# 1961 Speedway World Team Cup

1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).

## Format

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 June - Odense (details) | 8 June - Odense (details) | | |
| Sweden | 38 | | |
| Denmark | 26 | | |
| Norway | 18 | | |
| Finland | 14 | | |
| 28 June - 14 August (details) | 28 June - 14 August (details) | | |
| England | 219 | | |
| New Zealand | 186 | | |
| New Zealand | 186 | 3 September - Wrocław (details) | 3 September - Wrocław (details) |
| Australia | 30 | 3 September - Wrocław (details) | 3 September - Wrocław (details) |
| Australia | 30 | Poland | 32 |
| – | – | Poland | 32 |
| – | – | Sweden | 31 |
| 4 August - Plzeň (details) | 4 August - Plzeň (details) | Sweden | 31 |
| 4 August - Plzeň (details) | 4 August - Plzeň (details) | England | 21 |
| Czechoslovakia | 45 | England | 21 |
| Czechoslovakia | 45 | Czechoslovakia | 12 |
| West Germany | 22 | Czechoslovakia | 12 |
| Czechoslovakia B | 18 | | |
| Austria | 11 | | |
| 30 July - Rybnik (details) | 30 July - Rybnik (details) | | |
| Poland | 48 | | |
| Soviet Union | 30 | | |
| Bulgaria | 14 | | |
| East Germany | 4 | | |

## Qualification
### Nordic Round

* 8 June
* Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Sweden 38 Björn Knutson 12 Per Tage Svensson 10 Sören Sjösten 9 Tore Kindstrand 7 | Denmark 26 Kurt W. Petersen 9 Hans P Boisen 7 Arne Pander 5 Svend Nissen 5 | Norway 18 Reidar Kristoffersen 6 Rolf Mellerud 5 Rolf Westerberg 4 Sverre Harrfeldt 3 | Finland 14 Timo Laine 10 Esko Koponen 2 Illka Helminen 2 Kalevi Lahtinen 0 |

### British Round

* R1: 28 June - Brandon Stadium, Coventry
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| England - 41 Peter Craven - 17 Ron How - 11 Bob Andrews - 9 Ken McKinlay - 2 Les Owen - 2 | New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 17 Ronnie Moore - 15 Bob Duckworth - 2 Bryce Subritzky - 2 Dick Campbell - 0 | Australia - 31 Jack Young - 13 Johnny Chamberlain - 11 Peter Moore - 4 Jack Geran - 3 Ray Cresp - 0 |
* R2: 26 July - New Cross Stadium, London
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| England - 44 Peter Craven - 13 Split Waterman - 13 Ron How - 12 Bob Andrews - 6 | New Zealand - 38 Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 14 Bob Duckworth - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 3 Trevor Redmond - 0 | Australia - 26 Jack Young - 12 Chum Taylor - 9 Peter Moore - 3 Johnny Chamberlain - 2 Bluey Scott - 0 |
* R3: 28 July - Leicester Stadium, Leicester
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| England - 50 Peter Craven - 16 Bob Andrews - 13 Ron How - 12 Ken McKinlay - 7 Les Owen - 2 | New Zealand - 36 Barry Briggs - 16 Bob Duckworth - 9 Ron Johnston - 6 Ronnie Moore - 5 Bryce Subritzky - 0 | Australia - 22 Chum Taylor - 9 Johnny Chamberlain - 6 Jack Geran - 6 Bluey Scott - 1 Jack Young - 0 |
* R4: 10 August - Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| England - 44 Peter Craven - 18 Ron How - 15 Bob Andrews - 5 Ken McKinlay - 4 Les McGillivray - 2 | New Zealand - 38 Barry Briggs - 16 Ronnie Moore - 16 Ron Johnston - 6 Bryce Subritzky - 0 Trevor Redmond - 0 | Australia - 26 Chum Taylor - 10 Peter Moore - 7 Ray Cresp - 5 Johnny Chamberlain - 4 Bluey Scott - 0 |
* R5: 14 August - Wimbledon Stadium, London
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| England - 40 Peter Craven - 13 Ron How - 11 Ken McKinlay - 9 Cyril Maidment - 5 Bob Andrews - 2 | New Zealand - 38 Ronnie Moore - 18 Barry Briggs - 15 Ron Johnston - 3 Bryce Subritzky - 1 Trevor Redmond - 1 | Australia - 30 Chum Taylor - 14 Jack Young - 9 Peter Moore - 6 Johnny Chamberlain - 1 |
| Team | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| England | 219 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 40 |
| New Zealand | 186 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| Australia | 135 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 30 |

### Central European Round

* 4 August
* Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Czechoslovakia 45 Antonín Kasper Sr. 12 Luboš Tomíček 12 Libor Dousanek 11 Stanislav Svoboda 10 | West Germany 22 Josef Hofmeister 10 Manfred Poschenreider 5 Josef Seidl 4 Alfred Aberl 3 | Czechoslovakia B 18 Frantisek Eib 6 Miroslav Šmíd 5 Karel Polak 4 Miloslav Hradecky 2 | Austria 11 Josef Bössner 3 Johan Hart 3 Erhard Koffler 2 Helmut Happer 0 |

### East European Round

* July 30
* Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
| | Poland | 48 | 1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3) 2.Henryk Żyto - 12 (3,3,3,3) 3.Stanisław Tkocz - 12 (3,3,3,3) 4.Konstanty Pociejkewicz - 12 (3,3,3,3) 17.Antoni Woryna - NS |
| | Soviet Union | 30 | 5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2) 6.Boris Samorodov - 8 (2,2,2,2) 7.Farid Szajnurov - 8 (2,2,2,2) 8.Viktor Kuznetsov - 6 (2,2,NS,2) 18.Vsevolod Nerytov - NS |
| | Bulgaria | 14 | 13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1) 14.Boris Damjanov - 3 (1,0,2,NS) 15.Dimitri Bajev - 3 (1,1,1,NS) 16.Plamen Aleksandrov - 4 (1,1,1,1) 20.Gavril Macev - NS |
| 4 | East Germany | 4 | 9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0) 10.Helmut Suchland - 1 (0,0,0,1) 11.Gunther Schelenz - 1 (0,1,0,0) 12.Wilhelm Gunther - 2 (0,0,1,1) 19.Andreas Mattscheck - NS |

## World Final

* 3 September
* Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
| | Poland | 32 | 1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-) 2.Marian Kaiser - 10 (3,3,1,3) 3.Henryk Żyto - 7 (1,0,3,3) 4.Florian Kapała - 6 (3,3,E,-) R.Stanisław Tkocz - 4 (-,-,2,2) |
| | Sweden | 31 | 1.Bjorn Knutson - 7 (0,2,2,3) 2.Sören Sjösten - 2 (0,-,-,2) 3.Ove Fundin - 11 (2,3,3,3) 4.Per Tage Svensson - 7 (3,2,0,2) R.Rune Sörmander - 4 (-,2,2,-) |
| | England | 21 | 1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F) 2.Bob Andrews - 6 (1,1,3,1) 3.Peter Craven - 8 (2,3,2,1) 4.Ken McKinlay - 4 (2,1,E,1) R.Cyril Maidment - NS |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 12 | 1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1) 2.Antonín Kasper Sr. - 4 (3,0,1,0) 3.Stanislav Svoboda - 0 (F,0,0,0) 4.Bohumír Bartoněk - 1 (0,0,1,0) R.Libor Dušanek - NS |