2010 Speedway World Cup
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The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna
Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the tenth FIM
Speedway World Cup
, the annual international speedway
world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it finally took place between 25 July and 1 August, and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the finals and two qualification rounds were held in May 2010 to determine the final two places.
Poland won the World Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, amassing 44 points in the final. Denmark finished second with 39, while Sweden finished third for the third successive year, with 35 points.
Polska Grupa Energetyczna
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Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the tenth FIM
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
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Speedway World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
, the annual international speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it finally took place between 25 July and 1 August, and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the finals and two qualification rounds were held in May 2010 to determine the final two places.
Poland won the World Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, amassing 44 points in the final. Denmark finished second with 39, while Sweden finished third for the third successive year, with 35 points.
Qualification
The top six nations from the 2009 Speedway World Cup (Poland, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Great Britain and Denmark) were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was held in Lonigo Lonigo Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... and was won by Finland. Qualifying Round Two was held in Abensberg Abensberg Abensberg is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around 30 km southwest of Regensburg, 40 km east of Ingolstadt, 50 northwest of Landshut and 100 km north of Munich... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... . |
* Qualifying Round One Lonigo Lonigo Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
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* Qualifying Round Two Abensberg Abensberg Abensberg is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around 30 km southwest of Regensburg, 40 km east of Ingolstadt, 50 northwest of Landshut and 100 km north of Munich...
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Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Finals appearance | Last appearance | 2009 place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 SWC top six | 10th | 2009 | 1st | |
| 2009 SWC top six | 10th | 2009 | 2nd | |
| 2009 SWC top six | 10th | 2009 | 3rd | |
| 2009 SWC top six | 8th | 2009 | 4th | |
| 2009 SWC top six | 10th | 2009 | 5th | |
| 2009 SWC top six | 10th | 2009 | 6th | |
| QR 2 Winner | 9th | 2009 | 8th | |
| QR 1 Winner | 6th | 2007 | — |
Tournament
Final classification
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
|---|---|---|
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44 | |
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39 | |
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35 | |
| 4 | 33 | |
| 5 | 36 | |
| 6 | 19 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 8 | |