2004 Speedway World Cup

The 2004 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 7 August 2004 in Poole, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Sweden (49 pts) and they beat host team Great Britain (48 pts), Denmark (32 pts) and Poland (22 pts) in the Final.[1]

2004 Speedway Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nations United Kingdom (Race-Off and the Final)
Dates2-7 August
Venues2
Cities2
Heats100 (in 4 events)
Tournament results
Champion Sweden
Runner-up Great Britain
3rd place Denmark

Qualification

Pos.National teamPts.
1 Italy54
2 Germany47
3 Finland31
4 Latvia18
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Hungary51
2 Slovenia47
3 Russia42
4 Austria10

Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

City Stadium names Host club(s) Capacity
Eastbourne Arlington Stadium Eastbourne Eagles
Poole Poole Stadium Poole Pirates

Tournament

  Semi-finals   Race-off   Final
2 August - Eastbourne (Arlington Stadium)
     Great Britain   58  
     Sweden   50  
     Poland   39       7 August - Poole (Poole Stadium)
     Hungary   6 5 August - Poole (Poole Stadium)      Sweden   49
details      Sweden   49        Great Britain   48
       Poland   43        Denmark   32
       Australia   42        Poland   22
3 August - Eastbourne (Arlington Stadium)      Czech Republic   17 details
     Denmark   60 details
     Australia   52  
     Czech Republic   32   Key:
     Italy   14     Qualify to the Final
details     Qualify to the Race-Off

Final classification

Pos.National teamPts.
 Sweden49
 Great Britain48
 Denmark32
4 Poland22
5 Australia42
6 Czech Republic17
7 Italy14
8 Hungary6
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See also

References

  1. world.speedway.org Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-26


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