasiewicz, M.Karlsson, Boyce, Janniro
23. T.Gollob, Sullivan, Cook, B.Pedersen, Nilsen(e5)
24. Adams, Ułamek, Clausen, Hancok, M.Karlsson
25. Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Jensen, Krzyżaniak(wu)

## See also[edit]

* Motorcycle speedway

## References[edit]

1. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2001-07-21 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
2. ^ rlach.republika.pl; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
3. ^ "2001 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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