2006 Speedway World Cup

The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 22 July 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Denmark (45 pts) and they beat Sweden (37 pts), host team Great Britain (36 pts) and Australia (35 pts) in the Final. The defending champion Poland did not qualified to the Final.

2006 Speedway Grand Prix
FIM ASL FREIGHT MOVEMENTS Speedway World Cup 2006
Tournament details
Host nations United Kingdom (Race-Off and the Final)
 Poland and  Sweden (Semi-Finals)
Dates16-22 July
Venues3
Cities3
Heats100 (in 4 events)
Tournament results
Champion Denmark
Runner-up Sweden
3rd place Great Britain

Qualification
Main article: 2006 Speedway World Cup Qualification
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Finland42
2 Germany39+3
3 Russia39+2
4 Latvia30
Pos.National teamPts.
1 United States59
2 Slovenia41
3 Hungary25+3
4 Italy25+2

Tournament
  Semi-finals   Race-off   Final
16 July - Rybnik (Municipal Stadium)
     Australia   49  
     Great Britain   48  
     Poland   48       22 July - Reading (Smallmead Stadium)
     Finland   9 20 July - Reading (Smallmead Stadium)      Denmark   45
details      Denmark   49        Sweden   37
       Great Britain   42        Great Britain   36
       Poland   35        Australia   35
18 July - Målilla (G&B Stadium)      United States   28 details
     Sweden   56 details
     Denmark   53  
     United States   39   Key:
     Czech Republic   7     Qualify to the Final
details     Qualify to the Race-Off

Final classification
Pos.National teamPts.
 Denmark45
 Sweden37
 Great Britain36
4 Australia35
5 Poland35
6 United States28
7 Finland9
8 Czech Republic7

See also


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