1992 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1992 Speedway World Team Cup was the 33rd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final was staged at the Kumla Speedway in Kumla, Sweden. The United States won their third title.^[4]^[5]

First round

20 April 1992
Marmande

1st	2nd	3rd
Austria - 33 13.Andreas Bossner (3,3,3,3,2,3) - 17 14.Walter Nebel (3,2,0,1,1) - 7 15.Heinrich Schatzer (2,3,0,2,2) - 9	Netherlands - 27 7.Rene Elzinga (0,1,1,2,0) - 4 8.Ron Koppe (1,3,2,1,0) - 7 9.Rob Steman (3,3,3,3,2,2) - 16	France - 22 1.Philippe Bergé (3,f,3,3,3,3) - 15 2.David Ochocki (2,1,0,1,0) - 4 3.Christophe Dubernard (t,1,1,0,1) - 3

4th	5th
Latvia - 20 10.Andrey Korolevs (1,2,2,1,3,3) - 12 11.Yury Brauceys (2,2,2,0,0,0) - 6 12.Valery Sokolov (0,0,2,0) - 2	Yugoslavia - 17 4.Gregor Pintar (3,0,1,3,1,2) - 9 5.Igor Hauptmann (0,0,1,2) - 3 6.Krešo Omerzel (1,0,0,1,1,2) - 5

3 May 1992
Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana

1st	2nd	3rd
Austria - 43 Andreas Bossner - 18 Walter Nebel - 16 Heinrich Schatzer - 9	France - 23 Philippe Bergé - 11 Christophe Dubernard - 9 David Ochocki - 3	Yugoslavia - 23 Gerhard Lekse - 11 Gregor Pintar - 8 Krešo Omerzel - 4

4th	5th
Latvia - 15 Andrey Korolevs - 9 Yury Sokolov - 4 Yury Brauceys - 2	Netherlands - 15 Rene Elzinga - 6 Rom Steman - 5 Henk Bangma - 4

Austria to second round

Second round

10 May 1992
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno

1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Poland - 53 Tomasz Gollob (3,3,3,3,3) - 15 Piotr Świst (3,3,3,3,3) - 15 Jarosław Olszewski (2,-,-,-,1) - 3 Piotr Pawlicki (2,e,3,3,3) - 11 Mirosław Kowalik (3,3,3,3) - 12	Italy - 31 Armando Dal Chiele (2,3,2,0,2) - 9 Andrea Maida (1,3,1,1,1) - 7 Paolo Salvatelli (0,2,1,2,2) - 7 Fabrizio Vesprini (0,-,-,-,-) - 0 Valentino Furlanetto (-,3,2,1,2) - 8	Finland - 24 Vesa Ylinen (1,2,2,2,2) - 9 Juha Moksunen (3,2,2,2,e) - 9 Mika Pellinen (f,1,1,1,1) - 4 Tomi Havu (0,-,0,-,-) - 0 Petri Nurmesniemi (-,1,-,0,-,1) - 2	Austria - 12 Andreas Bössner (1,0,2,1,0) - 4 Walter Nebel (0,0,0,0,0) - 0 Franz Leitner (1,0,1,0,0) - 2 Heinrich Schatzer (2,1,0,2,1) - 6

31 May 1992
Seinäjoki Speedway, Seinäjoki

1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Poland - 50 Piotr Świst - 14 Tomasz Gollob - 12 Jacek Krzyżaniak - 11 Mirosław Kowalik - 9 Jarosław Olszewski - 4	Italy - 33 Paolo Salvatelli - 9 Armando Castagna - 9 Armando Dal Chiele - 5 Valentino Furlanetto - 5 Andrea Maida - 5	Finland - 24 Vesa Ylinen - 9 Juha Moksunen - 6 Olli Tyrväinen - 6 Marko Hyyryläinen - 2 Petri Nurmesniemi - 1	Austria - 13 Andreas Bössner - 8 Heinrich Schatzer - 3 Franz Leitner - 1 Thomas Stadler - 1

Poland to third round.

