2001 Speedway World Cup Final

The 2001 Speedway World Cup Final was the fifth and last race of the 2001 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 7 July 2001 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.[1][2]

2001 Speedway World Cup Final

Information
Date	7 July 2001
City	Wrocław
Event	5 of 5 (5)
Referee	Anthony Steele
Stadium details
Stadium	Olympic Stadium
Capacity	35,000
Length	387 m
SWC Results
Winner		Australia - 68 pts
Runner-up		Poland - 65 pts
3rd place		Sweden - 51 pts
4th place		Denmark - 44 pts
5th place		United States - 30 pts

Australian rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swedish rider Ove Fundin in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 to go through the entire tournament (including qualification rounds) undefeated.

Results

Pos.		National team	Pts.
1		Australia	68
2		Poland	65
3		Sweden	51
4		Denmark	44
5		United States	30

Heat details

Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
1	Australia	68	4	7	10	14	17	17	21	25	25	26	29	33	35	39	42	45	49	51	52	54	56	57	60	64	68
	(1) Jason Crump	20	4							4						4			4								4
	(2) Todd Wiltshire	10		3							0						3			2			2
	(3) Craig Boyce	9			3							1	3								1			1
	(4) Ryan Sullivan	13				4		0						4								2			3
	(5) Leigh Adams	16					3		4						2			3								4
2	Poland	65	2	4	8	8	9	11	12	15	19	27	28	29	33	35	36	38	40	44	48	51	55	58	62	65	65
	(1) Krzysztof Cegielski	11	2					2					1					2					4
	(2) Piotr Protasiewicz	9		2					1					1					2					3
	(3) Tomasz Gollob	27			4					3		8J			4					4					4
	(4) Sebastian Ułamek	13				T					4					2					4					3
	(5) Jacek Krzyżaniak	5					1					-					1					3					X
3	Sweden	51	0	0	4	7	11	15	18	19	22	25	29	32	32	32	36	40	43	44	44	45	46	48	48	48	51
	(1) Jimmy Nilsen	7	0						3								4				0				E
	(2) Mikael Karlsson	8		M						1			4									1		2		0
	(3) Tony Rickardsson	17			4						3			3				4									3
	(4) Niklas Klingberg	10				3						3			E				3				1
	(5) Andreas Jonsson	9					4	4								X				1				-
4	Denmark	44	1	2	2	4	8	9	11	13	15	17	17	17	20	23	25	26	27	27	29	33	36	40	41	43	44
	(1) Nicki Pedersen	16	1								2	2			3							4		4
	(2) Bjarne Pedersen	6		1								-				3		1							1
	(3) Hans Clausen	6			0			1									2		1							2
	(4) Jesper B. Jensen	5				2			2				0							0							1
	(5) Brian Andersen	11					4J			2				0							2		3
5	United States	30	3	7	8	9	9	12	12	12	13	13	15	17	18	19	19	19	19	22	25	25	25	25	27	28	30
	(1) Greg Hancock	9	3									0		2			0			3						1
	(2) Billy Hamill	13		4				3							1						3		EJ				2
	(3) Brent Werner	2			1				0							1						0	-
	(4) Billy Janniro	1				1				0							-	0						0
	(5) John Cook	5					0				1		2						E						2
Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White, Yellow/Black and Green). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D	gate E – outside

Heat after heat

1. Crump, Hancock, Cegielski, N.Pedersen, Nilsen
2. Hamill, Wiltshire, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, M.Karlsson(x2)
3. T.Gollob, Boyce, Rickardsson, Werner, Clausen
4. Sullivan, Klingberg, Jensen, Janniro, Ułamek(T)
5. Jonsson, Adams, B.Andersen(joker), Krzyżaniak, Cook
6. Jonsson, Hamill, Cegielski, Clausen, Sullivan
7. Adams, Nilsen, Jensen, Protasiewicz, Werner
8. Crump, T.Gollob, B.Andersen, M.Karlsson, Janniro
9. Ułamek, Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Cook, Wiltshire
10. T.Gollob(joker), Klingberg, N.Pedersen, Boyce, Hancock
11. M.Karlsson, Boyce, Cook, Cegielski, Jensen
12. Sullivan, Rickardsson, Hancock, Protasiewicz, B.Andersen
13. T.Gollob, N.Pedersen, Adams, Hamill, Klingberg(e5)
14. Crump, B.Pedersen, Ułamek, Werner, Jonsson(wu)
15. Nilsen, Wiltshire, Clausen, Krzyżaniak, Hancock
16. Rickardsson, Adams, Cegielski, B.Pedersen, Janniro
17. Crump, Klingberg, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, Cook(e5)
18. T.Gollob, Hancock, Wiltshire, Jonsson, Jensen
19. Ułamek, Hamill, B.Andersen, Boyce, Nilsen
20. N.Pedersen, Krzyżaniak, Sullivan, M.Karlsson, Cook
21. Cegielski, B.Andersen, Wiltshire, Klingberg, Hamill(joker-e3)
22. N.Pedersen, Protasiewicz, M.Karlsson, Boyce, Janniro
23. T.Gollob, Sullivan, Cook, B.Pedersen, Nilsen(e5)
24. Adams, Ułamek, Clausen, Hancok, M.Karlsson
25. Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Jensen, Krzyżaniak(wu)

See also

• Motorcycle speedway

References

1. world.speedway.org Archived 2001-07-21 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-10-24
2. rlach.republika.pl; Retrieved on 2008-10-24