1978 Speedway World Team Cup

1978 Speedway World Team Cup
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Qualification

Pos. National team Pts.
1  England 43

Peter Collins 12, Gordon Kennett 11, Malcolm Simmons 11, Dave Jessup 9

2  Australia 21

John Titman 8, John Boulger 7, Phil Crump 4, Billy Sanders 2

3  United States 20

Scott Autrey 9, Mike Curoso 4, Steve Gresham 4, Bruce Penhall 3

4  New Zealand 12

Bruce Cribb 4, Mitch Shirra 4, Roger Abel 2, Larry Ross 2, Cliff Anderson 0

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Denmark 34

Finn Thomsen 11, Mike Lohmann 9, Hans Nielsen 8, Ole Olsen 6

2  Sweden 33

Bernt Persson 11, Jan Andersson 9, Tommy Nilsson 9, Soren Karlsson 2, Bo Wirebrand 2

3  Finland 21

Kai Niemi 7, Seppo Palomaki 5, Ila Teromaa 5, Rauli Makinen 4, Ari Koponen 0

4  Norway 6

Rolf Gramstad 4, Sigvart Pedersen 1, Trond Helge Skretting 1, Audun Ove Olsen 0, Stein Roar Pedersen 0

Pos. National team Pts.
1  West Germany 38

Alois Wiesböck 12, Georg Hack 9, Hans Wassermann 9, Egon Müller 8

2  Italy 29

Giuseppe Marzotto 10, Francesco Biginato 7, Mauro Ferraccioli 7, Sandro Pastorelli 5

3  Hungary 15

Laszlo Meszaros 6, Istvan Sziraczki 6, Janos Oresko 2, Janos Jakob 1

4  Austria 14

Josef Haider 6, Adi Funk 3, Herbert Szerecs 2, Gunther Walla 2, Hubert Fischbacher 1

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Soviet Union 32

Mikhail Starostin 11, Vladimir Paznikov 9, Grigori Khlinovsky 6, Nikolai Kornev 6

2  Netherlands 31

Rudi Muts 9, Henny Kroeze 8, Frits Koppe 6, Henk Steman 6, Frits Koning 2

3  Bulgaria 27

Nikolai Cvetkov 9, Orlin Janakiev 8, Angel Eftimov 7, Atanas Toianov 3, Nikolai Parvanov 0

4  Yugoslavia 6

Darko Tominac 3, Djuro Fleten 2, Vlado Kocuvan 1, Rade Kjurdjvic 0, Ivan Posedi 0

Tournament

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Soviet Union 34

Valeri Gordeev 11, Grigori Khlinovsky 10, Mikhail Starostin 10, Nikolai Kornev 3

2  West Germany 27

Egon Muller 11, Georg Hack 9, Waldemar Bacik 5, Alois Wiesbock 2

3  Netherlands 20

Henny Kroeze 9, Frits Koppe 4, Henk Steman 4, Rudi Muts 3, Frits Koning 0

4  Italy 15

Giuseppe Marzotto 5, Francesco Biginato 4, Mauro Ferraccioli 3, Sandro Pastorelli 3

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Poland 31

Marek Cieslak 11, Edward Jancarz 11, Boleslaw Proch 4, Jerzy Rembas 4, Andrzej Huszcza 1

2  Czech Republic 27

Ales Dryml 8, Jan Verner 8, Vaclav Verner 7, Jiri Stancl 4

3  Soviet Union 22

Mikhail Starostin 7, Valeri Gordeev 6, Nikolai Kornev 5, Grigori Khlinovsky 2, Vladimir Smirnov 2

4  West Germany 16

Waldemar Bacik 7, Georg Hack 5, Alois Wiesböck 3, Georg Gilgenreiner 1

Pos. National team Pts.
1  England 33

Malcolm Simmons 11, Michael Lee 10, Peter Collins 6, John Davis 6

2  Denmark 25

Ole Olsen 12, Mike Lohmann 5, Hans Nielsen 5,Finn Thomsen 3

3  Sweden 23

Anders Michanek 10, Bernt Persson 6, Jan Andersson 5, Christer Sjosten 2

4  Australia 14

John Titman 5, Phil Herne 4, Mick McKeon 4, Phil Crump 1

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Denmark 37

Hans Nielsen 11, Ole Olsen 10, Mike Lohmann 9, Finn Thomsen 7

2  England 27

Malcolm Simmons 8, Peter Collins 6, Dave Jessup 5, Michael Lee 5, Gordon Kennett 3

3  Poland 16

Edward Jancarz 6, Marek Cieslak 5, Jerzy Rembas 3, Andrzej Huszcza 1, Zenon Plech 1

4  Czech Republic 16

Jiri Stancl 7, Jan Verner 5, Ales Dryml 2, Vaclav Verner 2