Speedway World Cup

Past winners

Medal classification

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Participating nations

;Legend

• [[File:Gold medal icon.svg|Gold]] – Champions.
• [[File:Silver medal icon.svg|Silver]] – Runners-up.
• [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|Bronze]] – Third place.
• – Qualified, but withdrew.
• – Did not qualify.
• – Did not enter or withdrew.
• – Race-off and final hosts.

Format

The current tournament format consists of two semi finals with the winner qualifying for the grand final and the second and third place teams entering a race off. In the four team race off only the winner will join the two semi final winners and the hosts in the grand final.

Rules

Each of the four meetings were competed between four national teams, and each national team were represented by four riders + one reserve rider, who had to be under 21 years of age. The nomination of the reserve rider was not compulsory. : :Team A (helmet colour red). :Team B (blue). :Team C (white). :Team D (yellow/black).

The meetings lasted for 20 heats with one rider for each competing team racing in each heat. Each rider was scheduled to race in five heats and face each of the opposing nations' riders once during the meeting. Teams scored 3 points if their rider won a heat, 2 points if their rider finished second, 1 for a third-place finish, and none if their rider finished last or was excluded from a heat.

The U-21 reserve rider could take place of any other rider in his team at any time during the meeting, not exceeding a total amount of five programmed rides permitted. If a team fell six points behind the leader then they were allowed to make tactical substitutions, replacing a rider who is possibly out of form for one who is playing better in the hope of closing the gap on the leader. Each rider, however, could be used as a tactical substitute once only, and it was their additional (sixth) ride in the meeting. Each team was also allowed to play one tactical "joker" if they fell six points behind the leader. The joker did not have to be used only as a replacement of another rider. A rider who should have to participate in a heat due to the schedule, might have also been used as joker in that heat, replacing himself. With the joker, a team scored double the points their finishing position was usually worth, so if their rider finished first, they picked up six points instead of the normal three. Both of these special rules were implemented with the intention of keeping interest in meetings that may have been a foregone conclusion. No tactical substitutions and jokers were allowed to be used during heats 17-20 though a reserve substitution could still be used. The final four heats were nominated by their team managers. The lowest scoring team had first pick followed the team in third place, then the second place team, and finally the leading team.

References

References

1. "There have been three international team competitions run by the F.I.M".
2. "Speedway riders, history and results".
3. "Speedway World Cup Nations".
4. (30 May 2023). "2023 MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW & TICKET DETAILS CONFIRMED". FIM Speedway.