# 1969 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1969 Speedway World Team Cup was the tenth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place at the Rybnik Municipal Stadium in Rybnik, Poland. The host nation won the title for the fourth time.

## Qualification
### British Round

Great Britain seeded to Final (Commonwealth riders eligible for the British team)

### Scandinavian Round

* 5 June
* Speedway Center, Fredericia
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Sweden – Bernt Persson ? ? ? | Norway – Øyvind S. Berg Reidar Eide ? ? | Denmark – ? ? ? ? | Finland – ? ? ? ? |
* Sweden to Final

### Contmnental Round

Continental Semifinal
* June 15
* Kovinar Stadium, Maribor
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| East Germany – 41 Gerhard Uhlenbrock – 12 Jochen Dinse – 10 Hans Jürgen Fritz – 10 Peter Liebing – 9 | West Germany – 23 Manfred Poschenreider – 10 Rudolf Kastl – 7 Dieter Dauderer – 4 Rainer Jüngling – 2 | Hungary – 16 Ferenc Radacsi – 6 Janos Szoeke – 5 Sandor Csatho – 4 Istvan Redoczi – 1 | Yugoslavia – 15 Drago Perko – 8 Milovan Stanković – 4 Joze Visocnik – 2 Milija Stojković – 1 |
* East Germany to Continental Final
Continental Final
* August 3
* Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad
* Att: 9,000
| 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 | Soviet Union | 41 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| 1 | (9) Gennady Kurilenko | 11 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 11 | | | | |
| 1 | (10) Vladimir Smirnov | 10 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 10 | | | | |
| 1 | (11) Valeri Klementiev | 12 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 12 | | | | |
| 1 | (12) Yury Dubinin | 8 | E | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 8 | | | | |
| 1 | (19) Viktor Trofimov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Poland | 35 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 2 | (1) Zbigniew Podlecki | 9 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Antoni Woryna | 4 | | | 2 | | | | F | | | | 2 | | | | - | | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Edward Jancarz | 10 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | (4) Andrzej Wyglenda | 10 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | (17) Henryk Glücklich | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | East Germany | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | (13) Peter Liebing | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | (14) Jochen Dinse | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | F | | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | (15) Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | (16) Hans Jürgen Fritz | 3 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | (20) Dieter Tetzlaff | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | (5) Karel Prusa | 2 | F | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (6) Jan Holub I | 2 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (7) Miloslav Verner | 5 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | (8) Frantisek Ledecky | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | E | 0 | | | | E | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | (18) Jiří Štancl | 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 |
* Soviet Union and Poland to Final

## World Final

* 21 September
* Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
* Att: 45,000
| 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 | Poland | 31 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 1 | (5) Edward Jancarz | 11 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 11 | | | | |
| 1 | (6) Andrzej Wyglenda | 11 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 11 | | | | |
| 1 | (7) Stanisław Tkocz | 4 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | F | | | 4 | | | | |
| 1 | (8) Henryk Glücklich | 3 | | | F | | | | | - | - | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | |
| 1 | (18) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | (1) Martin Ashby | 5 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Nigel Boocock | 5 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | F | | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Ivan Mauger | 9 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | (4) Barry Briggs | 8 | 2 | | | | F | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | (17) Pete Smith | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 3 | (9) Gennady Kurilenko | 8 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 8 | | | | |
| 3 | (10) Vladimir Smirnov | 9 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | | | | |
| 3 | (11) Valeri Klementiev | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | F | | | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | (12) Yury Dubinin | 1 | F | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | - | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | (19) Viktor Trofimov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Sweden | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | (13) Bengt Jansson | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (14) Sören Sjösten | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (15) Ove Fundin | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | - | | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (16) Anders Michanek | 7 | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | (20) Torbjörn Harrysson | 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 |