Speedway Champions Cup

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The Speedway Champions Cup was an annual motorcycle speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) between 1986 and 1993. [1] [2]

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This competition featured the national champions of the top sixteen countries. It was held to give smaller speedway nations their own "World Final", but was scrapped with the introduction of the Speedway Grand Prix in 1995. [1]

Previous winners

YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place
1986 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pardubice Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Stenlund (14 pts) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kuzniecov (13+3 pts) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Kasper, Jr. (13+2 pts)
1987 Flag of Hungary.svg Miskolc Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Adorján (12 pts) Flag of Italy.svg Armando Castagna (12 pts) Flag of England.svg Neil Evitts (11 pts)
1988 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Krško Flag of Sweden.svg Per Jonsson (14 pts) Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Riss (13+3 pts) Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Adorján (13+2 pts)
1989 Flag of Austria.svg Natschbach-Loipersbach Flag of Denmark.svg Jan O. Pedersen (15 pts) Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Shirra (13 pts) Flag of Finland.svg Kai Niemi (10 pts)
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Lonigo Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen (14+3 pts) Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Adorján (14+2 pts) Flag of England.svg Simon Wigg (12 pts)
1991 Flag of Norway.svg Elgane Flag of Norway.svg Lars Gunnestad (14 pts) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Kasper, Jr. (13 pts) Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen (12 pts)
1992 Flag of Ukraine.svg Rivne Flag of Denmark.svg Gert Handberg (13 pts) Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Adorján (12 pts) Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Karlsson (10 pts)
1993 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob (13+3 pts) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Adams (13+2 pts) Flag of Italy.svg Armando Castagna (13+1 pts)
YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway FAQ: World Champions" (in Polish). www.speedway-faq.org. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  2. ↑ "IPE" (in Polish). speedway.hg.pl. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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