2011 Speedway World Cup
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The 2011 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the eleventh FIM
Speedway World Cup
, the annual international speedway
world championship tournament. It took place between 9 July and 16 July 2011 and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the tournament and two qualification rounds were held in April and May 2011 to determine the final two places.
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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 took place between 9 July and 16 July 2011 and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the tournament and two qualification rounds were held in April and May 2011 to determine the final two places.
Qualification
The top six nations from the 2010 Speedway World Cup (Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, Australia and Russia) were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was hosted 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 Qualifying Round Two was hosted in Landshut Landshut Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the... , 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... . Czech Republic and Germany was qualify to the Tournament. |
* 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 Landshut Landshut Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the...
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Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Finals appearance | Last appearance | 2010 place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 SWC top six | 11th | 2010 | 1 | |
| 2010 SWC top six | 11th | 2010 | 2 | |
| 2010 SWC top six | 11th | 2010 | 3 | |
| 2010 SWC top six | 11th | 2010 | 4 | |
| 2010 SWC top six | 11th | 2010 | 5 | |
| 2010 SWC top six | 9th | 2010 | 6 | |
| QR 1 Winner | 10th | 2010 | 8 | |
| QR 2 Winner | 5th | 2005 | — |
Tournament
Final classification
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
|---|---|---|
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51 | |
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45 | |
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30 | |
| 4 | 29 | |
| 5 | 33 | |
| 6 | 30 | |
| 7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 9 | |