2007 Speedway World Cup

The 2007 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 7th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 21, 2007 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland (55 pts) and they beat defending champion Denmark (52 pts), Australia (29 pts) and Great Britain (15 pts) in the Final.[1][2][3]

2007 Speedway Grand Prix
World champions
Tournament details
Host nations Poland (Race-Off and the Final)
 Denmark and  United Kingdom (Semi-Finals)
DatesJuly 14 - July 21
Venues3
Cities3
Heats100 (in 4 events)
Tournament results
Champion Poland
Runner-up Denmark
3rd place Australia

Qualification
Main article: 2007 Speedway World Cup Qualification
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Finland43
2 Germany40
3 Latvia37
4 Slovenia29
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Russia59
2 Czech Republic46
3 Italy31
4 Hungary12

Tournament
  Semi-finals   Race-off   Final
14 July - Vojens (Speedway Center)
     Denmark   60  
     Poland   44  
     Australia   39       21 July - Leszno (Smoczyk Stadium)
     Finland   11 19 July - Leszno (Smoczyk Stadium)      Poland   55
details      Australia   53        Denmark   52
       Poland   52        Australia   29
       Sweden   40        Great Britain   15
16 July - Coventry (Brandon stadium)      Russia   7 details
     Great Britain   60 details
     Sweden   49  
     Russia   27   Key:
     United States   20     Qualify to the Final
details     Qualify to the Race-Off

Final classification
Pos.National teamPts.
 Poland55
 Denmark52
 Australia29
4 Great Britain15
5 Sweden40
6 Russia7
7 United States20
8 Finland11

See also

References
  1. speedwayworld.tv Archived 2007-08-01 at Archive.today; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  2. rlach.republika.pl Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  3. Świat Żużla, No 4 (72) / 2007, page 57, ISSN 1429-3285


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