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Ice Speedway of Nations

Ice Speedway of Nations
Tournament information
SportIce Speedway
Established1979
AdministratorFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)
Websiteofficial website

The FIM Ice Speedway of Nations, formerly known as the Ice Speedway Team World Championship, is an international ice speedway competition, first held in Kalinin (Tver), USSR, in 1979.[1] Since its establishment, the tournament has been noted by a continued Russian dominance: the Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States and Russia have won all but three tournaments. The only non-Russian teams to have won were West Germany in 1983, and Sweden - in 1985, 1995 and 2002.[2][3][4][5][6]

The event has not been held since 2020 initially due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Past winners

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Year Venue Winner Runner Up Third Ref
1979 Soviet Union Kalinin  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia Germany West Germany
1980 Netherlands Eindhoven  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden [7]
1981 Germany Inzell  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1982 Soviet Union Kalinin  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1983 Germany Berlin Germany West Germany  Sweden  Soviet Union [8]
1984 Netherlands Deventer  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
1985 Germany Inzell  Sweden  Soviet Union Germany West Germany
1986 Soviet Union Leningrad  Soviet Union  Sweden Germany West Germany
1987 Netherlands Heerenveen  Soviet Union  Sweden Germany West Germany
1988 France Grenoble  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
1989 Netherlands Assen  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia [9]
1990 Soviet Union Almaty  Soviet Union  Sweden Germany West Germany
1991 Germany Inzell  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1992 Finland Oulu Commonwealth of Independent States CIS  Sweden  Germany
1993 Netherlands Assen  Russia  Sweden  Netherlands
1994 Sweden Karlstad  Russia  Sweden  Germany
1995 Germany Frankfurt am Main  Sweden  Russia  Kazakhstan
1996 Russia Izhevsk  Russia  Sweden  Kazakhstan
1997 Germany Berlin  Russia  Sweden  Finland
1998 Sweden Göteborg  Russia  Sweden  Finland
1999 Germany Berlin  Russia  Sweden  Austria
2000 Germany Berlin  Russia  Finland  Sweden [10]
2001 Germany Berlin  Russia  Austria  Germany
2002 Russia Krasnogorsk  Sweden  Russia  Europe
2003 Russia Saransk  Russia  Sweden  Germany
2004 Germany Inzell  Russia  Germany  Austria
2005 Russia Krasnogorsk  Russia  Europe  Germany
2006 Germany Berlin  Russia  Sweden  Finland
2007 Russia Saransk  Russia  Sweden  Germany
2008 Russia Krasnogorsk  Russia  Austria  Finland
2009 Germany Inzell  Russia  Austria  Germany [11]
2010 Russia Krasnogorsk  Russia  Sweden  Austria
2011 Germany Berlin  Russia  Austria  Czech Republic
2012 Russia Tolyatti  Russia  Austria  Czech Republic
2013 Poland Sanok  Russia  Austria  Sweden
2014 Russia Tolyatti  Russia  Sweden  Finland
2015 Germany Berlin  Russia  Austria  Czech Republic
2016 Russia Tolyatti  Russia  Sweden  Austria
2017 Germany Inzell  Russia  Austria  Germany [12]
2018 Russia Shadrinsk  Russia  Sweden  Austria [12]
2019 Russia Tolyatti  Russia  Sweden  Austria [12]
2020 Germany Berlin  Russia  Sweden  Germany [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HISTORY OF ICE RACING". FIM.
  2. ^ "World Ice Team Championships". Edinburgh Speedway.
  3. ^ "Team Final". Speedway.com.
  4. ^ "Team Champions". eisspeedway. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "FIM ice Racing/ Speedway European & World Championships" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  7. ^ "Race Watch June 1, 1980, World Ice Racing Championship". Cycle World. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Niedermaier goes for gold in Heerenveen". FIM. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Ice Speedway Team WC 1989. Final Assen- 2 day". You Tube. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Russlands Team fährt allen auf und davon". Berliner Zeitung. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Rosjanie obronili tytuł". SportoweFakty.pl. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  12. ^ a b c d "Past Editions". FIM Awards. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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