The 2010 FIM PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the tenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place between 24 July and 31 July 2010, although re-stagings due to adverse weather meant that it finally took place between 25 July and 1 August, and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the finals and two qualification rounds were held in May 2010 to determine the final two places.
Poland won the World Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, amassing 44 points in the final. Denmark finished second with 39, while Sweden finished third for the third successive year, with 35 points.
Qualification
The top six nations from the 2009 Speedway World Cup (Poland, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Great Britain and Denmark) were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was held in Lonigo, Italy and was won by Finland. Qualifying Round Two was held in Abensberg, Germany.
Qualifying Round One Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo 1 May 2010 Pos. National team Pts1 482 473 304 24
Qualifying Round Two Altes Stadion, Abensberg 24 May 2010 Pos. National team Pts1 532 503 434 4
Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Finals appearance Last appearance 2009 place 2009 SWC top six 10th 2009 1st 2009 SWC top six 10th 2009 2nd 2009 SWC top six 10th 2009 3rd 2009 SWC top six 8th 2009 4th 2009 SWC top six 10th 2009 5th 2009 SWC top six 10th 2009 6th QR 2 Winner 9th 2009 8th QR 1 Winner 6th 2007 —
Tournament
Final classification
Pos. National team Pts. 44 39 354 335 366 197 148 8
See also 2010 Speedway Grand Prix 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship
References
External links SpeedwayWorld.tv (SWC news)