2001 Speedway World Cup

The 2001 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season (and 42nd edition of a speedway team World Cup). The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia (68 points) and they beat host team Poland (65 pts), Sweden (51 pts), Denmark (44 pts) and United States (30 pts) in the Final.

Qualification
The two group winners and runners-up qualified to 2001 Speedway World Cup.

Venues
Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events:

Q1 details
Heat after heat


 * 1) Loram, Ułamek, Reima, Pingel
 * 2) Stonehewer, Mir.Kowalik, Kylmaekorpi, Riss
 * 3) Protasiewicz, Kugelmann, Laukkanen, Hurry
 * 4) T.Gollob, Richardson, Nieminen, Rudolph
 * 5) Cegielski, Havelock, Kokko, Mell
 * 6) Ułamek, Rudolph, Stonehewer, Laukkanen
 * 7) Loram, Mir.Kowalik, Kugelmann, Nieminen (e4)
 * 8) Protasiewicz, Richardson, Riss, Reima
 * 9) T.Gollob, Kylmaekorpi, Pingel, Hurry
 * 10) Havelock, Cegielski, Laukkanen (joker), Mell
 * 11) Ułamek, Loram (joker), Nieminen, Riss
 * 12) Richardson, Laukkanen, Mir.Kowalik, Pingel
 * 13) Protasiewicz, Loram, Kylmaekorpi, Rudolph
 * 14) T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Stonehewer, Reima
 * 15) Cegielski, Kylmaekorpi, Havelock, Pingel
 * 16) Richardson, Mir.Kowalik, Rudolph, Reima
 * 17) Ułamek, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi, Richardson (e4)
 * 18) Protasiewicz, Stonehewer, Nieminen, Pingel
 * 19) T.Gollob, Loram, Laukkanen, Riss
 * 20) Cegielski, Havelock, Nieminen, Mell
 * 21) Cegielski, Stonehewer, Kugelmann (joker), Reima
 * 22) Ułamek, Havelock, Nieminen, Riss
 * 23) Richardson, Laukkanen, Protasiewicz, Rudolph
 * 24) Loram, T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi

Q2 details
Heat after heat


 * 1) B.Andersen, Rickardsson, Mardanszin, Klenovsek
 * 2) M.Karlsson, Jensen, Kolenko, Poważnyj
 * 3) Darkin, Santej, Klingberg, N.Pedersen
 * 4) Nilsen, Clausen, Ferjan, Szajchulin
 * 5) B.Pedersen, Jonsson, Kuzin, Legan
 * 6) N.Pedersen, M.Karlsson, Szajchulin, Klenovsek
 * 7) Rickardsson, Clausen, Darkin, Kolenko
 * 8) B.Andersen, Poważnyj, Nilsen, Santej
 * 9) Jensen, Ferjan, Klingberg, Mardanszin
 * 10) Jonsson, Kuzin, B.Pedersen, Legan
 * 11) Poważnyj, Klingberg, Santej, Clausen
 * 12) N.Pedersen, Nilsen, Kolenko, Mardanszin
 * 13) Rickardsson, Jensen, Santej, Szajchulin
 * 14) M.Karlsson, Darkin, B.Andersen, Ferjan
 * 15) Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Kuzin, Legan
 * 16) Poważnyj, Klingberg, B.Andersen, Kolenko
 * 17) Darkin, Nilsen, Jensen, Klenovsek
 * 18) N.Pedersen (joker), M.Karlsson, Santej, Mardanszin
 * 19) Rickardsson, Poważnyj, N.Pedersen, Ferjan (Fx)
 * 20) Jonsson, Kolenko, B.Pedersen, Kuzin
 * 21) Nilsen, B.Andersen, Szajchulin (joker), Kolenko (F2)
 * 22) Jensen, M.Karlsson, Kuzin, Ferjan
 * 23) Jonsson, Darkin, Jensen, Ferjan
 * 24) Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Poważnyj, Santej

Q3 details
Heat after heat


 * 1) Sullivan, Hancock, Jirout, Szatmari
 * 2) Brhel, Ermolenko, Adams, Magosi (T)
 * 3) Crump, A.Dryml jr., Stefani, Janniro
 * 4) Werner, Nagy, Lyons, Makovsky
 * 5) Wiltshire, Cook, Kasper jr., Szegvari
 * 6) Crump, Brhel, Szatmari, Werner
 * 7) Janniro, Jirout, Magosi, Lyons
 * 8) Sullivan, Ermolenko, Stefani, Makovsky (Fx)
 * 9) Adams, Hancock, A.Dryml jr., Nagy
 * 10) Wiltshire, Kasper jr., Cook, Szegvari
 * 11) A.Dryml jr., Ermolenko (joker), Lyons, Szatmari
 * 12) Crump, Hancock, Magosi, Makovsky
 * 13) Adams, Jirout, Stefani, Werner
 * 14) Brhel, Sullivan, Nagy, Janniro
 * 15) Cook, Kasper jr., Wiltshire, Stefani
 * 16) Werner, Sullivan, A.Dryml jr., Magosi
 * 17) Adams, Janniro, Kasper jr., Szatmari (Fx)
 * 18) Brhel, Hancock, Stefani, Lyons (e/start)
 * 19) Crump, Ermolenko, Nagy, Jirout
 * 20) Wilshire, Kasper jr., Cook, Szegvari
 * 21) Wiltshire, Nagy (joker), Werner, Brhel (joker)
 * 22) Sullivan, Cook, A.Dryml jr., Magosi
 * 23) Adams, Hancock, Kasper jr., Stefani
 * 24) Crump, Brhel, Nagy, Ermolenko

