The 1978 Speedway World Team Cup was the 19th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place at the Ellermühle Speedway Stadium in Landshut, West Germany. Denmark won their first title defeating defending champions England, who finished in second place.
Qualification Stage 1 British & Commonwealth Round
May 21 Smallmead Stadium, Reading Referee: A. Humphrey
* England and Australia to Intercontinental Final
Scandinavian Round June 4 Tampere Stadium, Tampere Att: 2,000
1st2nd3rd4th - 34Finn Thomsen - 11Mike Lohmann - 9Hans Nielsen - 8Ole Olsen - 6 - 33Bernt Persson - 11Jan Andersson - 9Tommy Nilsson - 9Sören Karlsson - 2Bo Wirebrand - 2 - 21Kai Niemi - 7Seppo Palomaki - 5Ila Teromaa - 5Rauli Makinen - 4Ari Koponen - 0 - 6Rolf Gramstad - 4Sigvart Pedersen - 1Trond Helge Skretting - 1Audun Ove Olsen - 0Stein Roar Pedersen - 0 * Denmark and Sweden to Intercontinental Final
Continental Round May 21 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt
1st2nd3rd4th - 38Alois Wiesböck - 12Georg Hack - 9Hans Wassermann - 9Egon Müller - 8 - 29Giuseppe Marzotto - 10Francesco Biginato - 7Mauro Ferraccioli - 7Sandro Pastorelli - 5 - 15Laszlo Meszaros - 6Istvan Sziraczki - 6Janos Oresko - 2Janos Jakob - 1 - 14Josef Haider - 6Adi Funk - 3Herbert Szerecs - 2Gunther Walla - 2Hubert Fischbacher - 1 * West Germany and Italy to Continental Semifinal
May 21 Mladost Stadum, Prelog
* Soviet Union and Nederlands to Continental Semifinal
Semifinal July 17 Abensberg Stadion, Abensberg Att: 18,000
* Soviet Union and West Germany to Continental Final
Qualification Stage 2 Continental Final July 29 Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad
* Poland and Czechoslovakia to World Final
Intercontinental Final June 18 Hyde Road, Manchester Referee: Tore Kittilsen
* England and Denmark to World Final
World Final September 16 Landshut, Stadion Ellermühle Referee: Tore Kittilsen Att: 7,000
See also 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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