| Speedway World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Speedway Stadium |
| Location | England |
| Start date | 23 July |
| End date | 30 July |
| Nations | 9 |
| Champions | |
| Poland | |
The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the sixteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 23 July and 30 July 2016 and involved nine national teams.[1] It was won by Poland, the first time they achieved success since 2013, and the seventh time in total. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth.[2][3]
Qualification
Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano - 2 June 2016 [4]
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | 46 | Tobias Kroner 13, Martin Smolinski 12, Kai Huckenbeck 11, Kevin Wölbert 10 | |
 Latvia | 31 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 17, Kjasts Puodžuks 8, Maksims Bogdanovs 6, Davis Kurmis 0 | |
| Italy | 29 | Nicolás Covatti 18, Paco Castagna 6, Guglielmo Franchetti 4, Nicolas Vicentin 1 | |
 Slovenia | 20 | Matej Žagar 13, Nick Škorja 4, Matic Ivačič 2, Ziga Kovacić 1 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Finals appearance | Last appearance | 2015 place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain | Host | 16th | 2015 | 5 |
 Sweden | 2015 SWC top eight | 16th | 2015 | 1 |
 Denmark | 2015 SWC top eight | 16th | 2015 | 2 |
 Poland | 2015 SWC top eight | 16th | 2015 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2015 SWC top eight | 16th | 2015 | 4 |
 United States | 2015 SWC top eight | 9th | 2015 | 6 |
 Russia | 2015 SWC top eight | 13th | 2015 | 7 |
 Czech Republic | 2015 SWC top eight | 15th | 2015 | 8 |
| Germany | Qualifying Round Winner | 7th | 2012 | QR |
Tournament
| Semifinals | Race-off | Final | |||||||||||
| July 23 — Vojens (details) | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Russia | 32 | July 29 — Manchester (details) | July 30 — Manchester (details) | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 19 | Australia | 44 | Poland | 39 | ||||||||
| Denmark | 41 | Great Britain | 32 | ||||||||||
| July 26 — Vastervik (details) | Russia | 32 | Sweden | 30 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 48 | United States | 9 | Australia | 22 | ||||||||
| Australia | 37 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | 19 | ||||||||||||
Final classification
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
|---|---|---|
 | Poland | 39 |
 | Great Britain | 32 |
 | Sweden | 30 |
| 4 | Australia | 22 |
| 5 | Denmark | 41 |
| 6 | Russia | 32 |
| 7 | United States | 9 |
| =8 | Czech Republic | 19 |
| =8 | Germany | 19 |
See also
References
- ↑ "2016 Speedway World Cup Calendar". SGP. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "2016 Speedway World Cup Qualification". FIM.
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| Speedway World Cup (SWC) | ||
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