Race-off

 * 5 July 2001
 * 🇵🇱 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
 * Referee: Wojciech Grodzki

Heat after heat


 * 1) Hancock, N.Pedersen, Loram, Kasper jr., Poważnyj
 * 2) Ermolenko, Brhel, Clausen, Stonehewer, Darkin(e4)
 * 3) Richardson, Werner, B.Pedersen, Szajchulin, A.Dryml jr.
 * 4) Jensen, Jirout, Janniro, Kurguskin(X2), Hurry(Fx)
 * 5) B.Andersen, Havelock, Cook, Kuzin, Makovsky(Fx)
 * 6) Ermolenko, Brhel(joker), B.Pedersen, Poważnyj, Hurry(N)
 * 7) Jensen, Havelock, Kasper jr., Darkin, Werner
 * 8) Loram, Brhel, B.Andersen, Szajchulin, Janniro
 * 9) N.Pedersen, Stonehewer, A.Dryml jr., Cook, Kurguskin
 * 10) Clausen, Hancock, Richardson, Kuzin, Jirout(d5)
 * 11) Richardson, Jensen, Poważnyj, Cook, Brhel
 * 12) Hancock, Stonehewer, Darkin, B.Andersen, A.Dryml jr.
 * 13) N.Pedersen, Ermolenko, Havelock, Jirout, Szajchulin(Fx)
 * 14) Clausen, A.Dryml jr., Loram, Poważnyj, Werner
 * 15) Ermolenko(joker), Stonehewer, B.Pedersen, Kuzin, Kasper jr.
 * 16) A.Dryml jr., Havelock, Clausen, Janniro, Poważnyj(X)
 * 17) Cook, Darkin, Loram, B.Pedersen, Jirout
 * 18) Hancock, Stonehewer, Kasper jr., Szajchulin, Jensen
 * 19) Ermolenko, B.Andersen, Richardson, Kasper jr., Kurguskin
 * 20) Brhel, N.Pedersen, Loram, Werner, Kuzin
 * 21) Werner, Stonehewer, B.Andersen, Jirout, Poważnyj
 * 22) N.Pedersen, Richardson, Jirout, Janniro, Darkin
 * 23) Kasper jr., Cook, Hurry, Clausen, Szajchulin
 * 24) Hancock, Havelock, B.Pedersen, Kurguskin, Brhel(X)
 * 25) Loram, Jensen, Kuzin, A.Dryml jr.(e4), Ermolenko(F1x)

Final
The final took place on 7 July at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. Australia won the final and their rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swedish rider Ove Fundin to go through the entire tournament undefeated.
 * 7 July 2001 🇵🇱 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
 * Referee: Anthony Steele

Heat details
Heat by heat


 * 1) Crump, Hancock, Cegielski, N.Pedersen, Nilsen
 * 2) Hamill, Wiltshire, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, M.Karlsson(x2)
 * 3) T.Gollob, Boyce, Rickardsson, Werner, Clausen
 * 4) Sullivan, Klingberg, Jensen, Janniro, Ułamek(T)
 * 5) Jonsson, Adams, B.Andersen(joker), Krzyżaniak, Cook
 * 6) Jonsson, Hamill, Cegielski, Clausen, Sullivan
 * 7) Adams, Nilsen, Jensen, Protasiewicz, Werner
 * 8) Crump, T.Gollob, B.Andersen, M.Karlsson, Janniro
 * 9) Ułamek, Rickardsson, N.Pedersen, Cook, Wiltshire
 * 10) T.Gollob(joker), Klingberg, N.Pedersen, Boyce, Hancock
 * 11) M.Karlsson, Boyce, Cook, Cegielski, Jensen
 * 12) Sullivan, Rickardsson, Hancock, Protasiewicz, B.Andersen
 * 13) T.Gollob, N.Pedersen, Adams, Hamill, Klingberg(e5)
 * 14) Crump, B.Pedersen, Ułamek, Werner, Jonsson(wu)
 * 15) Nilsen, Wiltshire, Clausen, Krzyżaniak, Hancock
 * 16) Rickardsson, Adams, Cegielski, B.Pedersen, Janniro
 * 17) Crump, Klingberg, Protasiewicz, B.Pedersen, Cook(e5)
 * 18) T.Gollob, Hancock, Wiltshire, Jonsson, Jensen
 * 19) Ułamek, Hamill, B.Andersen, Boyce, Nilsen
 * 20) N.Pedersen, Krzyżaniak, Sullivan, M.Karlsson, Cook
 * 21) Cegielski, B.Andersen, Wiltshire, Klingberg, Hamill(joker-e3)
 * 22) N.Pedersen, Protasiewicz, M.Karlsson, Boyce, Janniro
 * 23) T.Gollob, Sullivan, Cook, B.Pedersen, Nilsen(e5)
 * 24) Adams, Ułamek, Clausen, Hancok, M.Karlsson
 * 25) Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Jensen, Krzyżaniak(wu)