# 2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification

The 2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification (SWC) was a two events of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the two national teams who qualify for the 2004 Speedway World Cup. According to the FIM rules the top six nations (Sweden, Australia, Denmark, Poland, Great Britain and Czech Republic) from the 2003 Speedway World Cup were automatically qualified.

## Results

| Qualifying round 1 Lonigo | Qualifying round 2 Gyula |
| Pos.National teamPts. 1 Italy54 2 Germany47 3 Finland31 4 Latvia18 | Pos.National teamPts. 1 Hungary51 2 Slovenia47 3 Russia42 4 Austria10 |

## Heat details
### Lonigo (1)

* Qualifying round 1
* 10 July 2004
* Lonigo, Santa Marina Stadium
* Referee: ?
| 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 | Italy | 54 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 54 |
| 1 | (1) Paolo Salvatelli | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (2) Armando Castagna | 11 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 1 | (3) Emiliano Sanchez | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 1 | (4) Simone Terenzani | 11 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (5) Andrea Maida | 9 | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Germany | 47 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 |
| 2 | (1) Mirko Wolter | 10 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | |
| 2 | (2) Martin Smolinski | 14 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | (3) Matthias Schultz | 9 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 2 | (4) Christian Hefenbrock | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | (5) Thomas Stange | 5 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | F | | | |
| 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 | Finland | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 3 | (1) Kai Laukkanen | 15 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | (2) Tero Aarnio | 5 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 3 | (3) Kauko Nieminen | 7 | | | N | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 3 | (4) Tomi Reima | 2 | | | | X | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | T | | | | | 0 | |
| 3 | (5) Juha Hautamäki | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | E | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 |
| 4 | Latvia | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | (1) Kasts Poudzuks | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | (2) Leonid Paura | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | F | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | (3) Nikolaj Kokin | 6 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | (4) Andrejs Koroļevs | 6 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | (5) Alexander Biznia | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 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 |

### Gyula (2)

* Qualifying round 2
* 10 July 2004
* Christián László Municipal Sports Complex, Gyula
| 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 | Hungary | 51 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 51 |
| 1 | (1) Sándor Tihanyi | 14 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (2) Szabolcs Vida | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | |
| 1 | (3) Norbert Magosi | 13 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | (4) Attila Stefani | 10 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | |
| 1 | (5) Laszlo Szatmari | 10 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | Slovenia | 47 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 47 |
| 2 | (1) Matej Žagar | 18 | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | | |
| 2 | (2) Jernej Kolenko | 10 | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | (3) Izak Šantej | 13 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | |
| 2 | (4) Primoz Legan | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | 2 |
| 2 | (5) Ales Kraljic | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 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 |
| 3 | Russia | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| 3 | (1) Denis Saifutdinov | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | - | | |
| 3 | (2) Roman Ivanov | 10 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | (3) Victor Golubovsky | 8 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 | (4) Ilja Bondarenko | 11 | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Sergey Eroshin | 8 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Austria | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | (1) Fritz Wallner | 4 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (2) Manuel Hauzinger | 6 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | (3) Norbert Grogletz | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | |
| 4 | (4) Mario Ozelt | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (5) Oliver Ozelt | 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 |