# Speedway World Cup

The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000. The competition was held annually until 2017 when it was replaced by the Speedway of Nations pairs event. The Speedway World Cup returned in 2023 and will be held every three years.

## Past winners

| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2001 | Wrocław | Australia (68 pts) Jason Crump Todd Wiltshire Craig Boyce Ryan Sullivan Leigh Adams | Poland (65 pts) Krzysztof Cegielski Piotr Protasiewicz Tomasz Gollob Sebastian Ułamek Jacek Krzyżaniak | Sweden (51 pts) Jimmy Nilsen Mikael Karlsson Tony Rickardsson Niklas Klingberg Andreas Jonsson |
| 2002 | Peterborough | Australia (64 pts) Todd Wiltshire Jason Lyons Leigh Adams Jason Crump Ryan Sullivan | Denmark (58 pts) Nicki Pedersen Ronni Pedersen Charlie Gjedde Hans Andersen Bjarne Pedersen | Sweden (54 pts) Tony Rickardsson Niklas Klingberg Peter Karlsson Mikael Karlsson Stefan Andersson |
| 2003 | Vojens | Sweden (62 pts) Andreas Jonsson Mikael Max Peter Ljung David Ruud | Australia (57 pts) Jason Crump Todd Wiltshire Jason Lyons Ryan Sullivan Leigh Adams | Denmark (53 pts) Nicki Pedersen Hans Andersen Bjarne Pedersen Ronni Pedersen Charlie Gjedde |
| 2004 | Poole | Sweden (49 pts) Mikael Max Tony Rickardsson Antonio Lindbäck Andreas Jonsson Peter Karlsson | Great Britain (48 pts) David Norris Lee Richardson Mark Loram Scott Nicholls Gary Havelock | Denmark (32 pts) Hans Andersen Nicki Pedersen Kenneth Bjerre Niels Kristian Iversen Bjarne Pedersen |
| 2005 | Wrocław | Poland (62 pts) Grzegorz Walasek Rune Holta Piotr Protasiewicz Jarosław Hampel Tomasz Gollob | Sweden (34 pts) Tony Rickardsson Peter Karlsson Andreas Jonsson Antonio Lindbäck Fredrik Lindgren | Denmark (31 pts) Hans Andersen Bjarne Pedersen Kenneth Bjerre Nicki Pedersen Niels Kristian Iversen |
| 2006 | Reading | Denmark (45 pts) Niels Kristian Iversen Nicki Pedersen Bjarne Pedersen Hans Andersen Charlie Gjedde | Sweden (37 pts) Andreas Jonsson Antonio Lindbäck Fredrik Lindgren Mikael Max Peter Karlsson | Great Britain (36 pts) Lee Richardson Mark Loram Scott Nicholls Chris Louis Chris Harris |
| 2007 | Leszno | Poland (55 pts) Krzysztof Kasprzak Jarosław Hampel Tomasz Gollob Rune Holta Grzegorz Walasek Damian Baliński | Denmark (52 pts) Hans Andersen Kenneth Bjerre Niels Kristian Iversen Nicki Pedersen Bjarne Pedersen Jesper B. Jensen | Australia (29 pts) Ryan Sullivan Jason Crump Chris Holder Leigh Adams Davey Watt Rory Schlein |
| 2008 | Vojens | Denmark (49 pts) Nicki Pedersen Bjarne Pedersen Kenneth Bjerre Niels Kristian Iversen Hans Andersen | Poland (46 pts) Rune Holta Wiesław Jaguś Tomasz Gollob Grzegorz Walasek Jarosław Hampel | Sweden (39 pts) Andreas Jonsson Daniel Nermark Peter Ljung Fredrik Lindgren Jonas Davidsson |
| 2009 | Leszno | Poland (44 pts) Krzysztof Kasprzak Piotr Protasiewicz Jarosław Hampel Tomasz Gollob Adrian Miedziński | Australia (43 pts) Davey Watt Troy Batchelor Leigh Adams Chris Holder Jason Crump | Sweden (36 pts) Jonas Davidsson Fredrik Lindgren Antonio Lindbäck Andreas Jonsson David Ruud |
| 2010 | Vojens | Poland (44 pts) Rune Holta Jarosław Hampel Tomasz Gollob Adrian Miedziński Janusz Kołodziej | Denmark (39 pts) Kenneth Bjerre Nicolai Klindt Niels Kristian Iversen Bjarne Pedersen Hans Andersen | Sweden (35 pts) Fredrik Lindgren Jonas Davidsson Antonio Lindbäck Magnus Zetterström Andreas Jonsson |
| 2011 | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Poland (51 pts) Tomasz Gollob Jaroslaw Hampel Krzysztof Kasprzak Piotr Protasiewicz Janusz Kołodziej | Australia (45 pts) Chris Holder Jason Crump Troy Batchelor Darcy Ward Davey Watt | Sweden (30 pts) Fredrik Lindgren Antonio Lindbäck Thomas H. Jonasson Jonas Davidsson Andreas Jonsson |
| 2012 | Målilla | Denmark (39 pts) Niels K Iversen Michael Jepsen Jensen Nicki Pedersen Mikkel B Jensen | Australia (36 pts) Jason Crump Darcy Ward Davey Watt Chris Holder | Russia (30 pts) Emil Sayfutdinov Grigory Laguta Artem Laguta Roman Povazhny |
| 2013 | Prague | Poland (41 pts) Jarosław Hampel Maciej Janowski Krzysztof Kasprzak Patryk Dudek | Denmark (40 pts) Niels Kristian Iversen Kenneth Bjerre Nicki Pedersen Michael Jepsen Jensen | Australia (34 pts) Darcy Ward Troy Batchelor Cameron Woodward Jason Doyle |
| 2014 | Bydgoszcz | Denmark (38 pts) Nicki Pedersen Peter Kildemand Mads Korneliussen Niels Kristian Iversen | Poland (37 pts) Piotr Protasiewicz Krzysztof Kasprzak Janusz Kołodziej Jarosław Hampel | Australia (36 pts) Chris Holder Darcy Ward Troy Batchelor Jason Doyle |
| 2015 | Vojens | Sweden (34 pts) Antonio Lindbäck Andreas Jonsson Linus Sundström Fredrik Lindgren | Denmark (32 pts) Peter Kildemand Niels Kristian Iversen Nicki Pedersen Kenneth Bjerre | Poland (27 pts) Bartosz Zmarzlik Krzysztof Buczkowski Maciej Janowski Przemysław Pawlicki |
| 2016 | Manchester | Poland (39 pts) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Bartosz Zmarzlik Patryk Dudek Krzysztof Kasprzak Krystian Pieszczek | Great Britain (32 pts) Craig Cook Tai Woffinden Danny King Robert Lambert Adam Ellis | Sweden (30 pts) Andreas Jonsson Antonio Lindbäck Peter Ljung Fredrik Lindgren Joel Andersson |
| 2017 | Leszno | Poland (50 pts) Patryk Dudek Maciej Janowski Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Bartosz Zmarzlik Bartosz Smektała | Sweden (42 pts) Antonio Lindbäck Fredrik Lindgren Linus Sundström Andreas Jonsson Joel Kling | Russia (18 pts) Emil Sayfutdinov Vadim Tarasenko Andrey Kudriashov Gleb Chugunov Grigory Laguta |
| 2023 | Wrocław | Poland (33 pts) Bartosz Zmarzlik Maciej Janowski Patryk Dudek Janusz Kołodziej Dominik Kubera | Great Britain (31 pts) Dan Bewley Robert Lambert Tai Woffinden Adam Ellis Tom Brennan | Denmark (29 pts) Leon Madsen Anders Thomsen Mikkel Michelsen Nicki Pedersen Rasmus Jensen |

