Germany national speedway team

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Germany
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AssociationGerman Motor Union
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
FIM codeDMSB
Nation colourBlack, Red, Yellow
SWC Wins0

The Germany national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.

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History

The West Germany national speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 [1] [2] and the following year in 1961, the East Germany national speedway team competed in the World Cup for the first time. [3] [4]

Traditionally the West German team were much stronger and produced the majority of the leading riders from the German nations. [5] West Germany and East Germany became the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the German reunification between 1989 and 1991.

The German team reached the final of the World Team Cup in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998 [6] but failed to make any impact over the next two decades, until they competed in consecutive finals of the Speedway of Nations in 2018 and 2019. [7]

Major tournament finals

World Team Championships

YearVenueStandings (Pts)RidersPts
1994 Flag of Germany.svg
Brokstedt
Holsteinring Brokstedt 		1. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (23)
2. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (20)
3. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (17)
4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (17)
5. Flag of the United States.svg United States (17)
6. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (16)
= Flag of England.svg England (16)		 Gerd Riss 12
Andre Pollehn11+2
Robert Barth 1
1996 Flag of Germany.svg
Diedenbergen
Speedway Diedenbergen 		1. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (27)
2. Flag of Russia.svg Russia (22)
3. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (21)
4. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (20)
5. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (14)
6. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (12)
7. Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (9)		Gerd Riss14
Robert Barth6
Robbie Kessler 0
1997 Flag of Poland.svg
Piła
Stadion Żużlowy Centrum 		1. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (27)
2. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (25)
3. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (21)
4. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (17)
5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (16)
6. Flag of Russia.svg Russia (10)
7. Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (9)		Robert Barth9
Robbie Kessler8
Gerd Riss0
1998 Flag of Denmark.svg
Vojens
Vojens Speedway Center 		1. Flag of the United States.svg United States (28)
2. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (24)
3. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (23)
4. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (17)
5. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (14)
6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (14)
7. Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (6)		 Matthias Kröger 7
Robert Barth6
Gerd Riss1
2018 Flag of Poland.svg
Wrocław
Olympic Stadium 		1. Flag of Russia.svg Russia (45)
2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (46)
3. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (36)
4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (35)
5. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (35)
6. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (32)
7. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (23)		 Martin Smolinski 13
Kai Huckenbeck 9
Michael Härtel 1
2019 Flag of Russia.svg
Tolyatti
Anatoly Stepanov Stadium 		1. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (47)
2. Flag of Russia.svg Russia (45)
3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (41)
4. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (37)
5. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (35)
6. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (30)
7. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (16)		Kai Huckenbeck20
Erik Riss 10
Lukas Fienhage 0
2024 Flag of England.svg
Manchester
National Speedway Stadium		1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (35+5+7)
2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (36+2)
3. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (27+4)
4. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (26)
5. Flag of Poland.svg Poland (24)
6. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (21)
7. Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (20)		Kai Huckenbeck16
Norick Blödorn 10

International caps (as of 2022)

Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era. [8]

RiderCaps
Busch, Tobias 1
Dilger, Max 3
Facher, Frank 2
Hefenbrock, Christian 10
Katt, Stephan 1
Kessler, Robbie 5
Kröger, Matthias 6
Kroner, Tobias 9
Kugelmann, Joachim 6
Lausch, Klaus 2*
Maier, Karl 1*
Mell, Steffen 2
Pelzmann, Carsten 3*
Pingel, Jorg 2
Pollehn, Andre 4*
Riss, Gerd 12*
Smolinski, Martin 12
Stange, Tommy 8
Wölbert, Kevin 6
Wolter, Mirko 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1960 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN   0-904584-45-3.
  3. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
  4. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  5. ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
  6. ↑ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Breaking News:FIM Speedway of Nations". SGP.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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