The 2000 Speedway World Team Cup was the 41st edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.[1] It was the last time that the event was known as the Speedway World Team Cup because as from 2001 it was called the Speedway World Cup.[2]
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The final took place at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The World Championship was decided by a race-off after Sweden and Great Britain tied on 40 points. Tony Rickardsson beat Mark Loram to give Sweden an eighth title.[3]
Quarter-final
edit| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway 466.Rune Holta (3,3,3,3,3,2) - 17 7.Björn G. Hansen (2,2,0,0,2,3) - 9 8.Lars Gunnestad (1,3,3,3,3,3) - 16 9.Tor Einar Hielm (0,2,0,-,F/X,-) - 2 10.Kenneth Borgenhaug (-,-,-,2,-,0) - 2 |
 Finland 42+31.Kaj Laukkanen (3,3,3,2,2,1) - 14 2.Petri Kokko (2,1,2,1,3,3) - 12+3 3.Tomi Reima (1,1,-,-,1,-) - 3 4.Kauko Nieminen (3,0,2,F/X,2,3) - 10 5.Toni Salmela (-,-,1,1,-,1) - 3 |
 Russia 42+211.Roman Povazhny (3,3,2,3,0,2) - 13 12.Eduard Shaihullin (2,2,1,2,1,0) - 8 13.Rinat Mardanshin (X,2,3,2,3,2) - 12+2 14.Talgat Galeev (1,-,-,-,-,-) - 1 15.Sergey Eroshin (-,0,2,3,2,1) - 8 |
 Netherlands 1416.Roy Verbrugge (2,1,0,1,1,1) - 6 17.Henk Bos (-,0,-,-,0,0) - 0 18.Emiel Groen (0,1,0,0,0,F/X) - 1 19.Erik Eijbergen (1,0,1,-,1,-) - 3 20.Jim Groen (0,-,1,0/1,-,2) - 4 |
Norway to Semi-Final
- 3 June
Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy 50Andrea Maida (3,3,3,2,2,3) - 16 Stefano Alfonso (2,2,0,1,0,2) - 7 Alessandro Dalla Valle (3,3,1,3,3,1) - 14 Simone Tadiello (2,-,-,2,-,-) - 4 Armando Castagna (-,2,2,-,2,3) - 9 |
 Slovenia 39+3Aleš Dolinar (0,-,-,2,1,0) - 4 Gerhard Lekse (2,F,F,-,-,-) - 2 Izak Šantej (1,2,3,3,2,2) - 13 Jernej Kolenko (0,1,3,0,-,-) - 4 Matej Ferjan (-,3,3,F,3/2,3/3) - 17+3 |
 Hungary 39+FSandor Tihanyi (1,1,-,3,3,0) - 8 Zoltan Adorjan (X,3,2,0,-,1) - 6 Attila Stefani (2,-,1,2,1,2) - 8 Robert Nagy (3,2,1,0,1,3) - 10+F Laszlo Szatmari (-,3,2,-,-,2,-) - 7 |
 France 16Sebastien Tresarrieu (E,1,2,3,0,F) - 6 Stephane Tresarrieu (1,0,-,1,1,1) - 4 Jeremy Barraud (1,1,1,0,-,1) - 4 Fabrice Ostyn (0,-,F,1,0,-) - 1 Christophe Dubernard (-,0,x,-,1,0) - 1 |
Italy to Semi-Final
Semi-final
edit- 22 July
Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden 501.Tony Rickardsson (1,2,2,2,3,3) - 13 2.Mikael Karlsson (2,3,3,1,2,1) - 12 3.Peter Karlsson (2,2,2,2,1,1) - 10 4.Henrik Gustafsson (3,3,3,1,2,3) - 15 5.Niklas Klingberg - NS |
 Poland 46Rafał Dobrucki (1,3,0,-,-,-) - 4 Piotr Protasiewicz (3,2,1,3,3,1) - 13 Tomasz Gollob (0,3,3,3,3,3) - 15 Grzegorz Walasek (3,2,2,2,0,1) - 10 Sebastian Ułamek (-,-,-,0,2,2) - 4 |
 Czech Republic 2516.Aleš Dryml Jr. (0,1,-,-,E,0) - 1 17.Bohumil Brhel (1,0,3,3,1,3) - 11 18.Antonín Šváb Jr. (1,1,1,1,0,0) - 4 19.Marian Jirout (0,0,0,-,-,-) - 0 20.Antonin Kasper (-,-,2,2/2,1,2) - 9 |
Norway 23 Lars Gunnestad 12 Rune Holta 11 Björn G Hansen 0 Tor Einar Hielm 0 Trond Skretting 0 |
Sweden to World Final
- 15 July
Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States 52Greg Hancock (2,2,2,2,1,3) - 12 John Cook (3,3,3,1,F,2) - 12 Billy Hamill (3,3,3,3,3,3) - 18 Ronnie Correy (2,2,1,2,1,2) - 10 |
 Denmark 46Nicki Pedersen (2,3,2,3,2,3) - 15 Jesper B. Jensen (3,2,0,1,-,-) - 6 Brian Karger (1,2,3,1,2,1) - 10 Brian Andersen (E,3,2,2,3,0) - 10 Bjarne Pedersen (-,-,-,-,3,2) - 5 |
 Germany 25Robert Barth (1,1,3,3,1,1) - 10 Joachim Kugelmann (0,0,-,-,2,0) - 2 Matthias Kröger (3,0,E,0,2,2) - 7 Robbie Kessler (1,1,1,3,0,F) - 6 Mirko Wolter (-,-,E,0,-,-) - 0 |
Italy 20 Andrea Maida (2,0,0,0,0,0) - 2 Stefano Alfonso (0,1,1,2,3,1) - 8 Alessandro Dalla Valle (0,F,F,0,0,3) - 3 Armando Castagna (1,1,2,1,1,1) - 7 Simone Tadiello - NS |
USA to World Final
World final
edit- 17 September
Brandon Stadium, Coventry
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden 40+3 Tony Rickardsson (3,3,3,3,2,2) - 16+3 Mikael Karlsson (1,1,0,0,-,-) - 2 Henrik Gustafsson (3,0,0,2,2,3) - 10 Peter Karlsson (1,2,3,3,1,2) - 12 Niklas Klingberg (-,-,-,-,F,0) - 0 |
 England 40+XMark Loram (3,1,2,2,3,0) - 11+X Chris Louis (1,2,1,1,0,3) - 8 Joe Screen (2,3,1,3,0,3) - 12 Martin Dugard (F,2,2,F,-,-) - 4 Carl Stonehewer (-,-,-,-,3,2) - 5 |
United States 35 Billy Hamill (2,2,2,1,2,1) - 10 Sam Ermolenko (F,-,1,0,1,0) - 2 Greg Hancock (2,3,3,3,2,3) - 16 John Cook (3,1,0,1,1,1) - 7 Brent Werner (-,0,-,-,-,-) - 0 |
 Australia 29Jason Crump (2,E,3,2,3,2/1) - 13 Todd Wiltshire (0,1,-,-1,-) - 2 Leigh Adams (1,3,2,2,3,1/0) - 12 Ryan Sullivan (0,0,1,1,0,-) - 2 Craig Boyce (-,-,0,F,-,-) - 0 |
Sweden win Championship after Tony Rickardsson beat Mark Loram in a race off.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "2000 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.