### Medal classification

| Pos | National Team | | | | Total |
| 1. | Poland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2. | Denmark | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 3. | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4. | Australia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5. | Great Britain | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Russia | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Pos | Rider | Team | | | | Total |
| 1. | Jarosław Hampel | Poland | 6 | 2 | - | 8 |
| 2. | Tomasz Gollob | Poland | 5 | 2 | - | 7 |
| 3. | Krzysztof Kasprzak | Poland | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 4. | Nicki Pedersen | Denmark | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5. | Niels Kristian Iversen | Denmark | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6. | Patryk Dudek | Poland | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 7. | Andreas Jonsson | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8. | Piotr Protasiewicz | Poland | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 9. | Rune Holta | Poland | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 9. | Janusz Kołodziej | Poland | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |

## Participating nations

| Team | 2001 (12) | 2002 (12) | 2003 (12) | 2004 (8) | 2005 (8) | 2006 (8) | 2007 (8) | 2008 (8) | 2009 (8) | 2010 (8) | 2011 (8) | 2012 (9) | 2013 (9) | 2014 (9) | 2015 (9) | 2016 (9) | 2017 (9) | 2023 (9) |
| Poland | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 4 | 8 | 5 | | | | 5 |
| Russia | 8 | 9 | 8 | • | 7 | • | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | 9 | • | 7 | 6 | | |
| Great Britain | 6 | 7 | 5 | | 4 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | 4 | |
| Australia | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | | 4 | | 5 | | | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Latvia | • | • | •• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | 8 | 9 | • | 6 | • |
| United States | 5 | 6 | | | • | 6 | 7 | • | • | • | • | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | • |
| Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | | 4 | | | | | 5 | 8 | |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | • | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| France | | | | | • | | | | | | | • | • | | | | • | 6 |
| Germany | 11 | 12 | 10 | • | 8 | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | 9 | • | • | • | 9 | • | 8 |
| Italy | • | | 12 | 7 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | • | • | • | • |
| Slovenia | 12 | 11 | 9 | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Hungary | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | • | • | • | 8 | • | | | | • | | | | | • |
| Ukraine | • | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | | | | | • |
| Finland | 9 | 8 | 7 | • | | 7 | 8 | • | • | 7 | • | • | | | | | | 9 |
| Norway | • | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | • |
| Austria | | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • |

### Legend

* – Champions.
* – Runners-up.
* – Third place.
* •• – Qualified, but withdrew.
* • – Did not qualify.
* – Did not enter or withdrew.
* – Race-off and final hosts.

## Format

The current tournament format consists of two semi finals with the winner qualifying for the grand final and the second and third place teams entering a race off. In the four team race off only the winner will join the two semi final winners and the hosts in the grand final.