The 1999 Speedway World Team Cup was the 40th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.

The final took place at the Svítkov Stadium in Pardubice in the Czech Republic. The winners were the Australia team who claimed their second title and first since winning the 1976 Speedway World Team Cup.

Preliminary round 15 May Veenord Speedway, Veenoord FirstSecondThirdFourth 42Theo Pijper 13Maik Groen 13Jim Groen 8Erik Eijbergen 7Emiel Groen 1 38Toni Pilotto 15Heinrich Schatzer 11Helmut Lercher 7Siegfried Eder 5Thomas Stadler 0 36Zlatko Krznaric 19Zeljko Feher 9Renato Kuster 5Tomislav Radic 3 14Vladimir Trofimov 13Aleksander Liatosinsky 12Vladimir Kolodij 2 Holland, Austria and Croatia to Quarter-Final

Quarter-final 22 May Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo FirstSecondThirdFourth 55Jason Crump 17Leigh Adams 15Jason Lyons 12Todd Wiltshire 11 47Armando Castagna 14Andrea Maida 13Stefano Alfonso 11Graziano Franchetti 5Simone Terenzani 4 30Matej Ferjan 12Tomas Sustersic 7Gerhard Lekse 5 Izak Šantej 4 11Helmut Lercher 4Sigfried Eder 4Thomas Stadler 2Heinrich Schatzer 1 Australia to Semi-Final

24 May Altes Stadion, Abensberg FirstSecondThirdFourth 56Gerd Riss 16Matthias Kröger 14Joachim Kugelmann 14Robert Barth 12 39Bent E. Larsen 12Kenneth Borgenhaug 11Björn Hansen 9Kjell O. Sola 7 29Zlatko Krznaric 17Renato Kuster 8Zejliko Feher 4Tomislav Radic 0 20Theo Pijper 10Maik Groen 8Jim Groen 1Henk Bos 1 Germany to Semi-Final

Semi-final 15 August Wimborne Road, Poole FirstSecondThirdFourth 531.Chris Louis (3,3,2,2,2,3) - 152.Scott Nicholls (e,0,-,-,3,2) - 53.Joe Screen (2,1,3,3,2,3) - 144.Mark Loram (3,2,2,2,3,-) - 125.Carl Stonehewer (-,-,3,3,-,1) - 7 4511.Hans Nielsen (3,3,3,1,3,1) - 1412.John Jørgensen (2,0,1,3,2,0) - 813.Jesper B. Jensen (3,2,3,0,3,3) - 1414.Brian Karger (1,1,2,1,2,2) - 915.Charlie Gjedde - NS 306.Gerd Riss (2,3,1,2,f/x,-) - 87.Matthias Kröger (0,2,0,0,1,e) - 38.Robert Barth (2,3,2,1,1,3/2) - 149.Robbie Kessler (1,1,0,-,-,-) - 210.Joachim Kugelmann (-,-,-,3,f,0) - 3 1616.Sándor Tihanyi (1,2,1,0,0,1) - 517.Zoltán Adorján (0,0,0,1,1,2) - 418.Róbert Nagy (1,0,0,0,0,1) - 219.Attila Stefáni (0,1,1,2,1,0) - 520.

England to World Final

22 August Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno FirstSecondThirdFourth 511.Jason Crump (3,3,2,3,3,3) - 172.Jason Lyons (2,2,3,2,2,2) - 133.Leigh Adams (3,2,3,2,0,2) - 124.Ryan Sullivan (1,1,2,3,1,1) - 95.Todd Wiltshire - ns 4316.Roman Jankowski (2,2,-,-,1,-) - 517.Sławomir Drabik (0,3,3,0,-,-) - 618.Rafał Dobrucki (1,3,1,1,-,-) - 619.Piotr Protasiewicz (2,2,0,-,1,3/2)-1120.Tomasz Gollob (-,-,2,1/3,3,3,e/3) - 15 2611.Jimmy Nilsen - ns12.Mikael Karlsson (e,0,3,3,2,1) - 913.Stefan Dannö (2,1,1,1,2,1) - 814.Peter Svensson (-,0,0,0,0,0) - 015.Henrik Gustafsson (3/3,3,e,e,-,-) - 9 246.Roman Povazhny (1,0,0,1,1,1) - 47.Sergey Darkin (0,1,1,2,-/1,2) - 78.Sergey Eroshin (1,0,-,-,0/-,-) - 119.Mikhail Starostin (0,-,1,0,-,0) - 1110.Oleg Kurguskin (-,1,2,2,3,3) - 11 Australia to World Final

World final 2 October Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice FirstSecondThirdFourth 4016.Jason Crump (3,1,3,3,0,3) - 1317.Jason Lyons (0,2,2,2,2,2) - 1018.Leigh Adams (1,3,1,3,3,3) - 1419.Ryan Sullivan (3,2,3,2,2,-) - 1220.Todd Wiltshire (-,-,-,-,-,2) - 2 3511.Bohumil Brhel (-,3,1,0,2,3) - 912.Aleš Dryml Jr. (0,2,3,1,3,1) - 1013.Antonín Šváb Jr. (f,-,-,-,-,e) - 014.Michal Makovský (2,1,1,2,1,1) - 815.Antonín Kasper Jr. (2,3,0,3,0,-) - 8 29+31.Sam Ermolenko (3,2,2,2,3/3,0) 16+32.Ronnie Correy (0,0,-,-,-,-) - 03.Greg Hancock (2,1,1,1/1,-,0) - 64.Billy Hamill (1,f,2,1/e,1,1) - 65.Josh Larsen (-,-,-,0,-,-) - 0 29+26.Chris Louis (3,1,3,3,1,1) - 127.Carl Stonehewer (1,-,e,-,0,0) - 18.Joe Screen (1,0,0,0,-,3) 4+29.Mark Loram (2,3,2/0,1,2,2) - 1210.Andy Smith (-,0,-,-,0,-) - 0 Australia win Championship. United States third after Sam Ermolenko beat Joe Screen in a race off.

See also 1999 Speedway Grand Prix

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