Team Speedway Junior World Championship
Current season or competition: 2012 Team Speedway Junior World Championship |
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| Sport | motorcycle speedway |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 4 national teams |
| Continent | World |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Poland (2012) |
| Most titles | Poland (6 time) |
| Related competitions | Individual Championship |
The Team Speedway Junior World Championship (more commonly known as the Under-21 Speedway World Cup) is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries (U-21). The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final. The championship has been dominated by Poland with them winning first place in five of seven the past championships.
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Rules [edit]
| Race format | ||||
| Gate | A (inside) |
B |
C |
D (outside) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat No | Riders starting No | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Eligibility [edit]
The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday and the maximum age limit (21 years) finishes at the end of the year in which they reach 21 years old.
Team composition [edit]
The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders; there shall be no substitute rider:
- Team A (Helmet colour Red): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team B (Blue): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team C (White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Team D (Yellow/Black): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
When a team is 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team, the team manager may substitute a rider in the next or succeeding heats with another rider in his team, However, each rider may be used as a substitute once only. Substitutions must stop when the team is less than 6 points in arrears.
Prize [edit]
in Swiss franc
| Placing | Qualifying Meeting |
Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3,600 | 5,000 |
| 2nd | 2,600 | 4,000 |
| 3rd | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| 4th | 1,800 | 2,500 |
| Total | 10,000 | 14,500 |
Previous winners [edit]
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2005 |  Pardubice |
Poland (41 pts) |
 Sweden (35 pts) |
 Denmark (24 pts) |
| 2006 | Rybnik |
Poland (41 pts) |
Sweden (27 pts) |
Denmark (26 pts) |
| 2007 |  Abensberg |
Poland (40 pts) |
 Great Britain (36 pts) |
Czech Republic (30 pts) |
| 2008 | Holsted |
Poland (40 pts) |
Denmark (39 pts) |
Sweden (38 pts) |
| 2009 | Gorzów Wlkp. |
Poland (57 pts) |
Denmark (45 pts) |
Sweden (32 pts) |
| 2010 | Rye House |
Denmark (51 pts) |
Sweden (37 pts) |
Poland (35 pts) |
| 2011 |  Balakovo |
Russia (61 pts) |
Denmark (31 pts) |
 Ukraine (29+3 pts) |
| 2012 | Gniezno |
Poland (61 pts) |
 Australia (44 pts) |
Sweden (26 pts) |
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place |
Classification [edit]
| Pos | National Team | Total |  |
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| 1. | Poland |
7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2. | Denmark |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3. | Russia |
1 | 1 | ||
| 4. | Sweden |
6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5. | Great Britain |
1 | 1 | ||
| Australia |
1 | 1 | |||
| 7. | Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | ||
| Ukraine |
1 | 1 |
Champions [edit]
This is a complete list of speedway riders who have won Under-21 Speedway World Cup. In total, 28 different riders from 3 national team have a Team U-21 World Champion title. List in alphabetical order is here.
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Three times Champion:
Two times Champions:
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One times Champions:
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Note: riders in bold type are current World Champions.
See also [edit]
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