# 2006 Speedway World Cup Event 1

The 2006 Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the first race of the 2006 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on 16 July 2006 in the Rybnik Municipal Stadium in Rybnik, Poland.

## Results

| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Australia | 49 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 48 |
| 3 | Poland | 48 |
| 4 | Finland | 9 |

## 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 | Australia | 49 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 49 |
| 1 | (1) Ryan Sullivan | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | (2) Rory Schlein | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| 1 | (3) Leigh Adams (c) | 13 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 1 | (4) Jason Crump | 15 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (5) Todd Wiltshire | 8 | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | E2 | | | | | | | 3 | | Fx | | | | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 48 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 48 |
| 2 | (1) Lee Richardson | 10 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Simon Stead | 9 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | (3) Chris Harris | 9 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 2 | (4) Scott Nicholls (c) | 10 | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | |
| 2 | (5) Mark Loram | 10 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 |
| 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 | Poland | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 48 |
| 3 | (1) Piotr Protasiewicz | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 | (2) Sebastian Ułamek | 10 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | (3) Wiesław Jaguś | 5 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | - | | | |
| 3 | (4) Jarosław Hampel | 10 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 3 | (5) Tomasz Gollob (c) | 16 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 6J | | 2 | |
| 4 | Finland | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | (1) Juha Hautamäki | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | (2) Kauko Nieminen | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (3) Kai Laukkanen (c) | 5 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | 2J | | | | 0 |
| 4 | (4) Tomi Reima | 0 | | | | Fx | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | |
| 4 | (5) Juha Makela | 0 | | | | | 0 | 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 | 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 |

### Heat after heat

* Sullivan, Protasiewicz, Richardson, Hautamaeki
* Stead, Nieminen, Ułamek, Schlein
* Harris, Jaguś, Adams, Laukkanen
* Crump, Hampel, Nicholls, Reima(Fx)
* Gollob, Wiltshire, Loram, Makela
* Adams, Richardson, Hampel, Makela
* Crump, Stead, Gollob, Hautamaeki
* Wiltshire, Harris, Nieminen, Protasiewicz
* Nicholls, Ułamek, Sullivan, Laukkanen
* Loram, Schlein, Jaguś, Reima
* Crump, Richardson, Jaguś, Nieminen
* Hampel, Stead, Laukkanen, Wiltshire(e2)
* Gollob, Sullivan, Harris, Reima
* Nicholls, Protasiewicz, Schlein, Makela
* Adams, Ułamek, Loram, Hautamaeki
* Richardson, Laukkanen, Gollob, Schlein
* Adams, Protasiewicz, Stead, Nieminen
* Crump, Ułamek, Harris, Makela
* Wiltshire, Nicholls, Jaguś, Hautamaeki
* Loram, Sullivan, Hampel, Nieminen
* Ułamek, Richardson, Laukkanen(joker), Wiltshire(Fx)
* Gollob(joker), Sullivan, Stead, Makela
* Hampel, Harris, Hautamaeki, Schlein
* Adams, Gollob, Nicholls, Nieminen
* Crump, Loram, Protasiewicz, Laukkanen