# 2004 Speedway World Cup

The 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 7 August 2004 in Poole, England. The tournament was won by Sweden (49 pts) and they beat host team, Great Britain (48 pts), Denmark (32 pts) and Poland (22 pts) in the Final.

## Qualification

| Qualifying round 1 Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo | Qualifying round 2 Christián László Municipal Sports Complex, Gyula |
| Pos.National teamPts. 1 Italy54 2 Germany47 3 Finland31 4 Latvia18 | Pos.National teamPts. 1 Hungary51 2 Slovenia47 3 Russia42 4 Austria10 |

## Venues

Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:
| City | Stadium names |
| Eastbourne | Arlington Stadium |
| Poole | Wimborne Road |

## Tournament

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Race-off | Race-off | Race-off | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 August - Eastbourne (details) | 2 August - Eastbourne (details) | 2 August - Eastbourne (details) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 58 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 50 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 39 | 5 August - Poole (details) | 5 August - Poole (details) | 5 August - Poole (details) | 7 August - Poole | 7 August - Poole | 7 August - Poole |
| Hungary | Hungary | 6 | Sweden | Sweden | 49 | Sweden | Sweden | 49 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 43 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 48 |
| 3 August - Eastbourne (details) | 3 August - Eastbourne (details) | 3 August - Eastbourne (details) | Australia | Australia | 42 | Denmark | Denmark | 32 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 60 | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 17 | Poland | Poland | 22 |
| Australia | Australia | 52 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 32 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 14 | | | | | | |

## Final

The 2004 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 7 August at Wimborne Road in Poole.

### Results

| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Sweden | 49 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 48 |
| 3 | Denmark | 32 |
| 4 | Poland | 22 |

### 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 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 |
| 1 | (1) Mikael Max | 9 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 1 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 12 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (3) Antonio Lindbäck | 9 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 1 | (4) Andreas Jonsson | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | |
| 1 | (5) Peter Karlsson | 12 | | | | | X | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 48 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
| 2 | (1) David Norris | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | (2) Lee Richardson | 10 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 2 | (3) Mark Loram | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | (4) Scott Nicholls | 8 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | E | | | | | | | 2 |
| 2 | (5) Gary Havelock | 9 | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 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 |
| 3 | Denmark | 32 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | (1) Hans N. Andersen | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 |
| 3 | (2) Nicki Pedersen | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | X | | | | |
| 3 | (3) Kenneth Bjerre | 4 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | - | | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | (4) Niels Kristian Iversen | 5 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | |
| 3 | (5) Bjarne Pedersen | 8 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 4 | Poland | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | (1) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | - | | | | - | | |
| 4 | (2) Jarosław Hampel | 4 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | F | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | (4) Janusz Kołodziej | 10 | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | XJ | | |
| 4 | (5) Marcin Rempała | 7 | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 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 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. |
| | Sweden | 49 |
| | Great Britain | 48 |
| | Denmark | 32 |
| 4 | Poland | 22 |
| 5 | Australia | 42 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 17 |
| 7 | Italy | 14 |
| 8 | Hungary | 6 |