1960 Speedway World Team Cup


1960 Speedway World Team Cup was the first FIM Speedway World Team Cup season. The final took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The World Champion title was won by Sweden team who beat England, Czechoslovakia and Poland.
Sweden's reigning World Champion Ove Fundin went through the entire World Team Cup undefeated. This feat would not be matched until Australia's Jason Crump went through the 2001 Speedway World Cup undefeated. To honour Fundin's deeds in 1960, the winners of the current Speedway World Cup receive the Ove Fundin Trophy.

Qualification

Scandinavian Round

* Sweden to Final

British Round

TeamPointsR1R2R3R4
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10628272328
7218221220
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* England to Final

Central European Round

* Czechoslovakia to Final

East European Round

Round was canceled. Poland was qualify to the final. East Germany, Hungary and Yugoslavia windraw.

World Final

Pos.National teamPts.Riders
44
Rune Sormander - 11
Ove Fundin - 12
Olle Nygren - 12
Bjorn Knutsson - 9
res. Gote Nordin - NS
30
Peter Craven - 8
Ron How - 7
Ken McKinlay - 8
Nigel Boocock - 1
res. George White - 6
15
Luboš Tomíček, Sr. - 4
Jaroslav Mahac - 3
Frantisek Richter - 3
Antonín Kasper, Sr. - 5
res. Bohumil Bartonek - NS
47
Konstanty Pociejkowicz - 3
Marian Kaiser - 2
Mieczyslaw Polukard - 2
Jan Malinowski - 0
res. Bronislaw Rogal - 0