# West Germany national speedway team

The West Germany national speedway team were one of the teams that competed in international team motorcycle speedway.

## History

The West German speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing second in the Central European Round. The following year in 1961, the East Germany national speedway team competed in their first World Cup and competed as a separate nation from West Germany.
In 1977, West Germany won a bronze medal in the Speedway World Pairs Championship but they struggled to progress through the World Cup rounds and it was not until the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup that they finally reached a final. Another appearance in the final came the following year in 1982.
The team became part of the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the German reunification between 1989 and 1991.

## Major tournament finals
### World Team Championships

| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) | Egon Müller | 10 |
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) | Karl Maier | 8 |
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) | Georg Hack | 5 |
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) | Georg Gilgenreiner | 5 |
| 1981 | Olching Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. Denmark (36) 2. England (29) 3. West Germany (28) 4. Soviet Union (3) | Alois Wiesböck | 0 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Karl Maier | 7 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Egon Müller | 5 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Georg Hack | 5 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Georg Gilgenreiner | 1 |
| 1982 | London White City Stadium | 1. United States (37) 2. Denmark (24) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) | Alois Wiesböck | 0 |

### World Pairs Championship

| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
| 1968 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Sweden (24) 2. Great Britain (12) 3. Norway (16) 4. West Germany B (12) 5. West Germany A (10) 6. Denmark (6) | Peter Barth | 9 (B) |
| 1968 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Sweden (24) 2. Great Britain (12) 3. Norway (16) 4. West Germany B (12) 5. West Germany A (10) 6. Denmark (6) | Rudolf Kastl | 3 (B) |
| 1968 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Sweden (24) 2. Great Britain (12) 3. Norway (16) 4. West Germany B (12) 5. West Germany A (10) 6. Denmark (6) | Manfred Poschenreider | 8 (A) |
| 1968 | Kempten Kempten Speedway | 1. Sweden (24) 2. Great Britain (12) 3. Norway (16) 4. West Germany B (12) 5. West Germany A (10) 6. Denmark (6) | Fred Aberl | 2 (A) |
| 1975 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Sweden (24) 2. Poland (23) 3. Denmark (20) 4. England (20) 5. Australia (19) 6. West Germany (10) 7. Austria (10) | Christoph Betzl | 6 |
| 1975 | Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski | 1. Sweden (24) 2. Poland (23) 3. Denmark (20) 4. England (20) 5. Australia (19) 6. West Germany (10) 7. Austria (10) | Fritz Baur | 4 |
| 1977 | Manchester Hyde Road | 1. England (28) 2. Sweden (18) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) 5. New Zealand (17) 6. Finland (14) 7. Australia (12) | Egon Müller | 11 |
| 1977 | Manchester Hyde Road | 1. England (28) 2. Sweden (18) 3. West Germany (18) 4. Czechoslovakia (17) 5. New Zealand (17) 6. Finland (14) 7. Australia (12) | Hans Wassermann | 7 |
| 1978 | Chorzów Stadion Śląski | 1. England (24) 2. New Zealand (24) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (18) 5. Poland (15) 6. West Germany (13) 7. Sweden (11) | Georg Hack | 8 |
| 1978 | Chorzów Stadion Śląski | 1. England (24) 2. New Zealand (24) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (18) 5. Poland (15) 6. West Germany (13) 7. Sweden (11) | Hans Wassermann | 5 |
| 1981 | Chorzów Stadion Śląski | 1. United States (28) 2. New Zealand (22) 3. Poland (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (18) 5. Denmark (17) 6. England (9) 7. West Germany (3) | Egon Müller | 2 |
| 1981 | Chorzów Stadion Śląski | 1. United States (28) 2. New Zealand (22) 3. Poland (21) 4. Czechoslovakia (18) 5. Denmark (17) 6. England (9) 7. West Germany (3) | Georg Gilgenreiner | 1 |
| 1983 | Göteborg Ullevi | 1. England (25) 2. Australia (24) 3. Denmark (19) 4. United States (18) 5. Sweden (16) 6. West Germany (12) 7. New Zealand (11) | Karl Maier | 6 |
| 1983 | Göteborg Ullevi | 1. England (25) 2. Australia (24) 3. Denmark (19) 4. United States (18) 5. Sweden (16) 6. West Germany (12) 7. New Zealand (11) | Egon Müller | 6 |
| 1986 | Pocking Rottalstadion | 1. Denmark (46) 2. United States (46) 3. Czechoslovakia (32) 4. Sweden (32) 5. New Zealand (32) 6. West Germany (27) 7. England (23) 8. Italy (15) 9. Australia (15) | Karl Maier | 22 |
| 1986 | Pocking Rottalstadion | 1. Denmark (46) 2. United States (46) 3. Czechoslovakia (32) 4. Sweden (32) 5. New Zealand (32) 6. West Germany (27) 7. England (23) 8. Italy (15) 9. Australia (15) | Klaus Lausch | 5 |
| 1988 | Bradford Odsal Stadium | 1. Denmark (45) 2. England (41) 3. United States (39) 4. New Zealand (32) 5. Sweden (26) 6. Hungary (25) 7. Italy (21) 8. West Germany (21) 9. Poland (17) | Gerd Riss | 17 |
| 1988 | Bradford Odsal Stadium | 1. Denmark (45) 2. England (41) 3. United States (39) 4. New Zealand (32) 5. Sweden (26) 6. Hungary (25) 7. Italy (21) 8. West Germany (21) 9. Poland (17) | Tommy Dunker | 4 |
| 1989 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Denmark (48) 2. Sweden (44) 3. England (37) 4. West Germany (36) 5. Finland (31) 6. Hungary (22) 7. Czechoslovakia (25) 8. Italy (15) 9. Poland (11) | Karl Maier | 22 |
| 1989 | Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. Denmark (48) 2. Sweden (44) 3. England (37) 4. West Germany (36) 5. Finland (31) 6. Hungary (22) 7. Czechoslovakia (25) 8. Italy (15) 9. Poland (11) | Gerd Riss | 14 |
| 1990 | Landshut Ellermühle Stadium | 1. Denmark (43) 2. Australia (41) 3. Hungary (33) 4. Sweden (33) 5. New Zealand (32) 6. United States (28) 7. Czechoslovakia (21) 8. England (20) 9. West Germany (15) | Klaus LauschZ | 15 |
| 1990 | Landshut Ellermühle Stadium | 1. Denmark (43) 2. Australia (41) 3. Hungary (33) 4. Sweden (33) 5. New Zealand (32) 6. United States (28) 7. Czechoslovakia (21) 8. England (20) 9. West Germany (15) | Gerd Riss | 0 |

## International caps

Caps limited to West Germany only (East Germany and unified Germany not included).
| Rider | Caps |
| Angermüller, Josef | 14 |
| Betzl, Chritophh | 24 |
| Deser, Stefan | 2 |
| Hack, Georg | 26 |
| Lausch, Klaus | 27 |
| Maier, Karl | 38 |
| Mouncer, Rob | 1 |
| Muller, Egon | 44 |
| Pelzmann, Carsten | 1 |
| Pollehn, Andre | 4 |
| Riss, Gerd | 22 |
| Schroeck, Peter | 1 |
| Wassermann, Hans | 15 |
| Wiesböck, Alois | 24 |
| Würtele, Peter | 6 |