Third round

21 July 1992
Elgane, Varhaug

Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20
1	Norway	34	0	3	4	6	9	10	10	11	14	16	18	18	18	20	22	25		26	29	31	34
	(9) Lars Gunnestad	12			1		3					2						3	9				3
	(10) Einar Kyllingstad	10				2		1			3						2		8			2
	(11) Arnt Førland	11		3						1			2			2			8		3
	(12) Atle Knudsen	1	0						0					-	X				0	1
	(19) Robert Langeland	0												0					0

2	Hungary	31	2	3	5	8	9	12	15	15	17	17	18	21	23	24	24	25		28	28	31	31
	(1) Zoltán Adorján	7				3				0				3				1	7				0
	(2) Zoltan Hajdu	9			2				3				1				F		6			3
	(3) József Petrikovics	9		1				3				0			2				6	3
	(4) Laszlo Bodi	6	2				1				2					1			6		F
	(17) Antal Kocso	0																	0

4	Poland	30	3	3	6	7	7	7	8	11	12	15	15	16	19	22	25	25		25	27	28	30
	(13) Piotr Paluch	2		0					1		1							0	2	F
	(14) Tomasz Gollob	14	3							3		3					3		12				2
	(15) Miroslaw Kowalik	3			3			F						-		-			3			-
	(16) Slawomir Drabik	5				F	0						0		3				3		2
	(20) Jacek Krzyzaniak	6				1								1		3			5			1

4	Germany	26	1	3	3	3	5	7	9	11	11	12	15	17	18	18	19	21		23	24	24	26
	(5) Gerd Riss	10	1					2					3					2	8				2
	(6) Robert Barth	7		2			2							2			1		7			0
	(7) Carsten Pelzmann	5				0			2			1				0			3	2
	(8) Thomas Meygle	4			0					2	E				1				3		1
	(18) Klaus Lausch	0																	0
Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D – outside

27 July 1992
Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut

Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20
1	Hungary	38	0	3	3	6	9	9	9	12	15	18	18	20	23	26	27	27		30	33	36	38
	(13) József Petrikovics	9		3					0		3							0	6		3
	(14) Zoltán Adorján	9	0							3		3					1		7				2
	(15) Zoltan Hajdu	8			0			-						2		3			5	3
	(16) Laszlo Bodi	6				3	3						0		-				6			-
	(20) Antal Kocso	6						0							3				3			3

2	Poland	36	1	1	4	5	5	7	10	12	14	16	18	21	22	24	27	28		30	32	33	36
	(1) Piotr Świst	8				1				2				3				1	7			1
	(2) Tomasz Gollob	14			3				3				2				3		11				3
	(3) Slawomir Drabik	5		0				-				2			1				3		2
	(4) Robert Sawina	1	1				0				-					-			1	-
	(17) Jan Krzystyniak	8						2			2					2			6	2

4	Germany	27	3	4	6	8	10	13	15	16	17	17	18	18	20	21	21	24		25	25	27	27
	(9) Gerd Riss	9			2		2					E						3	7			2
	(10) Robert Barth	6				2		3			1						0		6		E
	(11) Carsten Pelzmann	3		1						1			1			-			3	-
	(12) Klaus Lausch	7	3						2					0	2				7				0
	(19) Thomas Meygle	2														1			1	1

4	Norway	19	2	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	12	13	13	13	15	17		17	18	18	19
	(5) Lars Gunnestad	9	2					1					3					2	8				1
	(6) Einar Kyllingstad	6		2			1							1			2		6			0
	(7) Willi Tjessem	0				F			-			-				-			0	-
	(8) Atle Knudsen	2			1					0	0				0				1		1
	(18) Robert Langeland	2							1			1				0			2	0
Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D – outside

