1986 Speedway World Team Cup
Introduction The '''1986 Speedway World Team Cup''' was the 27th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.A new format was started in 1986 whereby teams were seeded into groups, with Group 1 containing the leading nations competing over three legs to determine the champions. A promotion and relegation system was in place for the groups. Denmark won all three legs and therefore easily won their fourth consecutive title (and sixth in total) equalling Sweden's six titles and moving into equal second place in the all time list. It was also Hans Nielsen's sixth gold medal having taken part in all of Denmark's title wins.
Group 4 Day Venue Winner   Teams ranked 13–16 4 May  Krsko  Austria 22 June  Skien  Austria 18 August  Amsterdam  Norway 7 September  Wiener Neustadt  Austria* Winner promoted to Group 3 in 1987'''Round 1'''* 4 May 1986*  Matija Gubec Stadium, KrskoFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 43'''Siegfried Eder (2,0,-,X,-) - 2 Heinrich Schatzer (3,3,3,2,3) - 14 Toni Pilotto (3,2,0,3,2) - 10 Adi Funk (3,2,2,1,-) - 8Walter Nebel (-,-,3,-,3/3) - 9''' - 37'''Frits Koppe (1,1,-,3,2) - 7 Rob Steman (1,3,1,-,-) - 4 Leo Bathoorn (2,2,1,-,1) - 6 Henk Steman (2,3,1,0,-) - 6 Henny Kroeze (-,-,3,3/3,3/1) - 13''' - 25'''Per Magne Levang (0,-,-,2,-) - 2 Ingvar Skogland (0,2,-,0,1) - 3Willy Tjessem (2,1,0,2,2) - 7 Arnt Førland (3,3,2,2,0) - 10 Jan Arild Slaata (-,X,2,0,1) - 3''' - 13'''Zvone Gerjevic (1,-,0,0,-) - 1 Artur Horvat (1,0,-,1,0) - 2 Albert Kocmut (0,0,-,-,0) - 0 Zvonko Pavlic (0,1,3,0,2) - 6 Krešo Omerzel (-,0,2/1,1,0) - 4'''Round 2'''* 22 June 1986*  Geiteryggen Speedwaybane, SkienFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 44'''Heinrich Schatzer - 13 Adi Funk - 11 Walter Nebel - 11 Siegfried Eder - 9Toni Pilotto - NS''' - 37'''Henny Kroeze - 14 Frits Koppe - 11 Rob Steman - 8 Henk Steman - 2 Leo Bathoorn - 2''' - 28'''Thor Halvorsroed - 9 Willy Tjessem - 8 Ingvar Skogland - 6 Arnt Førland - 4 Per Magne Levang - 1''' - 11'''Krešo Omerzel - 4 Lazar Caba - 4 Zvone Gerjevic - 2 Zdravko Tominac - 1'''Round 3'''* 18 August 1986*  Olympic Stadium, AmsterdamFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 41'''Ingvar Skogland - 13 Einar Kyllingstad - 12 Tor Einar Hielm - 8 Arnt Førland - 6 Willy Tjessem - 2''' - 36'''Walter Nebel - 13 Siegfried Eder - 9 Toni Pilotto - 8 Robert Funk - 4 Adi Funk - 2''' - 36'''Henny Kroeze - 14 Frits Koppe - 10 Henk Steman - 8 Leo Bathoorn - 2 Robert Jan Munnecom - 0''' - 2*'''Piet Seur* - 2 Ron van Dam* - 2 Joze Zibert - 2 Wil Stroes* - 1* 3 Yugoslav riders did not arrive at Amsterdam, and were then banned from appearing in the Wiener Neustadt round by the Yugoslav Federation. At Amsterdam they were replaced by Dutch reserves, whose points did not count in the Yugoslav team score. '''Round 4'''* 7 September 1986*  Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener NeustadtFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 54'''Walter Nebel (3,3,3,3,3) - 15 Toni Pilotto (3,1,-,1,-) - 5 Siegfried Eder (3,2,-,3,3) - 11 Robert Funk (3,3,2,-,-) - 8 Heinrich Schatzer (-,-,3/3,3,3/3) - 15''' - 33'''Frits Koppe (2,3,2,2,2) - 11 Henk Steman (1,1,-,2,-) - 4 Rob Steman (1,1,1,-,1) - 4 Leo Bathoorn (1,0,-,1,-) - 2 Henny Kroeze (-,-,2/3,3,2/2) - 12''' - 29'''Jan Arild Slaata (0,-,1,-,1) - 2 Tor Einar Hielm (2,3,2,1,1) - 9 Robert Langeland (2,2,1,2,1) - 8 Arnt Førland (2,2,E,2,2) - 8 Thor Halversroed (-,2,-,F,-) - 2''' - 4'''Franc Kalin (1,1,0,F,0) - 1 Joze Zibert (0,0,0,0,0) - 0 Gregor Pintar (0,0,1,0,0) - 1 Gorazd Gorjup (F,0,0,1,0) - 1
Group 3 Day Venue Winner   Teams ranked 9–12 22 June  Lonigo  Italy 10 August  Tampere  Finland 7 September  Debrecen  Hungary* Winner promoted to Group 2 in 1987 ; 4th relegated to Group 4 in 1987'''Round 1'''* 22 June 1986*  Santa Marina Stadium, LonigoFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 44'''Armando Castagna - 14 Valentino Furlanetto - 13 Armando Dal Chiele - 9 Gianni Famari - 8''' - 42'''Kai Niemi - 14 Juha Moksunen - 11 Ari Koponen - 10 Olli Tyrväinen - 7 Roy Malminheimo - 0''' - 22'''József Petrikovics - 6 Zoltán Adorján - 6 László Bódi - 5 János Balogh - 4 Sándor Tihanyi - 1''' - 12'''Larry Ross - 7 David Bargh - 3 Kym Mauger - 1 Derek MacKay - 1'''Round 2'''* 10 August 1986*  Eteläpuisto, TampereFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 41'''Kai Niemi - 12 Juha Moksunen - 10 Olli Tyrväinen - 9 Vesa Ylinen - 7 Ari Koponen - 3''' - 32'''Armando Castagna - 10 Paolo Salvatelli - 8 Armando Dal Chiele - 7 Mariano Castagna - 6 Valentino Furlanetto - 1''' - 30'''József Petrikovics - 11 László Bódi - 10 János Balogh - 7 Atilla Kovacs - 2 Zoltán Hajdú - 0''' - 17'''David Bargh - 11 Larry Ross - 6 Alan Mason - 0 Kym Mauger - 0'''Round 3'''* 7 September 1986*  Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, DebrecenFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 35'''Sándor Tihanyi - 13 József Petrikovics - 8 János Balogh - 6 Antal Kocso - 6 László Bódi - 2''' - 31'''Kai Niemi - 11 Ari Koponen - 9 Olli Tyrväinen - 6 Juha Moksunen - 5 Vesa Ylinen - 0''' - 29'''Valentino Furlanetto - 8 Gianni Famari - 8 Armando Dal Chiele - 7 Paolo Salvatelli - 6 Ottoviano Righetto - 0''' - 24'''Larry Ross - 11 David Bargh - 9 Alan Mason - 4 Derek MacKay - 0
Group 2 Day Venue Winner   Teams ranked 5–8 4 May  Krumbach  Australia 22 June  Žarnovica  Czechoslovakia 10 August  Norden  Czechoslovakia 6 September  Leszno  Poland* Winner promoted to Group 1 in 1987 ; 4th relegated to Group 3 in 1987'''Round 1'''* 4 May 1986*  Breitenthal Speedway Stadium, KrumbachFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 49'''Phil Crump (3,3,3,-,2) - 11 Steve Regeling (3,3,3,1,3) - 13 Steve Baker (3,3,1,2,3) - 12 David Cheshire (1,3,3,3,1) - 11 Mark Carlson (-,-,-,2,-) - 2''' - 29'''Roman Matoušek (2,2,1,3,2) - 10 Antonín Kasper Jr. (2,1,0,-,2) - 5 Stanislav Urban (1,-,3,2,2) - 8 Petr Vandírek (1,0,-,3,0) - 4 Lubomír Jedek (-,0,2,X,-) - 2''' - 22'''Egon Müller (2,0,2,E,3) - 7 Karl Maier (0,1,0,3,3) - 7 Klaus Lausch (1,1,0,1,-) - 3 Gerd Riss (0,2,2,0,1) - 5 Hans Faltermeier (-,-,-,-,0) - 0''' - 20'''Wojciech Żabiałowicz (0,1,1,1,1) - 4 Roman Jankowski (3,2,0,2,0) - 7 Andrzej Huszcza (0,0,1,0,1) - 2 Zenon Kasprzak (2,2,2,1,E) - 7 Maciej Jaworek - NS'''Round 2'''* 22 June 1986*  Speedway Žarnovica, ZarnovicaFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 33'''Roman Matoušek - 9 Stanislav Urban - 9 Antonín Kasper Jr. - 8 Petr Vandírek - 6 Lubomír Jedek - 1''' - 32'''Zenon Kasprzak - 12 Roman Jankowski - 9 Janusz Stachyra - 6 Maciej Jaworek - 4 Wojciech Żabiałowicz - 1''' - 28'''Karl Maier - 13 Gerd Riss - 10 Heinz Huber - 3 Hans Faltermeier - 2 Klaus Lausch - 0''' - 27'''Steve Baker - 9 Steve Regeling - 7 Phil Crump - 7 Dave Jackson - 2 Alan Rivett - 2'''Round 3'''* 10 August 1986*  Motodrom Halbemond, NordenFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 43'''Antonín Kasper Jr. - 12 Stanislav Urban - 11 Petr Vandírek - 11 Lubomír Jedek - 11''' - 30'''Steve Baker - 11 Steve Regeling - 7 Phil Crump - 7 Mark Fiora - 5''' - 24'''Karl Maier - 8 Klaus Lausch - 7 Gerd Riss - 6 Hans Faltermeier - 3 Peter Hehlert - 0''' - 22'''Andrzej Huszcza - 7 Zenon Plech - 7 Roman Jankowski - 4 Zenon Kasprzak - 4'''Round 4'''* 6 September 1986*  Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, LesznoFirstSecondThirdFourth''' - 42'''Andrzej Huszcza - 12 Ryszard Dołomisiewicz - 11 Zenon Kasprzak - 9 Roman Jankowski - 9 Grzegorz Dzikowski - 1''' - 30'''Lubomír Jedek - 7 Petr Vandírek - 7 Pavel Karnas - 7 Stanislav Urban - 6 Antonín Kasper Jr. - 3''' - 29'''Steve Baker - 11 Steve Regeling - 7 Phil Crump - 7 Mark Fiora - 3 Dave Jackson - 1''' - 18*'''Gerd Riss - 9 Hans Faltermeier - 6 Klaus Lausch - 3 Michal Stachyra (guest) - 1
World final group Day Venue Winner   Teams ranked 1–4 7 August  Göteborg  Denmark 8 August  Vojens  Denmark 17 August  Bradford  Denmark* 4th relegated to Group 2 in 1987===Round 1===* 7 August 1986*  Ullevi, Göteborg* Att: 4,083* Ref: Jorgen Jensen (Den)===Round 2===* 8 August 1986*  Speedway Center, Vojens* Att: 13,000* Ref: C Ringstrom (Swe)===Round 3===* 17 August 1986*  Odsal Stadium, Bradford* Att: 3,585* Ref: R Randborg (Swe)===Final standings=== Pos Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Match Pts Table Pts1  Denmark              300012992  United States  02017643   England       00308134  Sweden                0102732
See also * 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship* 1986 Speedway World Pairs Championship
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