Team Speedway Junior World Championship
The Team Speedway Junior World Championship (more commonly known as the Under-21 Speedway World Cup) is an annual speedway event held in different countries (U-21). The first edition of the competition was in 2005.
Current season, competition or edition: 2018 Team Speedway Junior World Championship | |
| Sport | Motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Continent | World |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Poland (2020) |
| Most titles | Poland (13 times) |
| Related competitions | Individual Championship |
The 2018 World Champions are Poland, who won the title in 2018 in Outrup, Denmark. The championship has been dominated by Poland; winning first place a record 11 times.
Rules
| Race format | ||||
| Gate | A (inside) | B | C | D (outside) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat No | Riders starting No | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Eligibility
The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday and the maximum age limit (21 years) finishes at the end of the year in which they reach 21 years old.
Team composition
The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders; there shall be no substitute rider:
- Team A (Helmet colour Red): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team B (Blue): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team C (White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team D (Yellow/Black): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
When a team is 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team, the team manager may substitute a rider in the next or succeeding heats with another rider in his team, However, each rider may be used as a substitute once only. Substitutions must stop when the team is less than 6 points in arrears.
Prize
in Swiss franc
| Placing | Qualifying Meeting |
Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3,600 | 5,000 |
| 2nd | 2,600 | 4,000 |
| 3rd | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| 4th | 1,800 | 2,500 |
| Total | 10,000 | 14,500 |
Previous winners
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2005 |  Pardubice |
Poland (41 pts) |
 Sweden (35 pts) |
 Denmark (24 pts) |
| 2006 | Rybnik |
Poland (41 pts) |
Sweden (27 pts) |
Denmark (26 pts) |
| 2007 |  Abensberg |
Poland (40 pts) |
 Great Britain (36 pts) |
Czech Republic (30 pts) |
| 2008 | Holsted |
Poland (40 pts) |
Denmark (39 pts) |
Sweden (38 pts) |
| 2009 | Gorzów |
Poland (57 pts) |
Denmark (45 pts) |
Sweden (32 pts) |
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2010 | Rye House |
Denmark (51 pts) |
Sweden (37 pts) |
Poland (35 pts) |
| 2011 |  Balakovo |
Russia (61 pts) |
Denmark (31 pts) |
 Ukraine (29+3 pts) |
| 2012 | Gniezno |
Poland (61 pts) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (44 pts) |
Sweden (26 pts) |
| 2013 | Pardubice |
Denmark (42 pts) |
Poland (41 pts) |
Czech Republic (24 pts) |
| 2014 | Slangerup |
Poland (51 pts) |
Denmark (35 pts) |
Sweden (21 pts) |
| 2015 | Mildura |
Poland (50 pts) |
Denmark (39 pts) |
Australia (29 pts) |
| 2016 | Norrköping |
Poland (44 pts) |
Australia (37 pts) |
Denmark (24 pts) |
| 2017 | Rybnik |
Poland (47 pts) |
Australia (37 pts) |
Denmark (27 pts) |
| 2018 | Outrup |
Poland (46 pts) |
Denmark (42 pts) |
Great Britain (29 pts) |
| 2019 |  Manchester |
Poland (41 pts) |
Great Britain (33 pts) |
Denmark (31 pts) |
| 2020 | Outrup |
Poland (46 pts) |
Denmark (42 pts) |
Great Britain (32 pts) |
Classification
| Pos | National Team |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Poland |
13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2. | Denmark |
2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 3. | Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. | Sweden |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5. | Australia |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Great Britain |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7. | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8. | Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Team | Total | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bartosz Zmarzlik | Poland |
5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2. | Maksym Drabik | Poland |
4 | 4 | ||
| Bartosz Smektała | Poland |
4 | 4 | |||
| 3. | Paweł Przedpełski | Poland |
4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4. | Maciej Janowski | Poland |
4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5. | Karol Ząbik | Poland |
3 | 3 | ||
| 6. | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Michael J. Jensen | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8. | Artur Mroczka | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Przemysław Pawlicki | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 |
References
See also
| Seasons |  | |
|---|---|---|
International speedway competitions | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | | |
| Europe | ||
| National Championships | ||
| Ice speedway |
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| Long track |
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| Governing Bodies | ||