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(Redirected from 2006 Speedway World Cup Final) 47th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition

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Speedway World Cup
VenueSmallmead Stadium
LocationEngland
Start date16 July
End date22 July
Nations8
Champions
 Denmark
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The 2006 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 22 July 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The tournament was won by Denmark (45 pts) and they beat Sweden (37 pts), host team Great Britain (36 pts) and Australia (35 pts) in the Final. The defending champion Poland did not qualify to the Final.

Qualification

Main article: 2006 Speedway World Cup Qualification
Pos. National team Pts.
1  Finland 42
2  Germany 39+3
3  Russia 39+2
4  Latvia 30
Pos. National team Pts.
1  United States 59
2  Slovenia 41
3  Hungary 25+3
4  Italy 25+2

Tournament

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
16 July - Rybnik (details)
 Australia49
 Great Britain48
 Poland4820 July - Reading (details)22 July - Reading
 Finland9 Denmark49 Denmark45
 Great Britain42 Sweden37
18 July - Målilla (details) Poland35 Great Britain36
 Sweden56 United States28 Australia35
 Denmark53
 United States39
 Czech Republic7

Final

The 2006 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 22 July at Smallmead Stadium in Reading.

Results

Pos. National team Pts.
1  Denmark 45
2  Sweden 37
3  Great Britain 36
4  Australia 35

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  Denmark 45 0 3 4 7 9 12 15 15 16 18 21 23 23 26 27 29 31 31 32 33 34 37 40 42 45
(1) Niels Kristian Iversen 5 0 1 0 1 3
(2) Nicki Pedersen 13 3 2 3 2 3
(3) Bjarne Pedersen 9 1 3 1 2 2
(4) Hans N. Andersen (c) 12 3 3 3 X 3
(5) Charlie Gjedde 6 2 0 2 1 1
2  Sweden 37 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 13 16 16 17 17 18 20 20 22 25 26 26 26 29 31 33 36 37
(1) Andreas Jonsson (c) 14 3 3 2 2 3 1
(2) Antonio Lindbäck 11 2 3 0 1 3 2
(3) Fredrik Lindgren 5 2 0 1 0 2
(4) Mikael Max 2 1 1 0 0 -
(5) Peter Karlsson 5 1 0 1 - 3
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
3  Great Britain 36 2 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 11 14 18 18 20 23 23 26 28 30 32 33 33 34 36
(1) Lee Richardson 7 2 1 2 2 0
(2) Mark Loram 7 1 1 2 2 1
(3) Scott Nicholls (c) 15 3 0 3 4J 3 2
(4) Chris Louis 3 0 1 - 0 2
(5) Chris Harris 4 0 0 0 3 1
4  Australia 35 1 1 1 3 6 8 10 12 14 17 17 18 21 22 25 25 26 28 31 34 34 34 35 35 35
(1) Travis McGowan 3 1 2 0 0 X
(2) Ryan Sullivan 4 0 2 1 1 0
(3) Todd Wiltshire 8 0 2 3 2 1
(4) Leigh Adams (c) 8 2 2 1 3 0
(5) Jason Crump 12 3 3 3 3 FJ
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 and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

Final classification

Pos. National team Pts.
Gold  Denmark 45
Silver  Sweden 37
Bronze  Great Britain 36
4  Australia 35
5  Poland 35
6  United States 28
7  Finland 9
8  Czech Republic 7

References

  1. "2006 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "2006 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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