1981 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1981 Speedway World Team Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.

The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. Denmark won their second title. Ominously for the rest of the world the team contained a youthful Hans Nielsen and Erik Gundersen.

Commonwealth round

 * 17 May
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Smallmead Stadium, Reading
 * Referee: 🇸🇪 C. Ringstrom
 * Att: 7,000

* England & USA to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian round

 * 28 May
 * 🇫🇮 Eteläpuisto, Tampere

* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental round

 * 17 May
 * Holsteinring, Brokstedt

* West Germany & Netherlands to Continental Semi-Final


 * 17 May
 * 🇭🇺 Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, Debrecen

* Soviet Union & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final

Semifinal
 * 28 June 28
 * 🇮🇹 Stadio Ottorino Verzaro, Badia Polesine

* Soviet Union & West Germany to Continental Final

Continental Final

 * 11 July
 * Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad

* West Germany & Soviet Union to World Final

Intercontinental Final

 * 28 July
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn
 * Referee: 🇦🇺 Sam Bass

* Denmark & England to World Final

World Final

 * 16 August
 * Olching Speedwaybahn, Olching
 * Referee: 🇸🇪 C. Bergstrom