World Cup Four-Team Tournament (1st version)

Speedway World Cup Qualifying Rounds: 2001-2002

Teams comprise five riders who are numbered 1 to 5, with no reserves. Team A wears the red helmet colour, Team B wears the blue helmet colour, Team C wears the white helmet colour, whilst Team D wears the yellow/black helmet colour.

The heat format is determined as follows:

Heat Gate A Gate B Gate C Gate D
1: C4 B1 A4 D2
2: B2 A3 D1 C3
3: A2 C1 B4 D3
4: B3 A1 D4 C2
5: A5 B5 C5 D5
6: C1 D4 B2 A4
7: A3 C2 D3 B1
8: D1 C4 B3 A2
9: C3 D2 A1 B4
10: C5 D5 A5 B5
11: B4 A4 C2 D1
12: D2 B3 C1 A3
13: B1 C3 A2 D4
14: D3 B2 C4 A1
15: D5 C5 B5 A5
16: D4 B4 A3 C4
17: A4 D3 C3 B3
18: C2 A2 D2 B2
19: A1 D1 B1 C1
20: B5 A5 D5 C5
21: 4th Highest C* D* A* B*
22: 3rd Highest A* C* B* D*
23: 2nd Highest D* B* C* A*
24: Highest B* A* D* C*

Riders take the starting gate positions indicated. Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the outside.

No rider is required to take a minimum number of rides.

A team behind by six or more points may substitute a programmed rider with any other rider in the team, provided each rider is only used as a tactical substitute or joker once. A substitute rider takes the helmet colour and starting gate position of the replaced rider.

Subject to the above conditions, a team may also nominate a joker in one heat per meeting. The joker may either be a programmed rider (provided they have not already ridden as a tactical substitute) or a tactical substitute, and any points they score are doubled.

In Heats 21 to 24, each team is represented by their 4th highest, 3rd highest, 2nd highest and highest scorers respectively. Team members scoring an equal number of points may be nominated for any heat where they are eligible.

Race points scored over all heats are used to determine the final placings. Where two or more teams are tied for a place, each team nominates a rider for a runoff.


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