# 2003 Speedway World Cup

The 2003 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 3rd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 9 August 2003 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by Sweden (62 pts) and they beat Australia (57 points), host team Denmark (53 pts) and Poland (49 pts), Great Britain (44 pts) in the Final.

## Qualification

* Qualifying round
* 11 May 2003
* Latvijas Spidveja Centrs, Daugavpils
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Germany | 65 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 62+4 |
| 3 | Latvia | 62+3 |
| 4 | Italy | 39 |
| 5 | Austria | 19 |

## Venues

Three cities were selected to host SWC finals events:
| City | Stadium names |
| Holsted | Holsted Speedway Center |
| Outrup | Outrup Speedway Center |
| Vojens | Vojens Speedway Center |

## Qualifying round
### Holsted (1)

* Event 1
* 3 August 2003
* Holsted
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Denmark | 62 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 50 |
| 3 | Finland | 32 |
| 4 | Germany | 10 |

### Outrup (2)

* Event 2
* 4 August 2003
* Outrup
* Latvia team (3rd in Qualifying round) was replaced by Italy (4th in Qualifying round)
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Australia | 62 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 60 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 28 |
| 4 | Italy | 6 |

### Holsted (3)

* Event 3
* 5 August 2003
* Holsted
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Poland | 58 |
| 2 | Sweden | 56 |
| 3 | Russia | 28 |
| 4 | Hungary | 9 |

## Race-off

* Race-Off
* 7 August 2003
* Outrup
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Great Britain | 80 |
| 2 | Sweden | 63 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 61 |
| 4 | Finland | 26 |
| 5 | Russia | 24 |

## Final

The 2003 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 9 August in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.

### Results

| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Sweden | 62 |
| 2 | Australia | 57 |
| 3 | Denmark | 53 |
| 4 | Poland | 49 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 44 |

### 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 | Sweden | 62 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 62 |
| 1 | (1) Andreas Jonsson | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | (2) Mikael Max | 25 | | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | 4 | | | 8J | | | | 3 | | |
| 1 | (3) Peter Ljung | 10 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | |
| 1 | (4) Peter Karlsson | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (5) David Ruud | 5 | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | - | | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Australia | 57 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| 2 | (1) Jason Crump | 17 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | (2) Todd Wiltshire | 15 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Jason Lyons | 0 | | | X | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | |
| 2 | (4) Ryan Sullivan | 10 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | (5) Leigh Adams | 15 | | | | | 4 | | 4 | | | | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 53 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 53 |
| 3 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 21 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 8J | | 3 | |
| 3 | (2) Hans N. Andersen | 7 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 |
| 3 | (3) Bjarne Pedersen | 9 | | | 4 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | X | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | (4) Ronni Pedersen | 4 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | - | 1 | | | | | | - | | | |
| 3 | (5) Charlie Gjedde | 12 | | | | | 2 | | | | X | | 4 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 4 | Poland | 49 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 49 |
| 4 | (1) Tomasz Gollob | 20 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 6J | | 4 | | |
| 4 | (2) Tomasz Bajerski | 6 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 13 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | | | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 4 |
| 4 | (4) Sebastian Ułamek | 6 | | | | 4 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | - | | | | |
| 4 | (5) Piotr Protasiewicz | 4 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | X | | | | 0 | | | | - | | | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
| 5 | (1) Gary Havelock | 3 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | - | | | | | X | | | | |
| 5 | (2) Dean Barker | 6 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 5 | (3) David Norris | 8 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | |
| 5 | (4) Lee Richardson | 14 | | | | 0 | | | | | 8J | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | (5) Scott Nicholls | 13 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 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 |
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, Yellow/Black and Green). Colours in diagrams means gate positions: :
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D | gate E – outside |