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{{Short description|19th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}{{Motorsport season|title = Speedway World Team Cup|link = Speedway World Team Cup|year = 1978}}The 1978 Speedway World Team Cup was the 19th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.BOOK, Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian, The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, 1987, 290, Guinness Superlatives, 0-85112-492-5, BOOK, Oakes, Peter, 1981 Speedway Yearbook, 1981, 25–26, Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd, 0-86215-017-5, BOOK, Bott, Richard, The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4, 1980, 98, Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, 0-09-141751-1, The final took place at the Ellermühle Speedway Stadium in Landshut, West Germany.WEB,weblink Speedway riders, history and results, wwosbackup, 12 July 2021, Denmark won their first title defeating defending champions England, who finished in second place.WEB,weblink World Team Cup 1960-1990, Edinburgh Speedway, 13 July 2021, WEB,weblink FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS, Motor Sport Top 20, 13 July 2021,

Qualification Stage 1

British & Commonwealth Round

• May 21
• {{Flagicon|ENG}} Smallmead Stadium, Reading
• Referee: {{flagicon|ENG}} A. Humphrey

{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1={{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P1|ENG|England align=center style="background:#efefef;"!width=20% {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st!width=20% {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd!width=20% {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd!width=20%|4th align=center

Malcolm Simmons (speedway racer)>Malcolm Simmons

3

2|

Peter Collins (speedway rider)>Peter Collins

3

3|

Dave Jessup >3

0

Gordon Kennett >3

2

John Davis (speedway rider)>John Davis }}|team2={{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P2|AUS|Australia

Phil Crump >

2

0|

Phil Herne >0

2.7i=-

2.11i=-

2.15i=-|

John Boulger >2

3

3.13i=F|

Billy Sanders >0

1|

John Titman >5.7p=2

5.11p=1

}}|team3={{speedway event 4t 4r/w|3|USA|United States

Scott Autrey >2

2

Steve Gresham >2

1

2.15i=-|

Bruce Penhall >0

2

Mike Curoso >1

0

Jim Gresham >5.15p=0|}}|team4={{speedway event 4t 4r/y|4|NZL|New Zealand

Larry Ross (speedway rider)>Larry Ross

0

1|

Mitch Shirra >2

1

Bruce Cribb >1

3.6i=F

2|

Roger Abel (speedway rider)>Roger Abel

1|

Cliff Anderson (speedway rider)>Cliff Anderson

}}}}* England and Australia to Intercontinental Final Scandinavian Round June 4 {{flagicon|FIN}} Tampere Stadium, Tampere Att: 2,000 {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=75% style="border-collapse:collapse"

p1}}

{{speedway>DEN}} - 34Finn Thomsen - 11Mike Lohmann - 9Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)

- 8Ole Olsen (speedway rider)>Ole Olsen - 6

p2}}

{{speedway>SWE}} - 33Bernt Persson - 11Jan Andersson (speedway rider)

- 9Tommy Nilsson (speedway rider)>Tommy Nilsson - 9Sören Karlsson - 2Bo Wirebrand - 2

p3}}

{{speedway>FIN}} - 21Kai Niemi - 7Seppo Palomaki - 5Ila Teromaa - 5Rauli Makinen - 4Ari Koponen - 0

{{speedway|NOR}} - 6Rolf Gramstad - 4Sigvart Pedersen - 1Trond Helge Skretting - 1Audun Ove Olsen - 0Stein Roar Pedersen - 0

* Denmark and Sweden to Intercontinental Final

Continental Round

• May 21
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt

{| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=75% style="border-collapse:collapse" align=center style="background:#efefef;"!width=20% {{Speedway color|P1}}|1st!width=20% {{Speedway color|P2}}|2nd!width=20% {{Speedway color|P3}}|3rd!width=20%|4th align=center p1}}{{speedway>FRG}} - 38Alois Wiesböck - 12Georg Hack - 9Hans Wassermann - 9Egon Müller - 8p2}}{{speedway>ITA}} - 29Giuseppe Marzotto - 10Francesco Biginato - 7Mauro Ferraccioli - 7Sandro Pastorelli - 5p3}}{{speedway>HUN}} - 15Laszlo Meszaros - 6Istvan Sziraczki - 6Janos Oresko - 2Janos Jakob - 1{{speedway|AUT}} - 14Josef Haider - 6Adi Funk - 3Herbert Szerecs - 2Gunther Walla - 2Hubert Fischbacher - 1* West Germany and Italy to Continental Semifinal

• May 21
• {{Flagicon|YUG}} Mladost Stadum, Prelog

{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1={{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P1|USSR|Soviet UnionGrigory Khlinovsky >23|Vladimir Paznikov >32Mikhail Starostin >32Nikolay Kornev >31||Oleg Rakhimov }}|team2={{speedway event 4t 4r/w|P2|NED|NederlandsHenk Steman >311.16i=-|Henny Kroeze >232.15i=X|Frits Koning >22|Frits Koppe >30Rudi Muts >5.11p=3}}|team3={{speedway event 4t 4r/r|3|BUL|BulgariaAngel Eftimov >13Orlin Janakiev >22Nikolai Cvetkov >13Atanas Stojanov >214.14i=F||Nikolai Parvanov }}|team4={{speedway event 4t 4r/y|4|YUG|YugoslaviaVlado Kocuvan >00Stefan Kekec >10Djuro Fleten >11Ivan Posedi >00|Darko Tominac }}}}* Soviet Union and Nederlands to Continental SemifinalSemifinal

