1965 Speedway World Team Cup was the sixth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. [1] [2] [3]
The final took place at the Illerstadion in Kempten, West Germany. The World Champion title was won by Poland. [4] [5]
Qualifying round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Odense, Denmark ( details ) | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 45 | ||||||||||||
Norway | 23 | ||||||||||||
Olching, West Germany ( details ) | Finland | 19 | Kempten, West Germany ( details ) | ||||||||||
Poland | 39 | Denmark | 9 | Poland | 38 | ||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 32 | Sweden | 33 | ||||||||||
West Germany | 21 | Ufa, Soviet Union ( details ) | Great Britain** | 18 | |||||||||
Austria | 4 | Poland | 37 | Soviet Union | 7 | ||||||||
Soviet Union | 30 | ||||||||||||
Meissen, East Germany ( details ) | Czechoslovakia | 27 | |||||||||||
Soviet Union | 45 | East Germany | 2 | ||||||||||
Poland* | 25 | ||||||||||||
East Germany | 13 | ||||||||||||
East Germany II* | 11 | ||||||||||||
* Replacement teams not eligible to qualify
** Great Britain seeded to the final
Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders | |
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Poland | 38 | Andrzej Wyglenda - 11 (3,3,3,2) | ||
Sweden | 34 | Bjorn Knutson - 11 (3,3,2,3) | ||
Great Britain | 18 | Ken McKinlay - 7 (2,1,1,3) | ||
4 | Soviet Union | 7 | Gennady Kurilenko - 2 (2,0,0,0) |
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