Fourth round

6 September 1992
King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn

Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20
1	England	48	3	5	7	10	12	13	15	18	21	23	26	28	31	34	37	40		40	43	45	48
	(13) Joe Screen	13		2					2		3							3	10		3
	(14) Mark Loram	13	3							3		2					3		11			2
	(15) Martin Dugard	3			2			1						-		-			3	-
	(16) Gary Havelock	14				3	2						3		3				11				3
	(20) Kelvin Tatum	5												2		3			5	0

2	Australia	35	0	1	4	6	6	8	9	10	12	15	17	20	22	24	26	28		29	31	34	35
	(1) Leigh Adams	9				2				1				3				2	8				1
	(2) Craig Boyce	4			3				1				-				-		4		-
	(3) Jason Lyons	11		1				2				3			2				8			3
	(4) Shane Parker	3	F				M				-					2			2	1
	(17) Glenn Doyle	8									2		2				2		6		2

4	Czechoslovakia	23	1	4	4	5	8	11	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	16		20	20	21	23
	(5) Zdeněk Tesař	7	1					3					1					1	6			1
	(6) Bohumil Brhel	8		3			3							0			0		6				2
	(7) Roman Matoušek	4				1			X			1				1			3	1
	(8) Václav Milík Sr.	0			F					0	-				-				0	-
	(18) Petr Vandírek	4									1				0				1	3

4	Hungary	14	2	2	3	3	4	4	7	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	12		14	14	14	14
	(9) Zoltán Adorján	2			1		1					0						0	2			0
	(10) Sándor Tihanyi	0				0		-			-						-		0	-
	(11) József Petrikovics	2		0						2			0			0			2		0
	(12) Antal Kocso	7	2						3					1	1				7				0
	(19) Róbert Nagy	3						0			0						1		1	2
Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D – outside

England to World final.

World Final

19 September 1992
Kumla Speedway, Kumla

Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20
1	United States	39	3	3	4	5	8	10	12	13	15	18	19	22	24	26	27	30		33	36	38	39
	(1) Sam Ermolenko	10				1				1				3				3	8			2
	(2) Ronnie Correy	5			1				-				1				-		2	3
	(3) Billy Hamill	10		0				2				3			2				7		3
	(4) Greg Hancock	11	3				3				2					2			10				1
	(17) Bobby Ott	3							2								1		3

2	Sweden	33	1	2	4	7	8	11	12	14	14	16	19	20	20	23	26	26		26	28	31	33
	(9) Tony Rickardsson	7			2		1					2						0	5		2
	(10) Per Jonsson	11				3		3			0						3		9				2
	(11) Henrik Gustafsson	12		1						2			3			3			9			3
	(12) Jimmy Nilsen	1	1						-					-	-				1	0
	(19) Peter Nahlin	2							1					1	F				2

4	England	31	2	5	8	10	12	13	13	16	19	20	22	22	25	26	28	29		30	31	31	31
	(5) Gary Havelock	7	2					1					2					1	6		1
	(6) Mark Loram	7		3			2							0			2		7			0
	(7) Joe Screen	2				2			F			-				-			2	-
	(8) Martin Dugard	12			3					3	3				3				12				0
	(18) Kelvin Tatum	3										1				1			2	1

4	Denmark	17	0	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	9	9	11		13	13	14	17
	(13) Hans Nielsen	11		2					3		1							2	8				3
	(14) Gert Handberg	0	0					F				0					0		0	-
	(15) Brian Karger	3			0			0						2		0			2			1
	(16) John Jørgensen	1				0	0						-		1				1		0
	(20) Morten Andersen	2											0						0	2
Placing	Team / Rider name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts	17	18	19	20

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 were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D – outside

References

^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "1992 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "England fell away". The People. 20 September 1992. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[1] "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[2] "1992 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[3] "England fell away". The People. 20 September 1992. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[5] "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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1992 Speedway World Team Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

World Final

See also

References

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