1979 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1979 Speedway World Team Cup was the 20th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.

The final took place on 16 September at the White City Stadium in London. New Zealand won their first title defeating defending champions Denmark, who finished in second place.

Qualification Stage 1

Commonwealth Round

• 20 May
• Smallmead Stadium, Reading
• Referee: C.Bergstrom

* New Zealand and USA to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian Round

• 20 May
• Eteläpuisto, Tampere

* Denmark and Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental Round

• 20 May
• Illerstadion, Kempten

* Austria and Netherlands to Continental Semifinal

• 20 May
• Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc

* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Semifinal

Semifinal

• 15 July
• Svítkova Stadion, Pardubice

* Soviet Union and Hungary to Continental Final

Qualifying Stage 2

Continental Final

• 29 July
• Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
• Att: 35,000

* Poland and Czechoslovakia to Final

Intercontinental Final

• 14 June
• Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
• Att: 4,400

* New Zealand and Denmark to World Final

World Final

• 16 September
• White City Stadium, London
• Referee: Gunther Sorber

See also

• 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship

References