# 2006 Speedway World Cup

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

| Qualifying round 1 Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils | Qualifying round 2 Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc |
| Pos.National teamPts. 1 Finland42 2 Germany39+3 3 Russia39+2 4 Latvia30 | Pos.National teamPts. 1 United States59 2 Slovenia41 3 Hungary25+3 4 Italy25+2 |

## Tournament

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Race-off | Race-off | Race-off | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 July - Rybnik (details) | 16 July - Rybnik (details) | 16 July - Rybnik (details) | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 49 | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 48 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 48 | 20 July - Reading (details) | 20 July - Reading (details) | 20 July - Reading (details) | 22 July - Reading | 22 July - Reading | 22 July - Reading |
| Finland | Finland | 9 | Denmark | Denmark | 49 | Denmark | Denmark | 45 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 42 | Sweden | Sweden | 37 |
| 18 July - Målilla (details) | 18 July - Målilla (details) | 18 July - Målilla (details) | Poland | Poland | 35 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 36 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 56 | United States | United States | 28 | Australia | Australia | 35 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 53 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 39 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 7 | | | | | | |

## 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 | (1) Niels Kristian Iversen | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (2) Nicki Pedersen | 13 | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 1 | (3) Bjarne Pedersen | 9 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 1 | (4) Hans N. Andersen (c) | 12 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (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 |
| 2 | (1) Andreas Jonsson (c) | 14 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | (2) Antonio Lindbäck | 11 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 2 | | |
| 2 | (3) Fredrik Lindgren | 5 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | |
| 2 | (4) Mikael Max | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | - | | |
| 2 | (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 |
| 3 | (1) Lee Richardson | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | |
| 3 | (2) Mark Loram | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | |
| 3 | (3) Scott Nicholls (c) | 15 | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | 4J | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 3 | (4) Chris Louis | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | - | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | (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 |
| 4 | (1) Travis McGowan | 3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | X | | | | |
| 4 | (2) Ryan Sullivan | 4 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | (3) Todd Wiltshire | 8 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | (4) Leigh Adams (c) | 8 | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (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. |
| | Denmark | 45 |
| | Sweden | 37 |
| | Great Britain | 36 |
| 4 | Australia | 35 |
| 5 | Poland | 35 |
| 6 | United States | 28 |
| 7 | Finland | 9 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 7 |