2004 Speedway World Cup

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Speedway World Cup
VenuesArlington Stadium, Poole Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date2 August
End date7 August
Nations8
Champions
 Sweden
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The 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th

the Final.[1][2]

Qualification

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Italy 54
2  Germany 47
3  Finland 31
4  Latvia 18
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Hungary 51
2  Slovenia 47
3  Russia 42
4  Austria 10

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City Stadium names
Eastbourne Arlington Stadium
Poole
Wimborne Road

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
2 August - Eastbourne (details)
 Great Britain58
 Sweden50
 Poland395 August - Poole (details)7 August - Poole
 Hungary6 Sweden49 Sweden49
 Poland43 Great Britain48
3 August - Eastbourne (details) Australia42 Denmark32
 Denmark60 Czech Republic17 Poland22
 Australia52
 Czech Republic32
 Italy14

Final

The 2004 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 7 August at

Wimborne Road in Poole.[3][4]

Results

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Sweden 49
2  Great Britain 48
3  Denmark 32
4  Poland 22

Heat details

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
1  Sweden 49 2 5 6 7 7 8 11 14 15 18 21 24 24 26 29 30 30 33 33 36 38 41 43 46 49
(1) Mikael Max 9 2 1 3 1 2
(2) Tony Rickardsson 12 3 3 3 0 3
(3) Antonio Lindbäck 9 1 3 0 3 2
(4) Andreas Jonsson 7 1 1 2 0 3
(5) Peter Karlsson 12 X 3 3 3 3
2  Great Britain 48 1 2 5 8 11 13 14 15 18 18 20 22 25 28 30 33 36 36 38 39 40 41 44 46 48
(1) David Norris 9 1 3 3 1 1
(2) Lee Richardson 10 1 0 3 3 3
(3) Mark Loram 12 3 2 2 3 2
(4) Scott Nicholls 8 3 1 2 E 2
(5) Gary Havelock 9 3 1 2 2 1
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
3  Denmark 32 3 3 5 5 6 9 11 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 30 30 30 30 31 32 32
(1)
Hans N. Andersen
11 3 2 1 2 3 0
(2) Nicki Pedersen 4 0 2 1 1 X
(3) Kenneth Bjerre 4 2 1 1 - 0
(4) Niels Kristian Iversen 5 0 3 1 0 1
(5) Bjarne Pedersen 8 1 2 2 2 1
4  Poland 22 0 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 16 19 21 21 21 22
(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak 0 0 0 0 - -
(2) Jarosław Hampel 4 2 0 0 2 0
(3) Tomasz Gollob 1 0 F 0 0 1
(4) Janusz Kołodziej 10 2 2 2 1 3 XJ
(5) Marcin Rempała 7 2 0 0 2 1 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 and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

Final classification

Pos. National team Pts.
Gold  Sweden 49
Silver  Great Britain 48
Bronze  Denmark 32
4  Poland 22
5  Australia 42
6  Czech Republic 17
7  Italy 14
8  Hungary 6

References

  1. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  2. ^ "2004 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26
  4. ^ "2004 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.