• July 17
• {{Flagicon|FRG}} Abensberg Stadion, Abensberg
• Att: 18,000

{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1={{speedway event 4t 4r/w|P1|USSR|Soviet UnionGrigory Khlinovsky >23Vladimir Paznikov >Nikolay Kornev >11|Mikhail Starostin >23Valery Gordeev >5.4p=35.9p=3}}|team2={{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P2|FRG|West GermanyGeorg Hack >21Egon Muller >33Waldemar Bacik >33.6i=F0|Alois Wiesböck >02||Georg Gilgenreiner }}|team3={{speedway event 4t 4r/b|3|NED|NederlandsHenny Kroeze >32Rudi Muts >1Frits Koppe >13|Henk Steman >12Frits Koning >5.10p=0|}}|team4={{speedway event 4t 4r/y|4|ITA|ItalyFrancesco Biginato >21Giuseppe Marzotto >11Mauro Ferraccioli >02Sandro Pastorelli >02||Dario Famari }}}}* Soviet Union and West Germany to Continental Final

Qualification Stage 2

Continental Final

• July 29
• {{Flagicon|USSR}} Leningrad Speedway Stadium, Leningrad

{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1={{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P1|POL|PolandEdward Jancarz >33Marek Cieślak >33Bolesław Proch >10Andrzej Huszcza >14.5i=-Jerzy Rembas >5.5p=0}}|team2={{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P2|CSK|CzechoslovakiaJiří Štancl >2Jan Verner >31Václav Verner >13|Aleš Dryml Sr. >23|Petr Ondrašík }}|team3={{speedway event 4t 4r/y|3|USSR|Soviet UnionNikolay Kornev >211.16i=-|Mikhail Starostin >32Vladimir Smirnov (speedway rider)>Vladimir Smirnov 13.12i=-3.14i=-|Grigory Khlinovsky >14.5i=-0|Valery Gordeev >5.5p=25.14p=1}}|team4={{speedway event 4t 4r/w|4|FRG|West GermanyWaldemar Bacik >01Georg Hack >22.6i=F1|Georg Gilgenreiner >00|Alois Wiesböck >20| -}}}}* Poland and Czechoslovakia to World Final

Intercontinental Final

• June 18
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Hyde Road, Manchester
• Referee: {{flagicon|NOR}} Tore Kittilsen

{{speedway event 4t 4r|team1={{speedway event 4t 4r/r|P1|ENG|EnglandPeter Collins (speedway rider)>Peter Collins 3

Malcolm Simmons (speedway racer)>Malcolm Simmons

3

2|

Michael Lee (speedway rider)>Michael Lee

3

3|

Dave Jessup >0

4.5i=-

4.9i=-

4.14i=-|

John Davis (speedway rider)>John Davis

5.9p=1

}}|team2={{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P2|DEN|Denmark

Mike Lohmann >2

2|

Ole Olsen (speedway rider)>Ole Olsen

3

3|

Finn Thomsen >0

2|

Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)>Hans Nielsen

2

0|

Alf Busk >5.10p=0|}}|team3={{speedway event 4t 4r/y|3|SWE|Sweden

Anders Michanek >2

3

Jan Andersson (speedway rider)>Jan Andersson

1

0|

Christer Sjösten >2

3.6i=E

0|

Bernt Persson >3

1

|Sören Karlsson }}|team4={{speedway event 4t 4r/w|4|AUS|Australia

Phil Crump >0

1|

John Titman >2

0

John Boulger >0

2

3.14i=-|

Phil Herne >1

2|

Mick McKeon (speedway rider)>Mick McKeon

5.12p=1

}}}}* England and Denmark to World Final World Final September 16 {{flagicon|FRG}} Landshut, Stadion EllermühleWEB,weblink 1978 WORLD TEAM CUP, International Speedway, 15 July 2021, Referee: {{flagicon|NOR}} Tore Kittilsen Att: 7,000 {{speedway event 4t 4r|team1={{speedway event 4t 4r/y|P1|DEN|Denmark

Ole Olsen (speedway rider)>Ole Olsen

3

2|

Mike Lohmann >2

1

Finn Thomsen >3

1

Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)>Hans Nielsen

2

3||Kristian Præstbro }}|team2={{speedway event 4t 4r/b|P2|ENG|England

Malcolm Simmons (speedway racer)>Malcolm Simmons

3

Dave Jessup >0

2.5i=-

2|

Peter Collins (speedway rider)>Peter Collins

0

3|

Gordon Kennett >1

Michael Lee (speedway rider)>Michael Lee

5.9p=1

}}|team3={{speedway event 4t 4r/r|3|POL|Poland

Edward Jancarz >2

2

17|1.17p=3

Zenon Plech >0

0

2.15i=-|

Marek Cieślak >3

0

Jerzy Rembas >1

0

Andrzej Huszcza >5.15p=1|}}|team4={{speedway event 4t 4r/w|4|CSK|Czechoslovakia

Jiří Štancl >2

2

17|1.17p=2

Jan Verner >1

2

2.15i=X|

Václav Verner >1

1

Aleš Dryml Sr. >

2

0||Petr Ondrašík }}}} See also 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship 1978 Speedway World Pairs Championship References {{Reflist}}{{Speedway World Cup seasons}}