# 1977 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1977 Speedway World Team Cup was the 18th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place at the Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław) in Poland. England bounced back to winning ways by recording a record seventh title success. England exacted revenge on defending champions Australia by knocking them out in the British qualifying round.

## Qualification
### British & Commonwealth Round

* 19 June
* Smallmead Stadium, Reading
* Referee: C Bergstrom
| 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 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| 1 | (5) Dave Jessup | 12 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 12 | | | | |
| 1 | (6) Malcolm Simmons | 12 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 12 | | | | |
| 1 | (7) John Davis | 6 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | - | | | | 3 | | | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | (8) Peter Collins | 11 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 11 | | | | |
| 1 | (18) Michael Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Australia | 33 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 2 | (1) John Boulger | 6 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Phil Crump | 10 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Billy Sanders | 9 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | (4) Phil Herne | 8 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | (17) Mitch Shirra | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Scotland | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | (13) Jim McMillan | 5 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | (14) Bobby Beaton | 4 | E | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | (15) Brian Collins | 2 | | | 0 | | | X | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | (16) Bert Harkins | 2 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | (20) Benny Rourke | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | (9) Larry Ross | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (10) Bruce Cribb | 5 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | (11) Robin Adlington | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | (12) Dave Gifford | 1 | 1 | | | | | | - | | | | | 0 | - | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (19) John Goodall | 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 |
* England to Final

### Scandinavian Round

* 19 June
* Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, Skien
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Sweden - 37 Bernt Persson - 11 Tommy Nilsson - 10 Bengt Jansson - 9 Anders Michanek - 5 Jan Andersson - 2 | Denmark - 28 Ole Olsen - 12 Mike Lohmann - 7 Alf Busk - 5 Finn Jensen - 3 Bo Petersen - 1 | Finland - 25 Kai Niemi - 8 Ila Teromaa - 8 Rauli Makinen - 5 Markku Helminen - 4 | Norway - 5 Tom Godal - 2 Audun Ove Olsen - 2 Jan Terje Gravningen - 1 Tormod Langli - 0 |
* Sweden to Final

### Continental Round

QuarterFinal
* 21 May
* Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| West Germany - 42 Egon Müller - 12 Christoph Betzl - 11 Hans Wassermann - 9 Alois Wiesböck - 7 Georg Gilgenreiner - 3 | Netherlands - 24 Frits Koppe - 8 Henny Kroeze - 8 Henk Steman - 4 Frits Koning - 3 Rudi Muts - 1 | Austria - 19 Hubert Fischbacher - 6 Walter Grubmuler - 5 Adi Funk - 4 Gunther Walla - 4 | Hungary - 11 Janos Berki - 5 Herbert Szerecs - 5 Laszlo Meszaros - 1 Janos Szoeke - 0 |
* West Germany and Nederlands to Continental Semifinal
QuarterFinal
* 22 May
* City Garden Stadium, Osijek
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Czechoslovakia - 41 Jan Verner - 12 Ivon Vobornik - 9 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 7 Josef Minarik - 7 Jan Klokocka - 6 | Bulgaria - 28 Orlin Janakiev - 8 Grigory Adarov - 7 Angel Eftimov - 7 Nikolai Manev - 6 | Italy - 25 Luigi Biginato - 7 Paolo Noro - 7 Francesko Barbetta - 6 Fabio Pastorelli - 5 | Yugoslavia - 2 Stefan Kecek - 1 Vlado Kocuvan - 1 Djuro Fleten - 0 ? Goniniak - 0 |
* Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria to Continental Semifinal
SemiFinal
* 22 May
* Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Czechoslovakia - 40 Jiří Štancl - 11 Jan Verner - 11 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 9 Josef Minarik - 7 Jan Hadek - 2 | West Germany - 33 Christoph Betzl - 11 Hans Wassermann - 10 Alois Wiesböck - 9 Georg Gilgenreiner - 3 | Netherlands - 18 Frits Koppe - 5 Frits Koning - 4 Henk Steman - 4 Rudi Muts - 3 Henny Kroeze - 2 | Bulgaria - 5 Nikolai Manev - 2 Ivan Dupalov - 1 Angel Eftimov - 1 Orlin Janakiev - 1 |
* Czechoslovakia and West Germany to Continental Final
Final
* 9 July
* Marketa Stadium, Prague
* Att: 12,000
| 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 | Czechoslovakia | 32 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 1 | (9) Jiří Štancl | 6 | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | (10) Václav Verner | 10 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | | | | |
| 1 | (11) Jan Verner | 8 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 8 | | | | |
| 1 | (12) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 8 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 8 | | | | |
| 1 | (19) Jan Hadek | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Poland | 30 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 2 | (5) Zenon Plech | 10 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | (6) Edward Jancarz | 9 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | (7) Jan Mucha | 0 | | | | 0 | | | - | | | - | | | | - | | | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | (8) Jerzy Rembas | 6 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | (18) Bogusław Nowak | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | West Germany | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 3 | (1) Egon Müller | 10 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 10 | | | | |
| 3 | (2) Christoph Betzl | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | - | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | (3) Hans Wassermann | 12 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 12 | | | | |
| 3 | (4) Alois Wiesböck | 2 | 0 | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | (17) Georg Gilgenreiner | 4 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | (13) Sergey Dyuzhev | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | - | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (14) Grigory Khlinovsky | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (15) Vladimir Paznikov | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (16) Vladimir Rozhanchuk | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | (20) Nikolay Kornev | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |
* Czechoslovakia and Poland to Final

## World Final

* 18 September
* Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
* Att: 55,000
| 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 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 37 | | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 1 | (13) Peter Collins | 10 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | 10 | | | | |
| 1 | (14) Malcolm Simmons | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | - | | | | | - | | 3 | | | | |
| 1 | (15) Michael Lee | 9 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 9 | | | | |
| 1 | (16) Dave Jessup | 9 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 9 | | | | |
| 1 | (20) John Davis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Poland | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | (1) Jerzy Rembas | 6 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | E | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Edward Jancarz | 10 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Bogusław Nowak | 6 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | (4) Marek Cieslak | 2 | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | (17) Ryszard Fabiszewski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 3 | (5) Jiří Štancl | 8 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| 3 | (6) Václav Verner | 5 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | (7) Jan Verner | 5 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | (8) Aleš Dryml Sr. | 5 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | (18) Petr Ondrašík | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Sweden | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | (9) Bengt Jansson | 2 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (10) Anders Michanek | 5 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | (11) Tommy Nilsson | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | - | | | - | | | E | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | (12) Bernt Persson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | (19) Sören Karlsson | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 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 |