1961 Speedway World Team Cup was the second edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place in Wrocław, Poland. The World Champion title was won by Poland team (32 pts) who beat Sweden (31 pts), England (21 pts), and Czechoslovakia (12 pts).
Format
Qualification Nordic Round 8 June Odense Athletics Stadium, Odense
1st2nd3rd4th 38Björn Knutson 12Per Tage Svensson 10Sören Sjösten 9Tore Kindstrand 7 26Kurt W. Petersen 9Hans P Boisen 7Arne Pander 5Svend Nissen 5 18Reidar Kristoffersen 6Rolf Mellerud 5Rolf Westerberg 4Sverre Harrfeldt 3 14Timo Laine 10Esko Koponen 2Illka Helminen 2Kalevi Lahtinen 0
British Round R1: 28 June - Brandon Stadium, Coventry
1st2nd3rd - 41Peter Craven - 17Ron How - 11Bob Andrews - 9Ken McKinlay - 2Les Owen - 2 - 36Barry Briggs - 17Ronnie Moore - 15Bob Duckworth - 2Bryce Subritzky - 2Dick Campbell - 0 - 31Jack Young - 13Johnny Chamberlain - 11Peter Moore - 4Jack Geran - 3Ray Cresp - 0
R2: 26 July - New Cross Stadium, London
1st2nd3rd - 44Peter Craven - 13Split Waterman - 13Ron How - 12Bob Andrews - 6 - 38Ronnie Moore - 18Barry Briggs - 14Bob Duckworth - 3Bryce Subritzky - 3Trevor Redmond - 0 - 26Jack Young - 12Chum Taylor - 9Peter Moore - 3Johnny Chamberlain - 2Bluey Scott - 0
R3: 28 July - Leicester Stadium, Leicester
1st2nd3rd - 50Peter Craven - 16Bob Andrews - 13Ron How - 12Ken McKinlay - 7Les Owen - 2 - 36Barry Briggs - 16Bob Duckworth - 9Ron Johnston - 6Ronnie Moore - 5Bryce Subritzky - 0 - 22Chum Taylor - 9Johnny Chamberlain - 6Jack Geran - 6Bluey Scott - 1Jack Young - 0
R4: 10 August - Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich
1st2nd3rd - 44Peter Craven - 18Ron How - 15Bob Andrews - 5Ken McKinlay - 4Les McGillivray - 2 - 38Barry Briggs - 16Ronnie Moore - 16Ron Johnston - 6Bryce Subritzky - 0Trevor Redmond - 0 - 26Chum Taylor - 10Peter Moore - 7Ray Cresp - 5Johnny Chamberlain - 4Bluey Scott - 0
R5: 14 August - Wimbledon Stadium, London
1st2nd3rd - 40Peter Craven - 13Ron How - 11Ken McKinlay - 9Cyril Maidment - 5Bob Andrews - 2 - 38Ronnie Moore - 18Barry Briggs - 15Ron Johnston - 3Bryce Subritzky - 1Trevor Redmond - 1 - 30Chum Taylor - 14Jack Young - 9Peter Moore - 6Johnny Chamberlain - 1
Team Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 219 41 44 50 44 40 186 36 38 36 38 38 135 31 26 22 26 30
Central European Round 4 August Plzeň speedway track, Plzeň
1st2nd3rd4th 45Antonín Kasper Sr. 12Luboš Tomíček 12Libor Dousanek 11Stanislav Svoboda 10 22Josef Hofmeister 10Manfred Poschenreider 5Josef Seidl 4Alfred Aberl 3 B 18Frantisek Eib 6Miroslav Šmíd 5Karel Polak 4Miloslav Hradecky 2 11Josef Bössner 3Johan Hart 3Erhard Koffler 2Helmut Happer 0
East European Round July 30 Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik
Pos. National team Pts. Riders 48 1.Florian Kapała - 12 (3,3,3,3) 2.Henryk Żyto - 12 (3,3,3,3) 3.Stanisław Tkocz - 12 (3,3,3,3) 4.Konstanty Pociejkewicz - 12 (3,3,3,3) 17.Antoni Woryna - NS 30 5.Igor Plechanov - 8 (2,2,2,2) 6.Boris Samorodov - 8 (2,2,2,2) 7.Farid Szajnurov - 8 (2,2,2,2) 8.Viktor Kuznetsov - 6 (2,2,NS,2) 18.Vsevolod Nerytov - NS 14 13.Milko Pejkov - 4 (1,1,1,1) 14.Boris Damjanov - 3 (1,0,2,NS) 15.Dimitri Bajev - 3 (1,1,1,NS) 16.Plamen Aleksandrov - 4 (1,1,1,1) 20.Gavril Macev - NS4 4 9.Andreas Bocke - 0 (0,0,0,0) 10.Helmut Suchland - 1 (0,0,0,1) 11.Gunther Schelenz - 1 (0,1,0,0) 12.Wilhelm Gunther - 2 (0,0,1,1) 19.Andreas Mattscheck - NS
World Final 3 September Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
Pos. National team Pts. Riders 32 1.Mieczyslaw Polukard - 5 (2,1,2,-) 2.Marian Kaiser - 10 (3,3,1,3) 3.Henryk Żyto - 7 (1,0,3,3) 4.Florian Kapała - 6 (3,3,E,-) R.Stanisław Tkocz - 4 (-,-,2,2) 31 1.Bjorn Knutson - 7 (0,2,2,3) 2.Sören Sjösten - 2 (0,-,-,2) 3.Ove Fundin - 11 (2,3,3,3) 4.Per Tage Svensson - 7 (3,2,0,2) R.Rune Sörmander - 4 (-,2,2,-) 21 1.Ron How - 3 (1,1,1,F) 2.Bob Andrews - 6 (1,1,3,1) 3.Peter Craven - 8 (2,3,2,1) 4.Ken McKinlay - 4 (2,1,E,1) R.Cyril Maidment - NS4 12 1.Luboš Tomíček - 7 (1,2,3,1) 2.Antonín Kasper Sr. - 4 (3,0,1,0) 3.Stanislav Svoboda - 0 (F,0,0,0) 4.Bohumír Bartoněk - 1 (0,0,1,0) R.Libor Dušanek - NS See also Motorcycle speedway 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship
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